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Writs issued against New Century Financial heads

Calcutta News.Net
Tuesday 8th December, 2009

Executives from the collapsed mortgage lender New Century Financial Corp have been accused of fraud by US regulators.

Three former top executives of the defunct firm allegedly misled investors and inflated profits as the company's subprime loan business was failing in 2006.

A lawsuit has been framed against them, seeking injunctions and unspecified civil fines and restitution.

The people named are New Century's former CEO and co-founder Brad Morrice, former chief financial officer Patti Dodge and former controller David Kenneally.

The Irvine, California based firm played a large part in packaging subprime mortgage loans to borrowers with inferior credit records.

The company has been blamed for being one of the main reasons for America's home-loan bubble.

The company filed for bankruptcy protection in April 2007 and was dissolved in August 2008.

 




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