Second Circuit Agrees to Hear Appeal of Challenge to FHFA MBS Suit

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On August 14, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit agreed to hear an interlocutory appeal on an expedited basis from a group of defendant financial institutions and individuals challenging a portion of a district court’s denial of their motion to dismiss claims brought by the FHFA. Fed. Hous. Fin. Agency v. UBS Americas, Inc., No. 12-3207 (2nd Cir. Aug. 14, 2012). The federal housing conservator contends that offering documents provided to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in connection with their purchase of billions of dollars of MBS included materially false statements or omitted material information. This case is the first of eighteen such suits the FHFA has filed in an attempt to recoup MBS losses sustained by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.