Saturday, July 2, 2011

Bank of America's mortgage settlement doesn't benefit homeowners now, but it may down the road

On June 29 we learned that Bank of America will pay $8.5 billion to settle claims by big investors, including the New York Federal Reserve, that mortgage backed securities sold by Countrywide (which BofA acquired in the heat of the financial crisis) weren't as pristine as they were cracked up to be. That's good news for investors. The settlement may also, down the road, create some good news for homeowners.

Read the rest of the article at Slate

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