{"id":53833,"date":"2023-08-14T20:03:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T03:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=53833"},"modified":"2023-08-14T20:44:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T03:44:45","slug":"ubs-agrees-to-pay-1-4-billion-for-fraud-involving-sale-of-mortgage-backed-securities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=53833","title":{"rendered":"UBS Agrees to Pay $1.4 Billion for Fraud Involving Sale of Mortgage-Backed Securities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"page-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">Settlement Brings Total Amount of Civil Penalties Paid by Banks, Originators, and Ratings Agencies for Such Securities to Over $36 Billion\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"node-body\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"field-formatter--text-default field-text-format--wysiwyg text-formatted field_body\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15433 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Federal-Housing-Finance-Agency-e1441920568556-300x263.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Federal-Housing-Finance-Agency-e1441920568556-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Federal-Housing-Finance-Agency-e1441920568556.jpg 394w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>UBS AG and several of its U.S.-based affiliates agreed to pay $1.435 billion in penalties to settle a civil action filed in November 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">The settlement lawsuit alleges misconduct related to UBS\u2019 underwriting and issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) issued in 2006 and 2007. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">This settlement resolves the last case brought by a Justice Department working group dedicated to investigating the conduct of banks and other entities for their roles in creating and issuing RMBS leading up to the 2008 financial crisis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-39982 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/contract-Andreas-Breitling-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/contract-Andreas-Breitling-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/contract-Andreas-Breitling-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/contract-Andreas-Breitling-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/contract-Andreas-Breitling.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The claims resolved in the settlement are allegations only and there has been no determination of liability, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">Following an extensive investigation, the United States filed a complaint alleging that UBS defrauded investors in connection with the sale of 40 RMBS issued in 2006 and 2007. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">The complaint alleged that UBS knowingly made false and misleading statements to buyers of these securities relating to the characteristics of the mortgage loans underlying the RMBS in violation of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA). <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">The FIRREA claims were based on alleged mail, wire, and bank fraud statutes violations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3918 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u201cIn the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, people all across the country experienced financial ruin and emotional devastation, and many are still recovering nearly 15 years later,\u201d said Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta. \u201cAs this settlement demonstrates, the department and our partner agencies remain committed to holding accountable those who break the law and undermine the well-being of American families.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">The government\u2019s complaint alleged that contrary to UBS\u2019 representations in publicly filed offering documents, UBS knew that significant numbers of the loans backing the RMBS did not comply with loan underwriting guidelines that were designed to assess borrowers\u2019 ability to repay.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">The complaint further asserted that UBS knew that the property values associated with a significant number of securitized loans were unsupported. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4963 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/HUD1-300x300.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/HUD1-300x300.gif 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/HUD1-150x150.gif 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>UBS also knew that significant numbers of the loans had not originated by consumer protection laws. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">UBS was allegedly aware of these significant problems because it had conducted extensive due diligence on the underlying loans prior to the RMBS being issued to determine whether the loans were consistent with representations that would be made to investors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">Ultimately, the 40 RMBS sustained substantial losses.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">\u201cThe (FHFA-OIG), together with our RMBS Working Group partners, investigated and held accountable those who sought to victimize Fannie Mae, and investors by selling fraudulent mortgage-backed securities,\u201d said FHFA Inspector General Brian Tomney. \u201cWe appreciate our longstanding partnership with the Department of Justice and its vigorous pursuit of justice in this case.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">With the UBS settlement announced today, the Justice Department has collected more than $36 billion in civil penalties from entities for their alleged conduct concerning mortgages securitized in failed RMBS leading up to the 2008 financial crisis. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">These resolutions include settlements with the following banks, mortgage originators, and rating agencies: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-cdca\/pr\/ally-financial-agrees-pay-52-million-resolve-investigation-improper-conduct-related\">Ally Financial<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-co\/pr\/former-colorado-mortgage-originator-subsidiary-lehman-brothers-agrees-pay-41-million\">Aurora Loan Services<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/bank-america-pay-1665-billion-historic-justice-department-settlement-financial-fraud-leading\">Bank of America<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/barclays-agrees-pay-2-billion-civil-penalties-resolve-claims-fraud-sale-residential-mortgage\">Barclays<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-federal-and-state-partners-secure-record-7-billion-global-settlement\">Citigroup<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/credit-suisse-agrees-pay-528-billion-connection-its-sale-residential-mortgage-backed\">Credit Suisse<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/deutsche-bank-agrees-pay-72-billion-misleading-investors-its-sale-residential-mortgage-backed\">Deutsche Bank<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/general-electric-agrees-pay-15-billion-penalty-alleged-misrepresentations-concerning-subprime\">General Electric<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/goldman-sachs-agrees-pay-more-5-billion-connection-its-sale-residential-mortgage-backed\">Goldman Sachs<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-co\/pr\/hsbc-agrees-pay-765-million-connection-its-sale-residential-mortgage-backed-securities\">HSBC<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-federal-and-state-partners-secure-record-13-billion-global-settlement\">JPMorgan<\/a>;<u>\u00a0<\/u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-and-state-partners-secure-nearly-864-million-settlement-moody-s-arising\">Moody\u2019s<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/morgan-stanley-agrees-pay-26-billion-penalty-connection-its-sale-residential-mortgage-backed\">Morgan Stanley<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-edny\/pr\/nomura-agrees-pay-480-million-civil-penalties-misleading-investors-sale-residential\">Nomura<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/royal-bank-scotland-agrees-pay-49-billion-financial-crisis-era-misconduct\">Royal Bank of Scotland<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-and-state-partners-secure-1375-billion-settlement-sp-defrauding-investors\">S&amp;P<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-edny\/pr\/soci-t-g-n-rale-agrees-pay-50-million-penalty-settle-rmbs-fraud-claims\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 G\u00e9n\u00e9rale<\/a>; and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/wells-fargo-agrees-pay-209-billion-penalty-allegedly-misrepresenting-quality-loans-used\">Wells Fargo<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">These matters were handled by 11 U.S. Attorneys\u2019 Offices and the Justice Department\u2019s Civil Division, in conjunction with the RMBS Working Group. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6328 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/FBI-Logo-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/FBI-Logo-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/FBI-Logo-45x35.jpg 45w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/FBI-Logo.jpg 534w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The RMBS Working Group was a federal and state law enforcement effort focused on investigating fraud and abuse in the RMBS market that led to the financial crisis. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">Formed in 2012, the RMBS Working Group brought together more than 200 attorneys, investigators, analysts, and staff from dozens of state and federal agencies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">This includes the FHFA-OIG, the the Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the FBI, to investigate financial fraud in RMBS.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">Assistant U.S. Attorneys Bonni J. Perlin, Michael J. Castiglione, Richard K. Hayes, Edward K. Newman and Melanie Speight\u00a0for the Eastern District of New York, Austin M. Hall and Andres H. 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