Rabner TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - The New Jersey Supreme Court has ordered six leading lenders to prove they are lawfullly processing foreclosures.
Brown LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - California Attorney General Jerry Brown announced on Monday that Wells Fargo has agreed to provide loan modifications worth more than $2 billion to thousands of California homeowners.
Goddard PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard announced on Friday that his office has reached a $1,150,000 settlement with a mortgage broker that allegedly engaged in fraudulent mortgage services.
Suthers DENVER (Legal Newsline) - Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced on Wednesday that Colorado will receive $900,000 from a financial institution's banks that allegedly practiced deceptive lending practices as part of a $23.7 million multi-state settlement.
Meissner NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A securities law firm has launched a website that targets corporate whistleblowers protected by recently passed Wall Street reform.
Madigan CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced on Tuesday that she has filed charges against a mortgage lender over alleged discrimination practices.
Magnuson ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has certified a class of as many as 160,000 Wells Fargo employees in a lawsuit against the company over its handling of their retirement accounts.
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - A first-in-the-nation court victory has been declared by Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal against the insurance arm of Wells Fargo.
Jerry Brown (D) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline)-California Attorney General Jerry Brown and a group of securities regulators from other states are bickering over who forced Wells Fargo & Co. to buy back $1.4 billion in troubled securities.
Jerry Brown (D) SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline)-Wells Fargo affiliates have agreed to return $1.4 billion to investors to settle claims by the state attorney general that the banking giant misled investors over the safety of auction-rate securities, officials said Wednesday.
Lisa Madigan (D) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed suit against Wells Fargo and Co., accusing the bank of illegally forcing minorities into high-cost subprime loans.
Jerry Brown (D) SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - California Attorney General Jerry Brown filed a massive $1.5 billion suit against San Francisco-based banking giant Wells Fargo on Thursday.
Spitzer WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court has decide to consider if New York Attorney General's Office should be investigating the mortgage lending practices of some national banks.
Cuomo ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - American International Group won't be the only bailout beneficiary being watched by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.
Mike Aguirre SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline)-Following lawsuits against Countrywide Financial Corp. and Washington Mutual, San Diego City Attorney Mike Aguirre filed a suit on Tuesday taking on a third home mortgage lender for its alleged predatory lending practices.
Tom Miller (D) CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Legal Newsline)-Three of the nation's largest lenders will allow victims of flooding and other natural disasters in Iowa to delay making mortgage payments for up to three months, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller said Thursday.
Cuomo NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on Monday reached an agreement with Wells Fargo, meaning he has now settled with the five largest providers of student loans.