BETTER MARKETS, INC. v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:14-cv-00190

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutory Actions

Judge:

Beryl A. Howell

  1. March 19, 2015

    DOJ Gets Suit Over $13B JPMorgan Deal Tossed

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Wednesday denied a nonprofit financial reform advocate's attempt to ax what it called a "sweetheart deal" in a $13 million settlement between the U.S. Department of Justice and JPMorgan Chase & Co. over mortgage-backed securities practices, saying the group lacked standing to bring the suit.

  2. July 08, 2014

    Group Says Court Must Decide $13B JPMorgan Deal's Fairness

    Financial reform advocacy group Better Markets Inc. said Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Justice's November $13 billion settlement with JPMorgan Chase & Co. has deprived the public from knowing whether the government entered a "sweetheart" deal with the country's largest bank.

  3. May 20, 2014

    DOJ Defends $13B JPMorgan Settlement From Legal Challenge

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday asked a Washington, D.C., federal judge to dismiss a suit alleging its $13 billion mortgage bond settlement with JPMorgan Chase & Co. was an improper "backroom deal" that should be submitted for court approval.

  4. February 10, 2014

    Nonprofit Sues To Block $13B JPMorgan Settlement

    Nonprofit financial reform advocate Better Markets Inc. on Monday asked a D.C. federal court to nix the U.S. Department of Justice's $13 billion settlement with JPMorgan Chase & Co. over allegedly misleading mortgage-backed securities practices by the banking giant, claiming the agency didn't have the authority to enter the deal without court approval.

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