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  • May 15, 2026

    OCC Adopts Rules To Curb State Escrow-Interest Laws

    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency moved Friday to shield many of the nation's biggest banks from state requirements to pay interest on homeowner mortgage escrow accounts, finalizing a pair of rules that extend its push to bolster federal banking preemption.

  • May 15, 2026

    Payments Co. Cliq Must Pay $6.5M For Violating FTC Deal

    A Nevada federal judge has directed Cliq Inc. and its executives to pay a $6.5 million sanction over the Federal Trade Commission's claims the payment processor violated the terms of a 2015 settlement by continuing to work with high-risk merchants that allegedly defrauded customers.

  • May 15, 2026

    New SEC Reporting Plan May Not Sway Energy Cos.

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission wants to let publicly traded companies move from a quarterly to a semiannual earnings reporting schedule, but energy industry volatility and investor expectations may make oil and gas firms reluctant to embrace the option.

  • May 15, 2026

    Fed. Circ. OKs Decisions Clearing Banks In Patent Cases

    The Federal Circuit on Friday backed lower court decisions that cleared a pair of banks of allegations that they infringed an online banking patent, but threw out a nearly $85,000 sanctions order against the patent owner and its counsel.

  • May 15, 2026

    Fed Frees UBS From Order On Credit Suisse's Archegos Work

    The Federal Reserve said Friday it has terminated an enforcement action against UBS AG that was tied to its former Swiss rival Credit Suisse's business dealings with the now-defunct Archegos Capital Management.

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