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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Bank of America
Current Parent Company: Bank of America
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $500,000,000
Year: 2013
Date: April 17, 2013
Offense Group: financial offenses
Primary Offense: investor protection violation
Secondary Offense: toxic securities abuses
Mega-Scandal: Toxic Securities
Violation Description: In a case brought on behalf of state pension funds in Oregon and Maine as well as other investors, Bank of America agreed to pay $500 million to settle allegations that its subsidiary Countrywide Financial misled investors into buying risky mortgage-backed securities.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Multistate Attorneys General Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: North Carolina
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: banking
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