On March 7, the first draft of a proposed settlement from the the 50 state Attorneys General against the big banks for their rampant mortgage fraud went public.

The AGs probably thought that starting with a middle-of-the-road proposal full of potential loopholes would be a good way to start negotiations. But the big banks and their supporters have already started crying foul, trying to slip out of any real enforcement, punishment and restitution for the millions of homeowners they owe.

This means that it’s time to kick into high gear our push for a “settlement that fits the crime.”

The state Attorneys General are expected to begin negotiations with the big banks this week.  While the final details will take weeks to hammer out, the opening salvo will determine what stays on – or gets kicked off – the negotiating table. That’s why we are planning a Nationwide Call-In Day to the Attorneys General on Tuesday, March 29.

We need every voice we can to demand a settlement that provides justice to the millions of us that have lost our homes and our security because of the actions of the big banks.  This is the week to gather your friends and family to join the fight.

For a first step, help us spread the word by joining our CrimeShouldntPay campaign on Facebook and share it with your friends in the lead up to March 29.

The Attorneys General need to pick a side – the millions of homeowners they’ve sworn to protect or the big banks that have bankrupted our communities and country.  Let’s help them make the right decision.

Stay tuned this week for more information.  And thanks for all that you do.

Sincerely,

PICO National Network
National People’s Action
Alliance for a Just Society
Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment
IAF Southeast


STATEAG NAMEPHONE
AlabamaLuther Strange(334) 242-7300
AlaskaJohn J. Burns(907) 465-3600
ArizonaTom Horne(602) 542-4266
ArkansasDustin McDaniel(800) 482-8982
CaliforniaKamala Harris510-622-4500
916-323-8270 (main comment voicemail)
ColoradoJohn Suthers303-866-4500
ConnecticutGeorge Jepsen(860) 808-5318
DelawareBeau Biden(302) 577-8338
District of ColumbiaIrvin Nathan (Acting)(202) 727-3400
FloridaPam Bondi(850) 414-3300
GeorgiaSam Olens(404) 656-3300
HawaiiMark Bennett(808) 586-1500
IdahoLawrence Wasden(208) 334-2400
IllinoisLisa Madigan(312) 814-3000
IndianaGreg Zoeller(317) 232-6201
IowaTom Miller(515) 281-5164
KansasDerek Schmidt(785) 296-2215
KentuckyJack Conway(502) 696-5300
LouisianaJames “Buddy” Caldwell(225) 326-6000
MaineWilliam Schneider(207) 626-8800
MarylandDouglas F. Gansler(410) 576-6300
MassachusettsMartha Coakley(617) 727-2200
MichiganBill Schuette(517) 373-1110
MinnesotaLori Swanson(651) 296-3353
MississippiJim Hood(601) 359-3680
MissouriChris Koster(573) 751-3321
MontanaSteve Bullock(406) 444-2026
NebraskaJon Bruning(402) 471-2682
NevadaCatherine Cortez Mastro(775) 684-1100
New HampshireMichael Delaney(603) 271-3658
New JerseyPaula T. Dow(609) 292-8740
New MexicoGary King(505) 827-6000
New YorkEric Schneiderman(518) 474-7330
North CarolinaRoy Cooper(919) 716-6400
North DakotaWayne Stenehjem(701) 328-2210
OhioMike DeWine(614) 466-4320
OklahomaScott Pruitt(405) 521-3921
OregonJohn Kroger(503) 378-4400
PennsylvaniaWilliam H. Ryan, Jr. (Acting)(717) 787-3391
Rhode IslandPeter Kilmartin(401) 274-4400
South CarolinaAlan Wilson(803) 734-3970
South DakotaMarty Jackley(605) 773-3215
TennesseeRobert E. Cooper Jr.615-741-3491
TexasGreg Abbott(512) 463-2100
UtahMark Shurtleff(801) 538-9600
VermontWilliam Sorrell(802) 828-3173
VirginiaKen Cuccinelli(804) 786-2071
WashingtonRob McKenna(360) 753-6200
West VirginiaDarrel V. McGraw(304) 558-2021
WisconsinJ.B. Van Hollen(608) 266-1221
WyomingBruce A. Salzburg(307) 777-7841

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