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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    LA City Attorney on Foreclosure Suit

    Many parts of Los Angeles are still feeling the effects of the mortgage crisis. In some neighborhoods, empty, foreclosed houses have become magnets for trash and crime. And L.A. City Attorney Mike Feuer says the big banks are to blame.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Jun 16, 2014 • 1 min read

    Many parts of Los Angeles are still feeling the effects of the mortgage crisis. In some neighborhoods, empty, foreclosed houses have become magnets for trash and crime. And L.A. City Attorney Mike Feuer says the big banks are to blame. His lawsuit against JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo alleges that the banks engaged in predatory and racist lending practices that hurt L.A. borrowers, and ultimately the city’s finances.

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      Barbara Bogaev

      radio journalist

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      Andrew Walsh

      Too Beautiful to Live

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Mike Feuer

      LA city attorney, candidate in 2022 LA mayoral race

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    Starbucks U., the Ivory Trade, and Tastemakers
    1. 0:00Starbucks Tuition
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    3. 16:51TV Roundup
    4. 26:38Who Are the "Tastemakers"?
    5. 41:25LA City Attorney on Foreclosure SuitYou’re reading this
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