See columns below by Gretchen Morgenson. OBAMA ADMIN DOING LITTLE OR NOTHING TO STOP BANKSTER MAFIA MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE FRAUD OR DERIVATIVES FRAUD $1.2 QUADRILLION OR GREATER. A Loan Fraud War That’s Short on Combat By GRETCHEN MORGENSON The Justice Department put investigations of mortgage crime on the back burner. March 16, 2014, Sunday MORE ON FAIR GAME AND: Breuer, Lanny A, Justice Department, Horowitz, Michael E, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Mortgages, Holder, Eric H Jr A Whistle That’s Lost in the Crowd By GRETCHEN MORGENSON A bank loan investigation may yield no reward for the underwriter who sounded the alarm. March 9, 2014, Sunday MORE ON FAIR GAME AND: Banking and Financial Institutions, Securities and Exchange Commission, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010), Mortgages, SunTrust Banks Inc, Whistle-Blowers, Justice Department Break Up the Bank? It’s Not for You to Ask By GRETCHEN MORGENSON JPMorgan Chase is trying to stop a shareholder’s proposal from going to a vote at its annual meeting. March 2, 2014, Sunday MORE ON FAIR GAME AND: Securities and Exchange Commission, JPMorgan Chase & Company, Dimon, James, Boards of Directors, Shareholder Rights and Activism, Banking and Financial Institutions A New Light on Regulators in the Dark By GRETCHEN MORGENSON Federal Reserve transcripts show a board playing catch-up with the events of 2008. February 23, 2014, Sunday MORE ON FAIR GAME AND: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc, Lacker, Jeffrey M, Geithner, Timothy F, Bear Stearns Cos, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Mishkin, Frederic S, American International Group Inc, Federal Reserve System, Banking and Financial Institutions, Federal Open Market Committee Addendum: Geithner and Treasury Department on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac By GRETCHEN MORGENSON Comments were received from both a spokeswoman for Timothy Geithner, the former Treasury secretary, and a Treasury Department spokesman after the publication deadline of a recent column. February 16, 2014, Sunday MORE ON FAIR GAME AND: Stocks and Bonds, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (Freddie Mac), Treasury Department, Federal National Mortgage Assn (Fannie Mae), Geithner, Timothy F The Untouchable Profits of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac By GRETCHEN MORGENSON An internal Treasury memo put the earnings of two mortgage giants off limits to their shareholders. February 16, 2014, Sunday MORE ON FAIR GAME AND: Federal Housing Finance Agency, Federal National Mortgage Assn (Fannie Mae), United States Economy, Treasury Department, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (Freddie Mac), Mortgages A Long Fight to Get What Was Theirs, in a 401(k) By GRETCHEN MORGENSON After a five-year battle, retirement account holders of a collapsed company can finally touch their money. February 2, 2014, Sunday MORE ON FAIR GAME AND: Internal Revenue Service, Comprehensive Consulting Group, 401(k), 403(b) and 457 Plans, Penn Specialty Chemicals, Labor Department (US) Asking Banks to Reveal Where Their High Rollers Are By GRETCHEN MORGENSON The New York State comptroller wants banks to take an inventory of their risk-taking employees. January 26, 2014, Sunday MORE ON FAIR GAME AND: Shareholder Rights and Activism, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Banking and Financial Institutions, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010), New York State, DiNapoli, Thomas P, Wells Fargo & Company Inspecting a Student Loan Spigot By GRETCHEN MORGENSON ITT Educational Services, which operates for-profit technical schools, has drawn the attention of regulators over a private lending trust. January 19, 2014, Sunday MORE ON FAIR GAME AND: Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, ITT Educational Services Inc, For-Profit Schools, Student Loans, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Bailout Risk, Far Beyond the Banks By GRETCHEN MORGENSON In the too-big-to-fail parade, what about a closer look at the asset management firms that oversee trillions of investor dollars? January 12, 2014, Sunday MORE ON FAIR GAME AND: Mutual Funds, Banking and Financial Institutions, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010), Financial Stability Board, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Stocks and Bonds, Hedge Funds A Roadblock to Brawny Bank Reform By GRETCHEN MORGENSON The calendar has turned, but tougher capital rules for the banking industry are still awaiting approval. January 5, 2014, Sunday MORE ON FAIR GAME AND: Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, United States Economy, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010), Banking and Financial Institutions, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Federal Reserve System Clawbacks? They’re Still a Rare Breed By GRETCHEN MORGENSON Under the Sarbanes-Oxley law, regulators must clear many hurdles before executives can be required to forfeit pay. December 29, 2013, Sunday MORE ON FAIR GAME AND: Securities and Exchange Commission, Banking and Financial Institutions, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Fifth Third Bank, Securities and Commodities Violations, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Executive Compensation, Poston, Daniel T Wake Up the Banking Police By GRETCHEN MORGENSON The Volcker Rule approved by regulators will prove to be of little value if banking regulators fail to enforce its provisions. December 15, 2013, Sunday MORE ON FAIR GAME AND: Glass-Steagall Act (1933), JPMorgan Chase & Company, Banking and Financial Institutions, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010), Volcker, Paul A, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Playing Pension Games By GRETCHEN MORGENSON As cities and states face shortfalls, there is a need for more disclosure, not less, about pension funds. December 8, 2013, Sunday MORE ON FAIR GAME AND: State Legislatures, Government Bonds, Illinois State Universities Retirement System, Local Government, Pensions and Retirement Plans, Government Employees, Illinois, Detroit (Mich), Municipal Bonds A Trusting Couple, Now Thrown for Two Loops By GRETCHEN MORGENSON The lawyer for a Miami Beach couple says their names were forged on mortgage documents. And now the title insurer refuses to settle with them on most of the properties involved. December 1, 2013, Sunday MORE ON FAIR GAME AND: Stewart Information Services Corporation, Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Insurance, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Miami Beach (Fla), Mortgages, Real Estate (Commercial), Frauds and Swindling
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