UBS Expects to Be Sued by US Justice Department Over Crisis-Era Mortgage Securities

UBS Expects to Be Sued by US Justice Department Over Crisis-Era Mortgage Securities
The logo of Swiss bank UBS is seen in Zurich, Switzerland October 25, 2018. Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
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UBS Group AG, Switzerland’s largest bank, said it expects to be sued by the U.S. Department of Justice as early as Nov. 8 on civil charges related to the sale of mortgage-backed securities in the run-up to the 2008 global financial crisis, according to a company statement.

The bank said the claims were not supported by the facts or the law and it would contest any such complaint “vigorously.”