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Federal Home Loan Bank of Bost v. Moody's Corp.

Civil Procedure, Securities Law, Banking Law
In a case arising out of the near-collapse of the mortgage-backed securities market, alleges that various rating agencies falsely gave out triple-A...

Bank of New York Mellon Trust v. Morgan Stanley Mortgage

Contracts, Banking Law
In a breach‐of‐contract action involving an $81 million mortgage loan purchase agreement, the district court's judgment in favor of defendant is...

Bank Markazi v. Peterson

Constitutional Law, International Law, Banking Law
In consolidated cases brought by 1,000 victims of Iran-sponsored acts of terrorism, their estate representatives, and surviving family members seeking...

Hawkins v. Community Bank of Raymore

Property Law & Real Estate, Constitutional Law, Banking Law
In a case involving personal guaranties to secure real estate development loans, the judgment of the Eighth Circuit in favor of the lender is affirmed...

Providence Hall Associates Ltd. P’ship v. Wells Fargo Bank

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Banking Law
In a lender liability action, brought by plaintiff against defendant Wells Fargo following default on an interest-rate-swap transaction previously...

Crawford v. Franklin Credit Mgmt. Corp.

Evidence, Banking Law
In a fraud action, alleging that defendants forged a mortgage agreement between themselves and plaintiff, the district court’s judgment for defendants...

Grayson v. Anderson

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Securities Law
In a fraud action arising from a Ponzi scheme, involving fraudulent loans secured by publicly traded stock, the district court’s grant of defendant...

Cunningham v. M&T Bank Corp.

Property Law & Real Estate, Insurance Law, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Banking Law
In a putative class action brought by homeowners claiming to be victims of a captive reinsurance scheme, the district court’s grant of summary...

Orcilla v. Big Sur, Inc.

Property Law & Real Estate, Banking Law
In a suit to set aside a trustee's sale, arising out plaintiffs' loss of their home through a nonjudicial foreclosure sale to defendant, who brought...

Coker v. JPMorgan Chase Bank

Property Law & Real Estate, Banking Law
The antideficiency protection of Code of Civil Procedure section 580b, which states that when an individual borrows money from a bank to buy a home...