McGraw CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw on Friday told state homeowners to beware of companies claiming to be working with banks as part of the recent nationwide mortgage foreclosure settlement.
McGraw WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Democratic attorneys general received $1.1 billion to possibly use to promote their re-election campaigns in the recent nationwide $25 billion settlement with mortgage servicers, a Tuesday report in the Daily Caller says.
Cuccinelli RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) - Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli warned consumers on Thursday to be wary of scam e-mails or phone calls related to a recent multistate foreclosure services settlement.
Schneiderman ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, one of the 49 state attorneys general who agreed to a deal with the nation's five largest banks last week, says he's not stopping there.
McGraw MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw is organizing a workshop to administer funds recovered by last week's nationwide $25 billion settlement with five mortgage servicers.
DeMarco WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A coalition of more than 200 civil rights groups last week sent a letter to the head of a federal agency overseeing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, asking him to do more to reduce foreclosures and stabilize the housing market.
Pruitt OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) - Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt is defending his decision not to join a multistate agreement between other state attorneys general and the nation's five largest banks.
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Federal officials and state attorneys general have come to an agreement with the nation's five largest banks over their mortgage practices, but that doesn't mean everybody has to like it.
Harris WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Federal officials and a group of state attorneys general have reached a $25 billion agreement with the nation's five largest mortgage servicers, making it the second largest settlement obtained by a group of attorneys general.
Kilmartin WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A settlement between the nation's top mortgage servicers and state attorneys general looks closer to being done.
Kroger SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) - Oregon Attorney General John Kroger said Wednesday he plans to join a settlement with the nation's top mortgage servicers.
Harris SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A senior Democrat on a U.S. House committee says he supports California Attorney General Kamala Harris' decision to reject a rumored $25 billion deal with the nation's top mortgage servicers.
Harris SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - California Attorney General Kamala Harris has reportedly rejected a proposed settlement with the nation's top mortgage servicers.
Miller DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller said Tuesday a group of state attorneys general and federal officials haven't yet reached an agreement with the nation's top mortgage servicers.
Schneiderman WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will co-chair a national mortgage crisis unit aimed at investigating home lending by banks.
Miller DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - Democratic state attorneys general have been asked to attend a meeting with federal officials next week in hopes of gaining support for a proposed settlement with the nation's top mortgage servicers.
Miller DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - A spokesman for Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says that despite last week's meeting, there is no settlement in a nationwide investigation of the foreclosure practices of the nation's top mortgage servicers.
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - The Wall Street Journal slammed Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley in an editorial Tuesday, claiming her lawsuit against five national banks is politically motivated.