US, Major Banks Reach $8.5B Settlement Over Foreclosure Practices

US, Major Banks Reach $8.5B Settlement Over Foreclosure Practices
US, Major Banks Reach $8.5B Settlement Over Foreclosure Practices

The U.S. government has settled with 10 banks over faulty foreclosure practices, with banks such as Citibank, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and JP Morgan Chase agreeing to pay $8.5 billion to foreclosed mortgage holders.

To break down what the settlement means and where the country goes from here, host Carmen Russell-Sluchansky talked with David C. John, a senior research fellow in retirement security and financial institutions at the Heritage Institute, and James Angel, an associate professor of finance at Georgetown McDonough School of Business.

 

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Carmen is a multimedia journalist based in Washington, DC whose work has appeared in a variety of outlets including National Geographic, NBC News, the BBC, Asia! Magazine, The China Post, Chicago Tribune and Orlando Sentinel.