New York subpoenas Wall St on mortgages

Wednesday December 5, 3:20 pm ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state prosecutors have sent subpoenas to Wall Street firms seeking information related to the packaging and selling of debt tied to high-risk mortgages, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

The subpoenas, sent by the office of New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, requested information from a number of Wall Street firms.