Tag: Bank of America

• Thursday, October 25th 2012 - 06:39 UTC

  US sues Bank of America for mortgage fraud; ex Goldman & Sachs, two years in jail

  

  Bank of America is being sued for 1bn dollars for alleged mortgage fraud. The civil lawsuit has been brought by the US Attorney Preet Bharara, the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, New York.

• Saturday, July 14th 2012 - 07:06 UTC

  Visa and Mastercard agree to largest settlement with retailers over card fees

  

  Credit card companies Visa and Mastercard and major US banks have agreed to a 7.25bn dollars settlement to retailers over card fees. The case, which has been going on for seven years, is over firms colluding to fix the fees that stores pay to process credit and debt card payments.

• Friday, August 26th 2011 - 03:08 UTC

  Warren Buffett comes to the rescue of Bank of America

  

  US billionaire Warren Buffett's company Berkshire Hathaway has announced it is investing 5 billion dollars in Bank of America. News of the famous investor's move sent Bank of America's shares up by 25%, before moving back to 10% ahead.

• Tuesday, May 24th 2011 - 01:01 UTC

  Bank of America expands in Brazil with new commercial license

  

  Bank of America Corp. is expanding in Brazil with a new commercial banking license that will allow it to take deposits and offer cash-management services to corporate clients in the country.

• Friday, May 14th 2010 - 04:05 UTC

  US Looking into Possible Banks-Credit Rating Agencies Collusion

  

  Eight banks are facing a US investigation into the rating of their mortgage products, the BBC understands. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is looking at whether the relationship between the banks and credit rating agencies was manipulated to gain better ratings for risky securities.