[Post updated related to COVID-19 forbearances] We like rooting for the underdog. Particularly when the underdog has no lawyer and takes on the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Company (“Freddie Mac”). Freddie Mac is a government sponsored enterprise with over $2 trillion in assets. They certainly can afford great lawyers and take on small homeowners who dare […]
HSBC Whistleblower Sues Bank For Retaliation
by Brian Mahany We have long called whistleblowers the new American heroes. It’s must be awful lonely to stand up against a huge multi-national corporation and defend what is right. More and more people are doing it, however. Unfortunately, sometimes big business thinks they are above the law and retaliate. Recently, HSBC was in the […]
"Too Big To Jail" – The Politicians Respond (bank fraud post)
by Brian Mahany We have written many stories about big banks and mortgage companies. In our opinion, they are terrible corporate citizens and are directly responsible for the mortgage crisis and resulting recession. We believe that thousands of people have lost their homes and jobs because of the actions of Allied Home Mortgage, Bank of […]
Will Contests, Inheritance Fraud and Probate Fraud
by Brian Mahany Admittedly this is a dark post to be writing on Christmas day. While tens of millions of people are celebrating this joyous and most blessed holiday, other families are struggling with bitter feelings and anger. The death of loved one is difficult under any circumstances. Add fraud, forgeries and undue influence and […]
Former Irish Bank Prez Arrested By Cops – Ireland Takes Bank Fraud Seriously
by Brian Mahany Because we have a thriving offshore tax law practice, we read many foreign newspapers. This morning I was happily surprised to read the Irish Central and see Sean FitzPatrick, former CEO of Anglo Irish Bank, wearing handcuffs and being lead into a Dublin criminal courtroom by uniformed cops. FitzPatrick ran Anglo Irish […]
Keyboard Cowards – Are Lawyers Too Quick To Settle?
by Brian Mahany We live in a society where most folks wish to avoid confrontation. Lawyers, however, are paid to stand up for their clients when confrontation simply can’t be avoided. Unfortunately, we often hear that many lawyers are not much better than their clients at standing up to bullies. The average American forms much […]
“Too Big Too Jail” – Why The Justice Department Sends So Few Bankers To Jail (bank fraud post)
by Brian Mahany For the longest time we have said that the Wall Street elite and big banks were simply “too big to care.” Popular media says they are “too big too fail.” After the Justice Department settled with HSBC Bank, we have added “too big to jail” to the list of their shortcomings. This […]
Whose Responsible For The Housing Market Meltdown? FDIC Settles With IndyMac CEO
by Brian Mahany There is plenty of blame for the housing market meltdown. Ask anyone on Main Street, America and most will quickly (and correctly) point the finger at the Wall Street and the big banks. Those folks, however, will likely deny everything. Last week the FDIC was successfully able to hold one big bank […]
Choices In A Modern Day World – Fraud Recovery Blog
by Brian Mahany Some say that prostitution is the world’s oldest profession. Leaving aside whether the sex trade even qualifies as a “profession,” we believe that prostitution certainly wasn’t a crime until relatively recently. There were no “ladies of the night” roaming around during the stone age but fraud was around back then and can […]
“A Tale Told By An Idiot, Full Of Sound And Fury, Signifying Nothing” – The SEC’s Handling of Chinese Investment Fraud
by Brian Mahany The title of this post, “A Tale Told By An Idiot, Full Of Sound And Fury, Signifying Nothing” is a quote by William Shakespeare. When it comes to SEC “enforcement” actions, the title is often appropriate. Without criminal sanctions and an admission of wrongdoing, most SEC actions simply look important while being […]
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