Barclays and Wachovia Settle with NCUA

On October 19, 2015, Barclays PLC and Wachovia Capital Markets LLC agreed to pay $325 million and $53 million, respectively, to settle claims brought by the National Credit Union Administration Board (NCUA), as liquidating agent of five credit unions, regarding residential mortgage backed securities purchased by those credit unions.  NCUA alleged in the actions (filed in New York, California, and Kansas federal courts) that the characteristics of the RMBS and the underlying loans were misrepresented in the offering documents.  NCUA Press Release on Barclays.  NCUA Press Release on Wachovia.  We previously covered two of NCUA’s actions against Wachovia here and here.