WaMu Settles RMBS Suit for $26 Million

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On September 4, 2012, named plaintiffs Doral Bank of Puerto Rico, Policeman’s Annuity Benefit Fund of the City of Chicago and Boilermakers National Annuity Trust moved for approval of a $26 million settlement with Washington Mutual in an action for alleged violations of Sections 11, 12, and 15 of the Securities Act. Plaintiffs brought the class action against specific WaMu divisions alleging that RMBS offering documents contained material misstatements about the underwriting quality of the underlying loans. Plaintiffs originally sought more than $550 million in the suit. Motion.

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