Bank of America to pay $335M settlement
By The Associated Press
This article was published December 21, 2011 at 2:22 p.m.
NEW YORK — Bank of America has agreed to pay $335 million to resolve allegations that its Countrywide unit engaged in a widespread pattern of discrimination against qualified African-American and Hispanic borrowers.
The settlement with the U.S. Justice Department was filed Tuesday with the Central District court of California and is subject to court approval. The DOJ says it's the largest settlement in history over residential fair lending practices.
Charlotte, N.C.-based Bank of America Corp. bought the nation's largest subprime lender, Countrywide Financial Corp., in 2008.
The settlement amount will be used to compensate victims of Countrywide's discriminatory mortgage loans from 2004 through 2007.
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