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Released: January 11, 2012
Big banks face inquiry over home insurance
Source: Louise Story, NY Times (Free Registration)
A New York State financial services agency is investigating several large banks to see whether they fraudulently steered homeowners into overpriced insurance policies.
The investigation centers on so-called force-placed insurance that has become increasingly common since the downturn of the housing market began and homeowners had trouble keeping up with payments on their home insurance.
JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo are among the major companies involved in the inquiry by the office of Benjamin M. Lawsky, the superintendent of New York State’s Department of Financial Services, according to a person briefed on the investigation who asked to remain unidentified because the matter was private.
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