| Source: The Associated Press
An Illinois man was sentenced Friday by a federal judge in Rhode Island to more than three years in prison for shipping unwanted penis enlargers to diabetes patients as part of a larger fraud scheme that prosecutors say bilked $2.2 million from Medicare over four years.
| Source: The Associated Press
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, a lead investigator into the mortgage collapse that wobbled the U.S. economy, hasn't taken the title "Sheriff of Wall Street" that one of his predecessors rode all the way to the governor's mansion.
| Source: The Associated Press
Ben Bernanke says declines in home prices have forced many Americans to cut back sharply on spending warns that the trend could continue to weigh on the economy for years.
| Source: The Associated Press
Mississippi's share of the landmark settlement with the nation's top mortgage lenders should be about $47.1 million, according to Attorney General Jim Hood.
| Source: The Associated Press
A landmark settlement with the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses will deliver about $266 million in aid to the Pennsylvania for struggling homeowners or people who lost their homes, state Attorney General Linda Kelly said Thursday.
| Source: The Associated Press
State Attorney General Kamala Harris announced Thursday that the nationwide settlement with banks over foreclosure abuses could be worth up to $18 billion to Californians who were among those hardest hit by the crisis.
| Source: The Associated Press
The money Utah will receive from a national settlement with big mortgage lenders might not be enough to pay every homeowner entitled to receive a share, state lawyers said Thursday.
| Source: The Associated Press
Kentucky will receive $58.8 million as part of a $25 billion national mortgage foreclosure settlement with the five of the country's largest banks.
| Source: The New York Times
A technical bug caused Citigroup, the nation’s fourth largest bank by deposits, to double the charge for online customer bill payments in recent months. The New York Times reports.
Thursday, 9 Feb 2012 | Source: The Associated Press
A fight is breaking out between the money-market mutual fund industry and federal regulators. Whatever the outcome, investors will question whether they can continue to rely on money funds as a safe place to keep cash readily accessible.
Thursday, 9 Feb 2012 | Source: The Associated Press
The mortgage settlement that government officials announced Thursday is intended to help victims of foreclosure abuses that followed the housing bust.
Thursday, 9 Feb 2012 | Source: The Associated Press
Don't have the slightest clue what your health insurance covers?
Thursday, 9 Feb 2012 | Source: The Associated Press
The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage stayed at a record low this week, providing some added incentive for those looking to buy a home or refinance.
Thursday, 9 Feb 2012 | Source: The Associated Press
New Hampshire is getting $43.6 million under a settlement among 49 states and the five largest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses.
Thursday, 9 Feb 2012 | Source: The Associated Press
Arizona will get more than $1.6 billion to relieve underwater homeowners in settlements for two mortgage fraud lawsuits.
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