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  • February 03, 2026

    OCC Urged To Scrap Escrow 'Giveaway' To Banks

    Consumer advocates are urging the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to abandon proposals they say would let national banks unfairly profit off homeowners' escrowed money, warning the plan unlawfully revives a rejected deregulatory playbook.

  • February 03, 2026

    Ex-Fed Adviser Acquitted Of Espionage Conspiracy Charge

    A Washington, D.C., federal jury Tuesday acquitted a former senior adviser to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors of conspiring to steal confidential data for Chinese intelligence.

  • February 03, 2026

    Calif. Cardholders Ask 2nd Circ. To Revive Swipe Fee Suit

    California cardholders accusing Visa, Mastercard and other major banks of conspiring to fix interchange fees have asked the Second Circuit to revive their claims after a district court judge denied their motion for reconsideration in a long-running multidistrict litigation.

  • February 03, 2026

    Wachtell Lipton, Davis Polk Steer $12B Santander Deal

    Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP are guiding Banco Santander SA's $12.3 billion cash-and-stock acquisition of Webster Financial Corp., according to an announcement made Tuesday.

  • February 03, 2026

    SEC Tosses Biden-Era Case Against Wyoming Crypto Co.

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has walked away from an attempt to block the issuance of a pair of digital tokens offered by a Wyoming-based company, saying that changes in federal policy toward the cryptocurrency industry necessitated an end to the administrative proceedings.

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