NYAG Files First RMBS Task Force Lawsuit as Other Similar Actions Proceed in State Court
October 5, 2012
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman this week sued JPMorgan alleging fraudulent and deceptive acts in the pooling and sale of residential MBS by now-defunct Bear Stearns. Filed in the New York Supreme Court in Manhattan, the lawsuit is the first of several legal actions contemplated by the Residential MBS Working Group, a state-federal task force created by President Obama earlier this year to investigate those suspected of contributing to the financial crisis through the sale of defective mortgage certificates. Bear Stearns, which was taken over by JPMorgan, and co-defendant EMC Mortgage perpetuated...