US Fines Former Deutsche Bank Subprime Chief Over Alleged Mortgage Fraud

US Fines Former Deutsche Bank Subprime Chief Over Alleged Mortgage Fraud
Light hits the logo of Deutsche Bank, Germany's biggest commercial bank, at a bank branch on January 14, 2009 in Hamburg, Germany. Joern Pollex/Getty Images
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NEW YORK—A former head of subprime trading at Deutsche Bank AG. will pay a $500,000 civil fine to resolve charges he misled investors about the quality of loans backing $1.42 billion of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) issued before the 2008 financial crisis.

The U.S. Department of Justice on Nov. 14 announced the settlement with Paul Mangione, who was also a former Deutsche Bank managing director, who did not admit wrongdoing. Settlement papers were filed with the federal court in Brooklyn, New York.