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Banking - April, 2013

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• Wells Fargo To Pay $105M Over MedCap Ponzi Scheme
• UBS Seeks To Appeal Disclosure Ruling In $113M MBS Suit
• Fla. Lawmakers OK Plan To Spend $200M Mortgage Settlement
• CFTC Eyes High-Speed Trades In Wake Of AP Twitter Hack
• HSBC's $15.6M Deal OK'd In Workers' OT Suit
• Banks Bring New Savvy To High-Leverage Real Estate Loans
• Ruling Shows Limits To NY's Power Over Distant Assets
• CFPB Loosens Disclosure Rules For International Transfers
• Ex-Goldman Coder Loses Double Jeopardy Bid In Theft Case
• Deutsche Bank Says $330M MBS Suit Filed Too Late
• Schwab Lodges Libor-Rigging Suit Against BofA, Barclays
• Crying Fraud, Banks Seek Ch. 7 For Specialty Lender
• Lawmakers Prod SEC To Nix Brokerage Arbitration Clauses
• Turf Wars Hurting Energy Market Regulation, Sens. Say
• Forensic Analytics Can Find Needles In Multiple Haystacks
• RBS Citizens Hit With $14M Misleading Marketing Penalty
• Bondholders Slam ResCap's Foot-Dragging On Ch. 11 Plan
• Fannie, Freddie Exempt From NJ Transfer Taxes, Judge Rules
• Deutsche Bank Gets $150M RMBS Suit Trimmed
• Bear Stearns Settles $100M HomeBanc Adversary Suit For $3M
• US Drops FCA Claim In Wells Fargo Mortgage Fraud Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Banque Populaire, PepsiCo, Fujitsu
• Rakoff Casts Doubt On Gov't Claims In $1B BofA Fraud Suit
• Morgan Stanley, Ratings Cos. Agree To Pay $225M In SIV Row
• Developer Accused Of Filing Ch. 11 To Ditch $45M Judgment
• Goldman Sachs Asks 2nd Circ. To Kill MBS Suit
• Fla. House Passes Bill To Expedite Foreclosures
• NY Top Court Eyes Coverage Denials Tied To Disgorgement
• Smith Buss, Banks Hit With $15M Suit Over NYC Condo Deal
• JPMorgan Tears Into Insurer's $100M Bear Stearns CDO Suit
• CFPB Eases Credit Card Rules For Stay-At-Home Spouses
• Mastercard Sued Over Patent For Remote Credit Card Payment
• Clearinghouses Need To Develop Crisis Plans, UK Report Says
• Simpson Thacher, Weil Steered AIG From $56B Suit, Starr Says
• Greenwich Stuck In Deutsche Bank Cleanup Coverage Row
• NY Bill To Legalize Payday Loans Ripped By Gov.'s Office
• Morgan Stanley Can't Duck Suit Over $2.4B Plan Loss
• Ambac Set To Exit Bankruptcy After $102M IRS Deal Gets Nod
• Wells Fargo Gets Mortgage Kickbacks Action Pared Down
• CFPB Rule Seeks To Allay Fears Over Civil Penalty Fund
• Deals Rumor Mill: RBS, Sumitomo, KKR
• New Directions For SEC's Insider Trading Program
• Morgan Stanley, Ratings Cos. Settle Long-Running SIV Suits
• Merrill Lynch's $21M Deal With Ex-Advisers Gets Final OK
• 'Too Big To Fail' Bill Threatens Global Unity On Bank Rules
• $135M ATP Royalty Suits Belong In District Court, Judge Says
• AIG Gets Subprime Class Action Pared Down
• Recorded Call OK In Goldman Trader Fraud Suit, Judge Says
• An Outline Of SEC's Bold Enforcement Plan
• A Financial Institution's Fraud On Itself Triggers FIRREA
• Lawmaker Pushes For Acceptance Of Private Flood Coverage
• TD Bank Owes $13.5M For Pearlman Ponzi Scheme: 8th Circ.
• Commerzbank Must Pay $68M In Banker Bonuses: UK Court
• White House Names FTC's Shelanski To Lead Oversight Body
• 2nd Circ. Revives Credit Agricole Cheuvreux Sex Bias Suit
• Arcapita Bank Gets OK To Solicit Creditors' Votes For Plan
• Regulators Push Tighter Standards For Bank Payday Loans
• QBE, BofA Conspired To Rip Off Mortgage Holders, Suit Says
• Stanford Owes SEC $6.8B As Ponzi Scheme Fallout Continues
• Citigroup Appeals For Coverage In $55M Mexican Land Gaffe
• Fla. Senate Alters Plan For $200M Mortgage Settlement Funds
• Merrill Lynch To Pay $2.9M To Settle Wage Delay Suit
• IBM's $107M Damages Claim Gutted In Software IP Row
• Caesars' Spinoff Shows One Way Out Of PE Debt Pile
• Syncora Didn't Evaluate Risky MBS, JPMorgan Says
• Tax Evader Outed In $780M UBS Deal Goes Free
• Carter Ledyard Malpractice Suit Tossed In Appeals Court
• $2.8B Vegas Hotel's Lenders, Contractors Near Ch. 7 Deal
• CIFG's MBS Claims Not Specific To Insured Loans, BofA Says
• Ambac Keeping Mum On End Of Board Nominee Crony Dispute
• Claims Against Wilson Sonsini Fail To Salvage Dot Com Suit
• Opponents Of $7B Swipe-Fee Deal Face Contempt Finding
• S&P Ratings Suit Belongs In State Court, Judge Rules
• Cuomo Moves To Protect Credit Scores Of Sandy Victims
• SEC Staff Diversity Lagged In 2012, Report Finds
• Terror Financing Suit Against Arab Bank To Head To Trial
• Senate Confirms Burwell As New OMB Head
• CFPB's Payday Lending Study Signals Coming Crackdown
• Lehman Wins Greenlight For Settlement With Swiss Unit
• BNY Mellon Can't Shake Currency Fraud Suit
• Capital One Pays $3.5M To Settle SEC Loan Loss Charges
• 'Ridiculous' $2.7B MBS Suit Needs Reining In, Judge Says
• FINRA Withdraws Proposed Broker Disclosure Rule
• HAMP Mortgages Redefaulting At Alarming Rate: Watchdog
• Fla. Ponzi Players To Pay $55M Over Investment Club Fraud
• Deals Rumor Mill: Apax Partners, Icahn, Riverstone
• SAFETY Act: A Cybersecurity Win-Win For Gov't, Industry
• UK Watchdog Wary Of BlackRock-Credit Suisse Unit Merger
• Senators Unveil Bill Aimed At Busting 'Too Big To Fail' Banks
• 9th Circ. Leaves Broughton-Cruz Hanging
• CFPB Considering Tighter Controls On Payday Loan Business
• High Court Won't Hear Keyspan Price-Gouging Suit
• New Cherryland Twist May Plague Real Estate Deals Nationwide
• SEC's Identity Theft Rules Will Drive Up Data Security Costs
• TD Bank Loses Bid To Keep Rothstein Suit In Bankruptcy Court
• Paulson Can't Escape $120M Abacus Suit, Insurer Says
• Sens. Back CFTC's Dodd-Frank Position Limits In DC Circ.
• Chesapeake Defends $1.3B Bond Buyback Plan In BNY Trial
• Lehman Must Pay For Meadowlands Loan Snafu, Investor Says
• Scotiabank, SURA Unit Pay $516M For Peru Pension Biz
• $80M Ruling For IndyMac Insurers Too Broad, 9th Circ. Hears
• Ex-WilmerHale Atty Will Be SEC's 1st Female GC
• NorthMarq Beats Negligence Claims In Real Estate Finance Suit
• CFPB's Cordray Defends Data Collection Before Senate Panel
• FDIC's Strategic Capital MBS Suit Ruled Time-Barred
• MF Global Trustee Sues 'Grossly Negligent' Corzine
• China Is Cracking Down On Abuse Of Prepaid Cards
• Spotlight On Brazil: Courting International Investors
• Debevoise Atty Tapped To Co-Lead SEC Enforcement Arm
• BOK Financial Loses Sanctions Bid In Bias Class Action
• Greed Drove CIBC To Back Failed $45M Oil Well, Court Told
• BofA, US Bank Urge Judge To Throw Out MBS Class Action
• DOJ To Give Embezzlement Evidence To Feinstein Campaign
• Citizens Assistant Managers Exempt From OT Requirements
• House GOP Bars Testimony From CFPB Director Cordray
• Deloitte Not Liable For Mortgage Execs' Fraud, 9th Circ. Says
• S&P Seeks Dismissal Of DOJ Suit Over Inflated MBS Ratings
• Stanford Victims Aren't Owed SIPC Aid, Ex-SEC Chiefs Say
• Simpson Thacher Reps Blackstone In Credit Suisse PE Biz Buy
• CFTC Chief Gensler Renews Call To Scrap Libor
• Refco Claims Against Mayer Brown Should Stick, Report Says
• CFPB Eases Qualified Mortgage Job Verification Standard
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tribune Co., TPG, Billabong
• FINRA Board OKs Proposal To Simplify Arbitrator Selection
• Tribune Bond Trustee Fires Back at Reimbursement Objections
• Wells Fargo Beats Contract Suit Over Proprietary Trades
• TD Bank Argues Against Remand Of Rothstein Investor Case
• Assurant, Citibank Try To Sink Force-Placed Insurance Claims
• Mortgage Fraudster Deserved Higher Sentence, 6th Circ. Says
• 5 Ways To Weather A CFPB Investigative Demand
• Merrill Lynch Pays $45M To Settle NJ Stock Purchases Suit
• FDIC Suit Blames Fla. Bank's Failure On Its Executives
• A Must-Read For 'Repo' Counterparties
• Missing Atty Who May Have Stolen Millions Suspended In Fla.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dell, IBM, Lloyds
• Wilmington Trust Seeks ResCap Judge's OK To Sue Ally
• Dems Rally Behind CFTC Position Limits In DC Circ.
• Venezuelan Bank Settles Energy Co.'s $300M Defamation Suit
• Skadden Attys To Testify In $1B LyondellBasell Suit
• 2nd Circ. Grants AIG's Bid To Transfer $10B BofA MBS Suit
• Wells Fargo Foreclosure Settlement OK'd On 3rd Try
• Goldman Exits NY Suit Over Alleged MBS Lies
• Challenges In Conducting Breach Investigations: Part 2
• Africa — Open For Business
• Dodd-Frank Ends Too-Big-To-Fail Banks, Treasury Official Says
• Banking Groups Sue Treasury Over Tax-Info Sharing
• New York Bank Regulator To Examine Compliance Consultants
• Dewey Reaches Deal With BofA On $1.6M Microsoft Claims
• BofA Brass Can't Dodge Investors' Revised Mortgage Claims
• Fla. Senate Panel Passes $200M Mortgage Settlement Bill
• MF Global Judge Axes 'Frivolous' $35M Claim
• Porter Hedges Scoops Trial Pro From Hunton & Williams
• White To Name Debevoise Cohort As SEC Enforcement Head
• Fla. Justices Told 'Foreclosure King' Enabled Firm Misconduct
• Cantor Fitzgerald Gets Hedge Fund Investors' Claims Pared
• Merrill Lynch Hit With Fine Over $39M In Securities Sales
• CFPB Puts Financial Advisers For Seniors In Its Crosshairs
• First Federal Sues Pension Fund Over $3M Shortfall Demand
• Lehman Hits FHLB Cincinnati With $64M Suit Over Swaps
• SNC Lavalin Banned From World Bank Projects For 10 Years
• Kiobel Ruling Curbs Potential ATS Liability — For Now
• 3 Ways To Leverage Internet Access During Trial
• Senate GOP Backs DeMarco Amid Rumors Of New FHFA Chief
• Activist Fund Ups Gleacher Stake, Unveils Director Slate
• Blackstone Puts Up $450M For Hawaii Hyatt Hotel
• Force-Placed Insurer QBE To Pay $10M In NY Probe
• What Boards Can Learn From Morgan Keegan
• Deals Rumor Mill: CVC Capital, Hulu, SolarWorld
• Highland Lands $28M Award In RBC Securities Row
• GOP Blasts SEC Delay In Lifting Ad Ban On PE Funds
• Wells Fargo Deal Doesn't Bar Mortgage Fraud Suit, US Says
• House Dems Float Bill To Impose Tax On Stock, Bond Trades
• Pension Funds Lose Bid To Revive Madoff Feeder Claims
• AXA Wants Union Claims Revived In $1.5B ING Unit Purchase
• Swiss Lawyer, Banker Indicted In Offshore Tax Scheme
• Judge Rejects $6.5M Americredit Autodialing Settlement
• TD Bank Likely To Win Stay Of Rothstein Investors' Suits
• Fla. Senate Panel Clears Bill To Strengthen State FCA
• Capital One Escapes Interest Rate Fraud Class Action
• LFG Trustee Wants Experian Sanctioned For Conflict Claim
• Dodd-Frank Needs Time To End 'Too Big To Fail': Fed Gov.
• Akerman Lures Dallas Banking Atty From Beirne Maynard
• Bounced Checks For $9.3B Foreclosure Deal Fixed, Fed Says
• BofA Reaches $500M Deal In Countrywide MBS Class Action
• Deals Rumor Mill: Liberty Global, Carlyle, Commerzbank
• Financial Institutions Face New Debarment Risks
• Bloomberg Sues CFTC Over Collateral Swap Rule
• US Bank Wrongfully Foreclosed On LA Skyscraper, Suit Says
• Bankrupt Mortgage Processor's $1M Exec Bonus Plan OK'd
• Fifth Third To Pay $16M To End Subprime Crisis Suit
• 2nd Circ. Lets Madoff Feeder Fund Deflect Suit Amid Ch. 15
• GOP Reps. Say Fed Lacks Clear Standard For Bank Breakups
• Linking Libor To Real Data Could End Benchmark Rate's Reign
• 'Milestone' Lehman Deals Will Pay Out $15B To Customers
• SEC's Aguilar Backs Limits On Investor Arbitration Pacts
• 2nd Circ. Boots Bin Laden's Relatives, Firm From 9/11 MDL
• UBS Must Hand Over Docs To FHFA In $182B RMBS Row
• Bankruptcy Exclusion Bars $103M Hotel Claim, Chartis Says
• CFPB Moves To Keep Mortgage Protections From Lapsing
• Kaye Scholer Says Fund's Claims Imperil Deal In GSC Row
• EU Parliament Ups Bank Capital Minimums, Caps Bonuses
• Jefferson County Judge Halts $378M JPMorgan Coverage Suit
• GOP Sen. Seeks Analysis On New Bank Capital Standards
• Deals Rumor Mill: Panasonic, Suntech, ConocoPhillips
• State National Seeks To Escape Coverage Of $84M Data Breach
• OCC To Fault JPMorgan For Role In Madoff Scandal
• Fla. Panel Advances Bill Streamlining Foreclosure Cases
• BNY Mellon, NYC Beat Class Action Over Tax Liens
• Fla. Foreclosure Defense Atty, Client Funds Reported Missing
• Madoff Trustee Loses Bid To Block $410M Deal
• $6B 'London Whale' Loss Lands JPMorgan In Hot Water Again
• Big Banks Must Give Global Exposure Info In 'Living Wills'
• SEC Can't Force Help For Stanford Victims, DC Circ. Told
• Deals Rumor Mill: ING, Bain Capital, Clearwire
• Wells Fargo Wants Suit Over $50M Home Loan Deal Junked
• Cyprus Bailout: Potential Recourse For Lost Investments
• CORRECTED: Scripps Heir Guilty Of Embezzling $3.6M From Family
• Justices Want SG's View On $1.6B Argentine Debt Row
• Getco, Knight Revise $1.4B Merger Terms To Appease NYSE
• Big Banks Face $440M Tab For Fed Oversight
• EU Antitrust Chief Expects First Libor Case In 2013
• Merchants' Attys Seek $720M In Fees In Visa, MasterCard MDL
• Trustee Balks At Attys' Fee Requests In MF Global Ch. 11
• ResCap Judge Approves Up To $7.8M In Bonuses
• DC Circ. Wary Of WaMu Noteholders' Bid To Join $10B Fight
• Sweeping NYC Credit Check Ban Bill Worries Defense Bar
• BofA Says Feds' $1B Junk Mortgage Claims Too Vague
• Turnover Under Ch. 15: In Re AJW Offshore
• Venable Nabs Top SIGTARP Investigative Counsel
• Carlton Group Says BCBG Owes Commission On $238M Refi
• Wells Fargo Says Rate Rule Bars Force-Placed Insurance Suit
• Regulators Probe 'Excessive' Bank Risk Weight Variations
• Alleged Guggenheim Imposter Attacks $1M Award At 2nd Circ.
• Taylor Bean Ex-Honcho Owes Insurer $1M, 4th Circ. Rules
• Ally Could Be On Hook For $25B, ResCap Creditors Say
• Fed Concerns Delay $3.7B M&T Bank, Hudson City Merger
• Deals Rumor Mill: Heineken, Marubeni, Apax Partners
• Luxembourg Looks To Cut Debt By Selling BNP Paribas Stake
• Sterling Bancorp Investors Challenge $344M Provident Deal
• NY AG Loses Renewed Bid For $150M Of E&Y's Lehman Fees
• Ex-Credit Suisse Exec Admits To Cooking MBS Books
• FDIC To Repay Banks Billions For Prepaid Assessments
• Apax, Morgan Stanley Exploring $2B Sale Of Hub Int'l
• Fla. High Court Applies Concepcion In Check Cashing Ruling
• Foes Of $7B Swipe Fee Deal Ordered To Correct Websites
• Attys Side With SEC And CFTC As Budget Battle Looms
• ResCap Judge Leaves $8M In Bonuses Up In The Air
• BofA Withheld Insurance Funds, Homeowners Claim
• Banks Seek More Time To Comply With CFPB Mortgage Rules
• BofA Can't Escape Reinsurance Pay-To-Play Class Action
• Med. IT Co. Can't Block $16M Stock Buy, Appeals Court Says
• A Lesson In Drafting Make-Whole Provisions
• Godwin Lewis Picks Up Glast Phillips Bankruptcy Pro
• Amended Complaint Nullifies Original In 3rd Circ.
• Obama's Mortgage Refinancing Program Extended By 2 Years
• KeyBank Can Arbitrate Students' Loan Claims, 9th Circ. Rules
• JPMorgan Unit Tells FERC Grid Cos. Should Accept Rates
• Ridgemont Raises $735M For New Private Equity Fund
• Tribune Bond Trustees Don't Deserve $13M In Fees, US Says
• Ex-Stanford Bank GC Dodges Subpoena In Houston
• OCC, Fed Grilled On Use Of Independent Bank Consultants
• Deals Rumor Mill: Benckiser, 3i Group, Heineken
• DenizBank To Buy Citi Turkey's Consumer Banking Unit
• Oppenheimer Escapes $767M Suit Over MBS Funding
• Retail Group To Sit Out $7B Visa, MasterCard Swipe Fee Deal
• DOJ Not Wavering On Antitrust Guilty Pleas, Official Says
• Goldman Shareholder Deal Pares Blankfein's Board Authority
• Taxpayers May Reap $51B Profits In Fannie, Freddie Bailout
• High Court Asked To Clarify Standard Of Review In UBS Suit
• Comerica Can't Duck $5M Software Sublicensing Suit
• Rockefeller Wants SEC To Toughen Cybersecurity Guidance
• Student Loans Can Be Discharged In Bankruptcy: 7th Circ.
• 7th Circ. Denies Deposit Refund To $2.2M Trump Condo Buyer
• EU's Anti-Tax Cheat Plans Set Stage For Global Regime
• Goldman Can't Duck Prudential's $375M RMBS Fraud Suit
• Merrill Brokers Say Docs Aren't Privileged In Race Bias Row
• Obama Budget Seeks $2B For Swamped Securities Regulators
• Judge Taps NYU Prof To Help Mull $7B Visa, MasterCard Deal
• Flagging Gleacher Fires Up Sale Talks, Drops More Units
• Small Banks Used Federal Aid To Exit TARP, Report Says
• Lyondell Judge Axes Highland Contract Suit Against UBS
• Spotlight On Keepwells And Excluded Obligations
• BofA Names Ex-Goldman Partner As Europe, Africa M&A Chief
• A Brave New World For Bank Regulation
• Credit Suisse Pares $590M MBS Suit From Credit Union Board
• BofA Beats MBS Claims In $741M Colonial Bank Saga
• 4 Industries Facing New Heat From The False Claims Act
• BofA Fund Seeks More Of $624M Countrywide Deal In 9th Circ.
• French Shipper Inks $1.5B Sale Leaseback With Chinese Bank
• UBS Skirts Fraud Suit Over $331M In MBS Losses
• SEC Balks As Stanford Tries To Fight Civil Case Again
• PE Firms Must Tread Lightly To Cash In On Mortgage Servicing
• Ex-Covington Atty Tapped As CFTC General Counsel
• Goldman Beats Capmark's $147M Clawback Suit
• SEC Commissioner Criticizes Compliance Liability Framework
• ING Unit Hit With $61M Suit Over Bank's Investment Losses
• Merrill Lynch Says Ex-Advisers Stole Client Info
• ICAP Says It's Cooperating With Rate-Swap Probe
• Calif. Appeals Court Gives Mercedes Another Go At Arbitration
• ResCap Fires Back At US In Defense Of $8M In Bonuses
• 9th Circ. Frees Wells Fargo, BofA From In-House Trading Suits
• Rothstein Creditors Gambling On Litigation, TD Bank Says
• EU Countries To Launch Anti-Tax Evasion Pilot Program
• New UK Regulator Launches Probe Of IT Debacle At RBS
• Kaye Scholer Threatened With Trial In GSC Ethics Row
• Nat'l Century Investors Drop $3B Fraud Suits Against Ex-CEO
• Fla. Lawmakers Decry Expedited Foreclosure Bill
• Cuomo Pushes Fannie, Freddie To Curb 'Balloon' Payments
• MasterCard Hit With EU Antitrust Probe Into Card Fees
• Borrowers To Get First Of $1.2B Foreclosure Deal Payments
• Deals Rumor Mill: Google, Fiat, Telefonica
• $102M IRS Deal Moves Ambac Closer To Exiting Ch. 11
• Bank Asks Court To Hear Dispute Over NJ Pol's Cash Claim
• Lehman Investors Want $640M Fraud Suit Back In State Court
• $100M Kirby McInerney Fee Bid In Citi Case Meets Skepticism
• CFTC Knows Its Wash Trading Claims Are False, RBC Says
• Barclays Can't Duck FERC Probe Of Energy Pricing Scheme
• Wells Fargo Settles Workers' Check Deduction Class Action
• Discover Execs Slam Card Marketing Derivative Suit
• 6th Circ. Junks $32M Suit Over Bank Customer's Fraud
• AIG, US Say Starr Lacks Standing In $56B Suit Over Bailout
• Senate Confirms Mary Jo White As SEC Chairman
• Texans Can't Join $25B Wells Fargo Mortgage Fraud Case
• NY AG Defends Timing Of $22.5B JPMorgan MBS Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Google, Billabong, Icahn
• Mitsubishi Buys $3.7B Loan Portfolio From Deutsche Bank
• Excluding Recorded Calls Would Harm Tourre Case, SEC Says
• More Corporate Crime Victims Recovering Investigation Fees
• Pa.'s S&P Ratings Suit Must Wait For MDL Ruling, Judge Says
• Europe's Madoff Losers Tell 2nd Circ. Cases Belong In US
• CFTC Gives Utility Deals A Pass, Easing Turf War With FERC
• $2.4B Settlement Over BofA-Merrill Deal Wins OK
• Va. Atty Pleads Guilty In $100M SBA Loan Fraud
• 2nd Circ. Shoots Down Goldman Investor's Gupta Suit
• Ex-Credit Suisse Exec Pleads Not Guilty To Fraud Charges
• Chubb Owes Bank No Coverage For $17M Fraud, 7th Circ. Says
• Lynn Tillotson Targets Texas Rangers Investors For Fees
• Ambac Creditors Will Stay Out Of Board Member Fight
• Wells Fargo, Wachovia Beat Claims They Aided $168M Ponzi
• Euribor Antitrust Class Slams UBS' Bid To Move Case To NY
• MF Global Liquidation Plan Gets Court Approval
• Deals Rumor Mill: Yankee Candle, Billabong, 3i
• FHFA's $6B MBS Suit Against UBS Can Go On, 2nd Circ. Says
• Comcast Ruling Doesn't Doom $80M Madoff Fund Deal
• Secret Offshore Account Holders Named In Leaked Docs Report
• BofA Slams Real Estate Group's 'Labyrinthine' Ch. 11 Plan
• Chamber Of Commerce Calls For Dodd-Frank Overhaul
• Damning Report Aside, MF Global's Corzine May Walk
• Lenders Face Hefty Fines In CFPB Mortgage Insurance Probe
• Fannie, Freddie Profits Stoke GSE Debate
• TD Bank Reveals $52M In Secret Rothstein Settlements
• Mortgage Co. Sold Bad Loans At HUD's Expense, Suit Says
• HSH Nordbank To Bolster Anti-Money Laundering Controls
• GAO Rips Regulators Over Botched Foreclosure Review
• Wells Fargo Borrowers Seek Class Cert. In Home Loan Suit
• Bear Stearns Hid CDO Risk Ahead Of $100M Loss, CIFG Says
• ResCap Can't Justify $8M Employee Bonuses, US Trustee Says
• Insurer Skirts Coverage For $20M Fremont Mortgage Loss
• CFPB Issues $15M Fines Over Mortgage Insurance Kickbacks
• US Bank Can't Get $23M From Bankrupt Trump Tower Builder
• Deals Rumor Mill: CVC Capital, Nokia, Littlejohn
• Wachtell, Sullivan & Cromwell Guide $344M NY Bank Merger
• Corzine Sank MF Global, Trustee Says
• 2nd Circ. Takes Up Fight Over $1.5B AMR Financing
• Wells Fargo Can't Skirt MedCap Ponzi Class Action
• Boutique Banks Ride Conflict Fears Up M&A League Tables
• Fed Rule Gives Regulators Cover To Boost Nonbank Scrutiny
• Lehman Wraps Up Last Major Bankruptcy Dispute
• SEC's San Fran Chief Jumps To Gibson Dunn
• Houston City Council Votes To Sue Over Libor Manipulation
• Commerzbank Ducks EU's Credit Default Swap Antitrust Probe
• Nelson Mullins Nabs Ex-MoFo Dodd-Frank Compliance Ace
• JPMorgan Dodges Dexia's $774M RMBS Fraud Claims
• Barclays' Culture Led To $450M Libor Fine, Report Says
• Dorsey & Whitney Must Face School Bonds Suit, 6th Circ. Rules
• Insurer Hits Credit Suisse With $250M MBS Fraud Suit
• Rogue Goldman Trader In $8B Scandal Pleads Guilty
• Goldman Sachs Dodges Investor Suit Over Shoddy Tech Fund
• Fox Rothschild Launches Miami Office With Former Fla. Mayor
• RBS Investors Launch $6B Suit Over Pre-Bailout Stock Sale
• Deals Rumor Mill: AXA, Rio Tinto, Banco Do Brasil
• How Lawyers Benefit From Early Neutral Evaluation
• Argentina Creditors Must Reply To Payment Plan: 2nd Circ.
• BB&T's Fake Docs Led To Insurer's Takeover, Suit Says
• BofA Can Face Criminal Fraud In $1B Civil Suit, US Says
• Thompson & Knight Adds Ex-Sutherland Asbill Finance Pro
• Security Price Drop Not Enough For ERISA Breach: 2nd Circ.
• US Bank, LNR Escape Suit Over $335M Real Estate Loan
• Goldman May Have Found Silver Bullet For Volcker Rule
• How To Avoid Litigation When Selling RE Loan Portfolios
• Countrywide Can't Shake $4B MBS Suit In NY Appeals Court
• S&P Blasts DOJ Over States' RMBS Litigation Strategy
• $590M Citi Settlement Draws Skepticism From Judge
• BofA, Credit Bureau Can't Duck Suit Over Mortgage Notices
• Ambac Can't Compel Discovery In $641M JPMorgan MBS Suit
• McDermott Wins Discovery Coup In GM Workers' ERISA Suit
• MF Global Blasts 'Meritless' Ch. 11 Plan Objections
• BofA Inks $165M Deal To Cover Credit Unions' MBS Losses
• Rothstein Bankruptcy Plan Too Sweet To TD Bank, Feds Say
• Appeals Court Boots Challenge To Dallas Payday Lending Law
• CFTC Exempts Swaps Among Affiliates From Clearing Rules
• Ex-SEC Head Schapiro Joins Bank Advisory Firm Promontory
• Recession Not 'Extraordinary' Enough For Revising Ch. 11
• Immunomedics Agrees To $18M Settlement With Broker-Dealer
• Landesbank's Challenge To Mortgage Receiver Stayed In Del.
• Banks Still Face Libor Risks Despite Bombshell Ruling
• Citing Comcast, High Court Vacates Cert. In RBS Wage Case
• Jenkens Tax Fraud Case Belongs In NY, Prosecutors Say
• BNY Mellon Drops Interest Bid In $1.3B Chesapeake Bond Row
• OCC's Curry Takes Lead At Bank Supervisors Council
• BofA Beats Foreclosure, Robosigning Class Action
• Deutsche Bank Beats Homeowner Suit Over Securitized Loans
• 2nd Circ. Limits Collateral Disclosures In $25M UBS Case