Articles tagged with complaint
Sat, April 28, 2012
Sarkozy tells Strauss-Kahn to take complaint to court
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy challenged former IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Saturday to take legal action over his allegation that "political enemies ...
Mon, April 23, 2012
Complaint tests conservative group's charity status
By David Ingram and Nanette Byrnes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A conservative group that promotes legislation in state capitals is mainly a lobbying organization and should ...
Fri, April 20, 2012
Novo Nordisk rejects diabetes drug Victoza complaint
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk rejected a consumer advocacy group's complaint about its big-selling diabetes drug Victoza as groundless and said it ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
Tennant's Virgin ad pulled after Doctor Who complaint
Tennant, who portrayed the Time Lord between 2005 and 2010, teamed up with Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson to showcase a new product bundle ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
Tennant's Virgin ad pulled after Doctor Who complaint
Tennant, who portrayed the Time Lord between 2005 and 2010, teamed up with Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson to showcase a new product bundle ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
Confining pigs in crates stirs complaint from Humane Society
(Reuters) - The Humane Society of the United States filed a legal complaint asserting that a national campaign that portrays the pork industry as ethical ...
Tue, April 10, 2012
Housing group files bias complaint against Wells Fargo
By Margaret Chadbourn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A nonprofit group on Tuesday filed a discrimination complaint with the U.S. government accusing Wells Fargo & Co. of a failure to maintain foreclosed homes in minority neighborhoods compared with those vacant properties it owns in white areas.
The complaint was filed by the National Fair Housing Alliance with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
"We found that with Wells Fargo, there was a neglect of simple things -- a lack of routine maintenance and security of the property -- that just didn't happen in African American and Latino neighborhoods across the board," said Shanna Smith, president of the National Fair Housing Alliance.
The complaint stemmed from years of investigations by the group, which advocates for minorities on housing issues, into how major lenders maintain and market bank-owned properties in various real estate markets across the nation.
In its complaint filed with HUD, the group said that in an independent investigation it completed on foreclosed properties owned by Wells Fargo, disparities existed in the maintenance and marketing of vacant homes for sale in minority neighborhoods compared with those homes in white neighborhoods.
A spokesperson for HUD declined to provide any comment on the group's complaint.
Tom Goyda, a Wells Fargo spokesman, said in a statement that the institution "conducts all lending-related activities in a fair and consistent manner without regard to race, and this includes maintenance and marketing standards for all foreclosed properties."
"Regrettably, the complaint does not include specific property information that can allow us to investigate the circumstances in any of the markets they list," he said.
Wells Fargo said that when it is responsible for a property it has a department that conducts monthly inspections, completes maintenance work and secures and winterizes homes. In other instances, the bank may service the loans, but the investors who own the mortgages handle the maintenance and sale of their properties after foreclosure.
The nonprofit group evaluated foreclosed properties owned by Wells Fargo in eight cities: Atlanta, Baltimore, Dallas, Dayton, Ohio, Miami, Oakland, California, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. They looked at 218 foreclosed properties owned by Wells Fargo.
Included in the survey were 149 properties located in neighborhoods occupied by minority groups, of which 99 that were in predominantly African-American neighborhoods, while the remainder were populated in mostly white communities.
The group used various statistics from its investigation to allege that properties in white communities were taken much better care of. For example, the group said that 56 percent of the foreclosed properties surveyed in the minority communities had substantial amounts of trash piling up, compared with 30 percent of Wells Fargo foreclosures in white neighborhoods that had the same problem.
"I was just astonished by how poorly maintained so many of Wells Fargo properties were," said Smith. "When you drive through some of these neighborhoods of color, you would just be stunned by the overgrowth of weeds, often there's no for-sale sign in front of the house, some look completely abandoned."
In a report released by the group earlier this month, they faulted the banking industry for discrimination in the care and maintenance of foreclosures, and offered evidence of disparity in how banks keep up properties and market them in white communities compared to properties in black and Latino neighborhoods.
(Reporting By Margaret Chadbourn; Additional reporting ...
Tue, April 10, 2012
Housing group files bias complaint against Wells Fargo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A nonprofit group on Tuesday filed a discrimination complaint with the U.S. government accusing Wells Fargo & Co. of a failure to ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
Expedia files Google complaint to EU regulators
By Foo Yun Chee
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Online travel agency Expedia on Friday accused Google of breaching EU rules with a formal complaint to EU ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
Japan watchdog files criminal complaint against Olympus
By Noriyuki Hirata
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's securities watchdog became the latest authority to file a criminal complaint against Olympus Corp <7733.T>, some former executives ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
Japan watchdog files criminal complaint against Olympus
By Noriyuki Hirata
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's securities watchdog became on Tuesday the latest authority to file a criminal complaint against Olympus Corp, some ...
Tue, February 28, 2012
Microsoft joins Google+ dispute in EU: sources
By Foo Yun Chee
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Microsoft and several other companies have complained to EU antitrust regulators about Google's social networking tool, two ...
Sat, February 18, 2012
Motorola Mobility says Apple files EU patent complaint
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Apple has asked EU anti-trust regulators to step in and settle a technology patent dispute between the company and Motorola Mobility, according ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
Schwab client-waiver spurs FINRA complaint
By Joseph A. Giannone and Suzanne Barlyn
(Reuters) - Wall Street's own watchdog filed a complaint against Charles Schwab Corp
Thu, September 22, 2011
"X Factor" pant-dropping prompts indecency complaint
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - New TV talent show "The X Factor" was hit with a formal indecency complaint on Friday for broadcasting an audition by ...
Mon, August 22, 2011
Lythgoe shrugs off Levine's Idol complaint
Levine, who acts as a judge on Idol rival The Voice, slammed bosses behind the hit TV talent show over allegations they prevent gay ...
Sun, August 21, 2011
Lythgoe shrugs off Levine's Idol complaint
Levine, who acts as a judge on Idol rival The Voice, slammed bosses behind the hit TV talent show over allegations they prevent gay ...
Sat, August 20, 2011
Lythgoe shrugs off Levine's Idol complaint
Levine, who acts as a judge on Idol rival The Voice, slammed bosses behind the hit TV talent show over allegations they prevent gay ...
Fri, August 19, 2011
Lythgoe shrugs off Levine's Idol complaint
Levine, who acts as a judge on Idol rival The Voice, slammed bosses behind the hit TV talent show over allegations they prevent gay ...
Mon, August 08, 2011
Trade agency to eye Apple complaint against HTC
(Reuters) - A U.S. trade agency will review Apple Inc's patent-infringement complaint against Taiwanese phone maker HTC Corp.
The International Trade Commission will ...
Fri, August 05, 2011
Groups to file FEC, DOJ complaint over pro-Romney cash
By Molly O'Toole
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two campaign finance watchdogs are asking the Federal Election Commission and Department of Justice to investigate a $1 ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
Kardashian takes action over skin complaint
The brunette beauty, who is preparing to marry basketball player Kris Humphries on 20 August (11), recently opened up about the complaint after she ...
Wed, August 03, 2011
Kardashian takes action over skin complaint
The brunette beauty, who is preparing to marry basketball player Kris Humphries on 20 August (11), recently opened up about the complaint after she ...
Tue, July 26, 2011
InterDigital files Nokia, Huawei, ZTE complaint
NEW YORK (Reuters) - InterDigital Inc has filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission against Nokia Corp, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and ...
Tue, July 26, 2011
InterDigital files Nokia, Huawei complaint
NEW YORK (Reuters) - InterDigital Inc has filed a complaint at the U.S. International Trade Commission against Nokia, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and ZTE ...
Sun, July 17, 2011
Samsung LED files complaint against Osram in U.S.
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung LED Co. Ltd. said it had filed a complaint with the U.S. fair trade commission to ban imports of LED ...
Mon, July 11, 2011
Apple files fresh patent complaint against HTC
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc has filed a fresh complaint against Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp with a U.S. trade panel over unspecified ...
Wed, July 06, 2011
Judge to hear retired NFL players' complaint in August
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A group of retired National Football League players who feel they have been excluded from the mediation sessions taking place between ...
Thu, June 30, 2011
Samsung asks U.S. to ban iPad, iPhone imports
SEOUL/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Samsung asked the U.S. International Trade Commission to ban the importation of Apple's iPhones, iPads and iPods, ratcheting ...
Thu, June 23, 2011
Arkansas newspaper obituary draws complaint from gay group
By Suzi Parker
LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - A small newspaper in north central Arkansas is considering changing its policy on obituaries after a local ...
Wed, June 15, 2011
FIFA Ethics committee question Blazer after complaint
By Simon Evans
MIAMI (Reuters) - FIFA's Ethics Committee has questioned CONCACAF general secretary Chuck Blazer, the whistle-blower in the cash-for-votes scandal, after complaints ...
Tue, May 24, 2011
Players file labor complaint against NBA
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The NBA Players Association has accused management of unfair labor practices in a complaint filed with the National Labor Relations Board ...
Fri, April 29, 2011
Democrats file complaint over Romney fundraising
By Ros Krasny
BOSTON (Reuters) - The New Hampshire Democratic Party on Friday said Mitt Romney's presidential campaign may have violated election finance laws ...
Wed, April 20, 2011
Boeing vows to fight complaint over second 787 plant
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Boeing Co <BA.N> said it would fight a National Labor Relations Board complaint originally lodged by one of its labor unions ...
Fri, April 15, 2011
South Korean portals file competition complaint against Google
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's top internet portals filed a complaint on Friday with antitrust regulators against Google Inc, alleging the search giant was ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Microsoft files EU competition complaint vs Google
By Bill Rigby and Foo Yun Chee
SEATTLE/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp stepped up its rivalry with Google Inc, claiming in its first-ever complaint ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
IBM pays $10 million to settle bribery complaint
NEW YORK (Reuters) - IBM has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a complaint its employees tried to bribe South Korean and Chinese officials ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
Democratic Party Files Complaint Against Gov. Walker
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The State Democratic Party has filed a complaint that accuses Governor Scott Walker of illegally using his tax-funded office for political ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Complaint Filed Against FDL Sen. Hopper
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WTAQ) - A complaint has been filed with the state Justice Department that accuses state Senate Republican Randy Hopper of not ...
Mon, March 07, 2011
WI Democratic Party Files Complaint Against Gov. Walker
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The State Democratic Party filed a complaint Monday against Governor Scott Walker, accusing him of violating ethics and campaign laws.
Party ...
Mon, March 07, 2011
Judge pulls Mexico justice film over complaint
Presumed Guilty focuses on a pair of lawyers who battle to free a man they believe is wrongly convicted of murder, and features officials ...
Mon, February 28, 2011
Largest Public Workers Union Files Complaint over Bargaining
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The state government’s largest public employee union filed an unfair labor practice charge Monday against Governor Scott Walker.
The Wisconsin ...
Thu, January 13, 2011
Saw 3D complaint upheld
The advert for the horror franchise's final installment, which was released last October (10), shows a screaming man with bloody hands surrounded by ...
Tue, January 11, 2011
Companies warily eye new consumer complaint sites
By Linda Stern
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government is intensifying its use of consumer complaint websites with two new outlets for customer gripes ...
Fri, November 26, 2010
Anderson files harassment complaint against Sheen
The Two and a Half Men actor hit headlines in October (10) when police were called to his suite at the plush Plaza Hotel ...
Wed, November 24, 2010
Social medical sites need disclosures: U.S. complaint
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Web sites offering a sense of community to people with diseases or ailments often are created by marketers who fail to disclose ...
Wed, November 24, 2010
Anderson filing police complaint against Sheen
The Two and a Half Men actor hit headlines last month (Oct10) over reports he ransacked his suite during a night of passion with ...
Sun, October 24, 2010
SEC plans to streamline complaint process: report
(Reuters) - The U.S. securities regulator is planning to streamline the complaint process by electronically cataloging alleged securities violations, the Wall Street Journal said ...
Mon, October 18, 2010
Producers respond to Conviction complaint
The new film tells the story of Kenneth Waters, who was jailed for the murder of Katharina Brow, and released after 18 years when ...
Wed, October 06, 2010
Google denies Oracle's Android copyright complaint
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Google has denied Oracle's complaint of copyright infringement in development of Android smartphone software and asked a U.S. court to ...
Fri, September 17, 2010
McCartney's complaint dismissed
The fashion designer was angry to discover that bosses at Bodyform offered up underwear from her range as a prize in magazine and online ...
Thu, September 16, 2010
U.S. files gender bias complaint versus Tyson unit
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Labor Department has filed a complaint accusing Tyson Foods Inc of systematically rejecting female job applicants at its plant in Illinois ...
Fri, July 09, 2010
Complaint Issued Against Kewaunee "Indians" Name
KEWAUNEE COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A complaint has been issued against the "Indians" name and mascot at Kewaunee High School.
Under a new state law ...
Tue, June 29, 2010
U.S. company lodges EU antitrust complaint vs SAP
By Foo Yun Chee
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. software company Versata filed a complaint with European Union antitrust regulators accusing German software company SAP ...
Fri, March 26, 2010
U.S. mulling financial services complaint vs. China
By Bate Felix and Doug Palmer
BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has talked with U.S. credit cards companies about barriers they face ...
Wed, March 10, 2010
Chinese group file complaint over faulty HP laptops
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - More than 100 Chinese consumers have filed an official complaint against Hewlett-Packard Co over faulty laptop computers, leaving the door open for ...
Sat, March 06, 2010
China to punish hackers, says no Google complaint
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has pledged to punish hackers who attacked Google if there is evidence to prove it, but said it has yet to ...
Thu, February 25, 2010
Sass Files Complaint Against Primary Opponent
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A campaign attorney for State Treasurer Dawn Marie Sass has filed a complaint that accuses her primary opponent of sending an ...
Fri, February 19, 2010
U.S. ITC to investigate Apple complaint versus Nokia
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Friday it has agreed to investigate Apple Inc's patent infringement complaint against ...
Fri, January 22, 2010
Motorola files U.S. ITC complaint against RIM
By Sinead Carew
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Motorola Inc has asked U.S. regulators to bar Research In Motion from the U.S. sale of ...
Mon, January 11, 2010
U.S. judge rejects SEC bid to expand BofA complaint
By Rachelle Younglai and Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Manhattan federal judge on Monday rejected the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ...
Wed, December 23, 2009
MGIC shares fall on insurance denial complaint
(Reuters) - Shares of MGIC Investment Corp <MTG.N> fell nearly 10 percent, a day after the largest U.S. mortgage insurer said two units ...
Fri, November 13, 2009
Panel Rules Dismissal Of Complaint Against Gableman
MADISON (WRN) - A 3 judge panel recommends the state Supreme Court dismiss a complaint which accuses Justice Michael Gableman of false statements in a ...
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