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Banking - February, 2013
337 articles
- NY Probing BofA Over Mortgage Securities
- CFPB Casts Wide Net In Enforcement Shift
- Ex-BofA Exec Says She's Scapegoat In $1B Fraud Suit
- SEC Says It Can Bring Suit Over Falcone's 'Spiteful' Trades
- JPMorgan Sanctioned For Destroying Docs In Sex Bias Suit
- JPMorgan Slams Lehman Request To Depose 'London Whale'
- BofA Unit Dodges Call Recording Class Action
- 13 Banks Finalize $9B Foreclosure Relief Package
- EU Caps Banker Bonuses, Ups Bank Capital Minimums
- JPMorgan Can't Dodge Suit Over Alleged RMBS Misconduct
- First Horizon Can't Dodge Reinsurance Kickback Suit
- CFTC Chief Calls For Industry Cooperation On Libor Reform
- The Most Unlikely Financial Crisis Fall Guy
- 6 Areas Often Underestimated In Law Firm Mergers
- Guggenheim Probed For Ties To Banned Junk Bond King
- 2nd Circ. Revives UBS Retirement Fund Suit
- Chevron Can Subpoena Bank In $19B Ecuador Pollution Saga
- TD Bank Strikes $41M Deal To End Rothstein Fraud Claims
- Argentina Tells 2nd Circ. It May Defy Order In $1.4B Bond Row
- High Court Ruling Puts SEC Actions On Strict Timetable
- Miami Condo Project's $160M Loan Sparks Cautious Optimism
- Justices Question Merchants' Logic In AmEx Antitrust Case
- Senate Confirms Jack Lew As Treasury Secretary
- Asset Sale Doesn't Kill FDIC's Receiver Powers, 8th Circ. Says
- Lack of CFTC Funds Hampers Enforcement, Gensler Says
- Ex-Dewey Partner Says Citibank Covered Up Firm's Finances
- 6th Circ. Backs Johnston Barton Win In Broker's Suit
- Fight Over Chicago's $563M Garage Lease To Move Ahead
- Man Group Employee Among 3 Arrested In Insider Tips Probe
- Employers Ask Supreme Court To Find DOMA Unconstitutional
- SEC Watchdog Sues Feds Over Volcker Rule Delay
- Barclays Docs Blast FERC Subpoena In $470M Energy Probe
- BNY Mellon Sells UK Client Biz In $127M Standard Life Deal
- Bernanke Says 'Too Big To Fail' No Longer Exists
- HSBC Says Its Overdraft Fee Policy Is Transparent
- Gabelli Could Kickstart The 'Civil' Prosecution Debate
- Credit Suisse RMBS Fraud Suit Sent To State Court
- SEC Gets No Extra Time For Fraud Suits, Supreme Court Rules
- Citigroup Balks At $6M In Fees For Nixed Exec Pay Suit
- AIG's Suit Against NY Fed Temporarily Halted
- Old Second Strikes $7.5M Deal In Pension Investment Suit
- FINRA To Renew Fight Against Schwab's Class Action Waiver
- AmEx Opens Door For Justices To Build On Concepcion
- Libor Should Be Based On Real Transactions, Gensler Says
- High Court Ruling May Curb Debt Collection Lawsuits
- BNY Mellon Says It Can't Be Blamed For Fund's Madoff Losses
- Feinstein Campaign Sues DOJ To Get Embezzlement Evidence
- FSOC Pressures SEC, But All's Fair In Love And Regulation
- NY AG Cites New Analysis In Bid To Revive Schwab ARS Suit
- Currency Comptroller Defends Settlements With Banks
- 6th Circ. Reverses Approval of Encore Unit's $5M FDCPA Deal
- The Next Big Thing In Securities Litigation
- Lawmaker Blasts TARP Paymaster Over Exec Pay Packages
- 7th Circ. Told Chubb Owes Bank Coverage For Embezzlement
- Housekeeping: Inside CFPB's Qualified Mortgage Rule
- PE Takes $138M Bite Of Chicago's Standard Bank
- Debt Collectors Can Recoup Costs Despite Law: High Court
- Senate Panel Backs Lew's Nomination For Treasury Secretary
- Senate Eyes March For SEC Chairman Confirmation Hearing
- Shine Might Be Off Alt Fee Arrangements, GC Survey Shows
- GCs Brace For More Whistleblower Suits
- In-House Teams Expand To Keep Pace With More Suits, Probes
- GCs Rate Fixed Fees Best Bang For Their Buck
- Gupta Ordered To Repay Goldman $6.2M In Legal Fees
- Wells Fargo Hit With Mortgage Penalties Class Action
- CFPB Pick's Approval Will Require Compromise, Sen. Says
- Common Insurance Problems For Foreclosing Mortgagees
- Investors Win Class Cert. In Madoff Feeder Fund Action
- US Slams States' Dodd-Frank Challenge
- Trustee Banks To Face Jury In $600M Funeral Scam Case
- JPMorgan M&A Exec Named Cadwalader Vice Chairman
- Thornburg, BofA Settlement Should Be Public: US Trustee
- Supreme Court Won't Mull Corporate Campaign Donation Ban
- British Bankers Group Agrees To Give Up Libor-Setting Duties
- Morgan Stanley Whistleblower Also Targets FINRA In New Suit
- Dodd-Frank May Weaken SEC Power, Commissioner Says
- EU Watchdog To Drop E-Payments Antitrust Probe
- New Citigroup Pay Plan May Not Soothe Shareholder Ire
- AMR Will Take US Bank's $1.5B Financing Row To 2nd Circ.
- US Eases Sanctions On 4 Myanmar Banks
- SEC Commissioner Advocates Exchange 'Kill Switch'
- Schwab Wins One For The Broker, Threatening Class Actions
- Calif. County Urges New Municipality Class In Libor MDL
- Libor Manipulation Probes A Priority, EU Watchdog Says
- Castleton Ruling Fortifies 7th Circ. Pro-Creditor Trend
- JPMorgan OT Arbitration Not Barred By NLRB's DR Horton
- UBS Denies It Tanked MBS To Cause $331M In Losses
- Fed Extends Comments For Dodd-Frank Foreign Bank Rule
- JPMorgan Unit's Emails Not Privileged, FERC Tells DC Circ.
- Grocers Oppose $7B Visa, MasterCard Swipe Fee Settlement
- BNY Mellon To Pay MedCap Investors $114M Over Ponzi Plot
- Plumbing The Murky Depths Of Chinese State Secrecy Law
- Schwab Can Force Clients To Arbitrate, FINRA Panel Rules
- Banks Fear CFPB Rule Could Spur Fair Lending Fights
- Goldman Tells SEC It Lacks Info On Accused Heinz Trader
- Del. Real Estate Developer Pleads Not Guilty To Bank Fraud
- Ex-Eagles QB's Ponzi Suit Intercepted By Arbitration Clause
- Wells Fargo Must Face More Fannie Investor Claims: 2nd Circ.
- Troutman Boosts Banking Ranks With 2 Ex-Kilpatrick Attys
- Cellular South Asks 2nd Circ. To Revive $26M ARS Suit
- Crestview Spends $246M For KeyCorp Asset Manager
- Banks Provided $46B In Mortgage Aid, But Complaints Surge
- Fast-Tracking Abandoned Residence Foreclosures In Ill.
- Judge Won't Nix Charges Against Atty In Racketeering Case
- DOL Blasts Bankers' Precedent In Loan Officer OT Row
- Bond Seller Tied To $52M Ponzi Scheme Enters Plea Deal
- 11th Circ. Backs BofA In Fight Over $1B Vegas Hotel Funding
- Alleged Tax Evaders Can't Duck Bank Account Subpoenas
- Credit Unions Knew RMBS Risks, JPMorgan Says
- Fannie, Freddie Knew Of Risks In $27M MBS Buy: Countrywide
- House Lawmakers Say Basel Rules Could Shutter Small Banks
- ResCap Fights To Subordinate Insurers' Securities Claims
- JPMorgan Investors Seek To Split Dimon's Roles
- Merrill Lynch Dodges Class Cert. In Call-Recording Suit
- Swapping Safely: DOL's Take On Swaps And ERISA Plans
- Ex-Dewey Partner Sues Barclays Over Firm Capital Loan
- Capital One Sells Best Buy Card Portfolio To Citi In $7B Deal
- CARD Act Drove Up Interest Rates, Bank Group Says
- Fla. City Immune From Suit Over Real Estate Loan Default
- Rothstein Investor Wants TD Bank Suit Back In Fla. Court
- MF Global Cleared To Collect Votes For Liquidation Plan
- Britain, India Join Forces To Battle Cybercrime
- SEC Eyes Push For Mandatory Market Technology Rules
- ResCap Sets Aside $12.3M For Ambac's Sale Challenge
- House Dem Questions Fed, OCC On $9.3B Foreclosure Deals
- House Bill Would Extend JOBS Act Benefits To Thrifts
- A Snapshot Of 2012 SEC And FINRA Enforcement
- Willkie Made Client Scapegoat In FINRA Probe, Suit Says
- EU Steps Up Sanctions On North Korea After Nuclear Test
- Wells Fargo Breached Trustee Duties, MedCap Investors Say
- HSBC Sells Panama Unit For $2.1B In Latin America Shakeup
- Lloyds Penalized $7M For Slow Insurance Redress Payments
- Japan's Orix Offers $2.6B For Rabobank Asset Manager
- Kaye Scholer Settles GSC Ethics Row For $1.5M
- Revival Of BofA Seating Suit A Pain In Butt For Cos.
- CFPB Exams Are Plaguing Banks, US Chamber Says
- Mass. Borrowers Can Challenge Mortgage Transfers: 1st Circ.
- Merrill Lynch To Pay $12M To Settle OT Suit
- Santander Unit Accused Of Secretly Recording Phone Calls
- Sens. Seek Review Of Consumer Credit Reporting
- AMR Looks To Take US Bank Fight Straight To 2nd Circ.
- Dodd-Frank Rules May Force Banks To Shed Energy Units
- Lehman Sues Spanish Broadcasting Over $29M In Dividends
- Conspiracy Claims Nixed In Wells Fargo Kickback Actions
- EU Will Retaliate If Fed Tightens Foreign Bank Rules
- GCs Name 43 Best-Of-The-Best Attys
- Syncora Insists Federal, State JPMorgan MBS Suits Different
- NBA Star Breached Contract, Financial Adviser Tells 7th Circ.
- CORRECTED: SNR Denton Not Liable For Filing Error In $7M Citigroup Deal
- Leveraged ETFs: A Dangerous Trap For Desperate Investors
- GCs Name Cream Of The Crop Litigators
- What Obama's Cybersecurity Plan Means For Your Company
- Struggling Gleacher Finds Buyer For Mortgage Loan Biz
- Koch Unit, MF Global Trustee Drop Fight Over $20M Claim
- Lehman Seeks To Reel 'London Whale' Into JPMorgan Fight
- Rakoff Departs From Katz Ruling In $2B Madoff Fight
- SEC Can't Block Discovery In Suit Over $7B Stanford Fraud
- UBS Not Liable For Terror Attacks, 2nd Circ. Rules
- Cybersecurity Bill's Author Says Privacy Fears 'Unfounded'
- Swiss Banks To Disclose Info On US Citizens' Accounts
- Final Volcker Rule Will Be Simplified, Lawmakers Hear
- US Bank's $100M Suit Over Extended Stay Loan Revived
- MetLife's Bid To Deregister As Bank Gets Green Light
- 2nd Circ. Revives Suit Over $307M Ness Sale
- SEC Should Act On Credit-Rating Violations, Sens. Say
- Senate Dems Vow To Keep Cordray At Helm Of CFPB
- Delta, Others Sue Ex-Im Bank Over Aircraft Export Financing
- Ex-Stanford Execs Get 20 Years For Roles In $7B Scheme
- An Information Security Preparedness Checklist
- Private Sector To Push For Leeway In Cybersecurity Standards
- FHA Can Avoid Gov't Bailout, Commissioner Testifies
- Obama's Housing Hopes Might Be Too High
- Fla. High Court Leaves Robosigning Crisis Up In The Air
- Mortgage Co. Execs Sued Over Robosigning Defense Fees
- Credit Suisse Fires Back At Union Central MBS Fraud Suit
- 9th Circ. Revives BofA Tellers' Seating Class Action
- Visa, MasterCard Beat ATM Price-Fixing Actions
- Texas, 7 Other States Join Challenge To Dodd-Frank
- Real Estate Mogul Sues Banks For $100M Over Libor-Rigging
- Euronet Says Rival Payment Service's Claims Preempted
- Barclays Owes Ex-Lehman Director $20M, 2nd Circ. Hears
- Cadwalader Settles $1.6M Claim In Ocala Bankruptcy
- Chase Customers Sue Over Failed Same-Day Card Payments
- CFPB Vows To Help Lenders Understand New Mortgage Rules
- Blackstone Bags Ex-Barclays Alternative Asset Head
- Bank Blames Union For Lack Of $5M Fee In US Airways Deal
- Treasury Nominee Lew Says Dodd-Frank Would Be Priority
- Mortgage Officers Get Class Cert. In PNC Bank OT Suit
- Santander, Others Face UK Probe Over Investment Advice
- Fifth Third Bank Hit With Excessive Interest Class Action
- Obama Order Tackles Mounting Cybersecurity Threats
- FATCA Insight: Grappling With Cross-Border Payments
- A Potentially Superior Way To Secure Lease Obligations
- First Citizens Hit With $125M Claim In Window Co. Bankruptcy
- $25B Foreclosure Deal Can't Save Wells Fargo From FCA Suit
- Lehman Nets $800M In NYC Office Building Sale
- Banks Fear Liability From Obama Cybersecurity Plan
- FNB To Pay $3M In Overdraft Fee Class Action Settlement
- Junior Lienholders And Cross-Collateralized Loans
- Bird Marella Picks Up Ex-Prosecutor For White Collar Team
- Ex-RI Mayor Gets 2 Years For Contract-Bidding Scheme
- MF Global Ch. 11 Objections Premature, Plan Proponents Say
- Mass. Regulator Urges SEC To Ban Forced Arbitrations
- Fannie, Freddie Escape Fla. County's Excise Tax Suit
- Senate Banking Panel Open To Dodd-Frank Changes
- UBS Can't Duck FINRA Arbitration Over $125M ARS
- RE Investor Told To Produce Atty Emails In Fraud Suit
- FDIC Aims To Nix Coverage For US Banks' Foreign Deposits
- Fannie Mae Force-Placed Insurance Plan Hits Roadblock
- JPMorgan Smeared Ex-Adviser To Clients, $3M Suit Says
- UBS Fined $15M For Shoddy AIG Fund Sales
- S&P Skewers DOJ Suit But Hints At Settlement Talks
- ResCap Wants Stroock Partner For Chief Restructuring Role
- BNY Mellon Faces $850M Charge Over Tax Scheme
- CFPB Puts Mortgage Servicers On Notice Over Doc Handling
- HUD Housing Bias Rule Aimed At High Court, Not Lenders
- Bankers Urge DC Circ. To Reverse Loan Officers' OT Eligibility
- Don't Knock SEC's Revolving Door, Experts Say
- Credit Card Late Fees Violate Constitution, 9th Circ. Hears
- Law360 Banking Editorial Advisory Board
- Banks Ask 5th Circ. To Revive Heartland Data Breach Claims
- GOP-Backed Bill Would Force Big Banks To Raise More Capital
- With No New Offers, $665M Carlyle Bid Wins Duff & Phelps
- Incapital Hits Ex-Execs, BNY Mellon With Trade Secrets Suit
- Calif.'s S&P Suit Heralds Bold False Claims Push
- SEC Chair Nominee Pledges To Avoid Conflicts Of Interest
- Argentine Firm Loses Bid For Cut Of $410M BofA Deal
- No Space For Partner Egos In Law Firm Of The Future
- Arcapita Files Reorganization Plan With $185M Exit Financing
- Ex-Im Bank, ICICI To Pump $500M Into Indian Projects
- French Rail Project Draws $267M Loan For Upgrades
- Conn. Cities Win Class Cert. In Fannie, Freddie Tax Row
- HUD Adopts Disparate Impact Rule To Clarify Fair Lending Law
- JBIC Loans $3B To Buoy UAE-Owned Oil Co. Upstream Growth
- Cousins Pays $233M For Houston Office Complex
- Presidio Bid To Escape IP Suit Waste Of Time, Judge Says
- NJ Attys Admit Improper IRS Reporting Of Client Fees
- Wells Fargo Puts Up $13M To End Reinsurance Kickback Suit
- 2nd Circ. Judge Grills Rakoff Atty Over Rejected Citi Deal
- Energy, Tech Firms Buy Time On EU Derivative Rules
- Banks May Be Forced To Submit Costs For Libor's EU Cousin
- $13M Settlement Beats Out Rival Plan In Del. Fund Case
- Kaye Scholer Can't Keep GSC Fees After Missteps: Trustee
- SunTrust Sues To Block FINRA Arbitration In MBS Row
- Testy Judge Gives $8.5B BofA Deal Dissenters More Docs
- Assured's MBS Win May Force Wave Of Bank Settlements
- 7th Circ. Thrashes 'Tax Cheats' Who Brought UBS Fraud Suit
- Morgan Stanley Workers Win Cert. In OT Collective Action
- BNY Defends $18B Debt Addition In Suit Over Basell Deal
- OCC's Latest Hire Shows Push For Fair-Lending Crackdown
- S&P Taps White Collar Heavy Hitter To Fight DOJ Suit
- Bank's Licensing Claim Doesn't Nix Antitrust Fine: EU Court
- Calif. City Can't Use Debt Cap To Dodge Suit Over $35M Deal
- Merrill Lynch, BofA Escape $143M CDO Fraud Suit
- ResCap Examiner's Prebankruptcy Report Delayed Again
- JPMorgan Hid Bad Loan Reports In RMBS Sales, Dexia Says
- Stalemate Continues Over Millions Owed To Robbins Geller
- Hedge Fund Managers Charged In $311M Fraud Scheme
- EU Plan Forces More Cos. To Reveal Data Breaches
- What You Should Know About The New Trade Secrets Laws
- Iranian Bank Beats EU Nuke Sanctions In Court
- House Dems Push Obama To Replace FHFA Chief
- EU Rule Would Require Cos. To Report Data Breaches
- S&P Credit Ratings Are Protected Speech, Suit Says
- Commonwealth Investor Suit Says Execs Hid Financial Woes
- FHA Needs Overhaul To Stave Off Bailout, Congress Hears
- Assured's $90M Win Gives Insurers Ammo Against Banks
- Rothstein Trustee's Ch. 11 Plan Hangs On $72M TD Bank Deal
- Libor Prosecutors In Control As Holdout Banks Squirm
- YPF Accused Of Keeping Quiet On Nationalization Risk
- Wells Fargo Slams Lax FLSA Class Standards In 5th Circ.
- King & Spalding Snags Paul Hastings Finance Duo
- Lenders Have No Say In Eminent Domain Cases, NJ Court Says
- DR Horton Doesn't Apply In JPMorgan Wage Action: Judge
- $24B Dell Deal Heeds Del Monte Lesson On Banker Conflict
- Bank Execs Win D&O Coverage For $7M FDIC Suit
- Linklaters Hires Asia M&A Pro From White & Case
- Former Sen. Hutchison Joins Bracewell As Senior Counsel
- Banks Aren't Cops, Peregrine Judge Told
- Banks Face Stiff Sanctions Under EU Money Laundering Rule
- Illinois Hops On Springing Guaranty Bandwagon
- RBS To Pay $612M Over Libor Manipulation
- Merrill Lynch Loses Challenge To Funds' $64M Fraud Award
- 3rd Circ. Clarifies Time Limit On Mortgage Rescission Suits
- 10th Circ. Says FSIA Protects Bank In Botched $50M Deal
- Global Payments Data Theft Suit Should Be Nixed, Judge Says
- Plaintiffs' Attorneys Double Down In Wake Of S&P Suit
- DOJ's S&P Case Gives New Life To Mortgage Meltdown Cases
- S&P Fixes For 1st Amendment Fight With Cahill Gordon Hire
- Banks Want More Risk Transparency At Clearinghouses
- Crowell, Proskauer, Fulbright Sanctioned For Counterclaims
- Assured Wins $1B MBS Contract Suit Against Flagstar
- Class Cert. Rejected in Chase Flood Insurance Kickback Suit
- Weil Gotshal Wins Banking Partner Back From Goldman Sachs
- D&O Coverage Excluded In $11M FDIC Suit, Progressive Says
- FHA Reduces Single-Family Mortgage Insurance Requirements
- Ally CEO Threatens To Withdraw $750M ResCap Creditor Deal
- Alston Hires DOJ Vet To Defend Securities, FCPA Cases
- African Minerals Lands $350M Financing For Iron Ore Project
- 1st Circ. Revives Investors' Feraheme Risks Class Action
- Feds Charge 18 People In $200M Credit Card Scam
- US Sues S&P For Inflated RMBS Ratings That Fueled Crisis
- 'Fast And Furious' DOJ Atty Returns To King & Spalding
- Know The Standard Of FDIC Liability For Community Banks
- Credit Suisse Unit Faces Contract Suit Over $1B Loan Pool
- BNY Asks 2nd Circ. To Let It Take Payments From Argentina
- EU Lawmaker Panel Shoots Down OTC Derivatives Rules
- Bold DOJ Goes All-In With Suit Over S&P Ratings
- 7th Circ. Backs FDIC Win In Failed Bank Exec's $30M Suit
- JPMorgan Asks 6th Circ. To Back Class Waiver In Antitrust Suit
- Goldman Execs Hid 'Structured Exits' Scheme, Investor Says
- US Says Starr Can't Rep 2 Classes In AIG Bailout Suit
- AmEx Beats Subpoena Over $7B Interchange Antitrust Deal
- GOP Senators Push To End Fed's Dual Mandate
- Moody's Says Jefferies 'Excessive' CEO Pay A Credit Risk
- BofA Board Dodges Investor Suit Over Foreclosure Practices
- Visa Faces Aussie Watchdog's Antitrust Suit
- $8.5B BofA Mortgage Pact Hid Self-Dealing, Investors Say
- DOJ Will Sue S&P Over Crisis-Era Ratings
- 4th Circ. Clears SunTrust's $40M Win In Loan Coverage Suit
- SEC Pick May Face Questions Over 'Troubling' Defense Work
- Insurers Cry Foul Over $8.7B ResCap MBS Settlement
- UK To Give Regulators Power To Break Up Banks
- Protecting Attorney-Client Privilege: Learn From Halifax
- 10 Insights Into FINRA Dispute Resolution
- How 1st Circ. Infused Del. Law Decision With Realism
- HSBC Gets China's OK To Sell Off $7.4B Ping An Stake
- Ex-Integra Exec Can't Veil Tax Docs In Ponzi Coverage Row
- Insurer Can't Fight Dismissal Of MBS Claims Against BofA
- Banks Likely To Adopt CFPB Rules While Legal Issues Unfold
- MetLife Inks $2B Deal For BBVA's Chilean Pension Business
- Calif. Court Nixes Schools' Bid To Recoup Lehman Losses
- FINRA Panel Awards US Airways $30M In ARS Dispute
- Dutch Gov't Nationalizes Financial Co. With $5B Package
- GOP Sen. Pushes Bill To Put Commission Atop CFPB
- Chadbourne, Proskauer Targeted Over $7B Stanford Fraud
- Chase, Debt Collectors Hit With False Debt Class Action