Allstate is suing Bank of America and its Countrywide Financial division over Countrywide’s sale of $700 million in mortgage-backed securities to the insurance giant, alleging that Countrywide knew in advance that the assets wo…
Countrywide Financial Corp. co-founder Angelo Mozilo, along with two others, has reached a settlement agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission related to charges of insider trading and civil fraud.
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Switzerland’s UBS (UBS) will not take legal action against former employees for racking up the massive losses on subprime mortgages that left the company needing a bailout.
Kaspar Villiger, the UBS chairman, said that company was looking to the futur…
Some of Wall Street’s financial titans are facing lawsuits from equally formidable foes: Billionaire Len Blavatnick is suing JPMorgan Chase for losing $100 million of his money in subprime mortgages, and Norway is suing Citigr…
Angelo Mozilo, former CEO of Countrywide Financial, must face trial on charges he misled investors about the risks associated with subprime lending, a judge in Los Angeles ruled.
U.S. District Judge John F. Walter denied reques…