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7 Sep 2011, 1:23 am by Kevin LaCroix
  With these latest settlements (many of which are subject to court approval), there have now been a total of 29 settlements collectively representing a total of almost $3.4 billion, for an average settlement of $116 million (although that average is obviously skewed upward by the $627 million Wachovia bondholders settlement and the $624 million Countrywide shareholders settlement)   As impressive as these cumulative numbers are, there are still many more cases pending. [read post]
8 Jun 2010, 4:58 pm by Mandelman
The advent of limited liability corporations and the legal ‘personhood’ of corporate shells have allowed business to create one sided bets for years, and they happily walk away from “corporate debt” when the tide shifts. [read post]
17 Dec 2008, 3:54 am
To be sure, the dismissal motions in the Countrywide subprime securities case (refer here) and the New Century Bankcorp subprime securities case (refer here) were both recently denied in strongly worded opinions. [read post]
4 Jan 2012, 12:33 am by Kevin LaCroix
If the Countrywide, Wachovia bondholders and Lehman offering underwriters’ settlements are removed from the equation, the average settlement drops to about $74.7 million. [read post]
The five units will be as follows: The Asset Management Unit to focus on investment advisers, investment companies, hedge funds and private equity funds; The Market Abuse Unit to focus on large-scale market abuses and complex manipulation schemes by institutional traders, market professionals and others; The Structured and New Products Unit to focus on complex derivatives and financial products, such as credit default swaps, collateralized debt obligations and other securitized products;… [read post]
5 Jul 2011, 1:41 am by Kevin LaCroix
  Yet Another Failed Bank Securities Lawsuit Settlement: On June 27, 2011, lead plaintiffs in the securities class action lawsuit filed in the Southern District of Florida on behalf of shareholders of the BankUnited Financial Corporation, the bankrupt holding company for the failed BankUnited FSB, filed a notice that the parties had reached an agreement to settle the case for $3 million. [read post]
18 Jun 2018, 5:27 pm by Wolfgang Demino
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION failed to adhere to the Fair Debt Collection Practice Act, as all 3rd party debt collectors are required to do.In the next paragraph, after describing the conduct of Countrywide Financial Corporation—which later merged with Bank of America—they wrote: "The Supreme Court has warned people in Federal Crop Insurance Corp vs. [read post]
17 May 2011, 5:42 am by Mandelman
LEARN IT, LIVE IT, LOVE IT SECURITIZATION The History of Financial Regulation in the United States What is Securitization? [read post]
24 Apr 2011, 4:18 am by Mandelman
  Here’s what you’ll find on the site’s only page: MASS LITIGATION ALLIANCE, PC A Professional Law Corporation PH: (424) 456-4080 My name is Matthew Davis, and I am the President of Mass Litigation Alliance, A Professional Law Corporation. [read post]
12 Jul 2012, 11:54 pm by Stan
His refusal to reveal more than a tiny part of his financial records is suspicious. [read post]
13 Aug 2017, 2:46 pm by Kevin LaCroix
  Arguably the highest profile example of a case in which the existence of a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan faced substantial scrutiny is the 2009 enforcement action that the SEC brought against former Countrywide Financial Angelo Mozilo. [read post]
10 Aug 2012, 1:28 am by Kevin LaCroix
The company ultimately replaced its auditor and restated its financial statements for prior periods in order to properly account for the convertible notes. [read post]
21 May 2020, 2:35 pm by Kevin LaCroix
To the extent an employer intends to make employees whole for prior compensation reductions as financial conditions improve, from a Section 409A compliance perspective, it would be better to do so on a discretionary basis in the form of a bonus or other compensation. [read post]
2 Feb 2011, 9:30 am by admin
  Catastrophe being a precondition to fundamental financial reform. [read post]
25 Apr 2011, 7:47 pm by Mandelman
” The fact is… before the current financial and foreclosure crises, I don’t remember there being nearly as many scammers looking to con anyone, anytime, anywhere. [read post]
26 Jun 2012, 11:51 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  The IRS is aware that some U.S. taxpayers living abroad have failed to timely file U.S. federal income tax returns or Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBARs). [read post]
7 Sep 2012, 11:01 am by admin
In September 1992, Allstate Corp., the second-largest U.S. home insurer, sought advice on improved efficiency from McKinsey & Co., a New York-based consulting firm that has advised many of the world’s biggest corporations, according to records in at least six civil court cases. [read post]
30 Jan 2024, 9:02 pm by renholding
I dissent from the Commission’s denial of a petition to amend Rule 202.5(e), our so-called gag rule.[1]  This de facto rule follows from the Commission’s enforcement of its policy, adopted in 1972, that it will not “permit a defendant or respondent to consent to a judgment or order that imposes a sanction while denying the allegations in the complaint or order for proceedings. [read post]