Peat, Marwick and Penn Square Bank were sued.
The lawsuit was filed in Oklahoma City by the National Credit Union Administration and seeks about $6.1 million in losses on certificates of deposit. The suit claims Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. and Penn Square officials defrauded depositors with false statements about the bank’s condition. The bank was declared insolvent in July, 1982.
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