Appeals Court overturns Bank of America’s $1.27 billion fine in ‘Hustle’ case

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit handed Bank of America a massive victory, and dealt the Department of Justice a major blow, on Monday when it overturned a $1.27 billion penalty against the megabank in a fraud case over defective mortgages sold by Countrywide. The case stems from the government suing Bank of America over Countrywide’s “Hustle” loan origination process. Click the headline for the full story. …read more

From:: Real Estate Wire