Tension remains high years after shady lending practices at banks pushed America into a recession, and most recently, a class action lawsuit is going after Wells Fargo for allegedly colluding with insurance companies to rip off borrowers.
A huge mortgage relief settlement between state and federal governments and mortgage providers will pay just a few thousand dollars to those that lost their homes to foreclosure since 2008.
In order to sell off their mortgage unit, Goldman had to make a deal with the government
Banks altering risky loans to prevent more foreclosures
Probes in New York and Arizona could be catastrophic for the nation's largest lender
The figure begs the question: Is that nearly enough?
America's top five mortgage lenders cheated taxpayers, say federal investigators
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