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  • January 29, 2026

    Former First Brands Execs Indicted On Fraud Charges

    Patrick James, the founder of bankrupt auto parts maker First Brands Group, and his brother Edward James were indicted by federal prosecutors in New York, who accused the pair of inflating invoices, double pledging collateral and concealing liabilities from lenders.

  • January 29, 2026

    4th Circ. Wary Of Kicking Up 'Sandstorm' On Deferred Comp.

    The Fourth Circuit appeared reluctant Thursday to revive a proposed class action brought against Bank of America and Merrill by an ex-financial adviser who said he was shorted deferred compensation, as judges questioned whether federal benefits law applied to payments that looked like bonuses.

  • January 28, 2026

    Powell Says Cook Case May Be 'Most Important' In Fed History

    Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that President Donald Trump's U.S. Supreme Court bid to oust Fed Gov. Lisa Cook represents "perhaps the most important" case in the history of the central bank, defending his move to attend the high court's recent hearing on the matter.

  • January 28, 2026

    Northern Trust VP Stole Millions From Elderly Client, Suits Say

    An elderly banking heiress and her nephew have sued the Northern Trust Co., alleging the wealth management firm failed to safeguard their assets from a now-former vice president who helped himself to millions of dollars of their funds.

  • January 28, 2026

    Fiserv Uses Its Data Security Flaws For Upsells, Suit Says

    Payment systems company Fiserv Inc. is facing another suit over its alleged data security flaws, with a credit union claiming the company has allowed its online banking platform to be "repeatedly hacked, again and again," and then uses these failures to upsell additional security measures to users. 

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