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Published On: May 1, 2013
MBS Lawsuits

First-Quarter 2013 Mortgage Litigation Index

Lawsuits related to mortgage-backed securities.

Defendant
Plaintiff
Court
Amount
Overview
Case Title
Case Number
Date Filed Date of Activity Link to Story
McGraw-Hill, Standard & Poor’s Financial Services United States of America U.S. District Court for the Central District of California $5,000,000,000 Complaint filed. U.S. v. McGraw-Hill 13-00779 2/5/2013 2/5/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MctLawsuitSp020613.asp
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC MBIA INSURANCE CORP. Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department Decision in favor of defendant denied on appeal. MBIA INSURANCE CORPORATION, Appellant, v. CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC et al., Respondents 9258N, 603751/09, 9258NA, 103 A.D.3d 486 (2013), 960 N.Y.S.2d 25, 2013 NY Slip Op 1011 na 2/14/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
Flagstar Bank, FSB; Flagstar Capital Markets Corporation; and Flagstar ABS, LLC Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp., f/k/a Financial Security Assurance Inc. U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York $90,100,000 Judgment in favor of plaintiff. Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp., f/k/a Financial Security Assurance Inc., Plaintiff, vs. Flagstar Bank, FSB; Flagstar Capital Markets Corporation; and Flagstar ABS, LLC, Defendants 11–CIV–2375 (JSR) 4/7/2011 2/5/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/LawsuitFlagstar020613.asp
JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., et al. City of Cleveland Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County na Trial court decision in favor of defendant upheld on appeal City of Cleveland, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., et al., Defendants-Appellees 98656 na 3/21/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC., THE BEAR STEARNS COMPANIES, INC., BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC, EMC MORTGAGE LLC (f/k/a EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION), STRUCTURED ASSET MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS II INC., J.P. MORGAN ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION I, J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION CORPORATION, J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC (f/k/a JPMORGAN SECURITIES INC.) WAMU ASSET ACCEPTANCE CORP., WAMU CAPITAL CORP., WAMU MORTGAGE SECURITIES, LONG BEACH SECURITIES CORP., JPMORGAN CHASE & CO., JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. DEXIA SA/NV; DEXIA HOLDINGS, INC.; FSA ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC; DEXIA CREDIT LOCAL SA U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, New York State Supreme Court $203,100,000 Evidence filed. DEXIA SA/NV; DEXIA HOLDINGS, INC.; FSA ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC; DEXIA CREDIT LOCAL SA, Plaintiffs, V. BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC., THE BEAR STEARNS COMPANIES, INC., BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC, EMC MORTGAGE LLC (f/k/a EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION), STRUCTURED ASSET MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS II INC., J.P. MORGAN ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION I, J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION CORPORATION, J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC (f/k/a JPMORGAN SECURITIES INC.) WAMU ASSET ACCEPTANCE CORP., WAMU CAPITAL CORP., WAMU MORTGAGE SECURITIES, LONG BEACH SECURITIES CORP., JPMORGAN CHASE & CO., and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., Defendants 12-cv-4761 (JSR)(JLC), 650180-2012 1/19/2012 Feb. 2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MctLawsuitWamu021513.asp
Jesse C. Litvak United States of America na $2,000,000 Indicted. na na 1/25/2013 1/25/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminal040413.asp
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as Trustee for Ralie 2005 QA12 Linda M. Bailey U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, Athens Division na Plaintiff’s motion to proceed In Forma Pauperis granted. Plaintiff’s claims arising from  July 2009 foreclosure sale barred by res judicata and dismissed with prejudice. Plaintiff’s claim for injunctive relief dismissed.  Bailey v. Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas 3:13-cv-00001-CAR na 3/5/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
Vincent J. Langman; Abdul Rehman Hamidani; Wells Fargo Financial Illinois, Inc., f/k/a Northwest Financial Illinois, Inc.; TCF National Bank; Joyce Hamidani; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Holders of EQCC Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2001-2 Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District na Circuit Court’s judgment affirmed. The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Holders of EQCC Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2001-2, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vincent J. Langman; Abdul Rehman Hamidani; Wells Fargo Financial Illinois, Inc., f/k/a Northwest Financial Illinois, Inc.; TCF National Bank; Joyce Hamidani; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants, Defendants, (JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association, as the Purchaser of the Loans and Other Assets of Washington Mutual Bank, f/k/a Washington Mutual Bank, FA, from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Intervenor-Appellant) 2-12-0609 na 3/20/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
Bank of America Corp. Allstate Insurance Co. New York State Supreme Court, Manhattan na Defendant’s motion to dismiss denied. Allstate Insurance Co. v. Merrill Lynch & Co. 650559-2011 7/3/1905 3/14/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
Bank of America Corp. Luther, Maine State and Western Teamsters na $500,000,000 Class action settlement. na na na Q1 www.mortgagedaily.com/BoaProduction041713.asp
Bank of America Corp., Rebecca Mairone United States of America U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York $1,000,000,000 Defendant Mairone asked to be dismissed from case. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel. EDWARD O’DONNELL,  Plaintiff,  – v. – BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, successor to COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION, COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., and FULL SPECTRUM LENDING,  Defendants. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  Plaintiff-Intervenor,  – v. – COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION, COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB, BANK OF AMERICA
CORPORATION, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., and REBECCA MAIRONE, Defendants
1:12-cv-01422 (JSR) na 2/28/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitleMers123012.asp
COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORP. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORP. U.S. District Court for the Central District of California na Plaintiff’s claims dismissed. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION as receiver for UNITED WESTERN BANK, F.S.B., Plaintiff, v. COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION, et al., Defendants 11-ML-02265-MRP (MANx), 11-CV-10400-MRP (MANx) na 1/3/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationMbsBoa011313.asp
Countrywide Financial Corporation Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Five na Trial court’s judgment in favor of defendant affirmed. Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, Plaintiff and Appellant,
v.
Countrywide Financial Corporation, Defendant and Respondent
A135898 May 2010 3/29/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
Deutsche Bank AG Allstate Insurance Co. New York State Supreme Court, Manhattan na Defendant’s motion to dismiss denied. Allstate Insurance Co. v. Ace Securities Corp. 650431-2011 7/3/1905 3/14/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
DLJ Mortgage Capital, Credit Suisse Securities Ambac Financial Group, Inc. 9002, 600070/10.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York
na Settlement reached. AMBAC ASSURANCE CORPORATION et al., Appellants, v. DLJ MORTGAGE CAPITAL, INC., et al., Respondents 9002, 600070/10, 102 A.D.3d 487 (2013), 956 N.Y.S.2d 891, 2013 NY Slip Op 156 2010 March 2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
Flagstar ABS LLC MBIA Insurance Corp. U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York $165,000,000 Complaint filed. MBIA Insurance Corp. v. Flagstar ABS LLC 13-0262 1/11/2013 1/13/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationMbs011313.asp
General Electric Co. Federal Housing Finance Agency U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York na Settlement reached. Federal Housing Finance Agency v. General Electric Co. 11-7048 9/2/2011 1/25/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
Goldman Sachs & Co. NECA-IBEW Health & Welfare Fund U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Defendant’s writ of certiorari denied. GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO., ET AL. V. NECA-IBEW na na 3/18/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Successor-in-Interest to Washington Mutual Bank, WaMu Capital Corp., Long Beach Securities Corp., and WaMu Asset Acceptance Corp., WAMU CAPITAL CORP., LONG BEACH SECURITIES CORP., and WAMU ASSET ACCEPTANCE CORP. NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION BOARD U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas). $2,200,000,000 Complaint filed. NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION BOARD, as Liquidating Agent of U.S. Central Federal Credit Union, Western Corporate Federal Credit Union and Southwest Corporate Federal Credit Union, Plaintiff, v. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Successor-in-Interest to Washington Mutual Bank, WaMu Capital Corp., Long Beach Securities Corp., and WaMu Asset Acceptance Corp., WAMU CAPITAL CORP., LONG BEACH SECURITIES CORP., and WAMU ASSET ACCEPTANCE CORP. Defendants na 1/4/2013 1/4/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationMbsRegulatory011313.asp
Morgan Stanley Allstate Insurance Co. New York State Supreme Court, Manhattan na Defendant’s motion to dismiss denied. Allstate Insurance Co. v. Morgan Stanley 651840-2011 7/3/1905 3/14/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
Morgan Stanley Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. New York State Supreme Court, Manhattan na Defendant aruges in court that it isn’t responsible for plaintiff’s losses. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Morgan Stanley Index No. 651360/2012 na 3/6/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORP. U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit na District court dismissal argued on appeal. PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORP., on behalf of Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers Retirement Plan, SAINT VINCENT CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTERS, QUEENSBROOK INSURANCE LTD., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v.
MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC., Defendant-Appellee.
Docket No. 10-4497-cv na 1/24/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitleMers123012.asp
na Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York na Plaintiffs’ motion for reconsideration and leave to amend complaint granted. IN RE MORGAN STANLEY MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES LITIGATION MASTER FILE NO. 09 CIV. 2137 (LTS)(MHD) 12/2/2008 1/11/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
NOMURA CREDIT & CAPITAL  HSBC Bank USA, N.A., as trustee for NOMURA HOME EQUITY LOAN, INC., SERIES 2007-3 Supreme Court of the State of New York $486,000,000 Complaint filed. NOMURA HOME EQUITY LOAN, INC., SERIES 2007-3, pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2007, by HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, solely in its capacity as the Trustee, Plaintiff, -againstNOMURA CREDIT & CAPITAL, INC., Defendant. Index No. 651124-2013 3/28/2013 3/28/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
NovaStar Mortgage, Inc, Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Wells Fargo & Co, Deutsche Bank AG New Jersey Carpenters Health Fund 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S.  District Court for the Southern District of New York $1,300,000,000 Reversed a March 2012 ruling that had dismissed the lawsuit. New Jersey Carpenters Health Fund v. The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, PLC 12-1707 cv, 709 F.3d 109 (2013) 5/25/2006 3/4/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
RBS Securities Inc. Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. U.S. District Court for Southern District of New York $100,000,000 Complaint filed. Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. v. RBS Securities Inc. 13-cv-2019 3/26/2013 3/26/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
SNR Denton Impac Secured Assets Corp. U.S. District Court for the Central Distric of Central District of California na Case dismissed. na na na 2/25/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC , McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. State of Pennsylvania na na Complaint filed. na na 2/5/2013 2/5/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC , McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. State of Tennessee Davidson County Circuit Court na Complaint filed. State of Tennessee, ex rel. Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter, Plaintiff, v. The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., a New York corporation, and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Defendants 13C506 2/5/2013 2/5/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC , McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. State of Washington Financial Services LLC, Defendants na Complaint filed. State of Washington, Plaintiff, v. The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s  na 2/5/2013 2/5/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC , McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. United States of America U.S. District Court for the Central District of California na Complaint filed. United States of America, Plaintiff, v. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, Defendants CV13-00779 2/5/2013 2/5/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. State of Arizona Maricopa County Superior Court na Complaint filed. STATE OF Arizona, ex rel. Thomas C. Horne, Attorney General, Plaintiff, -vs- The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, Defendants CV2013-001188 2/5/2013 2/5/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. State of California San Francisco Superior Court na Complaint filed. PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF .CALIFORNIA, Plaintiff, v. THE MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES, INC., STANDARD & POOR’S FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC, AND DOES 1-100, Defendants. na 2/5/2013 2/5/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. State of Iowa Polk County District Court na Complaint filed. State of Iowa ex rel. Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General (99AG25112), Plaintiff, v. The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, Defendants EQCE 73545 2/5/2013 2/5/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service District of Columbia D.C. Superior Court na Complaint filed. na na 2/5/2013 2/5/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service State of Arkansas Pulaski County Circuit Court na Complaint filed. na na 2/5/2013 2/5/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service State of Colorado Denver District Court na Complaint filed. STATE OF COLORADO, ex rel. JOHN W. SUTHERS, Attorney General, Plaintiff, v. THE McGRAW-HILL COMPANIES, INC., a New York corporation; and STANDARD & POOR’S FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company Defendants E2E30779 2/5/2013 2/5/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service State of Delaware Delaware Superior Court na Complaint filed. na na 2/5/2013 2/5/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service State of Idaho Ada County District Court na Complaint filed. na na 2/5/2013 2/5/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service State of Maine Kennebec County Superior Court na Complaint filed. na na 2/5/2013 2/5/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service State of Missouri Circuit Court of Jackson County na Complaint filed. na na 2/5/2013 2/5/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service State of North Carolina Wake County Superior Court na Complaint filed. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, ex rei.ROY COOPER, Attorney General, Plaintiff v. THE MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES, INC. and STANDARD & POOR’S FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC, Defendants 13CV001703 2/5/2013 2/5/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
UBS AG Securities and Exchange Commission na $748,000,000 Settlement negotions. na na na 3/22/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
Countrywide Home Loans MBIA Insurance Supreme Court of the State of New York na Video despositions presented. MBIA Insurance v. Countrywide Home Loans 602825-2008 na Jan. 2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationMbsBoa011313.asp
Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, UBS (15 total) Federal Housing Finance Agency Second US Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York na Defendants in multiple lawsuits filed joint petition claiming that district court judge “systematically deprived” them of evidence to defend themselves, and issued rulings aimed at coercing settlements. Reversal of several decisions sought. na na 2011 3/26/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
Maiden Lane II American International Group Inc New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan na Complaint filed. American International Group Inc et al v. Maiden Lane II LLC 650115/2013 1/11/2013 1/11/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
American Home Mortgage Servicing Inc. Sand Canyon Corp. New York State Supreme Court, Manhattan na Proceedings stayed. Sand Canyon Corp. v. American Home Mortgage Servicing Inc. 650504/2012 2/22/2012 1/17/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationRepurchases021113.asp
Bank of America Corp. Fannie Mae na $10,300,000,000 Settlement reached on repurchases. na na na 1/7/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/BoaRepurchase010713.asp
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. KIRP LLC New York State Supreme Court (Manhattan) na Complaint filed, temporary restraining order issued halting loan sales. KIRP LLC v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC 650794- 2013 3/7/2013 3/7/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
RBS Securities Inc.  CUNA Mutual Group U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin $72,000,000 Motion for order requiring repurchase was filed. na na na 3/7/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. KIRP LLC  New York State Supreme Court na Plaintiff asked for an adjournment of a scheduled hearing, citing talks to resolve the dispute. KIRP LLC v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC 650794- 2013 3/7/2013 3/22/2013 www.mortgagedaily.com/MbsLitigation1q2013.asp

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