[1/2] A BNY Mellon sign is seen on their headquarters in New York's financial district, January 19, 2011. A lawyer for BNY Mellon also declined to comment. They have long said their contracts shielded them from liability for RMBS losses, and that particularly sophisticated investors should have known the risks. In its December 2015 complaint, Commerzbank accused BNY Mellon of sitting "idly" as losses piled up, rather than force lenders to buy back and servicers to address troubled loans. The case is Commerzbank AG v. The Bank of New York Mellon et al, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No.

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Persons: Brendan McDermid, Germany's, George Daniels, Commerzbank's, Dave Wollmuth, BNY Mellon, Commerzbank, Daniels, The Bank of New York Mellon, Jonathan Stempel, Grant McCool Organizations: REUTERS, Bank of New York Mellon, District, BNY Mellon, Countrywide, NovaStar, BNY, New York, CDO, Commerzbank, The Bank of New York, Court, Southern District of, Thomson Locations: New, U.S, Manhattan, Barrington, Southern District, Southern District of New York, New York