Top white-collar crime prosecutor to lead SEC
Mary Jo White spent nearly a decade as the U.S. attorney in Manhattan, handling an array of white-collar crimes and complex securities and financial fraud cases.
View ArticleLabor nominee runs into Senate opposition
Republican Sen. David Vitter declared he would block the nomination until GOP concerns about Thomas Perez’s Justice Department tenure are addressed.
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With highly anticipated decisions on affirmative action and voting rights imminent, the justices added a case to their calendar for the fall that involves the Fair Housing Act.
View ArticleCourt: Bernanke can be deposed in AIG suit
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will have to give testimony in a lawsuit against the U.S. brought by Maurice “Hank” Greenberg over the government’s bailout of American International Group Inc.
View ArticleOfficial: $11B eyed in JPMorgan settlement talks
An $11 billion national settlement is under discussion to resolve claims over JPMorgan’s handling of mortgage-backed securities in the run-up to the recession.
View ArticleLowe’s agrees to minimize lead dust, pay fine
Lowe’s Home Centers has agreed to pay a $500,000 federal penalty in settling claims that its contractors in at least nine states broke environmental rules.
View ArticleU.S. Bank to pay $200M in mortgage probe
The agreement covers loans that Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp made from 2006 through 2011 that were backed by the Federal Housing Administration.
View ArticleBank of America agrees to mortgage-crisis deal
The government has reached a $16.65 billion settlement with Bank of America over its role in the sale of mortgage-backed securities in the run-up to the financial crisis.
View ArticleSupreme Court takes up housing bias case
For the third time in recent years, the Supreme Court will consider taking away a powerful legal tactic the Obama administration and others have used to combat housing discrimination.
View ArticleTop white-collar crime prosecutor to lead SEC
Mary Jo White spent nearly a decade as the U.S. attorney in Manhattan, handling an array of white-collar crimes and complex securities and financial fraud cases.
View ArticleLabor nominee runs into Senate opposition
Republican Sen. David Vitter declared he would block the nomination until GOP concerns about Thomas Perez’s Justice Department tenure are addressed.
View ArticleLegal Matters: Supreme Court to hear N.J. housing-bias case
With highly anticipated decisions on affirmative action and voting rights imminent, the justices added a case to their calendar for the fall that involves the Fair Housing Act.
View ArticleCourt: Bernanke can be deposed in AIG suit
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will have to give testimony in a lawsuit against the U.S. brought by Maurice “Hank” Greenberg over the government’s bailout of American International Group Inc.
View ArticleOfficial: $11B eyed in JPMorgan settlement talks
An $11 billion national settlement is under discussion to resolve claims over JPMorgan’s handling of mortgage-backed securities in the run-up to the recession.
View ArticleLowe’s agrees to minimize lead dust, pay fine
Lowe’s Home Centers has agreed to pay a $500,000 federal penalty in settling claims that its contractors in at least nine states broke environmental rules.
View ArticleU.S. Bank to pay $200M in mortgage probe
The agreement covers loans that Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp made from 2006 through 2011 that were backed by the Federal Housing Administration.
View ArticleBank of America agrees to mortgage-crisis deal
The government has reached a $16.65 billion settlement with Bank of America over its role in the sale of mortgage-backed securities in the run-up to the financial crisis.
View ArticleSupreme Court takes up housing bias case
For the third time in recent years, the Supreme Court will consider taking away a powerful legal tactic the Obama administration and others have used to combat housing discrimination.
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