Robert Scheer and David Dayen Uncover Untold Stories of the Mortgage Crisis
Oct 21, 2016 In this week’s episode of "Scheer Intelligence," the Truthdig editor in chief speaks with the author of the book “Chain of Title: How Three Ordinary Americans Uncovered Wall Street’s Great Foreclosure Fraud.” Transcript added.
Mysterious, Powerful Lobbying Group Won’t Say Whom It Works For
Mar 21, 2016 The Commercial Energy Working Group is one of Washington’s many lobbying organizations working to make government friendlier to business, but who it represents is a secret.
Would This Man Be Hillary Clinton’s Treasury Secretary?
Mar 3, 2016 BlackRock Inc. is the world’s largest manager of financial assets—five times larger than Goldman Sachs. And its CEO, Larry Fink, and his team are poised to take over a Clinton Treasury Department.
Progressives Nationwide Seek to Take Bernie Sanders’ ‘Political Revolution’ Into Congress
Feb 5, 2016 Zephyr Teachout of New York, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Lucy Flores of Nevada want to take on Wall Street, big oil and the military-industrial complex—and they're all mounting bids for Congress.
Hillary Clinton’s Wall Street Reform Plan Leaves Credit Rating Agencies Untouched
Jan 14, 2016 “Clinton’s vision of financial reform neglects one part of the industry everyone agrees was an essential factor in the 2008 crisis: the credit rating agencies, which assess the worthiness of Wall Street securities for investors,” writes David Dayen at The Intercept.
Leaked Audit Reveals That Many Seattle Mortgages Are Void
Sep 19, 2015 An audit of land records commissioned by the Seattle City Council and leaked to local activists found that many mortgages held within the city are void, which means foreclosures based on them are illegal and unenforceable.
Bank of America Schemes to Evade Settlement Rules and Pocket Cash
Jun 30, 2013 Documents leaked by a bank insider show the company sold servicing rights to more than half a million mortgages to loan servicing companies in order to make a quick profit and avoid settlement requirements, leaving homeowners in the lurch and with fewer protections to avoid foreclosure, Salon reporter David Dayen writes.
How Many Wall Street Execs Has Obama Sent to Jail? (Video)
Oct 11, 2012 Hint: If you read between the lines of the Obama team's latest hit on Mitt Romney, you'll find it's less than one, and greater than any negative number.
