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UBS to pay $1.4B over financial crisis-era fraud
UBS and several of its U.S. affiliates agreed to pay $1.44 billion as part of a settlement with the Department of Justice regarding the underwriting and issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities in the lead up to the 2008 financial crisis.
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RBS faces $4.9B settlement over mortgage-backed securities
The Justice Department announced a $4.9 billion settlement with The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, resolving federal accusations that it misled investors in the regarding residential mortgage-backed securities.
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Wells Fargo hit with $2B penalty for misrepresenting quality of loans used in RMBS
The Department of Justice on Aug. 1 announced that Wells Fargo and several of its affiliates will pay a $2.09 billion civil penalty based on the bank’s alleged origination and sale of residential mortgage loans that it knew contained misstated income information and did not meet the quality that Wells ...
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RBS reaches $4.9B tentative settlement in mortgage-backed securities case
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group announced that it has reached a tentative settlement of US$4.9 billion (£3.6 billion) with the U.S. Department of Justice concerning the sale of toxic residential mortgage-backed securities between 2005 and 2007.
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Barclays to pay $2B in mortgage-backed securities fraud case
Barclays Capital will pay $2 billion in civil penalties to resolve claims for fraud in the sale of residential mortgage-backed securities, and two former Barclays executives will pay $2 million to resolve claims brought against them individually.
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UBS to pay $230M arising from conduct leading up to financial crisis
UBS has reached a $230M settlement with the Justice Dept. in connection with the packaging, marketing, sale, and issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities to investors leading up to the financial crisis.