Bear Stearns Companies Inc.

JP Morgan and Others Voluntarily Dismissed from FHLB Boston’s RMBS Suit

On May 8, 2015, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston filed a stipulation of voluntary dismissal with prejudice of claims it levied against JP Morgan Chase & Co., the Bear Stearns Companies Inc., EMC Mortgage Corporation and other entities.  FHLB Boston had filed suits seeking rescission and other damages under Massachusetts law, alleging that the defendant banks made material misstatements and omissions about the riskiness of the mortgage pools underlying the securities.  There was no mention in the stipulation of whether a settlement had been reached.  Stipulation.