Bank of America Corp (BAC. N) mentioned this does not owe the U.S. authorities the $2.1 billion that is

looking for in charges after a court located the financial institution liable for fraud over damaged mortgage

loans offered through its Countrywide system, baseding on a court filing earned on Wednesday.

Lawyers for the financial institution shared the government's request "counteracts every helpful legal concept"

as well as called it a "remarkable farewell from truth," the filing explained. Bank of America mentioned in the

declaring that this need to merely need to spend the quantity this made in exploit selling the financings, which that contended was actually zero.

A spokesperson for the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan refused to comment. A speaker for Bank of America might not be actually grabbed review Wednesday evening.

A government jury in New York in October discovered Bank of America as well as Rebecca Mairone, a previous mid-level executive at Countrywide, each liable for fraudulence in the public legal action.

The situation paid attention to a mortgage loan lending process at Countrywide, which Bank of America acquired in July 2008, contacted the "High Speed Swim Lane," or even alternatively "HSSL" or "Hustle.".

The government contended that Countrywide's program focused on and also compensated employees for the

volume instead of the premium of loans made and also removed lists manufactureded in order to guarantee that financings were audio.

Banking company of America and Mairone denied misbehavior. Financial institution of America possesses explained that was actually looking at options for a look.

Any fine will be actually determined by U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff.

Prosecutors originally requested $863.6 million, however eventually elevated the total up to $2.1 billion.

In its own response on Wednesday, Bank of America explained that the U.S. authorities was inaccurate through deriving the popped the question fine on its indecent "increase" from the payday loans.

As an alternative, the legislation demands the fine total up to be figured out by assessing the bank's

"pecuniary gain," or quantity of income that it formed coming from selling the materially flawed HSSL loans, the financial institution mentioned. It approximated that total up to be actually no, according to the submitting.

Dental debates have been specified for March THIRTEEN.

In its own feedback on Wednesday, Bank of America stated that the U.S. federal government was incorrect by

deriving the proposed fine on its own gross "increase" from the financings. As an alternative, the legislation demands the charge quantity to be calculated through determining the banking company's "pecuniary gain,"

or volume of income that it formed coming from selling the materially faulty HSSL loans, the financial

institution explained. It approximated that quantity in order to be absolutely no, depending on to the filing.