Category Archives: BofA

Greenwich CEO William Frey Primed to Become the Lorax For Investors Without a Voice?

One of the most interesting stories we’ve been following in the world of mortgage crisis litigation has been the lawsuit filed by Greenwich Financial Services CEO William Frey against Countrywide Financial Corp., Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. and Countrywide Home Loans … Continue reading

Posted in Attorneys General, BofA, causes of the crisis, Countrywide, Greenwich Financial Services, lenders, loan modifications, repurchase, William Frey | 4 Comments

Pennsylvania Joins Countrywide Settlement, But Where Is the Money Coming From?

Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett, whose office spent several months investigating deceptive mortgage practices alleged against Countrywide and its affiliates, has announced that Pennsylvania has joined the $8 billion settlement announced in October with Attorneys General from now over thirty … Continue reading

Posted in Attorneys General, BofA, Countrywide, Greenwich Financial Services, investors, lawsuits, loan modifications, pay option ARMs, settlements, stipulated judgments, subprime | 1 Comment

Countrywide Attorney Sends Letter to Greenwich Financial’s Counsel Urging Hedge Fund to Withdraw Lawsuit

In a peculiar turn of events, Countrywide Financial has attempted to address the recently-filed lawsuit against it by Greenwich Financial Services with an age-old strategy of conflict resolution: just ask nicely. As reported by Reuters, Countrywide attorney John Beisner, from … Continue reading

Posted in Attorneys General, BofA, class actions, Countrywide, Greenwich Financial Services, hedge funds, lawsuits, litigation, loan modifications, motions to dismiss, press, repurchase, settlements, workouts | Leave a comment

Under Countrywide Stipulated Judgment, Investors Must Be Consulted

After reviewing the Complaint filed by hedge fund Greenwich Financial Services against Countrywide and BofA and listening to the comments made last week by Greenwich CEO William Frey and his attorney regarding the case, I decided to take a closer … Continue reading

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Details of Greenwich v. Countrywide Emerge

An article published on Monday in Business Week (available here) sheds some additional light on the lawsuit filed by Hedge Fund Greenwich Financial Services against Countrywide challenging its agreement to conduct large-scale loan modifications (previously discussed here, here, and here). … Continue reading

Posted in BofA, contract rights, costs of the crisis, Countrywide, Greenwich Financial Services, lawsuits, litigation, loan modifications, Ocwen, securitization, stability, subprime, William Frey, workouts | 3 Comments