Banking Archive » June, 2007

Banking - June, 2007

169 articles

• Bank To Pay $16M Over Destroyed Tax Returns
• Zurich American Plaintiffs Appeal Attorneys' Fees
• Commerce Bank CEO's Exit Ends Federal Probe
• Amex Blasts Source Over Customer Service Patents
• Hedge Fund To Help Lift Kara Homes From Chapter 11
• NASD Settles With Firms Over Mutual Funds Shares
• Court OKs $140M Settlement With Bank In Refco Case
• AlixPartners Overcharged Refco, Dura: Trustees
• Attorney Slid Workers $3M To Settle Claims: Suit
• Bank Of New York Employees Demand Overtime
• SEC Committee To Examine Financial Reporting
• Wells Fargo Fined For Alleged Conflict Of Interest
• Execs Say Credit Lyonnais Broke Benefits Promise
• Business Bankruptcy Filings Continue To Rise
• National Century Docs Temporarily Sealed
• Ernst & Young Objects To More Time In Wage Action
• CFTC Sues Commodity Pool For Closed Books
• Countrywide Execs To Plead Guilty To Insider Trading
• Subprime Lender Gets Two More Weeks To File Plan
• Parties In Brocade Case Ask To Keep Data Private
• Private Equity Firms Ready For More Lawsuits: Survey
• CFTC Chair Resigns To Join State Department
• Hedge Fund Pays To Quell Rule-Breaking Claims
• Insurers Deny Liability For WTC Personal Injury Cases
• SEC Blasts Hedge Fund Over Alleged Late Trading
• Wells Fargo Fights Overtime Claims By Loan Officers
• Hedge Funds Demand $2M From Tower Auto
• Apollo Capital To Help Fund Marcal's Restructuring
• Allstate Surrenders To Mississippi Katrina Claimants
• Doral Shareholder Urges Court To Block Settlement
• National Century Defendants Seek To Seal Finances
• Judge Lashes Out In Parmalat Securities Case
• Enron Ex-Shareholders Face Uncertainty
• GMIMCo Tries To Swat Down Delphi 401(k) Case
• Tyco Auditors Ask Judge To Reconsider RICO Claims
• EEOC Sues Merrill Over Muslim Analyst
• New Century Trustee Opposes Heller Ehrman Hire
• Ex-Deutsche VP Reaffirms Discrimination Claims
• SEC Cracks Down On Revenue-Sharing With $21M Fine
• JPMorgan Shareholders Argue Claims Survive Tellabs
• Judge Narrows Discovery In ATM Antitrust Case
• Plaintiff Seeks More Time In Ernst & Young Suit
• PwC Withdraws Yukos Audit Reports
• Goldman Sachs Ordered To Turn Over Enron Docs
• Fraud Class Action Aims at Jackson Hewitt
• Prosecutors Ask Judge To Dismiss KMPG Exec Suits
• Parmalat CEO Urges Court To Deny BofA Bid
• SEC Sharpens Short Selling Rule's Teeth
• Insurers Bank On Twombly To Get Suit Dismissed
• Ex-Employees Sue New Century Over Retirement
• Judge Throws Out Trading Tech's Infringement Claim
• Financial Cos. Seek Venue Change For Fraud Suit
• Parmalat Gets Protection From Creditor Suits
• NASD Fines Wachovia $2M Over Fee-Based Accounts
• Court Dismisses Antitrust Suit Against Deutsche Bank
• Broker Settles With SEC Over Late Trades
• AIG Directors To Blame For Financial Troubles: Suit
• Italian Banks Pay Back Aid EC Deemed Illegal
• Ritchie Capital Units File For Chapter 11
• Settlement May End Federal-Mogul's Bankruptcy
• Attorneys Seek $9M In Fees In Insurance Case
• Outside Vendors Can't Be Held Liable: U.S. Treasury
• State Attorneys General Push For Student Loan Law
• Ex-Fisher Employees Settle in Arbitration
• Parmalat Bondholders To Recoup Some Losses
• Suit Accuses NYSE Of Antitrust Violations
• Law Firm Loses Jury Trial Over Banking Deal
• Bank Sues Ex-VP, Saying He Violated Trade Secrets
• Advocates Spar Over Proposed 401(k) Options
• Parmalat To Get $97M From Settlements
• Plaintiffs Lose Bid To Amend Royal Ahold Claims
• Investor Too Late To Sue Merrill: Court
• Court Seals Documents In Insurance Case
• Senate Wants Eye On Natural-Gas Trading
• Judge Orders Repeal Of Visa Bylaw For Card Issuers
• 10 Principles For Enhancing IT Control Programs
• Ownit's Creditors Decry CEO Pay, Legal Fees
• World Trade Center Insurer Sanctioned
• High Court To Weigh In On 401(k) Liability
• Ex-Thaxton Broker Pleads Guilty To Fraud
• High Court Rules In Favor Of Banks In IPO Case
• Plaintiffs Bid To Unseal Royal Ahold Documents
• BofA Fights Parmalat's Bid To Depose Attorney
• Banks Seek To Invalidate DataTreasury's Patents
• NASDAQ, WorldCom Investor Head Back To Court
• Therapist Off Limits, Court Rules
• Wachovia Pursues Case Against Delphi Manager
• Refco Investors Settle With Bank For $140M
• Defendants Added In Cash Sweep Suit
• Wells Fargo Strikes Deal With Slashed Class
• Mississippi AG Faces Backlash Over State Farm Suit
• Bill Takes Aim At Private Equity IPOs
• Judge Tosses Suit Against Refco Execs
• BofA Temporarily Postpones LaSalle Suit
• New Century Wants Examiner's Lips Zipped
• U.K. Bank Denied Claim Against Enron
• NYSE Fines Five Firms For Trading Violations
• AIG Takes Over $1B Suit Against Former Chairman
• State AGs Urge High Court To Protect Investors
• Highland Bids For Lead Role In Delphi Emergence
• Court Sends Westchester, Lloyd's To Arbitration
• Delinquencies Down, But Foreclosures Up: Study
• Bayou Group Files "Landmark" Ch. 11 Plan
• Judge Rejects BofA Bid For Witnesses
• Johns Hopkins Pays $1.1M In Student Loan Probe
• Appellate Court Shields Brokerages From Libel Suits
• Doral Wins Block Of Shareholders' Claims
• Trustee Balks At New Century's Accountants
• New Century Fires CEO
• DTT Wants To Bar Parmalat Experts In Fraud Suit
• Judge Nixes Ex-AIG CEO's Suit Against Successor
• WTC Fireproofer Counters Allegations of Negligence
• Granite Reaches Agreement With Ex-Shareholders
• Banks To Stand Trial In Parmalat Market-Rigging Case
• Discover To Drop Some Claims Against Card Giants
• Subprime Lender Gets More Time to File Plan
• Alleged $32M Fraud Scheme Leads To Injunction
• Adelphia Lenders Not Safe From Creditors Suit
• Mississippi AG Hits State Farm With Katrina Suit
• Mortgage Lender Seeks To Bar Shareholder Suits
• Ameriquest Wants New Century Stay Lifted
• DOJ Blesses Bank Merger With Asset Sale
• Morgan Stanley Pays $4.4M To Settle Class Action
• DOJ Greenlights CME/CBOT Merger
• Hedge Fund Sues To Force Ryerson Annual Meeting
• Steptoe Launches Subprime Lending Practice Group
• MasterCard Prevails In Visa Service Fee Case
• State Farm Settles Product Liabilty Case Against Ford
• NYSE Hits Hilliard Lyons With $1M Fine
• Pillsbury Grabs Energy Finance Partner
• Benfield, Aon Settle With Lloyd's In Policy Battle
• KPMG Defendants Reaffirm Dismissal Motions
• Target Compelled To Divulge "Privileged" E-Mails
• Ernst & Young Fires Back In AOL Merger Suit
• New Century Creditors Slam Request For Relief
• BofA Bares Teeth Over Parmalat Witness Deposition
• Bankrupt Lender Sees Dueling Class Certification Bids
• Judge Approves New Century Examiner
• Judge Approves SEC, Pension Fund Settlement
• EC Mulls Italian Review Of €21.8B Bank Merger
• Deloitte Asks Court To Review Ruling In DVI Case
• Punches Fly In Parmalat Witness Deposition Fight
• Grasso Appeals For Shared Liability to NYSE
• UBS Settles With Enron Creditors For $115M
• Retired MetLife Agents Lose Class Certification Bid
• Appraisal Arbitrage May Be A Hedge Fund Strategy
• Citigroup Pays $15M To Settle NASD Charges
• Attorneys Score $30M In Zurich Case
• Court Approves ResMae's Reorganization Plan
• Trustee Names New Century Examiner
• Parmalat Fights BofA's Bid To Depose Former Exec
• Ninth Circuit Rejects Challenge To CFTC Sanctions
• Former Workers File Suit Against Mortgage Lenders
• Ex-Putnam Brokers Settle With SEC
• NYSE Faces $4B Suit For Manipulating Market
• Class Status Granted In JPMorgan ERISA Suit
• High Court Rules For Insurers Regarding Credit Scores
• Customer Service Reps Hit Schwab With FLSA Suit
• HSBC Objects To Calpine Prepayment
• Bill Would Fix Federal Privacy Loophole
• Grant Thornton Gets Behind BofA's Bid For Info
• Winston Nabs Partner From Baker & McKenzie
• SEC Rejects Sky Capital's Anti-NASD Complaint
• Proposed Class Action Against AIG Tossed
• Class Certified In Trimmed Wells Fargo Suit
• Credit Suisse Settles Enron Case For $61.5M
• Refco Shareholders Demand Secret Report
• ResMae Committee Opposes Merrill Request
• 9/11 Case Defendants Use "Twombly" Defense