Putnam

RMBS Complaint Filed Against Countrywide in Connecticut

On January 27, 2011, Putnam Bank filed a putative class action in the District of Connecticut accusing Countrywide Financial Corp. (now an affiliate of Bank of America) and several executives of selling RMBS backed by materially false statements and omissions. The putative class covers purchasers and acquirers of eight different series of RMBS certificates issued between 2006 and 2007. Plaintiffs seek compensatory and/or recessionary damages under both Federal and Connecticut Securities laws. Complaint.