Banking Archive » July, 2007

Banking - July, 2007

173 articles

• Ex-Prudential Exec Settles SEC Market Timing Claims
• Enron Ex-Shareholders Ask White House For Help
• For Subprime Collapse Casualties, A New Practice
• Citigroup, Ex-Employees Battle Over CAP Plans
• Insurer Gets OK To Sue In $6.5M Weed Trimmer Case
• Judge Awards $84.6M In Online Muni Bond Patent Spat
• Nelnet Settles With Cuomo Over Kickbacks
• Ernst & Young Challenges Wage-And-Hour Action
• Squawk Box Defendant Gets One Year In Prison
• Moody's Expands Dismissal Bid In MDL
• Deutsche Bank Sued In Louisiana Over Tax Shelters
• New Century Examiner's Probe "Overbroad": KPMG
• Dismissal Of CIBC Suit Reversed—Again
• Loan Officers Buttress Claims Against Wells Fargo
• SOX Cannot Revive Dean Witter Fraud Case: Court
• KPMG Ran Without License, Suit Says
• $245M Suit Says Mayer Brown Aided Refco Fraud
• SEC OKs Merger Of Stock Market Regulators
• Pension Fund's Claims Against Allianz Dismissed
• WaMu Fails In Attempt To Kill State Claims
• Judge Puts Kibosh On BofA Suit Against ABN Amro
• Veras Asks For Dismissal In Hedge Fund Case
• Suit Against Worldcom Underwriter To Move Forward
• Dow Jones IP Case Will Wait For State Court
• Mortgage Lenders' Creditors Get More Time
• Plaintiffs Defend ERISA Suit Against GM
• Calif. Receiver Must Pay Piranha Plaintiffs In Ill.
• Judge Resolves Fee Spat In Werner's Ch. 11 Case
• Ex-Mutual Benefits President To Pay Investors
• Wells Fargo Loan Officers Seek Class Certification
• Contract Workers Protected As Whistleblowers In N.J.
• FERC Fines Amaranth $291M
• Judge Axes Foreign Parmalat Purchasers' Claims
• Both Sides In WTC Case Ask For Summary Judgment
• SEC Considers Two Shareholder Access Plans
• Judge Orders Tanzi To Stand Trial In Parmalat Case
• Shareholders Sue State Bancorp For Fraud
• CAFC Revives Cybersettle's Patent Suit
• Suits Squabble Over Energy Futures Jurisdiction
• Bancorp Sues Metlife Again, Over Insurance Patent
• Court Tosses Fraud Suit Against Ernst & Young
• Mayer Brown Balks At Bankruptcy Advisor's Suit
• Dana Woos Appaloosa With Info, Exit Plan
• N.Y. Parmalat Suit Raises Issues For Foreign Debtors
• Milberg, Attorneys Admonished in Wachovia Case
• U.K. Firms Protest Cross-Border Regulations
• Airlines Dismissed From WTC Insurance Suit
• 9/11 Victim's Estate Appeals Refco Claim Denial
• Smith Barney Censured For $50M
• Judge Stays Discovery In Credit Card Suit
• Bank, Fund Object To Marcal's Disclosure Statement
• Hartford Financial Pays $115M To Settle AG Probes
• Recovering Docs, Assets From Foreign Banks
• New Century Seeks $1M For Key Employees
• Hedge Funds Plead Guilty To $195M Scam
• Wilson Sonsini Hit With Suit Over Missing Certificates
• UK Court Says Marsh Execs Can't Be Sued In U.S.
• Senate Approves Bill That Cuts Lender Subsidies
• Judge OKs Credit Suisse Deal In Parmalat Case
• Opposition To Dana Deal With Unions Mounts
• IRS Probes Tax Dodging In Derivatives Trades: Report
• Another Student Lender Settles Kickback Allegations
• EC Examines Takeovers By State-Run Funds
• Credit Card Cos. Hit With Prepaid Card Patent Suit
• Retailers Urge House To Address Interchange Fees
• SEC Says Schemers Siphoned $10M From Investors
• AIG Hit With $100M Suit Over Workers' Compensation
• Government Appeals KPMG Dismissals
• Appaloosa, Dana Spat Over Union Deal Escalates
• More Plead Guilty In Securities Scam
• Court OKs $129M Settlement In Doral Securities Suit
• New Century Wants To Seal O'Melveny's Fee Data
• Russian Officials Clear PwC Of Fraud In Yukos Audit
• Judge OKs $3.5B Suit Against Brokers: Overstock
• Credit Suisse Defends Settlement In Parmalat Case
• The Future Of Private Equity In Mexico
• KPMG Under Fire For New Century Connection
• ACandS To Seek Approval Of $449M Asbestos Deal
• Enron Creditors Look To Rake In $149M
• Class Seeks Certification In Hedge Fund Suit
• Judge Postpones Trial For KPMG Trio
• SEC Eyes Top Assurant Execs
• Ernst & Young Fights Discovery Bid In Overtime Case
• Court Of Justice To Hear Nasdaq Trademark Dispute
• Judge Approves $20M Lawyers Fee In Securities Case
• Teachers File Suit Over Retirement Fund Kickbacks
• Amaranth Sued For Energy Futures Price Manipulation
• Fired COO Sues Marsh For Benefits
• UBS Pays $23.3M To Settle With Cuomo
• Ponzi Schemer Gets Prison Time
• Trading Co. Fights Copyright Suit Over Software
• Another Mortgage Lender Tumbles Into Bankruptcy
• KPMG Dismissals Set Up Second Circuit Showdown
• New Century: Complexity Warrants More Exclusivity
• Card Issuers Team Up To Dismiss Late-Fee Case
• Bondi, BofA Witness Spat Continues
• Dutch Court Clears Way For ABN Amro Sale
• CFTC Chair Demands More Energy Futures Oversight
• Suit Alleges Countrywide Discriminated With Loans
• Circuit Upholds $6.1M Award Over Licensing Dispute
• Judge Excuses Defendants In H&R Block Suit
• Asarco Wants Harbinger Out Of Its Records
• First NCFE Exec Pleads Guilty To Securities Fraud
• In Antitrust Class Action, Insurers Lay Down Swords
• FECI Settles Shareholder Complaint
• Companies Urge EU To Regulate Non-EU Audit Firms
• Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of ATSI Short-Selling Suit
• Trader To Pay $3.6M For Defrauding His Boss
• New Bill Targets Subprime Lenders' Unfair Practices
• New Century Lobbies For $5M To Pay Legal Tab
• SEC Claims Power To Enforce Hedge Fund Fraud
• New Century Examiner Looks To Probe KPMG
• Int'l Accounting Standard Progressing: EU Report
• Borrowers To Receive $295M From Ameriquest
• NAACP Accuses Subprime Lenders Of Race Bias
• Conflict Escalates Between Pharma, Bank
• Co. Seeks OK For Copyright Suit Against New Century
• NYSE Disciplines Errant Company
• Judge Approves Sale Of Tower To Cerberus
• SEC Closes Bear Stearns Muni Bond Inquiry
• People's Choice Gets OK For UBS Loan Platform Sale
• Mayer Brown Targeted In Refco Examiner's Report
• NASD Fines Securities America For Directed Brokerage
• National Century VIPs Indicted For Investment Fraud
• State Farm Seeks To Invalidate Licensing Cos. Patents
• Union Moves To Dismiss Lawsuit Over Kickbacks
• Judge Approves Seal Of National Century Documents
• Complaint Against Enron Underwriters Is Dismissed
• Police Nab Head Of Bankrupt Hedge Fund
• On Eve Of Hearing, Tower Makes Its Case
• EU Proposes Insurance Shake-Up
• SEC Slaps Belize Investment Co. With Suit
• Appaloosa Tries To Throw Wrench In Dana's Union Deal
• Suit Against Pepper Hamilton Moves To Delaware
• ICE Tells Senate Energy Trading Overhaul Not Needed
• Judge Approves Subprime Lender's Trustee Request
• Court Tosses Creditors' Suit Against Hedge Funds
• Parmalat Fights Putative Class Action
• Global Online Direct Defrauded Thousands: SEC
• Mortgage Lenders' Creditors Push For Discovery
• Investor Group Asks EU For Shareholder Democracy
• Delphi Courts Investors After Break With Cerberus
• BofA Sued Over Alleged OT Hour Shaving
• Haidar Fund Group Settles Market-Timing Case
• BofA To Stand Trial In Italy For Market-Rigging
• EU Gears Up To Introduce Insurance Reforms
• PwC To Pay $225M To Get Rid Of Tyco Case
• McCreevy Touts Hands-Off Approach To Regulation
• CME Sweetens Deal For CBOT Shareholders
• Travelers Hands Over $365M In Asbestos Deal
• SEC Takes A Closer Look At New Century
• IDT Seeks Remand Of $300M Fraud Case
• SEC Targets Assurant Execs In Reinsurance Probe
• Wells Fargo Settles Class Action
• Appeals Court Deals Blow To Pornography Publisher
• Tellabs Decision Should Reduce Frivolous Fraud Suits
• The Scope Of Disclosure Under Rule 2019
• Commodity Pool In Deep Water Over Documents
• Privilege Debate Stalls BDO Seidman Tax Shelter Case
• Judge Refuses To Grant Shelter To KPMG Execs
• AmeriFirst Execs Targeted Over $35M Fraud Scheme
• Subprime Lender Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
• Judge Dismisses 401(k) Suit Against Deere, Fidelity
• Italian Watchdog Probes Financial Sector
• BofA, Wachovia Try To Axe DataTreasury Patent
• NovaStar Pays $5.1M To Settle Class Action
• Crisis In The Subprime Market: Turmoil Will Continue
• Rival Exchange Tries To Put CBOT/CME Merger On Ice
• Federal Reserve, SEC Slow Down With Banking Rules
• Loan Officers Slap Capital One With Overtime Suit
• "New Parmalat" Securities Suit To Go Forward
• Plaintiffs Fight Dismissal In Broker Class Action
• Trautman Exec Settles Late Trading Charges