Newsroom Headlines

  September 8, 2009 House Panel to Examine Role of Lending Industry in the Foreclosure Crisis The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Commercial and Administrative Law will hold a hearing tomorrow

  September 4, 2009 Judges’ Frustration Grows with Mortgage Servicers In addition to the frustration felt by homeowners left waiting to find out from mortgage servicers if they have qualified for a

  September 3, 2009 ABA Challenges Ban on Attorney Debt Advice The American Bar Association has joined in on the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court showdown over whether attorneys can be considered “debt

  September 2, 2009 Industry Seeks Overhaul of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac The Mortgage Bankers Association is calling for Congress to transform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into several smaller privately

  September 1, 2009 Commentary: The Case Against a Financial Super-Regulator Proposals for the creation of a single regulator for all federal- and state-chartered banks would not address the problems

  August 31, 2009 Commercial Real Estate Continues to Loom in Mortgage Crisis Federal Reserve and Treasury officials are scrambling to prevent the commercial real estate sector from delivering a big

  August 28, 2009 Chrysler to Accept More Product Liability Claims Chrysler Group LLC said yesterday that it will accept product liability claims in a broader number of cases than originally planned

  August 27, 2009 Judge Rules for Mediation of Lehman Derivative Disputes Bankruptcy Judge James Peck yesterday ordered that banks and other firms involved in disputes over the value of derivatives

  August 26, 2009 Chrysler Sues Daimler over Key 2010 Vehicle Parts Chrysler Group LLC has sued Daimler AG, saying the German automaker failed to uphold contracts for the delivery of crucial vehicle

  August 25, 2009 Taylor Bean Mortgage Files for Chapter 11, in Talks with FDIC Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., the 12th largest U.S. mortgage lender, is set to file for chapter 11 as