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July 24, 2014

Posted  January 26, 2016

Morgan Stanley agreed to pay $275M to settle charges of misleading investors in a pair of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) securitizations it underwrote, sponsored, and issued.  In an asset-backed securities offering, federal regulations under the securities laws require the disclosure of delinquency information for the mortgage loans serving as collateral.  Morgan Stanley allegedly misrepresented the current or historical delinquency status of mortgage loans underlying two subprime RMBS securitizations that came against a backdrop of rising borrower delinquencies and unprecedented distress in the subprime market.  SEC

Tagged in: Accounting Fraud, Financial Institution Fraud, Housing and Mortgage Fraud, Securities Fraud,