Bank of America Settles with Freddie and Fannie Over Mortgage Dispute

BofA has to buy back some mortgages

Tuesday, January 04, 2011

Bank of America announced a $2.8 billion settlement with Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae on Monday. The American-owned firms demanded that Bank of America buy back mortgages whose quality was misrepresented by Countrywide, which is owned by Bank of America. Louise Story, Wall Street and finance reporter for The New York Times analyzes the implications of the settlement.

Despite recent speculation that Wikileaks may have more evidence of fraud, Wall Street investors see this settlement as Bank of America moving on.

Guests:

Louise Story

Produced by:

Arwa Gunja

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