In a May 11, 2011 opinion ( here ), a three-judge panel of the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of rating agency defendants in litigation filed under the Securities Act of 1933 and involving mortgage-related securities issues by Lehman Brothers and... Read More
LOS ANGELES - (Mealey's) Former IndyMac FSB CEO Michael Perry on Dec. 14 agreed to a $12 million settlement to resolve the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s $600 million suit over his alleged role in the bank's failure, according to a stipulation... Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - (AP) Bank regulators have accused four former executives of failed IndyMac Bank of negligence in making loans to homebuilders and are seeking a total $300 million in damages. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which took over California... Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - (AP) Federal bank regulators have sued three former top executives of Washington Mutual, the biggest U.S. bank ever to fail, accusing them of negligence in allowing risky mortgage lending. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. filed the... Read More