February 23, 2012

Obama Vows to Cut Red Tape Stymieing Homeowners Loans: Mortgages

Anthony Andrade was forced to rent the San Antonio, Texas home he planned to buy after Bank of America Corp. approved a mortgage and then scuttled three closings over two months with last-minute document requests.

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Doctors need loans to make payroll

Government-backed loans to doctors have surged more than 10-fold in the past decade, a trend industry insiders say is a red flag that doctors in America are in financial distress.

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Doctors living on loans

Government-backed loans to doctors have surged more than 10-fold in the past decade, a trend industry insiders say is a red flag that doctors in America are in financial distress.

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Preview:US banks, clients taking loans, not advice

TAKING THE PULSE: America’s businesses continued to help banks grow in the fourth quarter, but commercial loans are unlikely to even the impact from turbulent capital markets and sluggish consumer borrowing.

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BofA reels in some small business loans

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 3 (UPI) — Bank of America confirmed it was calling in loans from an undisclosed number of small U.S. businesses.

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BofA in $335M settlement over Countrywide loans

Bank of America agreed to pay $335 million to resolve allegations that its Countrywide unit engaged in a widespread pattern of discrimination against qualified African-American and Hispanic borrowers on home loans.

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Settlement announced over Countrywide loans

WASHINGTON—Illinois Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan and federal officials today announced a $335 million national settlement with Bank of America stemming from former mortgage giant Countrywide allegedly steering minority borrowers into subprime loans and charging them higher interest rates and fees on mortgages.

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Writers Guild owed $785,000 in member strike loans

The Writers Guild of America, West has not fully recovered its finances after a strike by Hollywood writers four years ago crippled the industry.

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BofA, JPMorgan Say Refund Demands Mount for Post-Bubble Loans

Bank of America Corp. (BAC) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) reported more demands from investors to repurchase faulty mortgages made after 2008, when the banks said they upgraded their standards to curb defaults.

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