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foreclosures, and he had a winning streak on a game show. what is the consumer financial protection bureau? it aims to put a stop to predatory lending. it will keep an eye on credit card fees and student loans and keep an ear on consumer complaints. because a whole lot of centers don't like the bureau, the confirmation could be, dare i say, in jeopardy. dan, tell us first why this nomination is not going to elizabeth warren? >> reporter: well, certainly the white house saw her as somebody that could set up the agency and had hoped that she was the person who could potentially lead th...

Well, there's been a lot of focus on bad mortgages. the government's failure to help. we've also heard about negligence on the part of lenders. the so-called robo signers are just the beginning. msnbc's lisa myers continuing her coverage. hi, leaseia. >> hi, dylan. as you noted in the last few months, there's been a lot of talk about robo signing and a host of other improper foreclosure practices by the banks. our nbc news investigation wound this is more than just sloppy paperwork. in many cases, it is intentional and it matters. >> reporter: foreclosure court in jacksonville. >> it's appropr...

Is your country more important? we showed you earlier, last week, the union workers in detroit, protesting bank of america to try to force it to shut down. this isn't the first time. tomorrow national people's action is calling for people to flood the attorney general's office with phone calls to demand the attorney general stand with the homeowners and not big bank to investigate foreclosure practices. i don't think union members want to destroy america, but if you stay silent you will have the same effect. more on this tomorrow.

Criminally. they want to see a strong settlement with principal write-down for millions of mortgages. they say it's not enough to change the way they modify loans or change the procedures of the foreclosure practices. they want to see lower loan balances because of so many borrowers under water on their loans. but again, that's a slippery slope. banks are arguing if you give principal write-down to one borrower, there's a thousand behind them claiming they should get their loan reduced, too, and present more borrowering saying i can't pay my mortgage because they want the reduction in principa...

Investigation of foreclosure practices. the states are accusing some banks ofç using faulty documen to evict people. a new york times report cites incompetence, disorganization and sheer laziness by some banks. diana olick joins us now from washington. this is one of the hottest topics you can find these days. people are talking about it on the internet. they're talking about it in the neighborhoods. what can we learn from these latest numbers about the number of people who are getting kicked out of their homes? >> what we find, tamron, is even though the big banks are halting or delaying fo...