October 30, 2012
In early 2012, a landmark mortgage settlement between five major lenders and the U.S. government was reached after complaints were filed regarding home loan abuses and foreclosure abuses.
According to a Department of Justice press release dated March 12, 2012, “The Justice Department, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and 49 state attorneys general announced today the filing of their landmark $25 billion agreement with the nation