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Force-Placed Insurance Curbed by Regulator of Fannie, Freddie
Servicers of mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can no longer place insurance on homes and then accept compensation from the insurers providing the policies, the U.S. Federal Housing ...
Morgan Stanley Says AIG May Sue Over Mortgage Investments
Morgan Stanley, the sixth-largest U.S. bank by assets, said it may be sued by American International Group Inc. over mortgage-backed securities that the insurer bought before the financial crisis. ...
U.S. Supreme Court Weighs In on Wage-and-Hour Case over Paid Time for Donning & Doffing Gear
Steel workers who do their jobs wearing flame-retardant gear tried to convince the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that they should be paid for the time they spend "donning and doffing" such items ...
Bank Of America Wins Dismissal of Shareholder Suit Over AIG Disclosure
Bank of America Corp has won the dismissal of an unusual lawsuit in which shareholders accused it of concealing a $10 billion fraud case brought by American International Group Inc. In a decision ...
If It Gambles Like a Bank, Regulate It Like a Bank: Bloomberg View
Five years after a crisis that almost took down the world economy, regulators are still groping for a way to address one of the global financial system's most obvious weaknesses: the trillions of ...
U.S. Says Japan Signing Liability Pact Would Aid Nuclear Cleanup
Japan will receive international help with the cleanup at the Fukushima atomic station once it joins an existing treaty that defines liability for accidents at nuclear plants, U.S. Energy Secretary ...
U.S. Says German Export Dependence Hurts Global Economy
The United States reprimanded Germany on Wednesday, saying its exporting prowess was hampering economic stability in Europe and hurting the global economy. The Obama administration has long called ...
MetLife May Challenge If Designated Systemically Important
MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, said it will weigh challenging any designation as a systemically important financial institution after smaller rival Prudential Financial Inc. abandoned ...