7 Feb 2012 at 12:17am California and New York?s attorneys general haven?t signed on to a proposed settlement with five banks over foreclosure practices that has won the support of more than 40 states.
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6 Feb 2012 at 10:53pm More than 40 states signed onto a proposed $25-billion deal with major mortgage servicers over faulty foreclosure practices. New York, Nevada and Delaware joined California in holding out for better terms. More than 40 states signed onto a proposed $25-billion settlement with major mortgage servicers over faulty foreclosure procedures, but California, New York and other key states were still not ...
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6 Feb 2012 at 9:22pm The California State Teachers? Retirement System, the second-largest U.S. public pension, said it will invest $500 million in infrastructure projects such as water lines and mobile-phone towers.
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6 Feb 2012 at 5:16pm A federal appeals court plans to announce whether it thinks California's same-sex marriage ban violates the civil rights of gays and lesbians, and if the trial judge who struck down the voter-approved measure should have revealed he was in a long-term relationship with another man.
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6 Feb 2012 at 4:57pm Former California Gov. Pete Wilson endorsed GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney today and will serve as the candidate's honorary co-chairman in California, the Romney campaign announced.
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6 Feb 2012 at 11:32am California has until Monday to share in a multi-state deal with banks to obtain mortgage relief and reforms. Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris, who walked away from talks last year, says the door remains open. With a Monday deadline at hand, California officials have resumed direct talks with the Obama administration about joining a multibillion-dollar, multi-state mortgage settlement with the nation's ...
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6 Feb 2012 at 8:56am California Attorney General Kamala Harris objects to giving banks broad releases of liability for predatory lending. At the same time, she may be locked into her predecessor?s 2008 settlement with the largest lender in the state during the mortgage boom that does exactly that.
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