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Banking - October, 2012

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• JPMorgan Sues Supervisor After $6B Trading Loss
• Barclays Could Face $435M FERC Fine, Along With FCPA Probe
• SunTrust Gets Former Worker's ERISA Suit Nixed
• Del. Chancery Won't Send Arbitration Dispute To High Court
• Ex-Dragon Execs' Contract Suit Against Goldman Left Intact
• Freddie Foreclosure Holds No Water Without Note, Court Says
• Kramer Levin Lands Ex-Schulte Roth Corporate Atty In NY
• JPMorgan, BNY Suit Over $36M Hospital Bonds Trimmed
• National Penn Says It Owes Cushman No Commission
• Citi Unit Gets Win In Loan Sale Dispute With Mortgage Co.
• BofA, Countrywide Beat RICO Claims Over Subprime Lending
• Judge Tosses Suit Over Wells Fargo Force-Placed Insurance
• Capital Woes Push Nova Financial Into Chapter 7 Liquidation
• Miami-Dade County Joins Fannie, Freddie Transfer Tax Fight
• Ex-UBS Trader Blames $2B Loss On Pressure From Bosses
• Calif. Judge Keeps Alive BofA Age Discrimination Action
• MF Global's UK Administrator Seeks Ruling On Claims Values
• FDIC Appeal Tossed In Imperial Bankruptcy Suit
• US Bank, Hilton Settle Suit Over MBS-Tied Franchise Deal
• Discovery Halted In FDIC's Morgan Stanley RMBS Suit
• Woodside, JBIC Sign Deal To Explore New Gas Projects
• Wells Fargo, PNC Object To ResCap Business, Loan Sales
• UBS Reveals Singapore, Switzerland Probes Of Libor Scandal
• 5th Circ. Affirms Bank's $1M Judgment In Marketing Pact Suit
• Developer's RICO Suit Over Failed $23M Real Estate Deal Axed
• Nationstar Mortgage Dodges Truth-In-Lending Class Action
• A Landmark UK Ruling Affecting Foreign Bankruptcy Judgments
• Katten Muchin Nabs Ex-K&L Gates Finance Vet In NY
• EEOC Says JPMorgan Destroyed Evidence In Sex Bias Suit
• Barclays Faces Trial In UK Over Libor Manipulation Claims
• CAFA Provides Wide Removal Power, NAM Tells High Court
• Insurers Face Higher Capital Requirements For MBS
• Credit Suisse Dodges PE Firm's Suit Over $12M Investment
• Banks Warned Against Lowering Reserves To Boost Profits
• ResCap MBS Plaintiffs Want Docs Protected Following Sales
• Goldman Pushes Supreme Court To Narrow MBS Class Standing
• BofA Says Allegedly Excess Insurance Policies Were Proper
• Global Rules Raising Banks' Capital Face Delays: Report
• Mortgage Originator WMC Sued Over $1B In Shoddy Loans
• First Place Financial Files Ch. 11 To Aid $45M Bank Sale
• Principal Fund Investors Sue Over Fee Gouging
• Judge Says Merrill Lynch Must Pay $500K FINRA Award
• Fontainebleau Contractors Trump Lenders, Nev. Court Rules
• Verizon, US Bank Wrap First Phase Of Idearc Spinoff Trial
• Dodd-Frank May Survive Romney, But Not In One Piece
• Flagstar Docs Back Up Borrower's Job Claim In $1B MBS Suit
• SEC Still Pushing For Less Ratings Reliance
• Ship Has Sailed For Wells Fargo Overdraft Arbitration: 11th Circ.
• Dewey, Fifth Third Trade Shots Over Office Furniture Sale
• Cynergy Wants Creditor Sanctioned For Discovery Delays
• PE Firms' $1.6B Argentina Bond Win Backed By 2nd Circ.
• Citi To Pay $2M Over Analyst's Facebook IPO Disclosures
• Madoff Brother Gets Sentencing Date Pushed Back
• Artemis Owes $4B For Executive Life Fraud, Calif. Jury Told
• Berkshire Lays Down $1.5B For ResCap Loan Portfolio
• BofA Employees Could Be Pulled Into $1B Mortgage Fraud Suit
• Ex-Verizon CFO Testifies $9.9B Idearc Spinoff Was Not 'Sneaky'
• Flagstar's Experts Blast Assured Witness In $1B MBS Suit
• Rushed Volcker Rule Could Mean Compliance Chaos, Attys Say
• 6th Circ. Upholds Quicken's Win In Loan Officers' OT Suit
• 9th Circ. Affirms Ex-NBA Star's $1.5M Morgan Keegan Award
• 2 Fraudsters Get Prison For Ex-Cowboy's Mortgage Scam
• Delta Petroleum Trust Sues To Escape $10M In Banker Fees
• TARP Watchdog Wants Fed, Treasury To Ditch Libor
• CitiMortgage Wins $1M From Allied Over Defective Loans
• UK Regulator Increases Protections For Mortgage Borrowers
• Banks Drop Countrywide Suits Over More than $2B In RMBS
• NY Separate Entity Rule Upheld In Foreign Assets Row
• Visa, MasterCard's $7B Deal In Fee MDL Nears Approval
• Hedge Fund Seeks $78M From Citigroup Over CDO Losses
• New CFPB Rule Sets Up Brawl With Debt-Collecting Law Firms
• FDIC Can't Score JPMorgan Docs In $10B Deutsche Bank Suit
• Gupta Case Shows Sentencing Guidelines Losing Favor In NY
• FHFA, OCC's Guidelines Don't Harm Loan Programs: 2nd Circ.
• $1B BofA Mortgage Suit May Usher Broad Crackdown On Banks
• Troubled NJ Foreclosure Program Is On Track, Official Says
• Ocwen's $3B Bid For ResCap Servicing Biz Tops Nationstar
• $150M Casino Loan Investors Say Suit Has Enough Support
• Edwards Wildman Adds Capital Markets Pro From Cozen
• Insurer Asks Supreme Court To Stop 'End Run' Around CAFA
• Gupta Gets 2 Years For Insider Trading
• EIB Lends $214M For 2 Polish Rail Upgrade Projects
• EU Backs 10-Country Financial Transaction Tax
• FDIC's $176M Westernbank D&O Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• RBS Pays $42M To End Subprime Mortgage Abuse Probe
• Rogue SocGen Trader's Prison Sentence Upheld In Paris
• Feds Sue BofA Over Alleged $1B Mortgage Fraud
• What To Expect When You're Under A CFPB Investigation
• Housing Group Broadens BofA Discrimination Claims
• Chinese Bank Faces $1B Suit Over Israel Terrorist Attack
• Analysts Say Idearc Was Strong Enough For $9B Debt
• Flagstar Expert Rebuts Insurer's Claims In $1B MBS Row
• Political Groups Must Return $1.6M From Stanford: 5th Circ.
• Capital One's Balance Transfer Offer Duped Customers, Suit Says
• International Paper To Pay $80M To End GFG Trustee's Suit
• Ex-Im Bank Extends Reinsurance Backstop To Grow US Exports
• $7B Wells Fargo ARS Suit Is Fatally Flawed, Judge Says
• Lehman Unit Seeks Coverage In $15M SunCal Bankruptcy Fight
• MF Global Trustees Get WARN Act Case Shut Down
• Credit Suisse Banker's 5-Year Sentence For ARS Fraud Upheld
• CFTC Floats New Safeguards For Futures, Derivatives Funds
• CFTC Chairman Backs Appeal Of Position Limits Ruling
• Judge Says No Dice To ResCap Homeowners Committee
• SEC's Schapiro Continues Push For CFTC Merger
• OneWest Bank Can't Shake HAMP Loan Class Action
• CFPB International Transfer Rule Invites Fraud, Groups Say
• Target Sells $5.9B Credit Card Business To TD Bank
• Bid To Trim Investor Class In Wells Fargo Suit Fails
• RBC Will Pay Up To $4.1B For Ally's Canadian Auto Loan Biz
• In Search Of A (Steve) Jobs Bill
• Experian Spends $1.5B To Boost Stake In Brazil Unit
• SEC Adopts Dodd-Frank Risk Guidelines For Clearing Agencies
• Fannie Mae Can't Kick Workers' Suit Over Dwindled Stock Plans
• Gupta Fights Goldman's Bid For $6.8M In Restitution
• Judge In $1B MBS Contract Row Presses Flagstar Exec On Loans
• Too-Big-To-Fail Label Looms For Large Insurers
• Rep. Says JPMorgan Shouldn't Pay For Bear Stearns MBS Fraud
• MasterCard Says EU Court Used Wrong Test In Fee Case
• Wells Fargo Can't Nix Bondholder Suit Over Lender's Default
• Chase Escapes Class Action Over Vehicle Repo Notices
• Arcapita, Standard Chartered Reach Deal Over $100M Financing
• FDIC Wants $900M Suit Over Guaranty MBS In State Court
• Risk Rules Pin 'Scarlet Letter' On Mortgages, Bank Groups Say
• Corzine Sees No Fraud In 'Confident' MF Global Statements
• Legal Industry Trends: Lawyer Salaries And Job Growth
• New UK Finance Regulator Won't Bring Back 'Light Touch' Era
• FINRA Fines David Lerner Associates $14M Over REIT, Bonds
• State Street Slammed With ERISA Suit Over Forex Rates
• Goldman Can't Escape Hedge Fund's $1B Suit Over CDO Sales
• Powerful House, Senate Panels Set For Election Year Shake-Up
• Verizon Can't End US Bank Trial Over $9.9B Idearc Spinoff
• LA Attys Sued Over 'Secret' $6M Wells Fargo OT Settlement
• Merchants Seek OK Of $7B Deal In Visa, MasterCard Fee MDL
• Pa. Lawmakers OK Banking Bills In Wake Of Dodd-Frank
• Arcapita Eyes $150M DIP Deal By Tuesday
• Top NY Court Rules Credit Unions Must Pay Mortgage Tax
• AIG Urges 2nd Circ. To Remand $10B BofA RMBS Suit
• Georgia Counties Sue HSBC Over Mortgage Practices
• Behind The Scenes Of The SEC-Citigroup Settlement Drama
• ARS Files Trade Secret Suit Over VP Who Defected To UBS
• Philly Developer Charged In $13M Bank Fraud Scheme
• FSA Fines Bank Of Scotland $6.7M For Faulty Mortgage Records
• EU Set To Finish Single Bank Regulator Blueprint In 2012
• Don't Ignore Added EU Muscle To Iran And Syria Sanctions
• A View From Inside The Litigation Finance Market
• NJ Sting Informant Gets 6 Years For Bank Fraud
• CFPB Wants Better Credit Access For Stay-At-Home Spouses
• Verizon Official May Be Called To Court For US Bank Trial
• Calif. Court Sides With Investor In Condo Voting Rights Fray
• Barclays Investors Ask 2nd Circ. To Revive MBS Suit
• Shareholders Sue Fidelity Execs Over $71M Sale
• Feds' Capital Rules Could Strangle Mortgage Market
• Troutman Says Ex-Partner's $20M Fee Suit Too Late
• OCC Offers Stress Test Guidance For Community Banks
• World Bank Pullout Won't Halt $877M Kenyan Wind Farm
• Bank Fraudster Wants Insurer To Pay Past Defense Bills
• European Officials Wary Of Proposed US Rules On Int'l Swaps
• Blackstone Boss Calls LBO Collusion Suit 'Bunch Of Malarkey'
• ResCap Judge OKs 2nd Try At Employee Incentive Plan
• No-Fee, No-Point Mortgages Not Viable, Bank Group Says
• JPMorgan Energy Unit Says FERC Omission Was Honest Mistake
• Santander USA Unit Hit With Suit Over Illegal Late Fees
• Where Risk Management Meets Director Responsibility
• ACE Puts Up $865M For ABA Seguros To Boost Mexican Biz
• Consider A Receiver For Your Restructuring And Turnaround
• US Bank Expert Slams Verizon's Data In $9.9B Idearc Deal
• Fannie, Freddie Need Mortgage Recovery Oversight, OIG Says
• Alleged Loan Fallacies Reviewed In Flagstar $1B MBS Suit
• Brazil Praised For Quick Merger Review, But It's Early Days Yet
• Rule Gives FDIC Power Over Contracts With Failed SIFIs' Units
• Law Firm Ducks Class Cert. In Suit Over Capital One Collections
• Pit Bull Drink Maker Accuses Ex-Officer Of $1.4M Fraud
• Prudential's $27M Suit Over Ethanol Plants' Sale Headed To Trial
• Countrywide, Thrift Bank Fire Off $400M Loan Pool Suits
• SEC's Pricey Swaps Rule Sets Up Wall Street Showdown
• Sens. Push For Tougher Capital Requirements On Banks
• Pa. Supreme Court Takes On Foreclosure Notice Case
• Lloyds Dodges Investor Suit Over HBOS Acquisition
• Russia Voices 'Deep Concern' Over EU's New Iran Sanctions
• UK To Adopt Jail Penalty For Libor Schemes, Other Reforms
• RBS Exits UK Treasury's Asset Insurance Program
• NY Appeals Panel Revives Developer's Suit Over $10M Loan
• IDB Taps PE Managers For China-Latin America Funds
• SEC Floats Dodd-Frank Capital Rules For $650T Swaps Market
• EU Approves Creation Of UK's Green Investment Bank
• Ex-Fannie Mae CFO Out Of MDL Over $6.3B Accounting Error
• Credit Suisse Ruling Arms Banks In Battle Over MBS Policies
• OneWest, Soros Accused Of Mortgage Scam In FCA Suit
• Say-On-Pay Gets A Lift As Citigroup CEO Steps Down
• Emails Aren't Quite Smoking Gun In PE Buyout Antitrust Row
• Verizon Exec Defends Idearc Spinoff In US Bank Trial
• Cooley Nabs IP Pro To Oversee Financial Litigation
• Rakoff Grills Expert Witness In $1B MBS Flagstar Trial
• Wells Fargo Told To Pay For Doc Production In Kickback Suits
• Capital One Uses False Contracts To Collect Debt, Suit Says
• Watchdog Urges Caution Over Private Student Loan Practices
• FHFA Denied Quick Discovery Of ResCap Docs In MBS Row
• Recording Of Merrill Worker Threats Justified, 7th Circ. Says
• US Bank Can't Block Sale Of 42 Hotels Backing $165M Loan
• Citi Chief Pandit Steps Down Amid Long-Term Bank Struggles
• Barney Frank Raps Critics Over Too-Big-To-Fail Bank Claims
• Calif. Investors' Lehman Collapse Suit Moves Forward
• US Bank Opens Trial Over Verizon's $9.9B Yellow Pages Split
• Prudential's Suit Over $200M Ethanol Plant Sales Pared
• Developer Gets 14 Years For Fraud Tied To Va. Bank's Failure
• TierOne Execs To Pay $4.5M To End ERISA Action
• Flagstar Atty Grills Witness On Loan Review In $1B MBS Trial
• Class Action Over Chase Bank Fees Sent To Arbitration
• Chinese Plant Feed Maker Draws $334M Buyout Offer
• UK Fraud Office Nixes Probe Into Icelandic Bank Collapse
• BofA, Others Face Suit Over Libor-Tied Mortgage Plot
• Virgin, JC Flowers Eye RBS Branches In Failed Santander Deal
• Foley Reps Schwab In $85M ThomasPartners Buy
• Feds Vow To Help Community Banks Meet Capital Regs
• Morgan Pays $68M To End Shareholder Suits Over MBS Funds
• ACLU Says Morgan Stanley Pushed Risky Mortgages On Blacks
• Issues Supreme Court Will Consider In SEC V. Gabelli
• High Court Won't Hear Citi, McGraw-Hill ERISA Suits
• Annan, Gates Among 200 Seeking Leniency For Gupta
• Merrill Investor Pushes 2nd Circ. To Reopen BofA Suit
• $415M For Merkin Deal Is Not Madoff Estate Property: NY AG
• Witness In $1B MBS Trial Calls Flagstar Underwriting Spotty
• TD Bank Data Breach Puts 267K Customers' Info At Risk
• CFTC Grants Delay For CME-Traded Energy Swaps
• Most Named Plaintiffs Oppose $7B Visa, MasterCard Fee Deal
• Judge Blocks More Discovery In $8.5B BofA Deal For Now
• $1B Wind Farm Package Blends Commercial, Development Debt
• Fannie, Freddie Fire Back At Fla. County's Excise Tax Suit
• Dimon Says JPMorgan Could Face FHA Insurance Suit
• Banco Santander Ditches $2.6B Deal For RBS Branches
• Calif. Court Renews ARM Suit Against Countrywide, AmNet
• Wells Fargo Stripped Of Award In Pollution Tax Break Appeal
• FirstMerit Faces Suit Over ATM's Lack Of Posted Fee Notice
• First Data Faces Class Action Over Equipment Insurance Fees
• UK Ring-Fencing Proposal Could Allow Derivative Sales
• Flagstar Atty's Questions Clipped From $1B MBS Trial
• Ariz. Town Can't Shake $35M Bond Suit Led By Allstate
• Fed Gov.'s Plan To Cap Bank Size Lends Weight To Reform Push
• Challenge To Bank's Foreclosure Standing Nixed Over Delay
• Dodd-Frank Foes View SEC Strife As Courtroom Ammo
• HSBC Escapes Suit Alleging Unfair Interest Rate Hikes
• AmEx Hit With Suit Over Deceptive Account Protector Plan
• Vale Seeks IADB Loan For $6B Potash Mine In Argentina
• KKR, Blackstone, Others Used Email In LBO Collusion: Suit
• PNC Hits Insurer With Suit Over Subprime Loan Claims
• Goldman's Tourre Heads To Trial Next Summer In MBS Suit
• Consumer Groups Call CFPB Mortgage Rules Inadequate
• CFTC Playing Politics With Dodd-Frank, House GOP Says
• Goldman OKs $1B Debt-For-Equity Swap In Aussie TV Co.
• Ex-Fannie Mae CEO's Fraud Trial Gets 2015 Start Date
• CFPB Agenda Vulnerable To Election Year Shake-Up
• Vector Blasts Tech Co. In 2nd Circ. Over $307M Citi Sale
• NY High Court Mulls Ramifications Of $650M Hezbollah Suit
• Morgan Keegan Blasts $1.5M FINRA Award To Ex-NBA Star
• Class Definition Tightened In Wells Fargo Loan Deception Suit
• IndyMac Execs Can't Beat Most FDIC Bad Loan Claims
• State Law Reins In Calif.-Governed Arbitration Agreements
• Cushman Says Bank Plotted To Shirk Real Estate Commissions
• Trial On ResCap's $9B RMBS Deal Pushed To January
• JPMorgan On Hook For $18M Over Trust Fund Losses
• Countrywide To Pay $1.2M To Settle WARN, Severance Claims
• Banks Urge CFPB To Dial Back Mortgage Servicing Rules
• Peregrine CEO To Stay Jailed Before $100M Fraud Sentencing
• Arcapita Gets 2 More Months To File Ch. 11 Plan
• 11 EU Countries Sign On For Financial Transaction Tax
• Syncora Sues JPMorgan, Others Over Soured MBS Deal
• Overdraft Fee Claims Stay In Arbitration After High Court Snub
• Simpson, Posse Aid CorpBanca's $1.3B Colombian Bank Buy
• Sunnyslope Bankruptcy Case: Bad News For Secured Lenders
• US Hits Wells Fargo With FHA Mortgage Insurance Fraud Claims
• Final Stress Test Rules Ease Demands On Smaller Banks
• HSBC Says Mortgage Reinsurance Kickback Suit Is Too Late
• Much-Needed Clarification Of Immunities Under FSIA
• KBC To Shed Units, Amp Up Cross-Border Sharing
• Japanese Bank Leads $1.1B Backing For Sumitomo Shale Buys
• Goldman Pays $6.75M To End Trade-Mismarking Claims
• Former SEC IG May Have Had Conflicts Of Interest, Report Says
• Morgan Stanley Can't Dodge Investors' Claims Over $9B SIV
• Developer Stuck CIBC With $39M In Defaulted Loans, Suit Says
• GOP Urges Geithner To Clarify Looming Dodd-Frank Rules
• World Bank Unit Invests $225M In Chilean Bank
• State AGs Blast Federal Charter For Payday Lenders
• CFTC Quiets Critics With Record-Breaking Enforcement Year
• Phone Recordings Admissible In Ex-UBS Execs' Trial: Judge
• Lehman Reaches Blockbuster $38B Deal With European Unit
• Conoco's $205M MF Global Row Moved From Bankruptcy Court
• Countrywide Says FDIC's $250M MBS Suit Is Untimely
• Merrill Lynch Ducks Racketeering Claims Over Film Deal
• MDL Panel Merges Facebook IPO Cases In New York
• Judge Dismisses WaMu Trust Suit Against D&O Insurers
• K&L Gates Adds Ex-Freshfields Finance Atty In Dubai
• DOJ, Schneiderman Target Credit Suisse Over MBS: Report
• Terra Firma Asks 2nd Circ. For New Trial In EMI Deal Suit
• Arcapita Defends Ch. 11 Extension Bid After Lenders Object
• FHFA Unveils Ideas For New Mortgage Infrastructure
• Citizens Bank Says Workers' OT Class Lacks Common Claims
• 2nd Circ. Tells Court To Hear Bankruptcy Appeal In Dante Case
• FDIC Sues 2 Title Insurers Over $7.7M WaMu Fraud
• Lehman Units End $6B Row With $550M Allowed Claims
• BofA's $20M Mortgage Deal Blocked Over Inflated Attys' Fees
• Will Dodd-Frank End Up In Supreme Court?
• BofA Sells 12-Building NJ Office Complex
• Kraft Stock Trades Canceled After Market Glitch
• Wells Fargo Beats Class Action Over Boosted Mortgage Rates
• Obama, Romney Clash Over Tax Plans, Deficit In 1st Debate
• Peregrine CEO's Guilty Plea Accepted By Judge
• Roetzel Adds 6 Finance Pros To Chicago Office
• FDIC Asks DC Circ. To Kill MBIA's IndyMac Suit Revival Bid
• Rothstein Pal Gets 4 Years For Role In $1.2B Fraud
• State Banking Regulators Oppose Feds' Proposed Capital Rules
• Docs In BofA, Insurer's MBS Suit Must Go Public, Judge Says
• Even After Mortgage Deal, Dual Tracking Continues, Report Says
• US Bank Can't Limit Evidence In Verizon Spinoff Trial
• Capital One Dodges Privacy Class Action Over Recorded Calls
• FDIC Wants $10M From WaMu's Title Insurer For Loan Fraud
• European Banks Hit With Stiffer Capital Requirements
• Mortgage Seizure Plans: The Fight Continues
• 5th Circ. Revives Highland Loan Sale Dispute With BofA
• Bad Loans Backed $277M Mortgage Notes Sale, Insurer Says
• AIG Under Consideration For Too-Big-To-Fail Designation
• Ex-Madoff Employees' Not-Guilty Pleas Set Up Fall 2013 Trial
• Lehman Derivatives Legal Chief Joins Jones Day
• Fed's Debit Card Fee Rule Warps Dodd-Frank, Merchants Say
• JPMorgan Fraud Suit Raises Stakes For Top NY Prosecutor
• Fund Manager To Explain US' Role In Lehman Finances At Trial
• Arthur Andersen To Pay $38M Extra As Part Of WorldCom Deal
• European Panel Wants Trading Split From Bank Deposits
• NY's Martin Act May Be Key To Federal MBS Crackdown
• Ally Objects To ResCap's Proposed Deal With Nationstar
• Bank Says Wachovia Misstated Value Of $1.5B RE-Backed CDO
• Citibank Due $268M From Morgan Stanley Over CDS: 2nd Circ.
• Chartis Sued Over $25M In Airline Bankruptcy Losses
• FDIC Must Pursue Countrywide MBS Claims In MDL
• Wells Fargo, Others Say Forced Bankruptcy Suit Lacks Facts
• Morgan Stanley Unit Hit With $110M Suit Over RMBS
• JPMorgan Execs At Fault For $5.8B Trading Loss, Suit Says
• Equity Pros Back SEC 'Kill Switch' For Trading Glitches
• Ex-Madoff Employees Hit With New Fraud, Tax Charges
• NY Attorney General Targets JPMorgan Over RMBS Losses
• Supreme Court Won't Question Class Cert. In Merrill Bias Suit
• Ex-IndyMac CEO Settles Final Securities Claim With SEC
• Hedge Fund Group Backs Lehman Trustee's Appeal Over Sale
• $899M Miami Hotel Suit Belongs In Fla., NY Judge Says
• 2nd Circ. Won't Let UBS Stay FHFA's $6B Suit Over RMBS
• Southern Air Gets Thumbs-Up For $12.5M DIP Loan
• BofA Skirts Another Unauthorized Insurance Fee Suit
• Ex-Deutsche Exec Charged By UK In Insider Trading Case
• BofA Convenience Check Suit Not Preempted, High Court Hears
• Mortgage Servicers Lose Bid To Pare Texas Records Fee Suit
• CFTC's Position Limits Rule Dead On Appeal, Experts Say
• WaMu Bondholders' Suit Over 'Fire Sale' To JPMorgan Pared
• UBS Can't Shake Investor Group's MBS Suit
• Basel Committee Calls EU Capital Rules Too Loose
• USPTO Misread Bank Transfer Patent, Fed. Circ. Hears
• BofA Wants $1.75B Countrywide Loan Trust Suit Scrapped
• Supreme Court Seeks SG's Input On Stanford SLUSA Cases
• AmEx To Pay $112.5M For Pervasive Deceptive Practices