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In the discussion thread: National Mortgage Settlement All But Inevitable As California, New York Join Deal [View all]

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Wed Feb 8, 2012, 10:47 PM

JDPriestly (37,727 posts)

9. I'm going to hold on my reaction until I find out whether this is a

comprehensive settlement or whether it permits criminal prosecutions in addition to its terms.

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41 replies	Author	Time	Post
National Mortgage Settlement All But Inevitable As California, New York Join Deal [View all]	cal04	Feb 2012	OP
who says crime doesn't pay? anybody who broke the law in all this is gonna skate home free nt	msongs	Feb 2012	#1
This is a civil penalty, not criminal	bhikkhu	Feb 2012	#20
I hope this is not another case	nineteen50	Feb 2012	#2
Well of course it is.	fasttense	Feb 2012	#36
Schneiderman and Harris caved to White House pressure. If this doesn't prove to everyone that the	Citizen Worker	Feb 2012	#3
The State AG's had a couple of years to pursue damages on their own and they failed.	banned from Kos	Feb 2012	#4
Wonder if Schneiderman put some teeth in the deal.	hay rick	Feb 2012	#5
That's fucking disappointing. nt	jannyk	Feb 2012	#6
It is but also, predictable I guess.	EFerrari	Feb 2012	#12
The people have been sold out once again	DJ13	Feb 2012	#7
Kicking and reccing only because the story is too damned important to drop nt	riderinthestorm	Feb 2012	#8
I'm going to hold on my reaction until I find out whether this is a	JDPriestly	Feb 2012	#9
The last one gave them immunity. Write a check and walk.	Ruby the Liberal	Feb 2012	#11
Civil, not criminal, and only for certain activity	bhikkhu	Feb 2012	#22
Just what we have been saying since the SOTU.	Ruby the Liberal	Feb 2012	#10
That's my guess. Another good guy bought off. n/t	arendt	Feb 2012	#17
Waiting to see final agreement, and what Delaware's Beau Biden does.	elleng	Feb 2012	#13
...ditto to what you said!	SoapBox	Feb 2012	#21
All this PP/contraception smoke to distract from this GIANT SELLOUT.	arendt	Feb 2012	#14
This May Not Be All There Is	lefairhill06	Feb 2012	#15
You are saying this is NOT the $25 B chump change settlement of ALL mortgage fraud?	arendt	Feb 2012	#16
No - this is the $25b settlement.	Ruby the Liberal	Feb 2012	#19
They are separate, but until Schneiderman was hand picked for the new commission	Ruby the Liberal	Feb 2012	#18
Not Such Small Stuff	lefairhill06	Feb 2012	#25
Translation: crooks keep money, promise to obey new rules (hahahaha)	arendt	Feb 2012	#31
So is this deal going to finally help the people who lost their homes?	jwirr	Feb 2012	#23
No, this is them paying a fine for a small fraction of the fraud and getting immunity	Dragonfli	Feb 2012	#26
I certainly hope we all wake up from this nightmare one of these days. I should have known better.	jwirr	Feb 2012	#38
no, those people are screwed	2pooped2pop	Feb 2012	#33
Yes, $2000 per foreclosure. From the NY Times:	banned from Kos	Feb 2012	#35
$2,000 for being fraudulently forced out of your home? Really a whole big $2,000?	fasttense	Feb 2012	#37
Oh, for cripes sake. $2,000 is monthly rent on a small one-bedroom.	closeupready	Feb 2012	#39
K&R	midnight	Feb 2012	#24
We Bailed out the Banks Who Doubled Down & Are Now Settling for Peanuts & no Criminal Penalty	solarman350	Feb 2012	#27
"The DOJ has yet to prosecute ANYONE criminally responsible for the "Mortgage Crisis." says it all.	arendt	Feb 2012	#32
Break out the pitchforks!	Fuddnik	Feb 2012	#28
Election year payolla	JJW	Feb 2012	#29
As usual..	sendero	Feb 2012	#30
It's about time Wall Street catches a break.	Octafish	Feb 2012	#34
People lose houses and credit rating Banks pay a pittance	lovuian	Feb 2012	#40
Nooo	kenfrequed	Feb 2012	#41

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