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Banking - May, 2013

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• Class Too Narrow In PHH Reinsurance Suit, Court Told
• Citigroup, Investors Reach Accord In Subprime Loan Suit
• 5 Ways For Banks To Ward Off Money Laundering Woes
• Goldman, Trader Fined $1M Over Treasury Notes Snafu
• Judge Skeptical Of Bloomberg's CFTC Swap Rule Case
• Ex-Optionable CEO Hit With $1M Fine For CEA Violations
• Top NBA Prospect's Dad Denies $2.5M Mortgage Fraud
• Lehman Investors Get $640M Fraud Suit Sent To State Court
• CFPB Adds New Categories To Consumer Complaint Database
• Citigroup Suit By British PE Mogul Revived By 2nd Circ.
• Lloyds Sheds $5B US RMBS Pools In Latest Disposition
• Israel Discount Bank Awarded $7M In Coin Collateral Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cerberus Settles, RBS Scrambles
• Tribune Shareholders Can't Kick Buyout Clawback Suits
• Santander Unloads Half Of $2.7B Asset Management Unit
• Freddie Mac Must Give BofA Docs In $1.6B MBS Fight
• CFPB Launches 1st 'Abusive Practices' Case In Fla.
• Credit Suisse Reportedly Settles Suit Over $1B Fraud
• Mass. Foreclosure Laws Violate Constitution, 1st Circ. Hears
• Madoff Investor Asks Justices To Review SEC Porn-Surf Suit
• Remaining NY Force-Placed Insurers Sign Up For Reforms
• A Strategy For Dealing With The CLS Bank Decision
• Capital One Not Owed Privacy Suit Coverage, Insurer Says
• Wells Fargo Sheds Insurance Bid-Rigging Claims In MDL
• Fla. Firms, Deutsche Bank Settle Tobacco Payouts Dispute
• Bitcoin Exchange Wants User IDs Amid US Crackdown
• Jones Day Adds 2 Winston & Strawn Banking Pros In Chicago
• Gas Co. Wants $120M Claim Ahead Of Arcapita Unit Investors'
• Obama Extends Mortgage Modification Program To 2015
• FCPA Powerhouse: Davis Polk
• Allstate Settles $200M MBS Suit Against Citigroup
• Encore Inks $192M Deal For Majority Stake In Cabot
• Lenders Must Learn To Speak 'Military'
• Stroock Opens DC Office With Former Kaye Scholer, SEC Attys
• Sallie Mae To Separate Consumer Banking Biz In Split
• NetSpend Delays Meeting On $1.4B Sale To End Investor Suit
• CFPB Mortgage Rule Changes Leave Small Banks Wanting More
• BofA Escapes Full $1.75B Countrywide Loan Repurchase
• Lehman Trustee Pushes 2nd Circ. To Reverse Barclays Win
• PNC Bank Worker Loses Cert. Bid In Overtime Fight
• UBP Pays $150M For Lloyds' International Private Banking Arm
• Morgan Stanley Workers Fight Dismissal Bid In Wages MDL
• Pa. High Court Upholds 20-Year Time Bar On Default Actions
• US Bank, Wells Fargo Escape $125M Chicago Hotel Loan Suit
• CORRECTED: Disclosure Statement OK'd In Rothstein Firm Bankruptcy
• Swiss Will Let Banks Share Info On US Tax Cheats
• State AGs Object To $7B Visa, MasterCard Swipe Fee Deal
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Citizens Bank Managers' OT Class
• Pension Fund Denied Bigger Share Of $624M Countrywide Deal
• FCPA Powerhouse: Crowell & Moring
• Maximizing Insurance Coverage For CFPB Investigations
• Ex-Madoff Employees Can't Get Separate Trials
• Citi Settles FHFA's Suit Over $3.5B in MBS Sales
• CVS Sues Visa, MasterCard Over Interchange Fee Fixing
• Liberty Reserve Case Could Wind Up Helping E-Currencies
• Addleshaw Expands Middle East Footprint With Qatar Opening
• ING Mismanagement Suit Likely To Survive Dismissal Bid
• Arcapita Seeks $175M Bankruptcy Loan From Goldman Sachs
• Credit Union Regulator May End Derivatives Ban
• 3rd Circ. Revives Arbitration Row In Debt Fraud Suit
• Bill Would Limit Fed's Power Over 'Too Big To Fail' Insurers
• Feds Indict E-Currency Co. In $6B Money Laundering Scheme
• Fezzani Insulates From Market Manipulation Claims
• Citibank Can't Get Clarification On Argentina Bond Injunction
• RBS Tells 7th Circ. Comcast Dooms Wage Classes
• Missing Fla. Attorney Pegged In Foreclosure Scheme
• 4th Circ. Says Fallen Co. Can't Seek $161M In Wachovia Funds
• FCPA Powerhouse: Cahill Gordon & Reindel
• Fidelity Strikes PE-Backed $3B Deal For Mortgage Co. LPS
• High Court Refuses Appeal In Hedge Fund Price-Fixing Suit
• Blank Rome Hit With $25M Malpractice Suit
• JPML Head Judge Explains Why Panel Is More Picky
• US-China Audit Truce Offers Weak Shield For Investors
• First Data Lambastes $7B Interchange Fee Antitrust Deal
• Spain's Bankia Nets $883M In Sale Of Florida Bank
• Fiduciary Duty To IPO Clients Hangs By Thread In NY Appeal
• Visa, MasterCard Sue Opponents Of $7B Swipe Fee Deal
• US Bank Sued Over Robosigning, Mismanaged RMBS Trusts
• High Court's Morrison Ruling Keeps Attys Guessing
• US Trustee, Banks Slam AMR Bankruptcy Exit Plan
• Law360 Names 10 FCPA Powerhouse Firms
• Citibank Seeks Clarity On Argentina Bond Injunction
• Schumer Says Sprint-SoftBank Deal Might Aid Chinese Hackers
• The Importance Of Morning Mist
• Judge Trims Suit Blaming BB&T For Insurer's Takeover
• Jury Convicts Bank Of Commonwealth Insiders In $71M Fraud
• CFTC Declines To Cap Its Powers Against Disruptive Trading
• Patriot Coal Can Subpoena Docs For Peabody Spinoff Probe
• KPMG Can't Force Tremont Investors To Arbitrate Madoff Row
• NJ Judge Asks 3rd Circ. To Pick Venue In Short-Sell Suit
• Countrywide Gets Mortgage Pool Contract Suit Pared
• Deals Rumor Mill: Valeant, Google, Suntory
• Rebounding 3i Wants Barclays European Infrastructure Unit
• Obama Nominates 2 Senate Aides As SEC Commissioners
• 11th Circ. Backs Wells Fargo Win In Mortgage Transfer Case
• FDIC Wins Malpractice Suit Against Law Firm Over $5M Loan
• Retail Giants Sue Visa, MasterCard After Spurning $7B Deal
• LeClairRyan Adds Litchfield Cavo Finance, Bankruptcy Atty
• Blackstone Teams With Prologis On $960M Industrial Deal
• Regulator Cites Flaws In Ernst & Young Procedures
• Bankrupt REIT Gets $50M In Deal With BlackRock, Lenders
• NY Appeals Court Won't Cut BofA Faulty Underwriting Claims
• JPMorgan Unit Fined $4.6M In UK
• US Should Sanction Foreign Cos. For IP Theft, Report Says
• ResCap Gets $2.1B From Ally To Settle Creditor Claims
• Banks, Exchanges Urge Fed. Circ. To Uphold RealTime Ruling
• Deals Rumor Mill: Yankee Candle, THL Partners, Volvo
• The SEC's Holistic Approach To Cross-Border Swaps
• Citadel Securities Says CBOE Overcharged Trading Fees
• Dems Back CFTC's Firmer Hand On Int'l Swaps Rules
• UBS Ruling Allays Fear Factor For SEC Whistleblowers
• Bank Software Developer Faces Suit Over Trade Secret Theft
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive BofA Debit Card Fee Suit
• JPMorgan Wants NM AG's Credit Card Suit In Federal Court
• FHFA Wants Banks To Handle Debt Instrument Credit Ratings
• Top Justice Official Says No Bank Too Big To Jail
• DOJ Wants Loss Findings In UBS Bid-Rigging Case OK'd
• Bloomberg Fires Back At CFTC In Swap Rule Case
• 22 Firms Form International Network To Fight Financial Fraud
• HSBC Client Avoids Jail After Cooperating With Tax Probe
• Lehman Sells $4.2B In Claims Against Brokerage Unit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlyle, Saks, Sony
• Internal Whistleblowing Deserves Protection, Judge Tells UBS
• Mayer Brown Snags Real Estate Finance Pro From Dechert
• Commerce Bank Founder Loses Bid For $17M Parachute
• Investors Prevail Over Citigroup In ARS Market-Bust Arbitration
• Developers That Razed Beastie Boy Home Sued For $6M
• BNY Mellon Win In Lyondell LBO Case Upheld By NY Court
• Starbucks, Wal-Mart Reject $7B Swipe Fee Settlement
• Watchdog Report Faults CFTC Head's MF Global Recusal
• Fla. Atty Pegged For Stealing Millions Hit With New Suit
• EU Proposal Sets Groundwork For Banker Bonus Cap
• McCarter Nabs Sullivan & Worcester PE Fund Pro In NY
• DOJ Slams S&P Bid To Toss Inflated RMBS Ratings Suit
• Biz Groups Warn House Panel To Keep Cyber Reforms Flexible
• Nationwide Mortgage Settlement Nets Over $50B In Relief
• Pitfalls For Lenders Redeeming Ala. Property
• WaMu Noteholders Can't Join $10B Fight, DC Circ. Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dish, Alere, Raytheon
• Dimon Survives, But Risk Concerns Loom For JPMorgan
• More 'Dark Pools' Deepen Litigation Issues
• Republicans Blast CFPB On Qualified Mortgage Standard
• GOP Sens. Hammer Lew On IRS Targeting Scandal
• High Court May Use SOX Case To Put DOL In Its Place
• Fighting Agencies May Be Tougher After High Court Ruling
• Senate Dems Press CFTC To Revisit Energy Swap Market Regs
• Lew Likely To Face Flak Over IRS, Not Financial Rules
• Investors Give Libor Antitrust Claims Another Shot
• Cybersecurity Standards Need Flexibility, NIST Told
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Exec Fights Kickback Rap In 2nd Circ.
• Morgan Stanley Wins Arbitration Of Tribe's $26M RICO Suit
• Agencies Deserve Deference On Jurisdiction, Justices Say
• Fannie, Freddie Exempt From Transfer Tax, 6th Circ. Says
• Goldman To Exit ICBC Investment With $1.1B Stock Sale
• PBGC Wants 2nd Circ. To Rethink Morgan Stanley ERISA Case
• Federal Law Preempts BofA Seating Suit, Judge Says
• Arcapita Urges Judge To Subordinate $120M Sale Claims
• FDIC Loses Fight Over $30M In Imperial Capital Bankruptcy
• $8.5B BofA Settlement Will Be Weighed By Judge, Not Jury
• Morgan Stanley Sells Indian Wealth Unit To UK Bank
• JPMorgan Backs Dimon Before Shareholder Vote On Split Role
• First American Charges Excess Mortgage Fees, Class Claims
• ING Gave Morgan Stanley Kickbacks For 401(k) Biz, Suit Says
• Credit Agricole Slams Lehman's $34M Terminated-Swaps Suit
• Rise Of The Machines — Predictive Coding Goes Mainstream
• Ex-Broker Gets Probation For Muni Bond Bid-Rigging
• Rakoff Gives Dexia's $774M JPMorgan MBS Suit 2nd Life
• Schwab Fund's Changes Breached Contract, 9th Circ. Hears
• Consultants Get Longer Notice Period In Wells Fargo OT MDL
• SunTrust Blocks FINRA Arbitration In MBS Row
• Capitol Bancorp To Sell Subsidiary Banks Under New Plan
• Shareholder Can't Get Head Start In S&P Suit, Judge Says
• CFTC Says Bloomberg's Delay In Filing Sinks Swap Rule Case
• Citibank Asks Judge To Toss Reinsurance Fraud Class Action
• House Passes Bill To Ramp Up SEC Cost-Benefit Reviews
• BMO Ordered To Beef Up Anti-Money Laundering Efforts
• NJ Firm Says BofA Owes $5M For Fraudulent Wire Transfer
• Unprecedented FCPA Wake-Up Call For US Broker-Dealers
• Pioneer Loses Bid To Delay Arbitration In ATP Lease Row
• Charles Schwab Lifts Client Class Action Ban
• SinoTech Wins Initial Nod For $20M Deal To End IPO Suit
• Lender Asks 2nd Circ. To Revive Allen Family Forgery Suit
• Fla. Force-Placed Insurance Suits Can Proceed, Judge Says
• Ex-Commerce Bank Director Tells Jury He Sped CEO's Ouster
• Judge Won't Certify BofA Appeal In RMBS Action
• CFTC Derivatives Rules Bow To Market Reality, Experts Say
• Pa. High Court Won't Hear Appeal Of Predatory Lending Fine
• Wells Fargo Can't Shake Suit Over Conflict As RMBS Trustee
• Goldman Shouldn't Get $3M Bonus For Lease, Landlord Says
• Fla. Law Firm Lands Banking, Securities Pro In Tampa
• 11th Circ. Won't Let Fraudsters Off Hook For $18M Scheme
• Judge Backs Class Cert. In PHH Reinsurance Kickback Suit
• SEC Chairman White Disses GOP Cost-Benefit Bill
• LandAmerica Trustee Sues To Erase PE Firm's $10M Claim
• Wells Fargo Dodges Claim In $13M RE Investor Suit
• BofA Wants To Keep $10.5B RMBS Suit In Federal Court
• Deals Rumor Mill: Marine Harvest, Actavis, Elliott Management
• Commerce Bank Alumnus Says CEO Involved In Probed Deals
• Fitch Questions Seagram Building Loan's AAA Rating
• Wall Street To FCPA Enforcers: Bring It On
• Obama's 1st Term Rulemaking Rate Soars By Bush's Mark
• 2nd Circ. Rules For Bank In $118M Asset Forfeiture Case
• Goldman Bests Fortress In Arcapita Bank Loan Battle
• SEC Taps Ropes & Gray Partner To Lead Corp. Finance Unit
• US In Talks With Switzerland, Japan On Bank Wind-Down Plans
• Manatt Phelps Adds Banking Partner To Orange County Office
• Libor Litigation Must Overcome Significant Obstacles
• Lehman Agrees Citi Can Make $1.2B Claim Over Forex Deals
• Deutsche Bank Unit Can't Duck $330M MBS Suit
• Citi Brings In $1.4B For Brazilian Credit Card Unit
• Freddie Mac Asks 2nd Circ. To Affirm Toss Of Investor Suit
• HIG Europe Scoops Up Nordic Consumer Loan Business
• SEC Eyes Advisory Contract Approval Disclosures
• $203M Overdraft Fee Ruling Against Wells Fargo Reinstated
• Goldman Dodges Insurer's $63M MBS Suit In 2nd Circ.
• Arnold & Porter Atty Says Bank Couldn't Certify CEO Payout
• Fortress Says $350M Loan To Arcapita Beats Goldman's Offer
• SEC Head Orders Review Of Cyberthreat Disclosure Guidance
• US Trustee, Capstone Throw Last Punches In GSC Ethics Row
• Goldman's Blankfein Needn't Testify In $1B Toxic Assets Suit
• Nomura Escapes Suit Over $99M in MBS Trust Losses
• Judge Rejects FirstMerit Shareholders' Say-On-Pay Suit
• Delta Asks DC Circ. To Shut Down $3.4B Air India Loan
• Citizens Bank Asks 2nd Circ. To Nix Managers' OT Class
• Check-Imaging Patent Owner Ducks $15B Fraud Suit
• Morgan Stanley Says Investors Limited In $145M MBS Fight
• Deals Rumor Mill: OMERS, GE, Sony
• Visa Cuts Card Fees To Soothe EU Competition Worries
• Goldman Dodges Insurer's $120M CDO Claims On Appeal
• Banks Urge Compromise On Credit Loss Accounting Standard
• Merrill Can't Ax Fraud Claims In $60M Magnetar MBS Suit
• How The Fed's Stress Test Rules Mitigate Systemic Risk
• 10th Circ. Axes $1.2M Judgment In Lloyds Coverage Row
• Warren Presses For Costs, Benefits Of 'Too Big To Jail' Deals
• S&P Prez Tells SEC To Ditch Industry Reform Plan
• ResCap Keeps Examiner Report Sealed With Ally Deal
• Rothstein Victims Say Ch. 11 Plan Lets TD Bank Off Hook
• Barclays Beats Investors' Libor Manipulation Claims
• Fed Wants 1st Bank-Run Stress Test Results By July
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Unit Can't Duck Mortgage Modification Suit
• UK, US Officials Split On Libor Transition
• Wells Fargo, QBE Reach $19M Force-Placed Insurance Deal
• PNC Can't Dodge Suit Over 'Banker's Interest' Calculation
• BNY Mellon Takes $1.3B Chesapeake Bond Row To 2nd Circ.
• Chase Says Force-Placed Policyholders Broke Contracts First
• Deals Rumor Mill: Partnership Assurance, UBS, Euronext
• The Who, What And Why Of Public-Private Partnerships
• 4 Tips For Evaluating An M&A Target's Legal Risks
• Calif. AG's Credit Card Suit May Herald New Regulatory Push
• Ex-Salomon Head Sues Citigroup Over Secretary's $3M Theft
• Arab Bank Beats Conspiracy Claims In Hamas Funding Suit
• Ex-Dewey Partner Settles Loan Dispute With Citibank
• Atty Fee Award In $219M Madoff Investor Deal OK'd By Judge
• Bloomberg Restricts Its Journalists From Client Login Info
• First Southwest Ends Muni Investment Bid-Rigging Claims
• Trustee's Objection Leads To Peregrine Class Action Stay
• Lehman Mulls Selling Piece Of $14B Claims Against Brokerage
• Lender Wants To Keep Alioto's $28M LCD Fees In Limbo
• BofA Says $25B Mortgage Deal Bars NY AG's Suit
• $8.5B BofA Deal Negotiators Fight Investors' Jury Request
• A Tale Of 2 Burdens Of Proof In Ch. 11
• TPG Rakes In $305M In Shriram Transport Finance Stake Sale
• RBS, Kroger Can't Duck Arbitration In Robo Call Action
• BofA Sells $125B CMBS Servicing Portfolio To KeyCorp
• Deals Rumor Mill: Yahoo, Carlyle, Dish
• German Banker Drops Appeal Of Formula 1 Bribery Sentence
• Cerberus Unit Pays $504M For Lloyds' Real Estate Loans
• LNR Partners Seeks Condos' Foreclosure Over $35M Loan
• Harbinger Can't Shake 'Nil' Valuation Of Fallen Bank Stake
• Perkins Coie Adds Blank Rome Bankruptcy Pro In LA
• Wells Fargo Ducks Shareholder Suit Claiming It Deceived FHA
• Wells Fargo Escapes Suit Over Securitization Scheme
• Calif. Sues JPMorgan Over Credit Card Debt Collection
• RBC's Discovery Bid In Wash-Trading Suit Falls Short
• Hearing On ATP's $691M Asset Sale Pushed Back
• Judge Wants Secret Witnesses Named In JPMorgan Suit
• Regulators Join Fight To Block Schwab's Class Action Waiver
• Investors' E-Trade Deceit Suit Moves Forward After 5 Years
• Fla. Justices Expand Magistrate Judge Role In Foreclosures
• IntraLinks Can't Dodge Shareholder Suit Over FDIC Contract
• 8 Cybercrooks Charged In Global $45M ATM Heist
• SEC, Texas Probe Morgan Keegan Over Muni Bond Sales
• Prudential Says UBS Fraud Doomed $208M MBS Purchase
• Feds Seek Record Jail Terms In UBS Bid-Rigging Case
• CFPB Seeks Time To Clarify Credit Insurance Rule
• Sens. Want New Sanctions On Iran Currency Transactions
• AXA Can't Seek Punitive Damages Over $1.5B ING Sale
• Deals Rumor Mill: Microsoft, Facebook, Billabong
• Insights From An Under-The-Radar CDO Case
• Falcone Faces Industry Ban Under $18M SEC Pact
• E-Discovery In The Cloud: Who Can Get Your Data?
• Paul Hastings Settles BankUnited Avoidance Action
• Foreclosure Atty Who Fled With Millions Hit With 1st Client Suit
• REIT Two Harbors Makes Play For Mortgage Servicing Rights
• FERC Mulls Market Manipulation Action Against JPMorgan
• W.Va. Frees RBC From Bid-Rigging MDL Tied To Muni Bonds
• Prosecutors Get Last Laugh In $1B BofA Fraud Case
• FDIC Tightens Squeeze On Failed Bank Execs
• NY Ruling Against Goldman Pokes Hole In Diligence Defense
• Freddie Mac Slams BofA's Doc Request In $2B MBS Fight
• MBIA Strikes $350M Deal To End Societe Generale MBS Suit
• Chesapeake Wins Bid To Buy Back $1.3B In Bonds
• Sen. Paul Urges Repeal Of Anti-Tax Evasion Law
• Ziegler Slams Edwards Wildman Over Costly Discovery Mishap
• ING Plans IPO For European Insurance Unit
• NJ Cracks Down On Foreclosure Relief Scams
• MasterCard Can't Put £400M UK Antitrust Case On Hold
• Buchanan Ingersoll Adds K&L Finance Pro To NC Ranks
• $1B BofA Mortgage Suit OK'd Under Controversial Fraud Law
• Sainsbury To Pay $440M To Take Full Control Of Banking JV
• Bank Asks 9th Circ. To Junk $16M Verdict In Developer Row
• Commercial Leasing Recovery Remains Uneven
• 5 Dentons Capital Markets Partners Decamp To Alston & Bird
• 5 Reasons For Optimism In The Venture Capital Community
• Warren Wants Student Loan Interest Rate Tied To Fed Discount
• McKool Smith Lands International Trial Wiz From Hogan
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sprint, Bain Capital, Bankia
• Why The Libor Lawsuits Are Not Dead
• Data Security Still A Top Worry For GCs
• Fannie Mae, KPMG Pay $153M To End Accounting Fraud Case
• Credit Suisse, Other Lenders Pay $691M For ATP Assets
• FTC, CFPB Push Senate To Improve Credit-Reporting Accuracy
• BofA Win In $200M Loan Suit Upheld By NY Appeals Court
• NY Fed Sounds Alarm Over Triparty Repo Fire Sales
• CFPB Flexes Enforcement Muscle In 1st Criminal Referral
• Citibank Wants $141M From Barclays For Lehman Losses
• FINRA's Position On Pre-Inception Index Performance Data
• SEC Head White Defends No-Admit, No-Deny Policy
• Lehman Brothers To Sell Ritz-Carlton Hawaiian Resort
• Chase Sued Over Workers' ID Theft In $77M Medicare Scam
• BofA Can't Shake AIG's $10.5B Countrywide RMBS Suit
• FTC Warns Data Brokers To Heed Consumer Privacy Law
• Morrison & Foerster Snags CMBS Pro From Nixon Peabody
• CIFG Gets Fraud Claims Restored In $275M Goldman Suit
• ResCap Wins Plan Extension To Keep Ch. 11 Control
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revive BofA Debit Card Fee Suit
• 2nd Circ. Curbs Market Manipulation Suits In Baron Case
• Investment Co. Rips Suit Over Chicago's $563M Garage Lease
• Chartis Partly Escapes Suit Over Losses On $103M Hotel Loan
• Deals Rumor Mill: Warburg Pincus, Carlyle, Telefonica
• CFPB's 1st Criminal Referral Targets $2M Debt Relief Scam
• Porter Hedges Nabs M&A Pro From Seyfarth Shaw
• Long-Running AmEx, Citi Collusion Suit Nears Finish Line
• ResCap Creditors Fight CFO Testimony In RMBS Trial
• Rakoff Ruling In $1B BofA Case May Halt DOJ Hot Streak
• Prudential's $200M Barclays MBS Suit Returns To State Court
• BofA, US Bank Lose Bid To Toss RMBS Class Action
• Repurchase Is Ambac's Only Out In $856M MBS Case: Merrill
• 9th Circ. Favors Substance Over Form In Fitness Holdings
• Investors Get Chance To Revive Antitrust Claims In Libor MDL
• MBIA, BofA Strike Major $1.7B MBS Settlement
• $615M MBS Suit Aims To Rewrite Deal's Terms, Deutsche Says
• ResCap Sues UMB, Wells Fargo Over Lien Value
• MasterCard, Visa To Slash Fees In French Antitrust Settlement
• Fannie, Freddie Will Only Buy Qualified Mortgages, FHFA Says
• Prominent NY Democrat Held For Foreclosure Embezzlement
• Kill CFTC Mutual Fund Rule, US Chamber Tells DC Circ.
• NYC, Citibank Hit With $3M Suit Over Bike-Share Station
• LNR Partners Hits Philly Building Owner With $4M Loan Suit
• UBS Pays $358M To Settle Assured's RMBS Suit
• SEC Weighing Suit Against RBS Over Mortgage Bonds
• NY AG Says Wells Fargo, BofA Breached $25B Mortgage Deal
• Inside Mariana Islands V. Canadian Imperial Bank
• Deals Rumor Mill: Neiman Marcus, Icahn, TPG
• FDIC Looks To Gut BofA's $2B Suit Over Taylor Bean Fraud
• BofA, Citi Restrained Credit Default Swap Market, Suit Says
• Citigroup Investor's $383M Loss Can't Be Arbitrated
• Fannie, Freddie Say Multifamily Biz Needs Gov't Lifeline
• 7th Circ. Revives GE Unit's Asset Fight With Chicago Bank
• S&P Settlement Talks Hint At DOJ Shift On Admissions
• Credit Suisse Says Ex-VP Stole Trade Secrets For New Job
• Financial Reform Still Needs Improvements, Fed Gov. Says
• A Significant Impact On Private Investment Funds
• Ex-Head Of DocX Sentenced To As Much As 20 Years In Prison
• Fla. Senate Approves Bill To Speed Up Foreclosures
• FHFA, AGs Drop Objections To $8.5B BofA MBS Settlement
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Derivative Suit Over GE's Mortgage Co. Buys
• New SEC Head's 1st Speech Sidesteps Money Market Reform
• NY Judge Ships BofA's Fontainebleau Project Doc Spat To Fla.
• Opponents Of $7B Swipe Fee Deal Escape Contempt Finding
• Lehman Sues To Slash Syncora's $1.3B Mortgage Note Claim
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verizon, Temasek, TPG
• Flagstar Agrees To Pay $110M To Settle MBIA's MBS Suit
• For CFPB Targets, Insurance Coverage Could Be A Headache
• SEC Examinations Director Jumps To FINRA
• Wells Fargo Says Mortgages Allow For Force-Placed Coverage
• Wells Fargo Class Wants $203M Overdraft Award Revived
• DA Davidson To Absorb Rival To Boost West Coast Biz
• Maxim Didn't Botch Promissory Note Deal, 2nd Circ. Says
• FERC Demands JPMorgan's Market Probe Emails In DC Circ.
• CFTC Bowed To CME On Swaps Data Rule, Suit Claims
• Wells Fargo Dodges Foreclosure Sanction In NY Appeals Court
• Lehman Says Intel Wrongly Kept $1B In Swap Deal Collateral
• Deals Rumor Mill: IBM, Unipol, Cerberus
• Clear Business Logic Can Foil Parallel Conduct Claims
• Merrill Lynch Ducks Mortgage Fee Class Action In 9th Circ.
• Judge Ramps Up $46B Goldman, Bank Of Scotland MBS Suit
• Stonegate Accuses Mortgage Co. Of $5M Ponzi Scheme
• Bear Stearns' Intent Key In Coverage Row At NY High Court
• Attys Wary Of Overzealous SEC In Rating Agency Push
• Obama's FHFA Pick Hangs In Balance Of Fannie, Freddie Battle
• Fannie, Freddie Exempt From Md. Transfer Taxes, Judge Says
• Foes Of $7B Swipe-Fee Deal Say They Obeyed Website Order
• More Investors End Fight Against $8.5B BofA MBS Settlement
• NY Regulator Wants Fed To Scale Back Foreign Bank Rule
• NJ Bill Would Force Banks To Maintain Vacant Properties
• Arab Investment Bank Merger Fails Without Egypt's Approval
• BofA's Countrywide Can't Lower Pay Rate In OT Suit
• Facebook Fires Back At Investor Suit Over IPO
• Charity Can't Recover MBS Losses From BNY Mellon
• Fillmore Capital Sues Capmark Over $220M Miami Mall Loan
• SEC Lays Out Blueprint For Cross-Border Swaps Rules
• Experian Must Drop LFG Suit As Judge Mulls Sanctions
• Banks Sued For $200M Over Retiree Village Loans
• Goldman Sachs Pays $820M For Insurance Software Co.