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A bitterly divided Senate on Monday confirmed Steven Mnuchin as treasury secretary despite strong objections by Democrats that the former banker ran a “foreclosure machine” when he headed OneWest Bank. Mnuchin was sworn in Monday night in the Oval Office, where President Donald Trump said Americans should know that “our nation's financial system is truly […]
Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown offered Republicans the simplest of reasons to vote against Treasury Secretary nominee Steve Mnuchin on Friday – he lied. The senators were referring to written testimony Mnuchin offered about his days leading OneWest, a bank he created that used such aggressive tactics against homeowners it was dubbed a “foreclosure […]
The ExxonMobil CEO is Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state. Tillerson has no experience in government, but has extensive business ties with Russia. Foreclosure News
In this Jan. 19, 2017 file photo, Treasury Secretary-designate Steven Mnuchin testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee. Republicans on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, muscled through President Donald Trump's nominees for Treasury and Health after the majority GOP suspended committee rules, a power grab in the latest […]
Last week, Steven Mnuchin, President Donald Trump's nominee to run the Treasury Department faced a nearly six-hour grilling by Senate Finance Committee Republicans and Democrats, alike. The former Goldman Sachs executive was pressed on a variety of policy and personal issues including his past connections to a California bank seen by some as an unmerciful […]
A foreclosure is a devastating event that can separate a family from its home, ruin a borrower's credit and scar a neighborhood. While foreclosure at times is the final recourse for a loan that cannot be repaid, successful lenders strive to avoid it by practicing sound underwriting, adhering to homebuyer protections and advocating for more […]
U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley , Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have launched a new website inviting Americans to share their personal stories of being impacted by the foreclosure practices of Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary nominee, foreclosure king Steve Mnuchin. “Donald Trump's choice of Mnuchin is not only a fundamental betrayal of his promise to stand […]
On December 21, 2016, the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, Senator Sherrod Brown , sent a pointed letter to President-elect Trump's nominee for Treasury Secretary, Steven Mnuchin. The letter is an attempt to gain an understanding of Mr. Mnuchin's views on topics over which the Banking Committee has […]
Steven Mnuchin, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Treasury Secretary, talks with reporters in the lobby of Trump Tower, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016, in New York. Steven Mnuchin, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Treasury Secretary, talks with reporters in the lobby of Trump Tower, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016, in New York. Foreclosure News