Bank of America News

Citing Climate Risk, Investors Bet Against Mortgage Market

NEW YORK — David Burt helped two of the protagonists of Michael Lewis’ book The Big Short bet against the U.S. mortgage market in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis. Now he’s betting against the market again, but this …

Deutsche Bank Whistle-Blower Raised Flags About Another Bank

Tammy McFadden spent most of her career far from Wall Street, in banks and back offices in Jacksonville, Florida. She was let go three times, including last year by Deutsche Bank AG. Now she’s poised to become a bank-compliance celebrity. …

$54M Battle Over Crumbling ‘Superman Building’ Ends up in Court

A $54 million fight over Rhode Island’s tallest building is headed to court, as jury selection gets underway Tuesday in the legal wrangling between the building’s owner, High Rock Westminster Street, and its former tenant, Bank of America. The skyscraper …

BofA Investor Lawsuit Wins Class-Action Status

Investors suing Bank of America Corp won class-action status for their lawsuit accusing the bank of fraudulently misleading them about the 2008 takeover of Merrill Lynch & Co and the size of Merrill’s losses and bonus payouts. U.S. District Judge …

Countrywide Will Pay $335M Over Bias Case

Bank of America Corp’s Countrywide Financial unit agreed on Wednesday to pay a record $335 million to settle civil charges that it discriminated against minority homebuyers, a historic settlement for the Obama administration in the wake of the subprime mortgage …

Bank of America Loses Bid to Dismiss Fraud Claims

Bank of America and two former executives lost a bid on Friday to dismiss securities fraud claims alleging they misled investors about the bank’s 2008 acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co. U.S. District Court Judge P. Kevin Castel ruled that …