The government filed a civil lawsuit
against Bank of America Corp. last week over the sale of $ 850 million in residential mortgage - backed securities.
1) You're subject to a less strict mortgage stress test (you're only stress tested
against the Bank of Canada's five - year benchmark rate, but
1) You're subject to a less strict mortgage stress test (you're only stress tested
against the Bank of Canada's five - year benchmark rate, but not your contract mortgage rate plus two percent).
The National Fair Housing Alliance recently expanded its lawsuit
against Bank of America, claiming that BofA has not been attentive in maintaining and marketing some of the REO properties they own.
However, the recent publication of our appellate win
against Bank of America merits some discussion today because the ruling on the issue of «Standing» may be helpful to others who are fighting against the foreclosure -LSB-...]
I'm tempted to list some of the huger mistakes that courts have made, ranging from the RIM saga [of which the New Yorker has a great piece today] and the collapse of the BCCI brought by Deloittes on behalf of BCCI investors
against the Bank of England, which collapsed after 12 years... [more]
Earlier this month, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a motion that had dismissed a lawsuit
against Bank of Montreal, Rogers Communications Inc., and Umbro Inc., among others, in Boudreau v. Bank of Montreal.
Our Sydney partners have represented clients in some of Australia's largest and most complex corporate collapses, crises, disasters, and class actions, including HIH, World Trade Center litigation, Ensham Resources, Babcock & Brown liquidation proceedings, the James Hardie Royal Commission, a class action
against the Bank of Queensland and currently running six class actions in the Supreme Court of NSW against vehicle manufacturers arising out of the Takata airbags recalls; as well as presently (as a matter of public record): Arup Pty Ltd, Aurizon, Forge Group, ICICI Bank, NuCoal Ltd, South32, Macquarie Bank, Deloitte, and Viva Energy (amongst others).
Attorneys at GB&W have filed a civil lawsuit
against Bank of Hope (formally known as Wilshire Bank) which is one of the largest and most respected financial institutions in the Los Angeles Korean community.
On 9 February 2017 the PRA issued its Final Notice in respect of its investigation
against The Bank of Tokyo - Mitsubishi UFJ Limited («BTMU») and MUFG Securities EMEA plc («MUS (EMEA)») which imposed financial penalties of # 17.85 m against BTMU and a fine of # 8.925 m against MUS (EMEA) for failing to be open and cooperative with the PRA in relation to enforcement action into BTMU by the New York Department of Financial Services («DFS»).
Represented AIG in a $ 10 billion fraud suit
against Bank of America and its affiliates arising out of AIG's purchase of billions of dollars in Residential Mortgage - Backed Securities.
Obtained a $ 650 million settlement for American International Group in a long - running fraud action
against Bank of America and Countrywide arising out of misrepresentations made in conjunction with the sale of residential mortgage - backed securities.
[1] The plaintiffs seek to certify their action as a class proceeding
against the Bank of Nova Scotia (the «Bank») and Richard Wilson («Wilson»).
These investigations resulted in the $ 16.65 billion global settlement of RMBS - related claims
against Bank of America — the largest settlement with a single entity in American history — as well as the $ 13 billion global resolution with JP Morgan and the $ 7 billion global resolution with Citigroup.
Obtained $ 50 million for Pacific Life
against Bank of New York Mellon at conclusion of motions for summary judgment in breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty matter in an investment mismanagement case.
A woman in Pittsburgh is filing a lawsuit
against Bank of America after the bank seized her house in a wrongful foreclosure.
Recently, in Boudreau v. Bank of Montreal, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a motion dismissing a lawsuit
against Bank of Montreal (BMO), Rogers Communications Inc. (Rogers), and Umbro Inc. (Umbro).
On March 15, 2017, QuickLegal — still represented by Zal — filed a cross-complaint
against Bank of America alleging that it wrongfully froze QuickLegal's bank accounts after the lawsuit was filed in April 2015.
The suit
against Bank of America accuses it of keeping alive a fraudulent mortgage scheme, known as the «Hustle,» that it inherited in 2008 when it acquired the now defunct Countrywide Financial Corp., once the nation's largest mortgage lender.
For example, the Department of Labor won a case in 2010
against Bank of America in which the bank was found to have discriminated against African - Americans by using credit checks to hire entry - level employees.
Beginning with the same sweeping grace not unlike Schubert's «Serenade», The American opens with a note of prolonged silence as the camera slowly tracks toward a lone cabin set
against a bank of snow.
In 2012 it also pursued, and won, a mortgage - fraud case
against Bank of America.
(His opponents note his former firm later was selected to represent Ohio
against Bank of America in a lawsuit that could yield millions in fees.)
He has a lot to answer for and the answer is not a grandstanding suit
against Bank of America.
The Department of Financial Services on Tuesday announcement its latest enforcement action that includes a $ 315 million penalty levied
against the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi.
Cogburn also ruled that a related lawsuit - by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission brought
against Bank of America, can move forward.
(Reuters)- A North Carolina judge ruled on Thursday that a Justice Department lawsuit
against Bank of America Corp could move forward, allowing the complainant 30 days to file its amended petition.
The photographs, taken by the artist, depict birds flying
against banks of clouds that are suffused with the pale light of an obscured sun.
Not exact matches
The Manafort / Gates indictment was unsealed Monday morning, and it contains 12 counts: conspiracy
against the United States, conspiracy to launder money, unregistered agent
of a foreign principal, false and misleading FARA statements, false statements, and seven counts
of failure to file reports
of foreign
bank and financial accounts.
TORONTO, May 1 - The Canadian dollar fell to a four - week low
against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday before paring its decline, as
Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said the outlook for the domestic economy is good despite the overhang
of high household debt.
WASHINGTON, May 1 - A District
of Columbia federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by state
bank regulators
against the U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich wrote in her decision tossing out the case, issued late on Monday.
The government's wave
of legal actions
against JPMorgan Chase is designed to make the
bank look bad and is a relentless approach similar to Feds» pursuit
of Jimmy Hoffa, CNBC's Jim Cramer said Wednesday.
Notable wins for the CFPB include its $ 100 million fine
against Wells Fargo
Bank last year for its practice
of opening unauthorized deposit accounts and credit cards.
Canada's Big Six
banks themselves are less likely to feel the need to innovate, insulated as they are
against the competitive agitation
of fintech companies by their market position and regulatory balustrade, and cognizant that Canada's venture capitalism industry — usually the fuel for fintech — is far less fulsome than America's.
A nationwide assortment
of state cybersecurity regulations «raises the issue
of whether such regulations violate the U.S. Constitution's «dormant» Commerce Clause, which restricts states» ability to discriminate
against or unduly burden interstate commerce,» write Matthew A. Schwartz and Corey Omer for the Clearing House, a
banking and payments trade group.
For the past several months, the chief investment strategist at
Bank of America Merrill Lynch warned
against the so - called Icarus trade, which he defines as a reversal
of the «melt up» seen in stocks since early 2016.
The result was an early secure bitcoin wallet platform that later evolved into Xapo, which Casares describes as «the Swiss
bank of bitcoin» and claims is «the first bitcoin vault fully protected and insured
against hacking and bankruptcy.»
In its last assessment, S&P said that Portugal's outlook was stable, «balancing our expectation
of further budgetary consolidation and likely receding
banking sector risks over the next two years
against the risks
of a weakening external growth environment and vulnerabilities related to high private - and public - sector debt.»
Sterling dropped more than 1 percent
against the U.S. dollar on Thursday after the
Bank of England announced the first rate hike since the financial crisis.
Watch the coming renewal
of the
Bank of Canada's mandate closely for signs it may relax its fight
against inflation.
The
bank admitted that the controversial Wilders — who was convicted
of discrimination
against Moroccans at a political rally in 2015 — could become the next prime minister.
But Glencore, under London Stock Exchange reporting obligations, said it would only contribute 300 million euros in equity (taking a tiny equity interest
of 0.54 %, and even that only «indirectly»), while the rest
of the money was provided by «QIA and by non-recourse
bank financing,» the latter being a loan that effectively insulates Glencore
against most
of the risks
of owning Rosneft shares.
Bitcoin investors are on alert to see whether Beijing will take further action
against cryptocurrencies, such as shutting down bitcoin «mines», the energy - hungry operations that create bitcoin by solving mathematical problems using vast
banks of computers.
He also said that the
Bank of Japan doesn't realize that the odds are stacked
against them because whenever there's a problem in emerging markets, the yen is seen as a safe haven, which causes it to strengthen.
Businesses and
banks are in the news for being corrupt and leaders are accused
of horrible actions
against employees.
WASHINGTON — Seeking to intensify pressure on Russia, President Barack Obama on Thursday expanded U.S. economic sanctions
against Moscow over its actions in Ukraine, targeting President Vladimir Putin's chief
of staff and 19 other individuals as well as a Russian
bank that provides them support.
As investigators wrap their case
against more than a dozen traders involved in the recent LIBOR scandal — which involves executives at Barclays and a growing list
of international
banks attempting to manipulate the benchmark figure for trillions
of pounds» worth
of financial contracts — they're revealing a curious fact about how some
of the details were leaked in the first place.
Also unsurprisingly, Federal Reserve
Bank of Kansas City President Esther George, dissenter - in - chief at the bank, voted against the motion to stay the course, citing «economic and financial imbalances,» as well as, further down the road, «an increase in long - term inflation expectations» as reasons for conc
Bank of Kansas City President Esther George, dissenter - in - chief at the
bank, voted against the motion to stay the course, citing «economic and financial imbalances,» as well as, further down the road, «an increase in long - term inflation expectations» as reasons for conc
bank, voted
against the motion to stay the course, citing «economic and financial imbalances,» as well as, further down the road, «an increase in long - term inflation expectations» as reasons for concern.
Christy Tan
of the National Australia
Bank explains why she's projecting the Australian dollar to weaken
against the U.S. dollar.
But the figures are further illustration
of how even an ultra-loose monetary policy from the European Central
Bank, which has driven the euro to a 12 - year low
against the dollar this year, still hasn't created a self - sustaining recovery in the region.