Bank of America disputes $2.1 billion claim in U.S. fraud suit

Bank of America Corp (BAC) said it does not owe the U.S. government the $2.1 billion it is seeking in penalties after a jury found the bank liable for fraud over defective mortgages sold by its Countrywide unit, according to a court filing made on Wednesday. Bank of America said in the filing that it should only have to pay the amount it made in profit from selling the loans, which it contended was zero. A spokesperson for Bank of America could not be reached for comment Wednesday evening. A federal jury in New York in October found Bank of America and Rebecca Mairone, a former mid-level executive at Countrywide, each liable for fraud in the civil lawsuit.

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