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New York State Court dismisses RMBS putback action against Nomura as time-barred

  • Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 20 2013

On May 10, Justice Sherwood of the Supreme Court of the State of New York dismissed on statute of limitations grounds an RMBS putback action brought

Where there’s smoke, there’s FIRREA

  • Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 14 2013

Few can ignite a legal firestorm like U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff of the Southern District of New York. Last week, in a mortgage fraud suit

Assured and UBS agree to settle RMBS litigation for $358 million

  • Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 13 2013

On May 6, monoline insurer Assured Guaranty Ltd. announced a $358 million settlement with UBS and its affiliates stemming from losses on residential

District Court denies banks' motions to dismiss litigation concerning role of MBS trustees

  • Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 13 2013

On May 6, Judge Katherine Forrest of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York denied Bank of America and U.S. Bank's

District Court denies Countrywide's motion to dismiss AIG suit

  • Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 13 2013

On May 6, Judge Mariana Pfaelzer of the United States District Court for the Central District of California allowed American International Group, Inc

Second Circuit agrees to hear interlocutory appeal of key MBS litigation questions

  • BuckleySandler LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 13 2013

On May 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit granted two petitions seeking interlocutory appeal of key questions related to pending

Financial industry developments

  • Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 6 2013

On April 30, the FHFA issued its progress report on the steps being taken to establish a common securitization infrastructure for MBS. The FHFA is

FHFA progress report on the common securitization infrastructure

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 6 2013

On April 30th, the Federal Housing Finance Agency provided a progress report on its proposal for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to establish a "common

FHFA updates securitization platform, contractual and disclosure framework progress

  • BuckleySandler LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 6 2013

On April 30, the FHFA published a progress report on the current design principles and functions on the common securitization platform for

MBIA suit against Bank of America may proceed

  • Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 3 2013

We have been following the MBIA lawsuit against Bank of America (see here and here). In the latest development, Justice Eileen Bransten of New York