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Everybody’s Investigating Banks’ Mortgage Deals

Federal prosecutors, the SEC and New York’s attorney general are looking into the way big Wall Street banks packaged and sold mortgage-backed investments during the boom

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Mortgage Rates Fall For Third Week

Mortgage Rates Fall For Third Week

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Mortgage rates fall to 2010 low

Despite near record-low mortgage rates, is the housing market permanently past its prime?

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U.K. Mortgage Repossessions Declined in First Quarter, CML Says

May 13 (Bloomberg) — U.K. home repossessions declined 7.5 percent in the first quarter as record-low interest rates helped more households meet their mortgage obligations, the Council of Mortgage Lenders said.

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U.S. Prosecutors, SEC Probe Mortgage Bond Deals, WSJ Reports

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Justice, SEC investigate Morgan Stanley’s mortgage-related deals

The Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating Morgan Stanley as part of a probe into whether Wall Street firms misled investors in selling mortgage-related securities, according to federal law enforcement officials and others familiar with the matter.

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Senate tackles mortgage finance in bank bill

The Federal Reserve scored a victory and mortgage bankers suffered a defeat on Wednesday as the Senate took aim at bank supervision and housing finance in its sprawling Wall Street reform effort.

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Senate wades into mortgage finance in bank bill

The Federal Reserve scored a victory and mortgage bankers suffered a defeat on Wednesday as the U.S. Senate took aim at bank supervision and housing finance in its sprawling Wall Street reform effort.

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U.S. probing Morgan Stanley mortgage business: WSJ

Federal prosecutors are looking into whether Morgan Stanley misled investors about mortgage-derivatives deals it helped design and sometimes bet against, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Shares of Morgan Stanley retreat in the face of early selling pressure.

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U.S. investigating Morgan Stanley mortgage deals - report

U.S. federal prosecutors are looking into whether Morgan Stanley misled investors about complex mortgage derivatives it designed, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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