AG Holder Announces Structure of MBS Fraud Unit
January 27, 2012 – 10:36 amPosted To: MND NewsWire
The formation of the Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Working Group tasked with investigating mortgage fraud is now official. The new office, which will be part of the Administrations Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force (FFETF) was first announced by President Obama in his State of the Union speech on Tuesday. At a press conference this morning (video below), Attorney General Eric Holder along with Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Director of Enforcement Robert Khuzami and New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, Holder outlined the mechanics of the working group which will bring together the Department of Justice (DOJ), several state attorneys general and other federal entities to investigate those responsible...(read more)Forward this article via email: Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.