GE’s subprime lender WMC Mortgage files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy 

General Electric is moving closer to putting its failed attempt to capitalize on the subprime lending boom into its rearview mirror. Earlier this month, GE agreed to pay a fine of $1.5 billion as part of a settlement with the Department of Justice over the pre-crisis lending activities of the company’s shuttered subprime lending unit, WMC Mortgage. And this week, WMC Mortgage filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.