BofA Settles with Fannie, Freddie Over Countrywide Repurchases

Bank of America paid $1.28 billion to Freddie Mac and $1.34 billion to Fannie Mae last week as part of the settlement.

Palm Coast, FL – January 3, 2011


 
Bank of America (BAC: 14.15 +6.07%) plans to record a fourth-quarter charge of $3 billion after settling repurchase claims brought against the banking giant by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on home loans sold to the GSEs by Countrywide Financial Corp.

The bank holding company said it now "believes that it has addressed its remaining exposure to repurchase obligations for residential mortgage loans sold directly to the GSEs."
Bank of America paid $1.28 billion to Freddie Mac and $1.34 billion to Fannie Mae last week as part of the settlement.
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