Gov't Defends $1B BofA Lawsuit Over 'Defective' Mortgages

By Richard Vanderford · August 13, 2013, 6:24 PM EDT

Evidence shows that a Bank of America Corp. unit deliberately wrote and sold faulty mortgages in the run-up to the financial crisis, government lawyers argued Tuesday, asking a New York federal...

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Case Information

Case Title

United States of America ex rel. Edward O'Donnell

Case Number

Court

New York Southern

Nature of Suit

Banks and Banking

Date Filed

February 24, 2012

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