Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Florida AG Bondi interested in alternative settlement with banks

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi said she’s interested in reviewing an alternative bank settlement proposed by Oklahoma Attorney General E. Scott Pruitt in lieu of what is being hammered out by the leadership of the 50-state attorneys general.


Pruitt said last week he asked his attorneys to prepare an option that does not require servicers to pay at least $20 billion in fines and use the money to reduce the principal amount on mortgages of borrowers who owe more on their loan than their home is worth, according to a Washington Post article.

Bondi joined a handful of other Republicans last month in a letter expressing concerns about how a proposed settlement with the nation’s banks regarding foreclosure abuses could force them to reduce loan amounts.

On Thursday, Bondi said she’s interested in reviewing Pruitt’s plan.

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