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4 Dec 2008, 6:57 pm
Corporate partners Edward Herlihy and Richard Kim led the Wachtell team along with executive compensation partner Jeremy Goldstein and tax partner Joshua Holmes. [read post]
2 Dec 2008, 1:00 am
I specifically noted concerns investors had raised about the Bank of America’s regulatory settlement in which the bank proposed to restructure over 400,000 mortgages the Countrywide Financial Corporation had originated prior to being acquired by BoA. [read post]
13 Nov 2008, 10:17 am
Mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corporation has agreed to provide approximately $8 billion in home loan and foreclosure relief to as many as 397,000 homeowners across the country including more than 1,000 in Kansas, Attorney General Steve Six said Thursday. [read post]
12 Nov 2008, 2:37 am
” The program, which included up to $8.4 billion in interest rate and principal reductions for nearly 400,000 customers of Countrywide Financial Corporation, was hailed at the time as a “good framework” for similar arrangements with other mortgage companies. [read post]
10 Nov 2008, 12:00 pm
On October 7, 2008, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware granted the defendants' motion to dismiss in In re Countrywide Financial Corporation Derivative Litigation, a consolidated shareholder derivative action alleging breach of fiduciary duty against certain of Countrywide's directors and officers arising out of Countrywide's involvement in the subprime lending crisis. [read post]
23 Oct 2008, 6:42 pm
We currently represent three large state funds in a lawsuit against Countrywide Financial Corporation and its affiliates, underwriters, and responsible officers, for Securities Act and state law violations with respect to fifteen Countrywide RMBS and ABS offerings. [read post]
20 Oct 2008, 3:27 am
A group of appraisers in Idaho filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday against Countrywide Financial Corp. - Now, Bank of America Corp..., after its recent acquisition - claiming the company used "strong-arming tactics to intimidate appraisers to generate reports in line with Countrywide's business objectives. [read post]
17 Oct 2008, 6:07 pm by Sue McAllister
” The Restructure Solution is utilized by Countrywide, Citigroup, Bank of America and other servicers. [read post]
17 Oct 2008, 8:37 am
Predatory-lending individual and class actions against Countrywide Financial Corp. will be consolidated and heard in U.S. [read post]
10 Oct 2008, 3:18 am
Roberts does note that this holding is contrary to the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Luther v Countrywide earlier this year. [read post]
6 Oct 2008, 2:22 am
[JURIST] Officials for Bank of America [corporate website] announced Monday that they have agreed to an $8.4 billion settlement [press release] in response to allegations by 11 state attorneys general that subsidiary Countrywide Financial [corporate website] engaged in deceptive business practices that harmed consumers. [read post]
23 Sep 2008, 10:52 pm
FBI is investigating Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and American International Group Inc. as well as 26 other financial institutions for possible accounting misstatements.FBI is also investigating executives of those corporations as part of a probe into the collapse of the subprime-mortgage market, a senior law- enforcement official said tonight.The Securities and Exchange Commission is also investigating the companies for civil violations.Housing lenders… [read post]
22 Sep 2008, 9:25 pm
He argues that not enough attention has been paid to the deceptive marketing ploys that financial firms used to sell sub-prime mortgages, and he cites lawsuits filed against Countrywide Financial -- joined by several states -- to great effect. [read post]
22 Sep 2008, 1:20 pm
As The New York Times puts it: As late as 2004, financial services firms earned 28.3 percent of corporate America's total profits, according to Moody's Economy.com. [read post]
16 Sep 2008, 9:25 am
On top of its January 2008 acquisition of Countrywide Financial, the nation's largest mortgage lender, Bank of America can expect a heavy litigation burden, the plaintiffs lawyer said. [read post]
15 Sep 2008, 3:06 pm
The bank has previously acquired Countrywide Financial Corporation, MBNA Corp., Fleet First Boston, and US Trust Corp., among others. [read post]
24 Aug 2008, 11:53 pm
A press release issued today by Attorney General Carter begins:Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter has filed a lawsuit against the country's largest mortgage lender, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., and its parent company, Countrywide Financial Corporation. [read post]
12 Aug 2008, 7:28 pm
From the New York Times: The Justice Department has challenged an agreement that the Countrywide Financial Corporation reached in a bankruptcy court in Pittsburgh, saying it would make it harder to investigate and sue the mortgage lending giant. [read post]