Thursday, July 21, 2011
Steal a man's wallet and do hard time
Steal a man's home and his neighbor's too and you may be forgiven your past transgressions despite evidence that you have not stopped your evil ways but continue doing the crime.
State attorneys general are negotiating to give major banks wide immunity over irregularities in handling foreclosures, even as evidence has emerged that banks are continuing to file questionable documents.Too big to fail, too big to control and too big to prosecute. And too poorly run to benefit shareholders.
A coalition of all 50 states' attorneys general has been negotiating settlements with five of the biggest U.S. banks that would include payment of up to $25 billion in penalties and commitments to follow new rules. In exchange, the banks would get immunity from civil lawsuits by the states, as well as similar guarantees by the Justice Department and Department of Housing and Urban Development, which have participated in the talks.
State and federal officials declined to say if any form of immunity from criminal prosecution also is under discussion. The banks involved in the talks are Bank of America, Wells Fargo, CitiGroup, JPMorgan Chase and Ally Financial.
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