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Angry Consumers Flood Federal Reserve Board with Complaints

by Moe Bedard

The message is out to struggling consumers and the Federal Reserve may be sorry they offered a helping hand to the millions of consumers who are drowning in credit card debt and in their homes.

Apparently the Federal Reserve has been inundated with over 8,200 consumer complaints against various banking and lending institutions for credit card abuse and [...]

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Mortgage ruling could shock U.S. banking industry

by Moe Bedard

A lawsuit filed by a Wisconsin couple against their mortgage lender could have major implications for banks should a U.S. appeals court agree that borrowers can cancel their loans en masse when their lenders violate a federal lending disclosure law.
The case began like hundreds of others filed since the U.S. housing boom spawned a rise [...]

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Countrywide CEO Steps Down, Cashes In and Leaves a Trail of Destruction

by Moe Bedard

Countrywide CEO, Angelo Mozilo is set to officially step down from his position Tuesday and hand over the keys to Bank of America. Ending a 4 decade long run where Countrywide went from a small fish start up in 1969 to the king of ther lending sea as the nations largest lenders and servicer today.
 
Angelo Mozilo went [...]

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