Bank of America wins reversal of $1.27 billion penalty in U.S. mortgage case – Reuters

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  1. greginak says:

    So they only breached the contracts but they weren’t being deceptive when they executed them??? So does that not make sense or is that the point of the quote?Report

  2. Dave says:

    James K:
    Breach of contract is a civil matter, while fraud is criminal.

    Fraud can be civil as well. When the Justice Department went after Standard & Poors for their rating of mortgage bonds, they pursued a civil fraud case. The legal threshold in civil fraud is substantially lower, if I recall what my S&P lawyer friend told me.Report

  3. Damon says:

    If you didn’t know we were living in a housing bubble….we’ll…

    Sheep get shorn.Report