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in South Carolina, 171, 262
in the Western District of North Carolina (Charlotte), 172
U.S. Bank, 15, 17–18, 24–25, 37, 39–43, 45, 65, 96–97, 109, 111, 125, 145, 154, 160, 238, 256, 307
verification standard:
by Florida Supreme Court, 98, 153, 197–198, 200, 257, 306–307
by New York and New Jersey courts, 231
Veterans Administration, 20, 113–114
veto (presidential), 225–227
Virani, Alina, 26–27, 71, 75, 158
Virtual Bank, 246
Volcker, Paul, 22
Wachovia Bank, 86, 295
Wall Street Journal, 154, 224, 253
Warren, Elizabeth, 226–227, 230, 310
Washington Mutual, 27, 52–53, 59–61, 69–70, 83–86, 271
Washington Post, 6, 214, 218, 222, 239
Watson, John, 192
Watson, Marshall C. (foreclosure mill), 163, 192, 203, 257, 260–261, 306
Webster, Daniel, 188
Webster, Tony, 202–203
Weidner, Matt, 119–122, 127–128, 131, 151, 155, 157, 167, 175–176, 178, 184–187, 205, 209, 213, 218–219, 237, 241, 247, 257, 281, 311
Wells Fargo Bank, 13, 15, 17–18, 25, 45, 86, 130–131, 171, 181–182, 221, 238, 247, 253, 274, 278, 295
West, Tony, 266
Wexler, Robert, 99
Where Is the Note?, 224, 268
White, Alan, 48
Wilson, Christine, 218
Winston, Michael, 27
Wizmur, Judge Judith, 236
Working Families Party, 277
Wright, Jack, 59, 68, 157
Wylde, Kathryn, 266
yield spread premiums, 28
Zacks, Dustin, 195, 216
Zero Hedge, 157, 223, 231
Zloch, Judge William 160–161
Zombeck, Richard, 194–195
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
David Dayen is a contributor to Salon and The Intercept, and a weekly columnist for the Fiscal Times and the New Republic. He also writes for publications including the American Prospect, The Guardian, Vice, and the Huffington Post. He lives in Los Angeles. This is his first book.
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THE STUDS AND IDA TERKEL AWARD
On the occasion of his ninetieth birthday, Studs Terkel and his son, Dan, announced the creation of the Studs and Ida Terkel Author Fund. The Fund is devoted to supporting the work of promising authors in a range of fields who share Studs’s fascination with the many dimensions of everyday life in America and who, like Studs, are committed to exploring aspects of America that are not adequately represented by the mainstream media. The Terkel Fund furnishes authors with the vital support they need to conduct their research and writing, providing a new generation of writers the freedom to experiment and innovate in the spirit of Studs’s own work.
Studs and Ida Terkel Award Winners
David Dayen, Chain of Title: How Three Ordinary Americans Uncovered Wall Street’s Great Foreclosure Fraud
Aaron Swartz, The Boy Who Could Change the World: The Writings of Aaron Swartz (awarded posthumously)
Beth Zasloff and Joshua Steckel, Hold Fast to Dreams: A College Guidance Counselor, His Students, and the Vision of a Life Beyond Poverty
Barbara J. Miner, Lessons from the Heartland: A Turbulent Half-Century of Public Education in an Iconic American City
Lynn Powell, Framing Innocence: A Mother’s Photographs, a Prosecutor’s Zeal, and a Small Town’s Response
Lauri Lebo, The Devil in Dover: An Insider’s Story of Dogma v. Darwin in Small-Town America