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RBS Faces 10 Years Without Profits

The Royal Bank of Scotland has agreed to pay a monetary penalty of $35 million to settle a residential mortgage-backed securities fraud claim and is ready to “build a simpler, stronger bank.”

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Treasury Clarifies HAMP Participation Numbers Reported by SIGTARP

As a result of the improvements Treasury has made to HAMP over the years, the number of denied HAMP applications has been steadily declining each year since 2012. That year, the number of denied applicants reached 998,000. In 2013, that number decreased by almost 50 percent down to 523,000. In 2014, the number dropped to 334,000, and for the first four months of 2015, the number was 100,000.

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Agency Has Recovered $1.48 Billion In Funds From TARP-Related Crimes

Investigations conducted by the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) into crime and civil violations of the law related to the government's TARP program have resulted in the recovery of more than $1.48 billion as of December 31, 2014, according to an announcement from SIGTARP.

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Florida Man Receives 21-Month Prison Sentence for Fraud

A Florida man has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for a fraud scheme perpetrated against businesses and individuals seeking lines of credit, according to an announcement on Friday from Christy Romero, the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP).

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Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Mortgage Loan Mod Scam

A Florida man pleaded guilty to fraud charges in connection with a home loan modification scam that targeted distressed borrowers, according to an announcement from Christy Romero, Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) and Stephen R. Wigginton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois.

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Florida Man Sentenced to Federal Prison Time for Fraud

A Florida man has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for a fraud scheme perpetrated against businesses and individuals seeking lines of credit, according to an announcement from Christy Romero, the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP).

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Delaware Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Defrauding TARP Recipient Bank

A Delaware man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for his role in a fraud and money laundering scheme involving a bank that was a recipient of funds from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), according to an announcement by the Special Inspector General for the TARP (SIGTARP) and U.S. Attorney General for Delaware Charles M. Oberly III.

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SIGTARP Investigations, Audit Teams Receive Awards for Excellence

The investigations team and the audit team of the Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP), in conjunction with federal partners, were recognized for excellence by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), SIGTARP recently announced.

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