The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. May 21, 2013 Report: Banks Lagging on Settlement Payments for Mortgage Wrongdoing --------------------------------------------------------------------- New figures show major U.S. banks are withholding billions of dollars in money they owe to victimized homeowners. According to The Washington Post, less than half of the $5.7 billion that banks owe from nearly 30 government-brokered settlements has been paid out.