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VW judge approves $14.7B diesel-cheating settlement
SAN FRANCISCO - Volkswagen AG and drivers suing the company in the U.S. over its diesel-cheating scandal won final approval of their $14.7 billion...
Volkswagen to pay $14.7B to settle U.S. emissions claims
(Updated 11:19 a.m.)
DETROIT - Volkswagen AG has agreed to spend nearly $15 billion to get 480,000 emissions-cheating diesel vehicles off U.S. roads and placate...
Volkswagen to be subpoenaed in diesel vehicle joint probe
DETROIT - A majority of U.S. states have begun a joint investigation of Volkswagen AG in the widening fallout from the company’s admission that...
Foreclosure deal deadline arrives as states consider releases
NEW YORK - States that balked at bank liability releases in a proposed $25 billion nationwide settlement over foreclosure practices must decide by today,...
Attorneys General discuss mortgage probes as bank talks drag on
WASHINGTON - About a dozen state attorneys general met this week to discuss their mortgage investigations and how they might work together as settlement...
BofA case may be followed by more mortgage suits by counties
NEW YORK - Bank of America Corp. is among a group of lenders that may face a wave of new lawsuits claiming cash-strapped counties...
Foreclosure probe ‘closer’ to settlement, Iowa official says
NEW YORK - Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, the leader of a 50-state probe of foreclosure practices, said a settlement is “closer” and that...
U.S. health-care law requirement thrown out by judge
RICHMOND, Va. - The Obama administration’s requirement that most citizens maintain minimum health coverage as part of a broad overhaul of the industry is...
Attorneys General in 50 states open foreclosure investigation
WASHINGTON - Top legal officers of all 50 states opened a joint investigation into home foreclosures, saying they will seek an immediate halt to...
