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Allstate Sues Goldman Sachs Over Toxic Mortgage Securities

Allstate Corp. is suing Goldman Sachs Group Inc., saying more than $122 million in mortgage-backed securities the insurance company bought beginning in 2006 were fraudulent. Allstate said in a statement that it filed the lawsuit in New York state court …

MBIA May Bring Fraud Claim Against Bank of America’s Countrywide

MBIA Inc. may pursue a lawsuit accusing Bank of America Corp.’s Countrywide Financial unit of fraudulently misleading it about mortgage securities it insured, costing at least $1.4 billion. A New York state appeals court in Manhattan agreed with a lower …

Bank of America Near $8.5 Billion Settlement with Mortgage Investors

Bank of America Corp. is close to a deal to pay $8.5 billion to settle claims from a group of powerful investors that lost money on mortgage-backed securities, a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday. The deal could embolden …

Federal Reserve Plans 2 Auctions of AIG Mortgage Securities

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is planning two auctions of risky mortgage-backed securities from its Maiden Lane II portfolio next week, the bank’s website indicated Friday. The sales would be the Fed’s second and third from the portfolio …