In a welcome and much-needed turn of events for struggling American homeowners, all 50 state attorneys general are banding together to crack down on such sketchy foreclosure practices as “robo-signing,” as Forbes reported Wednesday.

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Attorneys general of all 50 states have put on a “bipartisan multistate group” to investigate if faulty procedures were used to sign foreclosures which lead to evictions, as the foreclosure freezes extend with GMAC, one of the largest mortgage providers, deciding to review its procedures at a nationwide level. Bank Of America has already imposed a “freeze” on all of its foreclosures.

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