United States of America v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

  1. April 30, 2013

    US Drops FCA Claim In Wells Fargo Mortgage Fraud Suit

    Government lawyers on Monday withdrew part of a False Claims Act suit accusing Wells Fargo Bank NA of defrauding the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development by concealing the poor quality of mortgages, trimming a sweeping complaint the bank has denounced as unfair.

  2. April 17, 2013

    Wells Fargo Deal Doesn't Bar Mortgage Fraud Suit, US Says

    Government lawyers on Wednesday defended a lawsuit in New York federal court claiming Wells Fargo Bank NA defrauded a federal mortgage insurance program, saying the bank's previous settlement of similar government claims does not bar a new suit.

  3. November 16, 2012

    Wells Fargo Wants Mortgage Insurance Fraud Case Nixed

    Wells Fargo Bank NA asked a New York federal judge Friday to dismiss a U.S. Department of Justice suit accusing the bank of defrauding a federal mortgage insurance program, saying it has already paid $5 billion to settle the allegations in a separate Justice Department case.

  4. October 09, 2012

    US Hits Wells Fargo With FHA Mortgage Insurance Fraud Claims

    The federal government sued Wells Fargo & Co. on Tuesday, alleging the country's largest mortgage originator defrauded a federal mortgage insurance program out of hundreds of millions of dollars by knowingly submitting mortgages with a high risk of default for more than 10 years.