Wells Fargo has begun a review of pending home foreclosures, making it the latest major lender to announce an investigation into potentially fraudulent foreclosure affidavits, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
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A spokesperson for Wells Fargo could not confirm how many states would be affected by the review.
The announcement from the San Francisco-based lender comes amid a growing industry-wide investigation into allegations of so-called "robo-signing," where mortgage agents are alleged to have signed hundreds of potentially fraudulent foreclosure documents a day.
New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo Tuesday included Wells Fargo in a list of lenders he will seek more information on home foreclosures from.