LOS ANGELES - (AP) A federal judge on Friday approved a $624 million settlement in a lawsuit brought by several New York public pension funds against fallen mortgage giant Countrywide Financial Corp. The settlement, a version of which was had been originally... Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) Lead plaintiffs in a securities class action lawsuit against Fannie Mae and accounting firm KPMG LLP on May 7 asked a federal judge to approve a $153 million settlement that would end the lawsuit, which was brought in... Read More
NEW YORK - (Mealey's) In what Wachovia Corp. shareholders' attorneys are calling the single-largest recovery for claims brought "solely pursuant to" the Securities Act of 1933, the shareholders, Wachovia, certain of its affiliates and... Read More
LOS ANGELES — (Mealey’s) The lead plaintiffs in a consolidated class action complaint against former subprime mortgage lending giant Countrywide Financial Corp. (CFC) and others for alleged violations of federal securities laws announced a... Read More
LOS ANGELES - (Mealey's) A federal judge in California on Aug. 9 preliminarily approved a $125 million settlement agreement between shareholders, former officers and directors of subprime mortgagor New Century Financial Corp., the company's outside... Read More