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Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley Hit With $557 Million Settlement Over Foreclosure Practices

While most of the headlines about abusive or half-baked foreclosure practices have focused on the huge retail banks — Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Citi, Chase, et al. — the big investment banks haven’t exactly been let off the hook. [More]

Former Goldman Sachs Staffer: Company's Mortgage Mod Process Was "Total Disaster"

Former Goldman Sachs Staffer: Company's Mortgage Mod Process Was "Total Disaster"

In 2009, tens of thousands of homeowners with mortgages serviced by Goldman Sachs subsidiary Litton Loan Servicing entered into trial loan modifications. But fewer than 12% of those same people ever received permanent adjustments to their mortgages, not because they didn’t qualify, but because Litton’s system for handling paperwork was a horrendous mess. [More]