BayernLB Sues Barclays Over $274M RMBS, Goldman Sachs Agrees to $26.2M Settlement
August 10, 2012
A German-based, state-owned lender has filed suit in a Manhattan court against Great Britains second-largest bank, alleging it sold over $274 million of non-agency MBS under false pretenses.Bayerische Landesbank contends in its lawsuit filed Aug. 3 in New York State Supreme Court that Barclays PLC issued offering materials that contained material misrepresentations and omissions regarding the underwriting standards used while issuing the residential MBS.Barclays offering materials also allegedly misrepresented...