Kumbaya at last? UBS AG and “several” of its United States-based affiliates have agreed to pay the United States Department of Justice $1.435 billion to settle their RMBS dispute, which dates to 2006-2007. In other words, just before the first rumblings of the Great Recession. Which was when we all learned that RMBS stands for… Read More >>
Credit Suisse Settles Great Recession Case for $495M
The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office has reached a $495 million “settlement in principle” with Credit Suisse to resolve “allegations of fraud and deceit in the sale of the toxic mortgage-backed securities,” that fueled the 2008 financial crisis. For those who might have forgotten: That was the financial crisis that rocked Wall Street at the… Read More >>
RBS Settles RMBS Misconduct Charges for $4.9 Billion
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) has signed a $4.9 billion settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) over allegations that the bank misguided investors in the underwriting and issuing of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) from 2005 to 2008. Essentially, DoJ officials allege that RBS “securitized tens of thousands of loans that it… Read More >>
Wells Fargo Settles RMBS Case with Justice Department
The U.S. Justice Department reports that Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., the fourth largest in the U.S. by assets, and several of its affiliates will pay a civil penalty of $2.09 billion, “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… Read More >>
Barclays Settles Pre-Crash RMBS Case for $2 Billion
The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) reports an agreement with Barclays Capital, Inc. and several of its affiliates, under which Barclays will pay $2 billion, to settle a civil action filed originally in December 2016. Under the terms of the agreement, the DoJ will dismiss the original civil action, which “sought civil penalties for… Read More >>
Deutsche Bank Fined $631M for Laundering Rubles
Deutsche Bank will be paying $631.5 million in fines to U.S. and U.K. authorities for violations of anti-money laundering (AML) that were part of a “mirror trading” scheme that involved the German institution’s Moscow, London and New York branches, and resulted in the laundering $10 billion out of Russia. The transactions in question occurred between… Read More >>
Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse Deals May Mark the End of an Era
Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse Group struck end-of-year, billion-dollar deals with the Obama administration over cases involving toxic securities and fraud allegations, perhaps signaling the end of the era of Big Settlements. As has been widely reported, Deutsche Bank agreed to a $7.2 billion settlement with U.S. authorities while Credit Suisse is going to pay… Read More >>
Deutsche Bank’s Revamp Spurs 1,000 More Layoffs
Deutsche Bank will be cutting “another 1,000 jobs” after reaching an agreement with its group and general works councils “on role reductions in Germany,” and as part of its Strategy 2020, which calls for the elimination of 9,000 people from its work force. News of the additional layoffs has gotten little attention as major media… Read More >>
Deutsche Bank Says ‘Nein’ to $14B Fine
Negotiations have begun between Deutsche Bank and the U.S. Justice Department in an effort to resolve civil claims related to the German bank’s issuance and underwriting of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and related securitization activities between 2005 and 2007, confirm Deutsche Bank officials in response to media reports. The Wall Street Journal broke the story… Read More >>
