International Media

Government and Media corruption is a worldwide problem. FFTPÂ invites citizens from all effected nations to contribute their stories of political/media corruption and oppression.

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Regulating Credit Reporting Agencies and Debt Collectors: Richard Cordray and the CFPB Establish Some of Their Territory February 22, 2012
Sally Adams rides the bus home from her second job as a nighttime clerk and—every day—goes by the bright green “Payday Loans” sign. She knows such offers have a reputation as scams, but she also has two kids at home, one of whom has come down with a bone-shattering cough, and she can’t afford his medicine. That green sign becomes more and more tempting eve […]
Steven Berk
Citibank to Pay $153 Million to Settle Yet Another Case of Wrongful Conduct: Thank You Sherry Hunt February 16, 2012
Thanks to a courageous whistleblower, Sherry Hunt, Citigroup must pay $153 million to settle a civil suit alleging that the bank directed its mortgage supervisors to look the other way as tens of thousands of loans were signed, many without proper documentation. The allegations in the Complaint don’t paint a pretty picture—to say the least—of the goings-on […]
Steven Berk
Wells Fargo's Credit Defense Program is Offensive February 15, 2012
I don’t know about you, but I’m sick of being taken advantage of by my bank. What do I look like, an ATM? “Hmmmm… let’s see what he will pay for now.” Each year banks make more and more money from fees. Some banks (Bank of America) have reported fee income as high as $1.5 billion per year. Fees on everything. They must have a creative war room somewher […]
Steven Berk
"The lady doth protest too much, methinks..." - Volcker Must Be On To Something February 14, 2012
Big opportunities for big paydays kept big shot bankers from taking big chances at the peril of Main Street. And ultimately it created a big problem... Glass-Steagall helped solve that problem. Hell hath no fury like a bank on the brink. Monday’s midnight deadline saw the major banks, bank lobbyists, and interested parties submit over 150,000 words in prot […]
Steven Berk
$26 Billion Dollar Settlement of Mortgage Foreclosure Practices: It's Not About the Money February 10, 2012
The Department of Justice, HUD and State Attorneys General are sure proud to have reached a settlement with five banks (Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, and Ally) over the abuses in real estate foreclosure practices that plagued homeowners and the banks themselves. Is the settlement a triumph or simply window dressing? I’d say somew […]
Steven Berk
Shame on you Judge Rakoff: Slamming the Courthouse Door on Investors Who Were Sold "Crap" and "Pigs" by Deutsche Bank February 8, 2012
Judge Rakoff agreed with Deutsche Bank and dismissed two investor lawsuits involving the sale of residential mortgage backed securities the bank internally referred to as “crap,” “pigs,” and generally “horrible.” And “crap” they were, as we all know now (and it appears that Deutsche Bank knew before they sold them to investors). The mortgages were made to f […]
Steven Berk
General Motors: A Phoenix Rising From the Ashes on the Taxpayers' Dime February 6, 2012
In those scary days of 2009, when the world economy teetered on the precipice, about to tumble into depression, General Motors needed to be saved. And saved it was by a controversial section (or at least controversial interpretation) of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). Quickly the administration and Congress made nearly $50 billion of bailout fund […]
Steven Berk
The Two Sides of Carlyle's Billionaire Founder David Rubenstein February 6, 2012
David Rubenstein. Here’s a guy who earned his money, and instead of buying yachts and sports teams and filling the gossip pages with lurid details of affairs with Hollywood stars (not that there is anything wrong with that), he has become a generous and often patriotic philanthropist. Heck he bought the last known privately-held copy of the Magna Carta—yes […]
Steven Berk
Heather Peters Wins $9,867 from Honda on Claims Her Civic Hybrid Ain't Getting Promised Mileage Results February 2, 2012
Congratulations Heather Peters. You took on one of the largest automobile companies in the country and won! The facts are simple. Honda promises its Civic Hybrid will get 50 miles per gallon. Ms. Peters (and 200,000 others) believe them. But they don’t get 50 miles per gallon. In fact, they don’t get anything near 50 miles per gallon. It seems Honda’s […]
Steven Berk
DOJ Files Criminal Charges Against Credit Suisse Traders: What We Can Learn About Wall Street Bonuses February 1, 2012
File this one under “no good greed goes unpunished.” Well, at least this greed won’t. Today, the Department of Justice will file a series of criminal complaints against former Credit Suisse traders. The traders are accused of exaggerating the value of asset-backed securities in the days leading up to the financial crisis. (In fact, some are already planni […]
Steven Berk

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