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Record Corporate Losses

December 29th, 2012
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Econintersect: In the 21st century there have been some colossal corporate losses.  In a 27 December 2012 story, Investopedia described five of the biggest of all time; all occurred from 2001 onward.  The list (in the order given by Investopedia):  … more »

Bank of America: Sued for Defrauding Government

October 24th, 2012
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Econintersect: Preet S. Baharara, U.S. attorney for Southern District of New York in Manhattan, has announced the filing of a civil complaint against the Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) charging the firm with defrauding the federal government.  The suit was b… more »

Realtors: Secret REO Bulk Sales Damage Economy, Taxpayers

August 31st, 2012
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Econintersect:  The California Association of Realtors®  (CAR) has issued a very negative statement of the bulk sales pilot initiative of FHFA (Federal Housing Finance Agency)  and GSE (government sponsored enterprise - see editor's note below) Fannie Ma… more »

Woman Arrested Protesting Manipulated Foreclosure

April 30th, 2012
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Econintersect:  Ana Casas Wilson of South Gate, California, claims that her home is being foreclosed by Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) unnecessarily.  Wilson said that after she and her husband fell behind on payments in 2009 when she was receiving… more »

Fraudulent Mortgage Processing and Foreclosure Practices Go Back 20+ Years

February 5th, 2012
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Econintersect:  In 1988 Nye Lavalle (pictured), a successful sports management consultant, tried to pay off a $100,000 mortgage on his family’s Dallas home valued at about $175,000.  All mortgage payments had been made on time and in full but the bank sa… more »

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