Ryan & Maniskas, LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Wilshire Bancorp, Inc.
April 29 2011 - 9:21PM
Business Wire
Ryan & Maniskas, LLP (www.rmclasslaw.com/cases/wibc)
announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the United
States District Court for the Central District of New York on
behalf of purchasers of the common stock of Wilshire Bancorp, Inc.
(“Wilshire” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: WIBC) between March 15, 2010
and March 16, 2011, inclusive (the "Class Period").
For more information regarding this class action suit, please
contact Ryan & Maniskas, LLP (Richard A. Maniskas, Esquire)
toll-free at (877) 316-3218 or by email at rmaniskas@rmclasslaw.com
or visit: www.rmclasslaw.com/cases/wibc.
The Complaint alleges that during the Class Period the Company
violated federal securities laws by issuing material
misrepresentations to the market concerning Wilshire’s business,
operations and prospects were materially false and misleading
thereby artificially inflating the price of the Company’s
securities. Specifically, the defendants made false and/or
misleading statements and/or failed to disclose: (1) that the
Company had deficiencies in its underwriting, origination, and
renewal processes and procedures; (2) that the Company was not
adhering to its underwriting policies; (3) that the Company lacked
adequate internal and financial controls; and (4) that, as a result
of the above, the Company's statements were materially false and
misleading at all relevant times.
On March 16, 2011, the Company revealed that, following an
“extensive investigation” into “improper activities of a certain
loan officer,” who was no longer with the Company, it had
“discovered a significant deficiency in the operating effectiveness
of loan underwriting, approval and renewal processes for those loan
originations and asset sales associated with the former loan
officer.” The Company further stated that in addition to the
resignation of its CEO, the Company’s Chief Lending Officer had
resigned in March 2011 and its Chief Marketing Officer had been
terminated in December 2010. On this news, shares of Wilshire fell
9.2% to close at $5.27 per share.
If you are a member of the class, you may, no later than May 31,
2011, request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff of the
class. A lead plaintiff is a representative party that acts on
behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. In order
to be appointed lead plaintiff, the Court must determine that the
class member's claim is typical of the claims of other class
members, and that the class member will adequately represent the
class. Under certain circumstances, one or more class members may
together serve as "lead plaintiff." Your ability to share in any
recovery is not, however, affected by the decision whether or not
to serve as a lead plaintiff. You may retain Ryan & Maniskas,
LLP or other counsel of your choice, to serve as your counsel in
this action.
For more information about the case or to participate online,
please visit: www.rmclasslaw.com/cases/wibc or contact Richard A.
Maniskas, Esquire toll-free at (877) 316-3218, or by e-mail at
rmaniskas@rmclasslaw.com. For more information about class action
cases in general or to learn more about Ryan & Maniskas, LLP,
please visit our website: www.rmclasslaw.com.
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