The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating bankrupt Ally Financial mortgage unit Residential Capital, LLC, for possible misconduct and misrepresentation in its mortgage lending and underwriting practices. The SEC disclosed in court documents on Monday that it formerly commenced an investigation in February of this year to probe possible fraud in the offer and… Continue Reading
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Judge Rakoff v. SEC and Citigroup
Judge Rakoff Not Going Out Quietly In a story we’ve been following since the outset, on Monday, Judge Rakoff filed his brief before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. It is not every day that you see a federal judge litigating against two parties who were theoretically adverse before him. But that is precisely the… Continue Reading
$10 Million Default Judgment Obtained Against CEO of Brookstreet Securities
Charged for Misleading Investors as the Subprime Mortgage Crisis Began to Deepen The interplay of federal judges, the SEC and the Residential Mortgage Backed Securities disaster continues (and probably will for a long time to come). In Los Angeles, U.S. District Judge David Carter fined former Brookstreet Securities Corp CEO, Stanley Brooks, the sum of… Continue Reading