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BofA agrees to record-breaking settlement
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Attorney General Eric Holder and Associate Attorney General Tony West announced Aug. 21 that the Department of Justice has reached a $16.65 billion settlement with Bank of America Corp. — the largest civil settlement with a single entity in American history ¬— to resolve federal and state claims against Bank of America and its former and current subsidiaries, including Countrywide Financial Corporation and Merrill Lynch.
As part of this global resolution, the bank has agreed to pay a $5 billion penalty under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act (FIRREA) — the largest FIRREA penalty ever — and provide billions of dollars of relief to struggling homeowners, including funds that will help defray tax liability as a result of mortgage modification, forbearance or forgiveness.
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