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n2doc

(47,953 posts)
Wed Feb 18, 2015, 10:57 AM Feb 2015

Holder- 90 days until Banksters are in the Clear!

(Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday he has given federal prosecutors a 90-day deadline to decide whether they can bring cases against individuals for their roles in the 2008 financial crisis.

U.S. attorneys who brought cases against institutions over misconduct in the pooling and sale of residential mortgage-backed securities have been asked "to try to develop cases against individuals and to report back in 90 days with regard to whether they think they can successfully bring criminal or civil cases against those individuals," Holder said in a public appearance at the National Press Club.

The Justice Department, in conjunction with other authorities, extracted record penalties from major banks in 2013 and 2014 for inappropriately marketing risky mortgage securities in the run-up to the financial crisis.

JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) agreed to a $13 billion deal in November 2013; Citigroup Inc (C.N) signed a $7 billion settlement in July 2014; and Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) reached a $16.65 billion agreement in August.

Still, the government has been criticized for not bringing cases against top executives for their roles in the misconduct.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/17/us-usa-mortgages-holder-idUSKBN0LL1X920150217

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Holder- 90 days until Banksters are in the Clear! (Original Post) n2doc Feb 2015 OP
So 90 days and it's up to the people to get the job done... onehandle Feb 2015 #1
So the GOP plan to delay the confirmation of Loretta Lynch did have consequences. Thanks, Holder. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #2
LOL At least he can say he tried! nt RiverLover Feb 2015 #3
You would rather he not? Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #4

onehandle

(51,122 posts)
1. So 90 days and it's up to the people to get the job done...
Wed Feb 18, 2015, 11:26 AM
Feb 2015


I keed, I keed...

But it is inevitable, imo.

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
2. So the GOP plan to delay the confirmation of Loretta Lynch did have consequences. Thanks, Holder.
Wed Feb 18, 2015, 11:29 AM
Feb 2015

Be careful what you wish for, Birchers.

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