
Bank of America agreed to pay $943 million to six states to settle litigation concerning mortgage abuses. The six states and the amounts were: California ($300 million), Delaware ($45 million), Illinois ($200 million), Kentucky ($23 million), Maryland ($75 million) and New York ($300 million). This was part of a larger $16 billion settlement involving the federal government; For more info visit https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/bank-america-pay-1665-billion-historic-justice-department-settlement-financial-fraud-leading