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Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) :Underwriters Of 8.375% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series Z
Summary: According to a press release dated September 23, 2008, the action names some of the underwriters for the Series Z Preferred stock: Goldman Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., and Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. The action is brought on behalf of all purchasers of the Freddie Mac Series Z Preferred who purchased shares in or traceable to the November 29, 2007 initial public offering for this security.

The complaint alleges that the defendant underwriters violated Section 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. Plaintiff alleges that the Offering Circular and other offering materials for the $6 billion preferred stock offering, failed to warn investors about Freddie Mac's fatal exposure to mortgage-related losses, poor underwriting standards and risk management procedures, and the negative impact of those failings on the adequacy of Freddie Mac's capital. Defendants were underwriters of the Series Z Preferred initial public offering. They sold the shares to the public in a firm commitment underwriting at $25 per share less than a year ago. The shares now trade at $2 per share.

INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION:
SIC Code: 6111
Sector: Financial
Industry: Consumer Financial Services


COMPANY/ISSUER NAME: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
COMPANY/ISSUER TICKER: FREPZ
COMPANY WEBSITE: http://www.freddiemac.com

FIRST IDENTIFIED COMPLAINT IN THE DATABASE
Robert Mark, et al. v. Goldman Sachs & Co., et al.
 COURT: S.D. New York  DOCKET NUMBER: 08-CV-8181
 JUDGE NAME: Hon. Unassigned
 DATE FILED: 09/23/2008  SOURCE: 
 CLASS PERIOD START: 11/29/2007  CLASS PERIOD END: 11/29/2007
 TYPE OF COMPLAINT: Complaint (Unamended and Unconsolidated)
 PLAINTIFF FIRMS NAMED IN COMPLAINT:
  • Sarraf Gentile LLP (former NY)
      485 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1005, New York, NY, 10018
       (voice) 212.868.3610, (fax) 212.918.7967,
  • Vianale & Vianale LLP (former Boca Raton)
      The Plaza - Suite 801, 5355 Town Center Road., Boca Raton, FL, 33486
       (voice) 561.391.4900, (fax) 561.368.9274, info@vianalelaw.com
    _____________________________________________
     TOTAL NUMBER OF PLAINTIFF FIRMS:  2

  •  DOCUMENTS FOR THE FIRST IDENTIFIED COMPLAINT
    Class Action Complaint
    Type: Complaint Date on the document: 9/23/2008
    U.S. District Court Civil Docket
    Type: Docket Date on the document: 10/20/2008

     OTHER DOCUMENTS
    Class Action Complaint - Jury Trial Demanded
    Case Name and/or Number: Adam Kreysar, et al. v. Syron, et al.
    Type: Complaint Date on the document: 01/29/2009

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