On November 9, 2011, National Integrity Life Insurance Co. filed a complaint against Countrywide Financial Corporation, former Countrywide executives and Bank of America in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, accusing Countrywide of fraud and misstatements in connection with nearly $450 million in RMBS allegedly purchased by the insurer. National Integrity alleges Countrywide abandoned its underwriting standards and misled the insurer about the quality of loans underlying the securities. National Integrity asserts causes of action for common law fraud, civil conspiracy, and violations of the Ohio Securities Act, the Ohio Corrupt Activities Act and federal securities laws, including Sections 11, 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act of 1934. Complaint.
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Massachusetts Mutual Sues Deutsche Bank Over $125 Million in RMBS
On February 16, 2011, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company filed a complaint in the Massachusetts federal District Court alleging that various Deutsche Bank entities and certain of their officers violated Massachusetts’s blue sky laws by misrepresenting characteristics of the loans backing $125 million in RMBS sold to Massachusetts Mutual in 11 different offerings. Massachusetts Mutual alleges that it lacked access to the loan files, making the defendants its exclusive source of information regarding the loans. Massachusetts Mutual is represented by the Quinn Emanuel firm. Complaint.