NYAG SCHNEIDERMAN’S SCOTUS BRIEF IN JESINOSKI V. COUNTRYWIDE | “AMICI STATES HAVE A COMPELLING INTEREST IN ENSURING EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT OF TILA. “. … “PROTECTING HOME OWNERSHIP IS VITAL STATE POLICY.

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IN THE Supreme Court of the United States ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT LARRY D. JESINOSKI, et ux., Petitioners, V. COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., et al., Respondents. BRIEF FOR THE STATES OF NEW YORK, ARIZONA, ARKANSAS CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, HAWAII, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSISSIPPI, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW MEXICO, NORTH CAROLINA, OREGON, RHODE ISLAND, TENNESSEE, VERMONT, WASHINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AS AMICI CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONERS ERIC T. SCHNEIDERMAN Attorney General State of New York BARBARA D. UNDERWOOD* Solicitor General STEVEN C. WU Deputy Solicitor General CECELIA C. CHANG Special Counsel 120 Broadway New York, NY 10271 (212) 416-8020 barbara.underwood@ag.ny.gov Counsel for Amici Curiae

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BofA To Pay $16.5M To Settle Alleged Sanctions Violations

Still not enough for the damage it has caused.

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Law360, New York (July 24, 2014, 11:59 AM ET) — Bank of America Corp. agreed to a more than $16.5 million settlement with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s sanctions enforcement unit over allegations that the bank processed around 200 transactions for known drug traffickers subject to U.S. sanctions, the Treasury said Thursday.

The Office of Foreign Asset Control alleges that between September 2005 and March 2009, Bank of America NA processed 208 transactions totaling around $91,000 on behalf of 10 individuals on the agency’s list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons, or SDN list….

Source: Law 360

 

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