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Tag Archives: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

Nationstar Acquires Aurora Bank Servicing Rights

Acquisition May Be of Interest to Originators/Correspondents Nationstar Mortgage LLC, an indirectly-held, wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc., has completed its acquisition of approximately $63.7 billion in residential mortgage servicing rights from Aurora Bank FSB (f/k/a Lehman Brothers Bank) and its wholly owned subsidiary Aurora Loan Services LLC , a subsidiary of Lehman Brothers… Continue Reading

Residential Capital Files Bankruptcy: Part 2 of 2

ResCap and Ally Will Not Challenge Repurchase Claims In Part 1 of this series, we discussed the circumstances leading to the bankruptcy filing of Residential Capital (ResCap) , a residential mortgage loan originator and a subsidiary of Ally Financial Inc. (formerly GMAC.) In anticipation of the bankruptcy filing, ResCap’s board had approved the bankruptcy filing… Continue Reading

Lehman: “You Gotta Know When”

On May 3, 2012, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan refused to allow insurers for former officers and directors of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. to settle a fraud lawsuit for $90 million. The lawsuit had been brought as a class action by shareholders of Lehman Brothers. Judge Kaplan was not satisfied with the independent… Continue Reading