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Madoff Kicks the Racial Gap in the Crotchnew

The Racial Disparity Project’s donors invested with embattled investor Bernard Madoff, and can’t afford to be nearly as charitable this year.
Seattle Weekly  |  Nina Shapiro  |  01-26-2009  |  Economy
Tags: economic issues, social services, Bernard Madoff, Racial Disparity Project

After the Crash, There's Little Recourse for Those Wronged by WaMunew

The problem for plaintiffs in suits against WaMu is who to go after now. Rob Williamson, an attorney who filed a class-action suit against WaMu over what he claims were hidden and excessive fees, puts it this way: "The defendant no longer exists."
Seattle Weekly  |  Nina Shapiro  |  12-02-2008  |  Economy
Tags: real estate, Washington, law, mortgage crisis, housing & development, economic issues, banks, class-action lawsuits, Consumer Protection Act, FDIC, Truth in Lending Act, Washington Mutual

Seattle's Foreclosure Vulturesnew

A crashing housing market is just another profit opportunity for some scavengers.
Seattle Weekly  |  Nina Shapiro  |  11-17-2008  |  Economy
Tags: real estate, foreclosures, mortgage crisis, housing & development, economic issues

Big Gamenew

Breaking into Washington's Native American gaming gold rush can be a wild west circus -- just ask the Snoqualmie Tribe.
Seattle Weekly  |  Nina Shapiro  |  09-13-2006  |  Economy
Tags: Economic Issues

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