States, banks reach foreclosure-abuse settlement

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WASHINGTON – Federal officials say the five largest mortgage lenders have reached a $25 billion settlement with 49 states about foreclosure abuses that took place after the housing bubble burst.

They will have three years to fulfill the terms of the landmark deal announced Thursday.

The deal also ends a separate investigation into Bank of America and Countrywide for inflating appraisals of loans from 2003 through most of 2009. Bank of America will pay $1 billion to settle that federal probe.

Oklahoma is the lone holdout and will receive no money.

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