Report: Banks Weighing Auto-Lending Suits
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Two major banks are discussing possible settlements of class action lawsuits filed by black consumers who contend they were charged more for auto loans than whites, according to a published report.
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The Federal Reserve and other banking regulators issued guidance today urging loan service companies to work with borrowers in danger of defaulting on home mortgages.
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While they have been quick to say how much customers will enjoy doing business with Bank of America now that it has taken over Fleet branches, bank officials have had little information to offer about how jobs will be impacted by the ...
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The proposal to break-up the businesses of bond insurers into two separate segments, with one covering "good" municipal debt and the other covering "bad" structured finance debt, may lead to years of litigation, said Bank of America analysts, in a note to clients, late last week.
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Comings and goings in the banking indurstry.
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Ford Motor Co.  has hired investment banks to help it explore options including a sale of its Jaguar and Land Rover European luxury brands, sources familiar with the matter said, as several companies ruled themselves out from bidding.
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Banks that produce complex and illiquid derivative products that have been at the heart of the credit squeeze may be forced to provide more information about them on public stock exchanges.
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The Federal Reserve and other banking regulators issued special guidance Tuesday urging loan service companies to work with borrowers in danger of defaulting on their home mortgages.
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The banking industry is proposing to  members of the U.S. Congress and the White House that some of  the risk of troubled mortgages should be shifted to the federal  government, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal on  Thursday.
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US mortgage banks have begun looking to Europe for funding options outside the Federal Home Loan Banking system, in part as a response to proposed changes to how the system is regulated.
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Eight banks have formed a consortium  to seek a rescue plan for MBIA Inc , Ambac Financial  Group Inc  and other troubled bond insurers, CNBC  reported on Friday, citing an unnamed source.
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Ford Motor Co  may accelerate cost cutting if a slowing U.S. economy puts the auto maker at risk of missing key financial goals in 2008 and 2009, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on Tuesday, citing an interview with an executive.
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American International Group Inc.  AIG.N, which faces a possible lawsuit by U.S. securities  regulators over helping a major banking client hide bad loans,  said on Monday regulators may also sue it for what they called  "false and misleading" statements made to investors.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday  ruled the federal truth in lending law caps damages at $1,000  for violations of its requirements for consumer loans secured  by personal property, such as a motor vehicle.
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Citigroup Inc  and other banks  could find themselves burdened with affiliated investment  vehicles that issue 10s of billions of dollars in short-term  debt, the Wall Street Journal said in its online edition on  Wednesday.
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The Federal Reserve Board is weighing whether it should ban some mortgage lending practices that fueled the recent housing market boom, Fed governor Randall Kroszner told a panel of lawmakers Wednesday.
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At a Senate Banking Committee hearing yesterday, legislators and consumer advocates prodded federal banking regulators to move more quickly to put restrictions on non-traditional mortgage lending, because, they said, the new kinds of mortgages may place borrowers and lenders at financial risk.