Frontline

Before reading this article, I did not know that the Bank of America had agreed to a $16.65 billion settlement with the Justice Department to resolve allegations of mortgage-related misconduct in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis. Also, I did not know that Bank of America will pay a record $9.65 billion cash settlement to the federal government and six states, and provide an additional $7 billion in consumer relief for struggling homeowners. Lastly, I did not know that the penalties for Bank of America, the second biggest U.S. bank, have more than matched the size of its profits since 2009. I would like to know more about the crisis-era litigation. 

Scavenger Hunt

On Friday, when we did the class scavenger hunt, I worked in a group of 4. I worked with Kristen, Abby, and Cindy and it helped a lot. Working with partners helped me find the items because we could bounce ideas off of one another to find the items. When I could not think of something I would just ask one of my partners their opinion and then I would be able to find one. 

During the scavenger hunt we would ask each other for help when we could not figure something out. I can relate this to some situations in my life.  For example, if I cannot find one of my shoes I may ask my sister to help me find it or if I do not understand something in my Chemistry class then I can ask someone in my class for help.