Category Archives: misrespresentation

A.I.G. (United Guaranty) v. Countrywide Complaint Now Available

The complaint filed in federal court in Los Angeles by United Guaranty Mortgage Indemnity Co., the mortgage insurer subsidiary of A.I.G., against Countrywide Financial Corp., Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. and the Bank of New York Trust Company is posted below. … Continue reading

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A.I.G. and Countrywide Go Head-to-Head Over Mortgage Insurance Coverage

The battle of the titans has begun. As reported by Reuters on Friday, both A.I.G. and Countrywide have now sued one another over who will bear the losses on a $1 billion pool of subprime mortgage loans. Countrywide fired the … Continue reading

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Newest Navigant Study Released: Shows Unprecedented Volume of Credit Crisis Litigation

Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI), a global consulting firm that releases quarterly reports on subprime mortgage and related case filings in the federal courts, released their newest study today, and the results are staggering (see MSN Money article here). The report, … Continue reading

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AMBAC Sues Bear Stearns Subsidiary For Shoddy Underwriting

Mortgage insurance company Ambac Assurance Corp. has become the latest plaintiff to bring a lawsuit against a mortgage originator for improper underwriting, suing Bear Stearns subsidiary EMC Mortgage Corp. in the United States District Court for the Southern District of … Continue reading

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