They e-mailed Bruce Marks, the Australian anesthesiologist, who agreed to shell out for two more shares.

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"This is outrageous, " Bruce Marks, head of the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America, a non-profit homeowner advocacy group, told the BBC.

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Mr. BRUCE MARKS (Head of Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America): These are the same people that created a problem and profited from the problem.

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Bruce Marks is the head of the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America, or NACA. He doesn't like that PennyMac founders came out of Countrywide, an aggressive subprime lender.

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"It is a step in the right direction, but it's not as big a step as one might think, " said Bruce Marks, who leads the Neighborhood Assistance Corp. of America.

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Original members Mike Love, Brian Wilson and Al Love last year performed with band members David Marks and Bruce Johnston at London's Wembley Arena on The Beach Boys' 50th anniversary world tour.

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