The mortgage securities crisis that nearly brought down the economy didn't just hurt homeowners. Allstate filed a lawsuit against Bank of America and 17 other defendants over understating the risks on more than $700 million in toxic mortgages it bought from Countrywide Financial. Bank of America bought Countrywide in 2008. more ›

We have to admit that we, like many, have been burned on eBay before. Whether it was a new driver to improve our woeful golf game or a set of Precious Moments figurines, it's happened to us all and we storm off in a huff, a little angrier and $50 down. But imagine paying thousands of dollars for an alleged Picasso on eBay and finding out that it was not only a fake, but that someone connected with the forgery purposely jacked up the bids. more ›