Three financial institutions – Citigroup Global Markets, Goldman Sachs, and UBS Securities – have agreed to a settlement for $235 million with a pension fund that bought Residential Capital to resolve allegations of fraud on the part of the underwriters involving mortgage-backed securities, according to media reports.
Read More »$4.5 Billion in Nonperforming Loans, Delinquent Debt to Hit the Market
Three of the nation's largest mortgage lenders have put sizable packages of nonperforming and reperforming mortgage loans on the market for investors to buy, according to a release from New York-based loan broker Mission Capital Advisors. The loans being put on the market are worth a combined $4.5 billion, Mission Capital said. Bank of America has put up approximately $2.56 billion worth of delinquent debt for sale, including nonperforming loans, reperforming mortgages (those in which the borrower was 90 days or more behind but has resumed making payments), and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs), according to Mission Capital.
Read More »Settlements Cut Into Citigroup, Bank of America Net Earnings for Q4, Full-Year 2014
Settlements with the federal government for mortgage servicing misconduct led to sharp year-over-year declines for Citigroup and Bank of America in both fourth quarter and full-year net incomes in 2014, according to Q4 2014 and year-end earnings statements for both banks released on Thursday.
Read More »Republicans Request More Information from Justice Department on MBS Settlements
Republican lawmakers are requesting more information from the U.S. Department of Justice on settlements in the past year with Bank of America and Citigroup over the sales and packaging of mortgage-backed securities, according to a press release from the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee.
Read More »Citigroup Reports 7 Percent Net Income Growth in Q3
Citigroup reported an increase of 7 percent in its net income from $3.2 billion up to $3.4 billion year-over-year in the company's 2014 Third Quarter Earnings Report released on Tuesday.
Read More »Judge Rules Wells Fargo, Citi Must Face Consumers’ Claims of Inaccurate Credit Reports
A federal judge earlier this week dismissed a bid by Wells Fargo Bank and Citigroup's mortgage unit to have a lawsuit against them thrown out accusing the lenders of violating federal law by inaccurately reporting information about short sales to credit agencies, subsequently hurting consumers' chances of obtaining loans.
Read More »House Oversight Committee Wants Securities Settlement Documents
The ongoing tension between the Justice Department and the House Oversight Committee saw a new development this week as Rep. Darrell Issa (R-California), committee chair and vocal critic of Attorney General Eric Holder, requested the department turn over all of its documents related to its recent securities settlements with JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup.
Read More »Earnings Preview: Major Banks give Insight into Economic Health
This week is one of four times a year that the world’s largest corporations report their earnings to their shareholders. It’s time to look back on the second quarter of 2014.
Read More »Citigroup Announces Effect of Settlement on Q2 Earnings
Citigroup's second-quarter profits took a major hit as the bank announced a settlement with the government to resolve securities claims. Citi released its quarterly earnings report Monday morning, posting net profit of $181 million—a decline of 96 percent compared to earnings of $4.2 billion a year ago.
Read More »Citigroup Nears $7 Billion Deal to Resolve Mortgage Probe
Citigroup is close to a deal with the Department of Justice to resolve allegations that the bank sold defective mortgage backed securities in the lead up to the financial crisis.
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