The amount Chase agreed to in the proposed settlement will include cash payments, mortgage loan credits, and loan forgiveness to the homeowners in bankruptcy. Chase has agreed to change its internal operations, and an independent compliance reviewer will conduct oversight to ensure that Chase is complying with the terms of the settlement.
Read More »Morgan Stanley Agrees to Pay $2.6 Billion to Resolve RBMS Claims
Investment firm Morgan Stanley agreed in principle on Wednesday to pay $2.6 billion to resolve claims that it packaged and sold faulty residential mortgage-backed securities leading up to the financial crisis.
Read More »Bank of America Provides Nearly $9 Million in Consumer Relief Toward Settlement Obligation
Bank of America has begun the process of paying out $7 billion in consumer relief as part of its record $16.65 billion settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and six states last August, according to an announcement on the settlement monitor's website. Professor Eric D. Green, independent monitor of the settlement, announced in his initial progress report since the settlement was reached six months ago that Bank of America had correctly claimed credit of approximately $8.94 million for 100 first-lien loan modifications meant to help make mortgages more affordable for struggling homeowners
Read More »Report: DOJ Pushing to Charge Individuals for Roles in Mortgage Meltdown
Attorney General Eric Holder has given U.S. attorneys across the country 90 days to judge whether or not they want to bring cases against specific individuals for their alleged roles in 2008's mortgage crisis, according to reports.
Read More »Five Servicers to Pay $123 Million to Service Members for Unlawful Foreclosures
Five of the nation's largest mortgage servicers will pay more than $123 million to 952 service members and their co-borrowers as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over non-judicial foreclosures that violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), according to an announcement from the Justice Department.
Read More »Bank of America Loses Bid to Overturn Verdict in ‘Hustle’ Case
Bank of America lost its bid on Tuesday to overturn a jury verdict that resulted in a $1.27 billion civil penalty over the packaging and selling of toxic residential mortgage-backed securities to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the run-up to the financial crisis, according to media reports.
Read More »Credit Agency Reaches $1.37 Billion Settlement With DOJ, 19 States over RMBS Ratings
New York-based credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's Ratings Services and its parent company, McGraw Hill Financial, have entered into settlements with the U.S. Department of Justice and Attorneys General of 19 states and the District of Columbia over claims that S&P misrepresented residential mortgage-backed securities and collaterized debt obligations to investors, according to a release from McGraw Hill on Tuesday morning. As part of the settlement, which is not subject to court approval, McGraw Hill agreed to pay $687.5 million to the Department of Justice and a combined $687.5 million to the states and the District of Columbia.
Read More »Report: Credit Rater, DOJ Could Settle By End of Week for $1.37 Billion Over RMBS Ratings
New York-based credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's Ratings Services could enter into a settlement for more than $1 billion with the U.S. Department of Justice over the misrepresentation of mortgage-backed securities to investors before the end of the week.
Read More »Financial Institutions Account for Much of DOJ’s Record $24.7 Billion in Fines Collected in FY 2014
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced earlier this week that it has issued $24.7 billion in fines and penalties from various organizations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, which was more than three times the $8 billion that DOJ collected for FY 2013. Much of the money collected was a result of enforcement actions by DOJ upon financial institutions for their handling of residential mortgage-backed securities.
Read More »Fifth Third Settles Discrimination Claims with DOJ
Fifth Third Bancorp, Inc. has agreed to pay $1.52 million in a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, which charged that Fifth Third discriminated against loan applicants based on disability.
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