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Potential Criminal Liability for Subprime Lending Practices

In light of the complex and opaque nature of the subprime mortgage market, government investigators are probing the valuation and disclosure decisions made by market participants at multiple levels. It is not yet clear what charges prosecutors will assert to prove fraud claims against dishonest subprime market participants.

16 minute read March 28, 2008 at 09:34 AM
By
Mark D. Seltzer And David M. Ryan
Potential Criminal Liability for Subprime Lending Practices

ABC Bank is a publicly traded lender specializing in consumer loans to first-time homebuyers in the southeastern United States. For the past three years, ABC Bank has posted record revenues from its operations in central Florida's hot real estate market.

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