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Special treatment ran deep for OneUnited

A report by R. Jeffrey Smith of The Washington Post reveals that OneUnited Bank "received special treatment that went beyond what the Treasury Department or the bank and its political […]
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Collateralized debt obligations fueled financial crisis

A report by ProPublica's Jake Bernstein and Jesse Eisinger "shows for the first time the extent to which banks &#8212 primarily Merrill Lynch, but also Citigroup, UBS and others &#8212 […]
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Mortgage Fraud Spawning New Scams

Mortgage fraud is a crime that cost an estimated $14 billion in 2009, prompting the FBI to assemble its largest ever team to fight it. But the tsunami of foreclosures […]
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Regulatory issues on the rise with TARP banks

According to an investigation by Ryan Holeywell of BailoutSleuth.com, "At least one of every nine banks that got taxpayer investment through the government's Troubled Asset Relief Program was later cited […]
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Debtors ending up in jail

An analysis of state data by Chris Serres and Glenn Howatt, of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, shows that "people are routinely being thrown in jail for failing to pay debts. […]
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Schools profit off of student credit card debt

An investigation by the Huffington Post Investigative Fund found "some of the nation’s largest and most elite universities stand to gain millions of dollars from selling the names and addresses […]
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"Tax sale" foreclosures a threat to homeowners

A report by the Huffington Post Investigative fund examines "tax sale" foreclosures.  Amid the economic downturn, they are happening in Baltimore and other cities, where big banks, brokerage houses, and […]
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Consumers call tactics of debt collectors abusive

An investigation by Mc Nelly Torres, of ConsumerAffairs.com, found consumers complaining of illegal, abusive conduct as collectors defy federal and state enforcers. “There’s no doubt that the debt collection industry […]
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Hedge fund fueled housing bubble, financial crisis

An investigation by Jesse Eisinger and Jake Bernstein of ProPublica reveals how "the hedge fund Magnetar helped create mortgage-based securities, pushed for risky things to go inside them and then […]
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Stimulus funds for special-education diverted for other uses

An investigation by Shannon Mullen of the Asbury (N.J.) Park Press shows that special-education stimulus funds have been diverted to other costs in Monmouth and Ocean counties, including legal fees […]
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