Wells Fargo to Pay Fannie Mae $591 Million to Resolve Claims

Wells Fargo & Co., the largest U.S. home lender, agreed to pay Fannie Mae $591 million to resolve repurchase demands on loans sold to the government-backed firm before Jan. 1, 2009.

The bank paid $541 million in cash to Washington-based Fannie Mae after accounting for prior repurchases, the San Francisco-based lender said today in a statement distributed by Business Wire.

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