"Teed Off" Consumer Activists Plan Pickets At Bay State Deutsche Bank Golf Tournament

In Norton, Massachusetts, the Boston Herald reports:

• Activists plan to picket the Deutsche Bank Championship golf tournament in Norton today, saying they’re teed off about the sponsor’s role in the Bay State foreclosure crisis. “Deutsche Bank was the biggest forecloser and evicter in Massachusetts last year by quite a bit,” charged Steve Meacham of protest organizer City Life. “We feel we can’t have them sponsor a high-profile golf tournament without saying something to them.” Protesters intend to rally outside the PGA event, which features Phil Mickelson, V.J. Singh and other top golfers.

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• Deutsche Bank counters that it’s just a mortgage middleman, with little power over home seizures even though its name often appears on foreclosure papers.

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