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Litigation

Mar. 15, 2007

Plaintiffs' Lawyers Circle Subprime Loan Industry

By late February, when Jennifer Waier, a federal prosecutor in Santa Ana, asked for accounting records from New Century Financial Corp., the Irvine-based mortgage company had been hit with a half-dozen shareholder class actions alleging securities fraud.

By Gabe Friedman
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      By late February, when Jennifer Waier, a federal prosecutor in Santa Ana, asked for accounting records from New Century Financial Corp., the Irvine-based mortgage company had been hit with a half-dozen shareholder class actions alleging securities fraud.
      Earlier that month, New Century, which makes home loans to customers with risky credit, dis...

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