Judge dismisses suit against bank merger


Pacific Business News reports that "Native Hawaiians have lost a bid to ensure their loan needs will be met when Bank of America merges with Fleet Boston Financial Corp. later this spring. Federal Judge David Ezra dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday afternoon brought by Native Hawaiians who allege Bank of America has not complied with Federal Reserve Board orders made in 1994 and 1998 to offer $150 million in low-income loans to buy Hawaiian homesteaded properties. The suit named Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan and several members as defendants. It sought a preliminary injunction to halt the merger. Ezra said his dismissal reflected his lack of jurisdiction. But during last week's court hearing on the matter, he urged the Federal Reserve Board to listen to Hawaiians' needs. 'It would appear the board is ignoring the one tool it has,' Ezra told the board's staff attorney, who attended the hearing via video conferencing. That tool, Ezra said, would be to block the merger."


Posted: Wed - February 25, 2004 at 07:36 PM    
   
 
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