US 'consumer relief' ruling can enrich big banks
Some deals by big banks, such as Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank, to provide mortgage relief for borrowers have a built-in profit incentive
New York
IN EVERY multibillion dollar settlement with a big bank that peddled faulty mortgage securities, a major provision has been a requirement that the bank provide "consumer relief". In the case of JPMorgan Chase, for instance, the nation's largest bank satisfied its requirement to provide US$4 billion in consumer relief in September by modifying and restructuring mortgages for about 169,000 borrowers - many of them the bank's own customers.
Goldman Sachs, which is not in the business of making home loans, is seeking to meet its obligation to provide US$1.8 billion in consumer relief by buying up tens of thousands of distressed mortgages at discounted prices from Fannie Mae, the government-sponsored mortgage firm, and then hiring outside firms to rework them.
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