In Fine Print, Banks Require Struggling Homeowners to Waive Rights

by Paul Kiel
ProPublica, May 9, 2011, 7 a.m.

Some banks and others who handle mortgages have been forcing homeowners into a corner: You want a chance at saving your home? Then you’ll have to waive your right to sue.

Lawsuit Reveals How a Middleman Is Blocking Mortgage Modifications for Homeowners

by Paul Kiel
ProPublica, March 31, 2011, 1:43 p.m.

The suit is a window into a broken system where even though the actual investors, when asked, say they want to allow mortgage modifications, the bank that acts as their representative has refused to allow them.

UBS and the Taxpayers’ Hidden Billions

by Sharona Coutts
ProPublica, Aug. 25, 2009, 9:48 a.m.

The Swiss bank has admitted its misdeeds and made its deal with the U.S., but the tax evasion problem is far from solved.

Gov’t Foreclosure Program: Who Are The Holdouts?

by Emily Witt
ProPublica, July 10, 2009, 11:33 a.m.