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• $26 Billion Foreclosure Settlement Announced After Holdout AGs Join Pact

  thewall.com | 4:19 pm Feb 9, 2012

  • State and federal officials announce a $26 billion foreclosure settlement with nation’s largest banks that was reached after two holdout attorneys general supported the deal
  • New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and California Attorney General Kamala Harris are now on board, according to the Post and the New York Times
  • The deal earmarks $17 billion for foreclosure prevention,

• The Top Twelve Reasons Why You Should Hate the Mortgage Settlement « naked capitalism

  nakedcapitalism.com | 4:04 pm Feb 9, 2012

  As readers may know by now, 49 of 50 states have agreed to join the so-called mortgage settlement, with Oklahoma the lone refusenik. Although the fine points are still being hammered out, various news outlets (New York Times, Financial Times, Wall Street…

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• President Obama on Help for Nearly 2 Million Homeowners

  barackobama.com | 11:53 pm Feb 9, 2012

  President Obama has announced a major foreclosure settlement with five of the nation’s biggest banks to help homeowners who are struggling to pay their mortgages or lost their homes to foreclosure. This morning, the President said:We have reached a…

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• Mortgage Settlement Reached: A Beginning, Not an End

  thenation.com | 6:33 pm Feb 9, 2012
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• Federal and state officials announce a $26 billion mortgage settlement with 5 major lenders, helping homeowners in foreclosure - @CNNMoney

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  3:06 pm Feb 9, 2012
• Will you qualify for relief under this $25 billion foreclosure settlement? http://t.co/l9dZHGxi

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  12:19 am Feb 10, 2012
• Q&A: What the mortgage settlement will and won't do for homeowners: http://t.co/tqpa2WCb -CC

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  11:31 pm Feb 9, 2012
• #mountaineers Report: Big East agrees to WVU's settlement proposal http://t.co/jEqU23Nu

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  9:49 pm Feb 9, 2012
• what the settlement really means... http://t.co/sxQv1cvT

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  9:34 pm Feb 9, 2012
• Daily Mail's @mikecasazza and @jaredwv, citing a source, report Big East has agreed to a settlement proposal from #WVU. http://t.co/nokAUcjP

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  9:26 pm Feb 9, 2012
• The $25 Billion Foreclosure Settlement: Breakthrough or Raw Deal? http://t.co/a0kujure

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  9:21 pm Feb 9, 2012
• The settlement with banks is pathetic. Once again the banks get away with stealing homes and ruining lives. #ows

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  9:15 pm Feb 9, 2012
• The Top 12 Reasons Why You Should Hate the Mortgage Settlement http://t.co/B2QdfdaL via @HuffingtonPost @Occupy @OccupyLA @OWS @OccupyKst

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  9:12 pm Feb 9, 2012
• Yves Smith: "The Top 12 Reasons Why You Should Hate the Mortgage Settlement" http://t.co/9lMKEIMw

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  9:04 pm Feb 9, 2012
• Stocks end slightly higher after Greek deal and foreclosure settlement. Dow adds 8 points. Nasdaq gains 0.4%, S&P rises 0.2%.

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  9:02 pm Feb 9, 2012
• Schneiderman: Settlement deal a `small’ but `significant’ step towards real accountabilty http://t.co/XhJRD5fS

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  8:58 pm Feb 9, 2012
• Nevada police beat man in diabetic shock -- and pay $300,000 settlement http://t.co/aTkfHwrl

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  8:54 pm Feb 9, 2012
• Janitors in L.A. are marching to protest income inequality between the top 1% and the #99percent. #ows #j4j http://t.co/PRBDnKiP

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  8:51 pm Feb 9, 2012
• Q&A: What the foreclosure settlement means for homeowners http://t.co/m3ISRGYk

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  8:49 pm Feb 9, 2012
• New details emerge about huge foreclosure settlement http://t.co/i39MFQ2E

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  8:30 pm Feb 9, 2012
• Inspiring! NYC #highschool students walk out of class protesting #Bloomberg's proposed school closures. http://t.co/dd7lHnP4 #ows

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  8:29 pm Feb 9, 2012
• DOJ settlement will require banks to right any financial wrongs proven by homeowners at bank's own expense. #ows #Occupy -xs

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  8:20 pm Feb 9, 2012
• The $26 billion settlement a pittance compared to the damage done--but they had to do something http://t.co/AqeEknaH

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  8:00 pm Feb 9, 2012
• Is The Foreclosure Settlement A Shadow Bailout For Broke California http://t.co/xccsN4kJ

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  7:46 pm Feb 9, 2012
• More on today's foreclosure settlement: http://t.co/3h7Yt7UM

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  7:45 pm Feb 9, 2012
• O to Use Pension Funds of Ordinary Americans to Pay for Bank Mortgage “Settlement” http://t.co/eC6WEKqX @coondawg68 @bigguywj @Linnlondon1

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  7:44 pm Feb 9, 2012
• DOJ apparently thinks American victims of illegal foreclosure would rather have settlement checks than their homes back. - cspan radio -xs

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  7:42 pm Feb 9, 2012
• Foreclosure Fraud $26 billion Settlement for Bank of America, Wells Fargo,Chase, Citigroup and Ally http://t.co/lpfQxEBH #ShouldBeMore

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  7:33 pm Feb 9, 2012
• The settlement will provide relief to homeowners, end abusive mortgage practices, and "begin to turn the page on an era of recklessness."

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  7:30 pm Feb 9, 2012
• Today President Obama announced a landmark foreclosure settlement with major banks to help struggling homeowners.

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  7:25 pm Feb 9, 2012
• Elizabeth Warren on the mortgage settlement: "it needs to be the beginning, not the end, of efforts to hold the big banks accountable"

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  7:24 pm Feb 9, 2012
• #Florida homeowners to receive $8.4 billion in mortgage relief in landmark settlement (with video) http://t.co/VuLGusgA

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  7:18 pm Feb 9, 2012
• Schneiderman Victims: Share Your Thoughts on the Settlement http://t.co/6jEDpom4

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  7:15 pm Feb 9, 2012
• California to get largest slice of foreclosure settlement http://t.co/rQr2IIXM

  @MsNatTurner - Justice4All
  

  6:23 pm Feb 9, 2012
• Trumka: Foreclosure Settlement ‘First Step’ to Housing Crisis Solution http://t.co/xyhOnh8M

  @JoshG54 - Josh Goldstein
  

  6:04 pm Feb 9, 2012
• What the foreclosure settlement means for homeowners http://t.co/nwfemwms Who gets help and how much?

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  5:48 pm Feb 9, 2012
• BAC committment in foreclosure settlement: $11.8 billion. Oops - way underreserved

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  5:38 pm Feb 9, 2012
• BREAKING: Obama: Foreclosure settlement helps turn the page on an era of recklessness. -EF

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  5:37 pm Feb 9, 2012
• Housing Advocates Say AG-Bank Foreclosure Settlement is Too Little, Too Late http://t.co/t0qIJixY

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  5:36 pm Feb 9, 2012
• LIVE Video: President Obama makes comments on mortgage settlement http://t.co/ZmdWKoog

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  5:32 pm Feb 9, 2012
• WATCH LIVE: Obama discusses settlement between banks and foreclosure victims http://t.co/VQU9dIGh

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  5:29 pm Feb 9, 2012
• Live Video: US President Obama discusses $25 billion mortgage relief package aimed to help homeowners - @msnbc http://t.co/ltD2MErG

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  5:28 pm Feb 9, 2012
• Federal Reserve issues $766.5 million in penalties as part of the foreclosure settlement. $275 million fine for JPM is largest ever by FRB.

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  5:23 pm Feb 9, 2012
• #Obama to make a statement shortly on the $26 billion #foreclosure settlement with nation's largest banks. Live: http://t.co/t3B3TMWW

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  5:21 pm Feb 9, 2012
• LIVE VIDEO: Obama details $25 billion mortgage deal http://t.co/on7NQQDO

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  5:20 pm Feb 9, 2012
• FLASH: Federal Reserve announces fines totaling $766.5 million on five large banks over alleged foreclosure abuses.

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  4:52 pm Feb 9, 2012
• .@LorenBerlin: historic foreclosure settlement w/ banks reached, yet most ppl who lost their homes will only get $1800 http://t.co/1oPzrzm1

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  4:45 pm Feb 9, 2012
• Dick Bove On The Foreclosure Settlement: There Is No Sanctity Of Contracts; Only Fools Meet Their Financial Commitments http://t.co/CwgunMOW

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  4:23 pm Feb 9, 2012
• @HUDNews The President will give remarks on the settlement at 12:15PM. You can watch on http://t.co/o8Z09Pvs @whpresscorps #MMS

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  3:54 pm Feb 9, 2012
• U.S. seals mortgage settlement with top banks http://t.co/QlBNiiGz

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  3:51 pm Feb 9, 2012
• U.S. Fed and state officials announce $25 billion settlement w/ 5 largest mortgage servicers, check http://t.co/NzQTQCt9 for updates

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  3:30 pm Feb 9, 2012
• Result of "status conference" in Rhode Island court: No settlement between #WVU and the Big East yet. (via @HoppyKercheval)

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  3:25 pm Feb 9, 2012
• Does Bank of America have enough cash reserved for the settlement? Nope http://t.co/LI6RIAfs

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  3:25 pm Feb 9, 2012
• Details emerge of historic national foreclosure settlement http://t.co/soWDdW0f

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  3:20 pm Feb 9, 2012
• The Dept. of Justice announces a $26 billion foreclosure settlement with the nation's largest banks. Live: http://t.co/kJE5N7xX

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  3:15 pm Feb 9, 2012
• More on $26 billion housing settlement between banks, states - @MarketWatch http://t.co/BJPcqEEA

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  3:13 pm Feb 9, 2012
• Dick Bove actually making sense for once: "every American should stop paying their mortgage as a result of this settlement"

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  3:13 pm Feb 9, 2012
• Bank stocks react to the "severe" settlement : BAC +1.2%, WFC +0.6%, JPM +0.4%, C -0.1%

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  3:07 pm Feb 9, 2012
• Robosigning Is Now History - US Announces $26 Billion Foreclosure Settlement http://t.co/nh2Kxgnh

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  3:02 pm Feb 9, 2012
• U.S. Justice Department plans to announce a settlement between states, top mortgage lenders in 15 minutes: http://t.co/HwXvEfVV -EF

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  2:43 pm Feb 9, 2012
• One GOP attorney general refuses to sign onto foreclosure fraud settlement because it's too hard on the banks http://t.co/yzIiIUO9

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  2:38 pm Feb 9, 2012
• Stocks open higher on progress in Greece and reports of a mortgage settlement deal with big banks, Dow rises 20 points. http://t.co/ORIbQJ3M

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  2:32 pm Feb 9, 2012
• @yvessmith The Top Twelve Reasons Why You Should Hate the Mortgage Settlement http://t.co/CQrEMZtK

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  2:17 pm Feb 9, 2012
• Cost of misconduct: 5 biggest US banks agreed to pay $26b settlement to 2m homeowners for foreclosure abuses http://t.co/wr2koB47 # ethics

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  10:24 am Feb 9, 2012