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Loan Mod Profiles: In Trial Limbo
Extended trial periods delay answers and cause problems for homeowners looking for permanent reductions to their monthly mortgage payments.
New Gulf Compensation Chief Lags in Processing Claims
Kenneth Feinberg’s new system for handling claims from the Gulf oil spill is already running into delays. Feinberg had guaranteed a two-day response time, but some claimants say it isn’t happening yet.
FDA's Findings on Salmonella-Linked Egg Farms: Mice, Maggots, Manure
After a salmonella outbreak, Food and Drug Administration inspectors find plentiful problems on two Iowa egg farms. The agency has begun inspections of all of the country's largest egg farms.
Justice Dept: No Charges Coming Soon Against Prisoner Who Was Waterboarded
Prosecutors have hit a wall in their case against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, who is accused of masterminding the bombing of the USS Cole. Al-Nashiri, believed to be a close associate of Osama bin Laden, was waterboarded while in CIA custody
What You Need to Know About Hydrofracking
PBS "Need to Know" Focuses on hydraulic fracturing.
What You Need to Know About Hydrofracking
PBS "Need to Know" Focuses on hydraulic fracturing.
A Busy Summer Week at ProPublica
A review of the investigative reports ProPublica published the week of Aug. 23, 2010.
A Busy Summer Week at ProPublica
A review of the investigative reports ProPublica published the week of Aug. 23, 2010.
Rep. Teague Pledges Deeper Inquiry Into Treatment for Brain-Injured Soldiers
Rep. Harry Teague promises to dramatically expand an inquiry into the treatment of soldiers who have suffered mild traumatic brain injuries. The New Mexico Democrat opened his investigation after our reports that the military seemed to be ignoring many of those injuries.
A Crib Sheet on Wall Street's Self-Dealing Money Machine
Here's a primer on our story on how banks ginned up the CDO business, taking riskier assets and, to hide how risky they were, putting them into new, riskier assets, and then buying those themselves.
Chart: A Bank's Best Customers
In the last two years of the boom, CDOs created by one bank commonly purchased slices of other CDOs created by the same bank.
