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Wells Fargo and Others Settle 9 Year Suit

Unionized workers and other individual and institutional investors a $165 million all-cash settlement on Wednesday in connection with losses from securities issued by, NovaStar Mortgage Inc, The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Wells Fargo, and Deutsche Bank. This settlement will end the nine-year class action lawsuit if approved by the U.S. District Court. The class action lawsuit settled on …


KC-based Mortgage Lender NovaStar Agrees to $165 Million Settlement of Class-Action Suit

Investors have agreed to settle a nine-year class-action lawsuit against Kansas City-based NovaStar Mortgage Inc. and three Wall Street banks over investment losses tied to subprime mortgages. The settlement calls for a $165 million cash payment from NovaStar Mortgage, Royal Bank of Scotland, Wells Fargo and Deutsche Bank, according to a statement from the investors’ attorneys. All four had …


$165M Settlement Reached in NovaStar MBS Class Action

A $165 million cash settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit that alleged investors were misled about the safety of mortgage-backed securities comprised of loans originated by now-defunct subprime lender NovaStar Mortgage Inc. The settlement with Deutsche Bank, NovaStar, Royal Bank of Scotland and Wells Fargo is pending approval by the U.S. District Court in the Southern District …