United States Securities and Exchange Commission v. Mudd et al

  1. August 22, 2016

    SEC Settles With Ex-Fannie Mae CEO, Ends Subprime Suit

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission agreed Monday to settle its suit against former Fannie Mae Chief Executive Daniel Mudd, ending the regulator's case claiming Mudd and other executives deceived the public about the mortgage lender's exposure to subprime loans.

  2. May 04, 2016

    SEC, Ex-Fannie Mae CEO Experts Blocked In Subprime Suit

    A New York federal judge on Tuesday blocked several experts, including a former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission commissioner, from testifying at trial in an SEC suit accusing the former CEO of Fannie Mae of hiding the size of the mortgage lender's subprime portfolio.

  3. February 29, 2016

    Ex-Fannie Mae CEO Denied Exit From SEC Subprime Loan Suit

    Former Fannie Mae Chief Executive Daniel Mudd on Monday lost his bid to escape a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit when a New York federal judge said the regulator had evidence supporting its claims that Mudd made misleading statements about the mortgage giant's exposure to subprime loans prior to the financial crisis.

  4. January 27, 2016

    Ex-Fannie Mae CEO Calls SEC's Subprime Fraud Suit 'Absurd'

    A former Fannie Mae CEO accused of concealing the size of the mortgage lender's subprime portfolio prior to the 2008 economic collapse told a New York federal judge Wednesday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's allegations are "absurd" and that the agency has no proof.

  5. September 21, 2015

    Ex-Fannie Mae Execs Strike Deal To Exit SEC Fraud Suit

    A New York federal judge approved a settlement on Monday to resolve the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's claims against two former Fannie Mae executives accused of misleading investors about the mortgage lender's subprime portfolio in advance of the 2008 financial crash, leaving former CEO Daniel Mudd as the lone defendant.

  6. March 23, 2015

    Ex-Fannie Mae CEO Says SEC Lacks Evidence For Fraud Case

    A former Fannie Mae CEO told a New York federal judge Friday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission hasn't proved claims that he and other executives concealed the mortgage lender's subprime portfolio from investors in advance of the 2008 financial crash.

  7. October 10, 2012

    Ex-Fannie Mae CEO's Fraud Trial Gets 2015 Start Date

    A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission fraud case against former Fannie Mae CEO Daniel Mudd will not go to trial until 2015, eight years after the subprime crisis, a New York federal judge said Wednesday.

  8. August 10, 2012

    Ex-Fannie CEO Loses Bid To Toss SEC Suit

    A federal judge ruled Friday that a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit against former Fannie Mac CEO Daniel Mudd could go forward, saying Fannie had misled investors about its exposure to subprime mortgages during Mudd's tenure.

  9. July 18, 2012

    Former Fannie Mae CEO Didn't Lie To Investors, Atty Says

    A lawyer for former Fannie Mae CEO Daniel Mudd on Wednesday urged a federal judge to throw out a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission suit over Fannie's alleged lies about its subprime exposure, saying he never materially misled investors.

  10. December 16, 2011

    Ex-Fannie, Freddie Execs Look To Disclosures For Defense

    Former executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac facing fraud suits filed Friday by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will seek to prove that the mortgage giants' subprime risk disclosures were robust enough that investors could properly evaluate them — but that could be a tall order, attorneys say.