Schneiderman NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and the inspector general of a federal agency that oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are joining forces to investigate banks accused of mortgage fraud.
Cantwell WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - One U.S. senator is demanding that the U.S. Department of Justice "fully investigate" fraudulent foreclosure practices by banks before approving a rumored $20 billion settlement that absolves them of liability.
Miller DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says he hopes a deal with the nation's top mortgage servicers will be done by Christmas.
Harris LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - California Attorney General Kamala Harris and her colleague in Nevada, Catherine Cortez Masto, have begun a joint investigation into misconduct and fraud in the mortgage industry.
Schneiderman ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is reportedly looking into what could be illegal mortgage foreclosure practices by banks on active-duty military members.
Harris DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - Sources say Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, who is heading up the ongoing talks with banks over their mortgage foreclosure practices, is trying to convince California Attorney General Kamala Harris to return to the negotiating table.
Harris SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - California Attorney General Kamala Harris has reportedly subpoenaed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as part of her own state investigation into mortgage foreclosure practices.
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) -- Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is being pressured to reject a settlement with the nation's top mortgage servicers.
Harris SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - California Attorney General Kamala Harris, who has exited nationwide mortgage settlement talks, is now telling the head of a federal agency that oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to "step aside" if he won't help homeowners.
Abbott HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) - The Texas county that includes Houston said Tuesday it planned to ask state Attorney General Greg Abbott to consider suing Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. over allegedly unpaid filing fees.
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Attorneys for Goldman Sachs Group Inc. last week filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by Allstate Insurance Co. over residential mortgage-backed securities the bank issued.
Harris SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - California Attorney General Kamala Harris has reportedly subpoenaed Bank of America Corp. over risky mortgage-backed investments it allegedly sold.
Miller WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The state attorneys general who are negotiating a settlement with the nation's top five mortgage servicers apparently aren't stopping there.
Miller WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A spokesman for Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, who is leading the ongoing settlement talks with the nation's top mortgage servicers, says the attorneys general and their federal partners are "getting closer" to a deal.
McGraw CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - A half-dozen banks accused of violating West Virginia's Consumer Credit and Protection Act have asked a federal court to hear the lawsuits filed against them by West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw.
Harris SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - California Attorney General Kamala Harris has reportedly backed out of ongoing settlement talks with the nation's top mortgage servicers.
Harris SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) -- A group of California union leaders, politicians and activists are calling for state Attorney General Kamala Harris to reject a settlement with the nation's five top mortgage servicers.
Conway FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) - Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway is now one of a handful of state attorneys general who say they are against giving banks protection against additional claims over and investigations into their mortgage practices.
Swanson SAINT PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - In a letter sent to the attorneys general of New York and Iowa on Friday, Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson said that banks shouldn't be protected from liability in connection with the nationwide foreclosure settlement.
Masto WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Federal Housing Finance Authority on Friday filed lawsuits against 17 financial institutions to recover losses to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.