Banking Archive » April, 2007

Banking - April, 2007

144 articles

• Doral To Pay $129M To Settle Securities Cases
• Court Sides With New Century's Top Earners
• New Century Creditors Investigate Its Collapse
• Judge Dismisses Fraud Suit Against Merrill Lynch
• Failed Funds Seek Damages From Banc Of America
• Yucaipa, Union Face RICO Suit Over Allied Deal
• Former Quellos Unit Faces More Tax-Shelter Scrutiny
• Judge Certifies Class In FLSA Suit Against USAA
• SEC Begins Distribution Of $357M Fannie Mae Fund
• Sen. Lott Settles Katrina Suit Against State Farm
• Study Finds Compliance Not Deterring Companies
• Court Rejects Ex-Fannie Mae CEO's Bid For Relief
• BofA Threatens ABN Amro With $220B Suit
• High Court Blocks Trust From Disputing IRS Levy
• Wells Fargo Settles Nonprime Lending Suit
• Former IRS Director Pleads Guilty To Tax Fraud
• Former JP Morgan VP Claims Race, Gender Bias
• SEC Should Abandon Fight For Rule: Survey
• U.S., German Securities Regulators To Share Info
• Lawmakers Ask DOE To Help In Student Loan Probe
• Banks To Take TJX To Court Over Data Breach
• Minnesota AG Takes Aim At Senior Annuity Insurer
• Employees Sue Lender Over Retirement Plan Losses
• New Century Sued Again Over Unpaid Mortgage Loans
• Judge Blesses Allied-Yucaipa Investor Deal
• FBI Accuses 10 In Mortgage Fraud
• ABN Amro Shareholders Protest Barclays Buyout
• SEC Moves Toward International Accounting Standard
• House Mulls Crackdown On "Wal-Mart Banks"
• Gender Bias At Finance Cos. Hardly "Settled"
• Sallie Mae, Directors Face Numerous Investigations
• Mexican Antitrust Agency Targets Banking Industry
• New Century To Reveal Executive Pay Details
• Depository Trust Evades Antitrust Claims
• Morgan Stanley To Pay $46M To Female Brokers
• Nord LB To Appeal $4M Verdict In Gender Bias Case
• DOE Documents Detail Sallie Mae Stock Ownership
• Nationwide Mutual Settles With Katrina Victims
• Supreme Court Nixes U. Of Phoenix's Bid For Review
• BlackRock Files Suit Over Employee Departure
• Global Power Objects To Fund's Sale Of $12M Debt
• Trustee Disputes New Century's Plea For Extension
• KPMG Sues Fannie Mae Over Misrepresentations
• DOJ To Investigate Barclays/ABN Amro Merger
• Collins & Aikman To Sell Unit For $134M
• High Court Agrees To Hear Money-Laundering Case
• U.K. Antitrust Regulator Closes Case Against LME
• Hedge Fund's Injunction Request In Telos Case Denied
• Wachovia Fights Delphi Objection To Employee Suit
• Fed. Insurers Not Ready For Climate Change: Report
• Mortgage Lenders Sued By Financial Backers For $9M
• AIG Subsidiary Faces Wage-And-Hour Suit
• Ex-Key Bank VP Punished For $40M Theft
• Judge Expands ResMae's Lending Capacity
• Court OK's Auction Of New Century Unit
• Cerberus May Bow Out Of $3.4B Delphi Bid
• New Century Workers Seek To Form Committee
• Don't Meddle With Bank Buyout, EU Tells Netherlands
• Potential Bid For ABN Amro Raises Concerns In U.S.
• Drexel Is First College Sued In Student Lending Probe
• Interest In D&O Insurance On The Rise: Study
• CFTC Accuses Fund Manager Of Fraud
• Refco Administrator Objects To $7M Bonus Request
• Subprime Lender Shuffles Cure Schedule Before Sale
• Former AMEX Chief Denies SEC Allegations
• Congressman Calls For Student Lender Reforms
• Ex-Oppenheimer Broker To Pay $8M For Fraud
• DOJ Asks For Trustee In New Century Case
• Pillsbury Winthrop Starts Subprime Industry Group
• Law Firms Conspired On Illegal Tax Shelter: Suit
• Mortgage Lender Settles 25 Overtime Lawsuits
• High Court Blocks State's Regulation Of Wachovia Unit
• Reinsurer Takeover Bid Spills Into U.S. Court
• UBS Ordered To Pay $3.5M In Sex Bias Case
• Bank Attacks Delta Over Aircraft Leases
• Ex-First National President Gets Four Years
• Delphi Objects To Wachovia's Suit Against Employee
• Ameriquest Charged With Race Discrimination
• Former SEC Senior Counsel Joins Schulte Roth
• Lehman Bros. Accused Of Options Backdating
• Seatholder Suit Over NYSE Merger To Proceed
• Lender To Pay $2.5M To Quell Cuomo Probe
• Wachovia Hit With Proposed Class Action
• E&Y Settles With PNC For $9M
• Insurer Settles Antitrust Suit With Texas For $2.1M
• Subprime Lender SouthStar Files For Ch. 7
• Asset Freeze Extended For TXU Traders
• Kennedy Asks SEC To Probe Stock Deal
• Lawmaker Sends TXU Allegations To State AG
• New Century Wants $6.3M In Bonuses For Execs
• Cadwalader Baits Three Attorneys
• Ex-NYU Student Sent To Jail For Hedge Fund Scam
• SEC Files First Patriot Act Claim Against Broker
• Sallie Mae Settles Student Loan Kickback Charges
• Allied Defends Deal To Finance Acquisition Of Rigs
• Subprime Lenders Need More Regulation: Lawmakers
• Group Urges SEC To Appeal Fee-Based Broker Ruling
• Court Of Appeals Affirms MetLife Case Dismissal
• Merrill Ordered To Give Ex-Broker Her Job Back
• Court Allows Arrest Of Ex-Mortgage Lenders Exec
• Dorsey & Whitney Pays For Bungled Casino Deal
• Mortgage Fraud Fugitive Faces Justice
• Assistant Told To Lie To Feds About Squawk Box
• Regulators Probe Ameren Over Credit Ratings
• Fund Manager Targeted By SEC Claims Amnesia
• Reed Smith Nets Corporate Team
• Fund Accuses Calpine Of Underestimating Value
• SEC To Resolve Nasdaq, NYSE Ticker Tiff
• U.S. Trustee Objects To New Century Motion
• Morgan Stanley, Time Warner Settle Shareholder Suits
• Second Circuit Denies Rehearing In IPO Case
• Delta's Restructuring Plan Inspires Objections
• TXU Says It Will Not Shut Power Plants
• Claims Dismissed In Insurer Class Action
• Enron Shareholders Petition For High Court Review
• Teachers File Suit Against Fund Over Kickbacks
• Appeal Vindicates SEC Over Definition Of Securities
• Preferred Shareholders File Suit Against New Century
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Employee Accused Of Theft
• Judge Sets Retrial Date In Nigerian Barge Case
• Outstanding Women: Lynne Barr
• UBS Sues New Century Over Missing Payments
• Cox Backs Clearer SOX Provision
• Court Paves Way For Federal Suits Against Insurers
• DOJ Sues Jackson Hewitt For $70 Million Tax Loss
• Adelphia Bondholders Come Up Short Again
• Outstanding Women: Leianne Crittenden
• Court To Fast-Track New Century's Finance Deal
• Outstanding Women: Kimberly Summe
• Judge Allows Allied Subpoenas To Stand
• Hedge Fund Takes Dealbreaker To Task Over Post
• SEC, Chamber Continue To Clash Over Fund Rule
• Firms To Pay $22M For FX Scheme
• Beazer Homes Faces Shareholder Suit
• Reed Smith Welcomes Financial Services Litigator
• Reports On Fired Mass. Mutual CEO Unsealed
• Outstanding Women: Roberta Kaplan
• Absolute Privilege Protects Employers' Statements
• Appeals Court Backs Wachovia In Arbitration Dispute
• Le-Nature's CEO In Hot Water Over Insurance Policy
• Citibank, Colleges Settle Kickback Charges
• Legal Pressures Push New Century Into Ch. 11
• Physician Sentenced For Securities, Medicare Fraud
• Investors Sue Over Amaranth's Billion-Dollar Bust