Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Citigroup in $590 Million Settlement of Subprime Lawsuit - NYTimes.com

No liability admitted, of course. - GWC
Citigroup in $590 Million Settlement of Subprime Lawsuit - NYTimes.com: "Citigroup said on Wednesday that it had agreed to pay $590 million to settle a class action lawsuit brought by shareholders who contended that they had been misled about the bank’s exposure to subprime mortgage debt on the eve of the financial crisis.

The shareholder lawsuit, originally filed in November 2007, alleged that former officers and directors of Citigroup had “concealed the company’s failure to write down impaired securities containing subprime debt” at a time when the collapse in the mortgage market made it apparent that banks including Citi would be adversely impacted. In late 2007, Citigroup wrote down billions of dollars on collateralized debt obligations tied to subprime debt, and reported a fourth-quarter loss of $9.83 billion that year."
Update: More details from Bloomberg

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