Mass. AG Sues Major Banks

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Updated Apr. 24, 2017 12:52PM EDT / Published Dec. 01, 2011 12:36PM EST

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Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is going after the banks, filing suit against Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, Citi, and Ally Financial for unlawful mortgage practices. A statement from her office said the “lawsuit seeks accountability for the banks’ unlawful and deceptive conduct in the foreclosure process, including unlawful foreclosures, false documentation and robo-signing.” Last month Coakley said she was no longer confident that settlement negotiations between lenders and an alliance of attorneys general would be successful.

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Mass. AG Sues Major Banks

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