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  • December 17, 2025

    JPMorgan Ex-Advisers Sue Over Alleged Race And Sex Bias

    JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its broker-dealer unit are facing claims they discriminated against two Black women who had worked for the companies as financial advisers, giving them unfavorable branch assignments and leave-related client reassignments while later forcing them to take lower-paying remote jobs they eventually had to quit.

  • December 17, 2025

    Ex-Goldman Banker Can't Dodge Ghana Bribery Charges

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday shot down a former Goldman Sachs banker's bid to escape charges over a purported scheme to bribe Ghanaian officials to greenlight a power plant deal, rejecting defense claims of improper sealing and speedy trial violations.

  • December 17, 2025

    Trump Admin Asks Fed Whether It's Back In The Black

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday asked the Federal Reserve to confirm whether it has returned to profitability, a potential opening for the Trump administration to draw new funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after insisting none is available.

  • December 17, 2025

    SEC Again Flags Adviser Testimonials, Ratings In Marketing

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Examinations has again flagged advisers' disclosures regarding their use of testimonials, endorsements and third-party ratings in advertisements, saying staff have observed noncompliance with commission rules in those areas.

  • December 17, 2025

    DC Circ. Grants En Banc Hearing On CFPB Layoff Plan

    Additional D.C. Circuit judges will get to weigh in on the Trump administration's bid to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau through mass layoffs, after the appeals court granted the agency's employees' union an en banc rehearing on a lower court's injunction stopping the firings.

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