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Investments

Nov. 24, 2006

Banks Wary as Top Court Reviews Federal Law

WASHINGTON - It was 20 years ago when Michigan lawmakers, facing a mortgage scandal that saw investors and borrowers lose millions, enacted a new regime of state banking regulations to combat mortgage fraud and predatory lending.

By Brent Kendall
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      WASHINGTON - It was 20 years ago when Michigan lawmakers, facing a mortgage scandal that saw investors and borrowers lose millions, enacted a new regime of state banking regulations to combat mortgage fraud and predatory lending.
      The state law suffered a significant blow, however, in 2003 when Wachovia Mortgage Co., which recently ...

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