The U.S. Justice Department has settled with Nomura Holding America Inc. and its affiliates over federal civil claims that Nomura allegedly misled investors via the marketing, sale and issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) between 2006 and 2007, government and bank officials confirm. The settlement will cost Nomura $480 million, and Nomura officials say firm… 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 >>
BNP Paribas USA Pleads Guilty to FX Price-Fixing
Officials of the U.S. Justice Department and BNP Paribas USA Inc. (BNPP USA) have settled a case in which the subsidiary of BNP Paribas is pleading guilty to one count of price-fixing via foreign exchange (FX) markets and has agreed to pay a criminal fine of $90 million. According to documents filed recently with the… 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 >>
A Break in a Major Hacking & Fraud Scheme
Earlier this month there was a development in one of the most ingenious hacking and securities fraud efforts in a long time — one that in theory would make for a great crime/thriller movie. To refresh your memory, we reported [ http://bit.ly/2bLHdUQ ] that in a major anti-fraud action, the SEC issued charges against 32… Read More >>
