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Goldman Sachs Settles With FHFA For $3.15 Billion

by | Aug 26, 2014

(Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd) –  The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. announced that Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Goldman) has reached agreements with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) (as conservator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) to resolve all federal and state securities law claims brought by FHFA with respect to residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac over the 2005-2007 period.

Under the terms of the agreements, Goldman is repurchasing the RMBS for $3.15 billion.

Gregory K. Palm, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., stated “We are pleased to have resolved these matters.”

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