July 16, 2014
A California federal judge on Tuesday tossed a whistleblower suit accusing Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase Bank NA and others of fraudulently obtaining federal mortgage insurance by submitting loans based on inflated home prices, ruling the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the claims.
January 06, 2014
Bank of America Corp. asked a California federal judge Friday to dismiss a whistleblower suit alleging it fraudulently obtained federal mortgage insurance by submitting loans based on inflated home appraisals, saying that a $25 billion 2012 settlement with the federal government freed the bank of liability.
January 10, 2013
A California federal judge on Wednesday unsealed a qui tam complaint that accuses lenders Bank of America Corp., Countrywide Home Loans Inc. and others of False Claims Act violations for endorsing for federal insurance mortgages that fraudulently forced home buyers to pay back down payment gift fees.