UPDATE 1-Nomura blasts U.S. agency at mortgage bond trial's close
April 09, 2015 at 16:36 PM EDT
NEW YORK, April 9 (Reuters) - A lawyer for Nomura Holdings Inc argued on Thursday that a U.S. regulator relied on "voodoo science" to pursue claims that the bank made false statements in selling $2 billion in mortgage-backed securities to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.