May 19, 2012

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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$335M settlement over Countrywide loans

Illinois Atty. Gen

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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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Did Bad Loans Continue at Bank of America After 2008?

Bank of America says new claims that it sold bad mortgages to Fannie and Freddie are on the rise, and that some of those claims come from loans sold after the financial crisis was well underway.

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Economix Blog: Did Bad Loans Continue at Bank of America After 2008?

Bank of America says new claims that it sold bad mortgages to Fannie and Freddie are on the rise, and that some of those claims come from loans sold after the financial crisis was well underway.

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Lenders Will Shun $231 Billion Rollover of U.S. Emergency Loans

Bank of America Corp. (BAC) and Citigroup Inc. (C) are among firms planning to repay rather than roll over their share of $231 billion raised under a U.S.

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