FBI probes 14 firms in subprime crackdown
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The FBI has opened investigations into 14 corporations as part of a crackdown on improper subprime lending, agency officials said on Tuesday.
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US markets regulator the SEC is investigating troubled sub-prime mortgage lender New Century.
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The company will provide evidence that banks had detailed information about the risks posed by ill-fated subprime mortgages.
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U.S. prosecutors and the FBI in  Northern California have formed a task force to investigate  allegations of stock option grant manipulation by local  companies, authorities said on Thursday.
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The FBI on Tuesday said it is investigating 14 companies for possible accounting fraud, insider trading or other violations in connection with home loans made to risky borrowers.
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A company that advises Wall Street bankers who packaged and sold risky mortgages has agreed to cooperate with New York state investigators, advancing a months-long probe of the subprime home loan debacle.
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Merrill Lynch also took a write-down of more than $14 billion as subprime mortgage woes took another bite out of its balance sheet.
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New York prosecutors are investigating  whether Wall Street banks withheld information about the risks  stemming from subprime loan-linked investments, The New York  Times reported on Saturday.
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Authorities are investigating stock sales and accounting errors at the New Century Financial Corporation, which specializes in subprime lending.
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Regulators investigating Fannie Mae's accounting practices have sent subpoenas to the No. 1 U.S. mortgage finance company in connection with the probe, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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Records raise new questions about the business practices of the giant mortgage lender at the center of the subprime mess.
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US regulators launch an inquiry into whether Wall Street's top brokers adopted trading practices which left clients out of pocket.
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TALLAHASSEE, Florida  - Florida has subpoenaed Countrywide Financial Corp  as part of a widening investigation into subprime lending practices, the state's attorney general said on Thursday.
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The Illinois attorney general has subpoenaed documents from Countrywide Financial, broadening an investigation into lending practices that has already led to a lawsuit against one mortgage broker.
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New Century Financial Corp.  on Tuesday said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the subprime mortgage lender, which is under siege from creditors and has stopped making loans.
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The counterterrorism division of the Justice Department is investigating whether a private equity firm in Boston that manages hundreds of millions of dollars for Muslim investors overseas violated tax laws.
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New York Attorney General has subpoened major players in the Washington area insurance market as part of an investigation into steering and bid-rigging.