GE to pay $1.5B for misrepresentations concerning subprime loans
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Jaclyn Jaeger2019-04-15T17:34:00
General Electric will pay a civil penalty of $1.5 billion to resolve claims under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act involving subprime residential mortgage loans originated by WMC Mortgage, a GE subsidiary.
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