Banking Archive » September, 2007

Banking - September, 2007

151 articles

• Mutuals.com, Execs Settle With SEC For $5M
• PMA Capital Pays $15M To Settle Public Offerings Suit
• Federal Circuit Grants Stay To Thomson
• Psychiatric Records To Stay Off Table In UBS Suit
• SEC Claims Fund Manager Lied To Investors
• JP Morgan Faces Suit By Call Center Operators
• Trustee, Creditors Spar Over MILA Advisors
• Title VII Suit "Without Merit": Bloomberg LP
• Swiss Bank Settles With Parmalat For €21M
• Student Loan Bill Cuts Subsidies To Lenders
• Morgan Stanley Pays $12.5M To Settle FINRA Claims
• Study Shows Firms Should Litigate FINRA Cases
• Nationwide Mutual Insurance Faces Collective Action
• Freddie Mac Settles With SEC For $50M
• Muni Bond Brokerages Settle With SEC
• Investor Seeks Docs On American Home's Collapse
• People's Choice Seeks Exclusivity Extension
• CME, CBOT Shareholders Settle For $475M
• Quality Home Loans, CountryWide Settle Over Loans
• FINRA Rules Limit Dismissal Motions In Arbitration
• Mutual Benefits Trio Jailed For 5 Years
• Antitrust Claims V. Wal-Mart, Circuit City Dismissed
• SEC Probes Credit Agencies Over Subprime Loans
• American Home's Stalking Horse Bidder Approved
• Mortgage Lenders Should Up Alertness Over Ads
• Hedge Fund Group To Examine Investor Protection
• SEC, Federal Reserve Bless Bank Exemptions
• Bankrupt Bear Stearns Funds Win Stay
• Source, Amex Make Nice On Discovery Request
• Insurance Practices Raise Antitrust Issues: EU Report
• New Century Stay Lift Sought For Foreclosures
• Brokers Dodge Most Customer Complaints: Study
• Fairfax Financial Plaintiffs Argue Against Dismissal
• SEC Won't Extend Section 404 Deadline Again
• SEC Charges 14th Trader In Stock-Loan Kickback Scam
• Hedge Fund May Appeal KPMG Dismissal
• MasterCard Loses Bid To Disqualify Plaintiffs' Attorney
• TJX Settles Consumer Class Actions Over Data Breach
• EU Cos. Want Inclusive SEC Accounting Standards
• House Bill Would Allow Courts To Modify Mortgages
• Insurance Broker Willis Sues Lawyer Over Liability
• Judge Turns Down Bid For Appeal In Enron Ruling
• Lawyers Accused Of Impropriety In KPMG Case
• Sentinel's Creditors Want DLA Piper, Quinn Emanuel
• Bisys Shareholder Appeals Fee Award
• Lenders Enter Into Talks Over NAACP Charges
• Senators Back FERC In Turf War Over Amaranth
• Former Manager Appeals Ruling For H&R Block
• SEC Adopts Temporary Investment Adviser Rule
• AIG Broker Kickback Suit Gets The Boot
• Wilbur Ross Bids For American Home Mortgage Unit
• Suit Over Cerberus-Affiliate Merger Resolved
• Analysts Say Overstock Suit Threatens Free Speech
• SEC Charges 28 In Wall Street Kickback Scheme
• Amex Ordered To Testify In Customer Rewards Suit
• Workers Say Metlife Forced Them To Pay Expenses
• Auditors Get Slaps On Wrists Over NCFE
• SEC Approves New Rules For Banks
• Plaintiff Wants Out Of Insurer Kickbacks MDL Suit
• Evergreen Agrees To $32.5M Settlement With SEC
• ERISA Dispute Heats Up Insurer Kickbacks Suit
• Swiss Re Pays Up To Silence Short Sales Suit
• HSBC Settles SEC Case Over Rogue Pension Fund
• AIG Sued For Allegedly Misclassifying Employees
• Lone Star, Accredited Home Lenders Settle
• Storm Brews Over Bid To Curb Convict Hire Bias
• Homebanc Drops 5 VPs From Employee Retention Bid
• Judge Stays AIG Derivative Suit
• Court Revives Claims Against NYSE In Trading Scandal
• Aegis Says Ex-CEO's Suit Will Hurt Chapter 11 Case
• Funds Sue Wachovia Over Le-Nature's Debacle
• Former Investment Adviser Sentenced To 87 Months
• Trustee Objects To Aegis' Proposed Incentive Plan
• Feds Marginally Lift Fannie, Freddie Portfolio Caps
• NASDAQ Loses Appeal In WorldCom Investor's Suit
• DataTreasury Suit Stayed For Patent Re-Examination
• HomeBanc Officer Bonuses Off-Limits: Trustee
• SouthStar Stay Lifted For More Foreclosures
• Judge Revives Claims In Converium Suit
• Judge Puts Squawk Box Trial On Hold
• "Scheme Liability" Awaits High Court Scrutiny
• Prudential Broker Must Pay In Market Timing Case
• Brokerage, Futures Merchant Settle CFTC Fraud Case
• Mayer Brown Asks Court To Toss T.H. Lee Suit
• Judge Approves $23M New Century Loan Sale
• Dispute Over Alliance Mortgage's Trustee Resolved
• Refco Wins Dismissal, But Not Safe Yet
• SEC Targets Hedge Fund Manager Over Short Sales
• GAO Report Slams SEC Procedures: Report
• Full Steam Ahead For e-MedSoft Discovery: Plaintiffs
• Investment Banks Take The Offensive In FLSA Suits
• SEC Charges Firms Over Unregistered Audit Reports
• Former UBS Exec Files Age Discrimination Suit
• Appeals Court Keeps Lake Shore Assets Frozen
• Shorting Into Offerings: Amended Rule 105
• Judge Upholds BofA Victory In Patent Suit
• Freddie Mac Pressures AHM To Hand Over Docs
• Countrywide Financial Sued Over 401(k) Plans
• SEC Makes $69M Payment In Market Timing Case
• Court Approves Kara Homes' Reorganization Plan
• New Indictment Planned In Ernst & Young Tax Case
• Court Orders Bond Trader To Cough Up $8.21M
• BofA Countersuit Against EPC Transferred To Fla.
• Ex-AIG Head To Collaborate In SEC Reinsurance Probe
• New Century Examiner Gets More Time For Probe
• Axed Workers Cite Bankruptcy Code In Wage Battle
• Investor Blames Bank Of New York For Sentinel Mess
• Biovail Settles With BofA, Trader In Conspiracy Case
• Judge Removes Claims In Appaloosa's Adelphia Suit
• Drinker Biddle Nabs 12 Lawyers From Miller Alfano
• Appeals Court Revives $1.2B IPO Antitrust Case
• Enron Lenders To Appeal Debt Classification
• Bear Stearns Fights Ruling On Bankrupt Hedge Funds
• Court Rejects $15M Loan To First Magnus
• Securities Fallout From The Subprime Lending Crisis
• Schumer Pushes For Lifting Fannie, Freddie Loan Cap
• New Century Sees Stays Lifted, Settlement Approved
• Kara Homes Settles With Bond Companies
• Aegis Moves To Change Ex-Workers' Compensation
• Banks Bid For Class Certification In TJX Suit
• Dispute Over Alliance Mortgage Trustee Continues
• Summary Judgments Issued In Cendant-CSI Case
• Ex-Trader Pleads Guilty In KPMG Tax Shelter Case
• 1st Amendment Bars Ratings-Based Claims: Moody's
• Calyon, Mizuho Dispute Evidence In Trade Secrets Suit
• Two Firms Pay $500K To Settle SEC Allegations
• Citigroup May Oppose Hedge Fund's Ch. 15 Petition
• People's Choice Creditors Seek OK To Go After Execs
• Mortgage Co.'s Retail Exemption Appeal Turned Down
• Refco Execs Demand Insurer Cover Their Legal Bills
• 20 Class Actions Score $125M From Lynch
• First Magnus Opposes Giving Loans To Countrywide
• U.S. Won't Rubber Stamp Hedge Funds Under Ch. 15
• JPMorgan, Plaintiffs Ask Judge To Stay Discovery
• Morgan Stanley VP Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading
• Plaintiffs Reject Citigroup's ERISA Compliance Plan
• Judge Refuses To Rethink Parmalat Units' Cases
• New Century Examiner Requests More Time
• AXA Advisors To Pay $3.8M Over Brokerage Fees
• Hedge Fund Manager To Buy Quality Home Loans
• Delta Mills Fights For Plan Amid Objections
• Battle Escalates Over Fees In Werner Bankruptcy
• Judge OKs $28M Insurance Suit Settlement
• Boston Stock Exchange, SEC Settle For $1.75M
• JPMorgan Exec Loses Bid To Rehear Clawback Ruling
• First Magnus Asks Court To OK $15M Loan
• Advisor Balks At Subclass In Bayou Class Action
• Merrill Lynch, Allegheny Energy Ruling Reversed
• Grant Thornton Dropped From Tax Shelter Case
• Brokers Score In Antitrust Conspiracy Class Action
• Ameriprise Shorts Financial Advisors On Pay: Suit