Category Archives: Complaints

Ambac Drops Bombshell Proposed Amended Complaint on JP Morgan, EMC

In a pleading filled with allegations that can only be described as shocking, Ambac has accused Bear Stearns and its former subsidiary EMC Mortgage (both now owned by JP Morgan) of a parade of horribles in its proposed amended complaint … Continue reading

Posted in accounting fraud, Ambac, bad faith, Bear Stearns, Complaints, discovery, due diligence firms, emc, JPMorgan, monoline actions, rep and warranty, repurchase, RMBS, securities fraud | 12 Comments

Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco Sues Over RMBS Losses As Investor Actions Build Steam

One month ago, with the filing by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle of eleven lawsuits against the major Wall Street creators of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), I speculated that the floodgates of investor litigation may finally be swinging … Continue reading

Posted in bondholder actions, Complaints, Federal Home Loan Banks, Grais and Ellsworth, incentives, investors, lawsuits, rescission, RMBS, securities, securitization, servicers, Wall St. | 7 Comments

New Century Debtors’ Complaints Against KPMG Now Available

The two complaints filed April 1 against KPMG, one against the U.S. arm of the Big Four accounting firm in federal court in Los Angeles and the other in federal court in New York against its parent, KPMG International, are … Continue reading

Posted in accounting, bankruptcy, causes of the crisis, Complaints, damages, KPMG, lawsuits, loss causation, negligence and recklessness, New Century, subprime | Leave a comment

Countrywide Complaint Against A.I.G. Subsidiary United Guaranty Now Available

Earlier this week, I posted the complaint filed by A.I.G. subsidiary United Guaranty Mortgage Indemnity Co. (UG) in federal court in Los Angeles. The Subprime Shakeout has now obtained the complaint that started this battle of mortgage industry titans, filed … Continue reading

Posted in AIG, bad faith, causes of the crisis, Complaints, Countrywide, lawsuits, lenders, lending guidelines, loss causation, mortgage insurers, removability, sophistication, subprime, underwriting practices | Leave a comment

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

Posted in AIG, allocation of loss, BofA, causes of the crisis, Complaints, Countrywide, lawsuits, litigation, loan modifications, loss causation, misrespresentation, mortgage fraud, United Guaranty | Leave a comment