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Banking - July, 2013

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• Obama Picks Fed Board Member For Deputy Treasury Post
• PNC Escapes ATM, Mobile Deposit Processing IP Suit
• Retailers' Swipe-Fee Win Could Limit Debit Card Offerings
• Akerman Attorney Tapped For Rothstein Ch. 11 Liquidation
• SEC Adopts New Rules To Protect Broker-Dealer Customers
• House Democratic Women Back Yellen For Fed Chair
• US Bank's Consent Judgment Upheld In $30M RE Loan Row
• Arbitrators Limited On Fees Rulings, Fla. Appeals Court Says
• No Verdict After 1st Day Of Deliberations In Tourre Case
• $4M Bank Loan May Belong To Bankrupt Title Co.: 6th Circ.
• Credit Suisse In Talks To Sell PE Unit To Grosvenor
• What To Know About The UCC Article 9 Amendments
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Accenture, Soros
• ResCap Suit Over Mortgage Servicing Deal Tossed In NY
• UBS To Pay SEC $60M Over CDO Fraud
• Cuomo Offers Bank Credits To Spur $3B Infrastructure Effort
• Ally Financial, Others Hit With Online Banking Patent Claims
• Fed's Limit On Debit-Card Swipe Fees Tossed By Judge
• Abraaj Unloads African Bank Stake In 2nd Sale This Week
• Eminent Domain No Easy Fix For Cities Fighting Foreclosures
• Morgan Stanley Agrees To Settle ETF Violations
• SEC Sues Ex-Banco Santander Official For Insider Trading
• Nationstar Sued Over Canceling $150M Loan Auction Deal
• SEC Brands Tourre A Liar And Fraud In Closing
• MF Global Sues Banks Over CDS Market Control
• Taylor Capital's $680M MB Deal Cheats Investors, Suit Says
• Freddie Mac Attacks ResCap, FGIC Bankruptcy Deal
• Chicago Agency Sues To Seize Land For $540M Arena Project
• Ex-Citibank Secretary Gets 54 Months For $1.3M Theft
• Lehman Unit To Face Aetna's $49M Suit, Appeals Court Rules
• Feds Want Detailed Data From Midsize Bank Stress Tests
• Liechtenstein Bank Agrees To $23.8M US Tax Evasion Deal
• Watchdogs Taking Hard Look At Commodities Manipulation
• Deals Rumor Mill: Roche, Invensys, Rio Tinto
• ResCap Bondholders Lose Bid To Dismiss Company's Attys
• BofA, Law Firm Face Suit Over Foreclosure Atty Fees
• Ex-UBS Trader Loses Bid To Appeal Conviction Over $2B Loss
• Barclays Announces Plan To Fill $20B Capital Shortfall
• No End In Sight For SIGTARP's Pursuit Of TARP Abuse
• JPMorgan To Pay $410M Over FERC's Price-Rigging Claims
• JPMorgan Energy Unit Rigged Energy Markets, FERC Says
• German Bank Hits Top Banks Over CDS Price-Fixing
• 3 Takeaways From Strine's Morton's Ruling
• Mexico Ranch Owner Sentenced In Ex-Im Bank Fraud Scheme
• Equifax Owes $18.6M For Not Fixing Credit Report: Jury
• Fannie, Freddie Investors Sue Over Stock Losses
• Jailed AIG Exec Denied Shorter Term For Horse Farm Fraud
• NY's Powerful Financial Regulators Poised To Extend Reach
• EU Regulator Proposes Controls On Variable Banker Pay
• MF Global Trustee Again Asks Judge To Ax WARN Suit
• Tourre Trial To Close Tuesday
• Art Buchwald's Estate Asks Judge To Revive Citibank Suit
• Loan Servicers Exempt From TILA Disclosure Rules: 11th Circ.
• Philadelphia Sues Banks Over Libor Losses In Swaps
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlyle, Lee Equity, Samsung
• Smaller Banks Drive Rise In Compliance Spending: Report
• 11th Circ. Revives Funding Claims Over Failed Casino
• Lehman Unit Not Owed Coverage In $15M RE Suit
• Bernanke Must Testify In $55B AIG Bailout Suit By Ex-CEO
• Coming To America: Sharia-Compliant DIP Financing
• What We Learned From Calif.'s Data Breach Report
• Hotel CMBS Market Chugs On Despite Interest Rate Bobble
• Biggest-Ever Hacking Bust Restores Faith In DOJ
• Amended Card-Marketing Suit Still Unclear, Capital One Says
• SEC To Rest Its Tourre Case On Monday
• Wells Fargo Asks 2nd Circ. To Junk Proprietary Trading Suit
• Morgan Keegan Victims Say SEC Failed To Hand Over $100M
• Federal Watchdog Says Tough Oversight Of AIG Is 'Critical'
• Banking M&A At 11-Year Low, But Surge May Be Ahead
• Under Pressure, JPMorgan To Sell Physical Commodities Unit
• Senate Bill Aims For Insurer-Specific Capital Rules
• GMAC To Pay $230M In Fed Foreclosure Deal
• Jordan Asks High Court To Nix Sanctions In Terror Aid Case
• Morgan Stanley Must Face Borrowers' Mortgage Bias Suit
• Deutsche Bank Unit Can't Escape $640M RMBS Dispute
• Rainmaker Q&A: Robins Kaplan's Martin Lueck
• UBS To Pay $885M To Settle FHFA Suits Over MBS Sales
• SEC Pulls Sheets Off Intimate Tourre Emails
• What A US-China Investment Treaty Would Mean For US Cos.
• MF Global, JPMorgan Strike Recovery Deal
• Despite Indictment, SAC Lives To Trade On
• UBS, Merrill Lynch Sued Over Detroit Pension Swap Contracts
• Walter Investment Sued Over $120M Merger Troubles
• 5 Cyberthieves Charged In Biggest US Hacking Case
• Merrill Lynch Accused Of Telling Women To Seduce Bosses
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bradley Arant's Kay Bains
• Pa. High Court To Settle Confession Of Judgment Procedures
• Proposed NY Rules Would Curb Rampant Dunning Calls
• Rainmaker Q&A: Neal Gerber's Angela Elbert
• Feds Urge Banks To Refinance Delinquent Student Loans
• Deals Rumor Mill: Japan Post, GlaxoSmithKline, Raytheon
• Rajaratnam Asks Full 2nd Circ. To Rehear Insider Trading Case
• 5th Circ. Revives Refining Co.'s Challenges To Ch. 11 Plan
• Morgan Lewis Faces Appeal In Developer's Malpractice Suit
• Tourre Didn't Intend To 'Confuse' Anyone, He Tells Jury
• PVF Capital Hit With Shareholder Suit Over $106M Merger
• Former UBS Bankers Sent To Prison For Muni Bid-Rigging
• EU Proposes Limits On Credit, Debit Interchange Fees
• Calif. Court Shields Short Sellers From Deficiency Judgments
• UK Fines RBS $8.6M Over Reporting Errors
• Senate Bill Would Ease Capital Regs For Community Banks
• Barclays Says $188M MBS Suits Too Late Under German Law
• SAP Must Get Specific To Rescue IP Suit Against Pi-Net
• UK's Top Court Says Lehman Pension Funds Aren't Prioritized
• Top Dem Wants Crackdown On Banks' Commodities Activities
• Senate To Reform FHA Before Tackling Housing Finance
• Fried Frank Lures Back Goldman Sachs Deputy GC
• Creditors May Collaborate To Avoid Borrower Default
• US Bank to Pay $55M To End Overdraft Fee MDL
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ally, Blackstone, Yankee Candle
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bird Marella's Gary Lincenberg
• UBS Faces IndyMac MBS Claims Again After 2nd Circ. Ruling
• 500 Days Of The Revised Removal Statutes
• UK Gets $615M In Northern Rock Loan Sale To JC Flowers
• Hunton & Williams Sues FDIC For Colonial Bank Docs
• GOP's Fannie, Freddie Wind-Down Bill Moves To House Floor
• Rainmaker Q&A: Linklaters' Sabrena Silver
• United Community Banks Puts Up $3.5M To End ERISA Claims
• D&H Buys Financial Tech Rival Harland In $1.2B Cash Deal
• Bogus Transfer Claim Settled In $10M Securities Fraud Case
• Hogan Lovells To Launch Luxembourg Office Aug. 1
• Citibank Derivatives Fraud Cost Korean Firm $73M, Suit Says
• Aetna Says Claims In $111M Lehman Affiliate Suit Not Too Late
• Player In Goldman Deal Says She Was Misled About Abacus
• Mortgage Lender Pushed High-Interest Loans, CFPB Claims
• RE Developer Gets 2 Years In Commonwealth Fraud Scheme
• CFTC Commissioner Blasts Division For Unapproved Probes
• Norton Rose Fulbright Hooks Arnold & Porter Securities Atty
• Corzine Says Business Judgment Rule Trumps MF Global Suit
• 7th Circ. Affirms Forex Execs' Sentences For $17M Fraud
• Goldman, PE Firm Team Up On $100M Oil Co. Investment
• Sacramento County Sues Top Banks Over Libor Losses
• Sidley Austin Snags Global Finance Pro From Baker Botts
• Senate Dems Question Banks' Control Of Energy Assets
• Houston Sues Banks Over Libor Losses On $1.1B In Swaps
• SEC's Loss Is Legal Industry's Gain As Khuzami Moves On
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dell, DuPont, Lotte Shopping
• UBS Can't Shake Investor Group's $109M MBS Suit
• Morgan Stanley Beats Counterclaim In $41M Gas Account Row
• Senate Panel OKs Increased Spending For CFTC, SEC
• Visa, MasterCard Rules Survive Canadian Antitrust Challenge
• BofA Sues FDIC Over 'No Value' Ruling For Colonial Bank
• Rainmaker Q&A: BuckleySandler's Margo Tank
• Ex-SEC Enforcement Chief Khuzami Joins Kirkland & Ellis
• How They Won It: Skadden Scores For UniCredit At 2nd Circ.
• PacWest Bancorp To Merge With CapitalSource In $2.3B Deal
• Fed Looks Poised To Dial Back Banks' Energy Biz
• Short On Goldman Deal Kept Quiet, Tourre Jury Told
• UK To Make Companies Tender Their Audits Every 5 Years
• Nonbanks, Get Ready For Broader CFPB Oversight
• CFPB Faces Constitutional Challenge To Litigation Firm Probe
• AmEx Coughs Up $5.2M For Facilitating Cuba Travel
• $8.5B BofA MBS Deal Was Appropriate, Expert Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dell, Onyx, Telefonica
• Prudential Gears Up To Combat 'Systemic' Label
• CIBC Dodges $77M Suit Over Failed Oil Well
• Capital One Can't Challenge Call Recording Case In 9th Circ.
• Mercantile Bancorp Securities Holders Blast $22M Sale Plan
• EXCLUSIVE: CFTC's Chilton Questions No-Admit Settlements
• UBS Settles $6.4B Suit Over MBS Sales To Fannie, Freddie
• EU Says Banks Can't Drop High-Quality Capital Levels
• Fla. Attorneys At Odds Over Condo Mortgagees' Liability
• Liberty Mutual Pays $2.1M To Settle Surety Bond Row
• Rainmaker Q&A: Kelley Drye's John Villafranco
• Ex-Commerce CEO Says Confused Jury Flubbed $17M Trial
• 2nd Circ. Won't Give Discovery Relief In $200B FHFA Suits
• Citibank, Fifth Third Escape Reinsurance Fraud Suits
• Trustee Didn't Duck BofA Fight With $8.5B Deal, Expert Says
• Tourre Did Nothing Wrong, Goldman Exec Testifies
• Abu Dhabi Sheikh Sells $3.3B Barclays Stake
• 5 Things Real Estate Pros Must Know About Bankruptcy
• Two JPMorgan Risk Policy Directors Jump Ship
• Morgan Stanley Dodges Bulk Of Investors' $122M MBS Suit
• Bankrupt TMT Dodges Creditors' Bad Faith Complaints
• Deals Rumor Mill: Time Warner, Lloyds, Blackstone
• High Court Pushed To Revive ATM Fee Antitrust Case
• 7th Circ. Affirms Peregrine Win In Commodities Fraud Suit
• Law360's Global 20 Firms Blaze New Trails Worldwide
• Visa Can't Beat UCL Claims In $13M Data Theft Suit
• Regulators Want Regular Reports Of Big Bank Liquidity
• SEC Drops Falcone's $18M Fraud Deal
• FINRA Targets High-Frequency Traders For Investigation
• Does CFPB Have Jurisdiction Over Service Contracts?
• Ukrainian Bank Seeking $78M Wants Ex-Head's Assets Frozen
• Bankrupt Arcapita Makes Push For $365M Subsidiary Sale
• BNY Mellon Not Safe From Future MedCap Claims: Calif. Court
• Tide Gas Wins Bid To Halt $120M Arcapita Claim Fight
• Barclays Will Test FERC's Power To Police Energy Pricing
• Payday Lending Service To Pay $9.5M For Duping Customers
• Whistleblower Attys On Edge As Dodd-Frank Split Deepens
• Fund Ties Absent From Goldman Marketing, Tourre Jury Hears
• Trust Expert Praises BNY Mellon's Work On $8.5B BofA Deal
• Sen. Panel OKs FHFA Head, Setting Up Floor Battle
• GAO To Probe CFPB Data Collection Practices
• Deals Rumor Mill: PepsiCo, Petrobras, T-Mobile
• US Banking Regs May Go Beyond Basel III, Bernanke Says
• Rainmaker Q&A: Cooley's Michael Rhodes
• Rainmaker Q&A: Lindquist & Vennum's Kevin Costley
• BofA Dodges Conspiracy, Contract Claims In $100M ARS Suit
• Bear Stearns Investors Target Ratings Agencies For $1B Loss
• Credit Suisse, Highland Face Off Over RE Loan Trades
• Prosecutors Unleashed As $5B S&P Action Rolls On
• Senate Confirms Hochberg As Ex-Im Bank President
• JPMorgan, Citi, Others Thwarted CDS Competition, Suit Says
• F1 Head Indicted In Bribery Plot, Wants $650M NY Case Nixed
• CME Exec Blasts Proposed CFTC Rules At Senate Hearing
• MF Global 'Direct Loss' Ruling Weakens Fidelity Insurers
• Receiver In $35M NYC Building Foreclosure Escapes Challenge
• Gibbons Nabs Litigation Pro From Coughlin Duffy
• SEC Fines Gupta $14M For Passing Secrets To Rajaratnam
• Atty Challenging CFPB's Existence Vows To Fight On
• Judge Tells Attys In Tourre Trial To Stop Boring Jurors
• JPMorgan Could Pay $1B To End FERC Energy-Pricing Probe
• Lew Says More Financial Rules May Follow Dodd-Frank
• Lehman's Deal With Luxembourg Unit Over $13B Wins Nod
• Wachovia Beats Suit Alleging Self-Dealing With Trust Assets
• Bankruptcy Auction For Versace Mansion Gets Judge's Nod
• Investors Sue Gov't Over Fannie, Freddie Stock Losses
• MetLife Blasts Inclusion In Short List Of Potential SIFIs
• CFPB Official Tells Senate Panel FDCPA Needs Updating
• Deals Rumor Mill: AXA Private Equity, Dell, PepsiCo
• Rothstein Ch. 11 Plan OK'd As TD Bank Dispute Resolved
• Equator Principles III Demand Deeper Due Diligence
• Apollo To Fully Exit Realogy In $1.2B Secondary Share Sale
• S&P Can't Ditch DOJ's $5B MBS Fraud Suit
• Barclays, Traders Fined $453M Over Energy Pricing Scheme
• MBS Investors Could Have Derailed $8.5B BofA Deal, Atty Says
• Head Of SEC's Structured And New Products Unit To Retire
• Fund Turned To Goldman To Short Housing Market, Jurors Told
• Ex-IRS Official Gets Probation Over Commerzbank Job Conflict
• Morgan Stanley Can't Shake MetLife's $757M RMBS Suit
• Lenders Can't Scrap Asset Claims In Row Over Auto Parts Co.
• Cordray Confirmation Ends Battle To Limit CFPB's Powers
• Banks Must Lay Out Resolution Triggers, Regulators Say
• NY Court Upends MF Global Win Over $141M Loss Coverage
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Feeder Fund Suit Over Madoff Losses
• Starr Fights For Bernanke Deposition In AIG Bailout Row
• Law Firm Ducks 'Shadow Docket' Foreclosure Action
• Baker Botts Nabs 14-Atty Middle East Team From Norton Rose
• New SEC Admission Policy May Be Tested Sooner Than Later
• 2nd Circ. Orders Schemer To Repay $10M To Morgan Stanley
• Rainmaker Q&A: Kelley Drye's Andrew White
• Rainmaker Q&A: Greenberg Traurig's Nancy Mitchell
• Senate Confirms Cordray For CFPB As Dems Pull NLRB Picks
• Challenges In Conducting Breach Investigations: Part 3
• Senate Mulls Over Changes To Filibuster Rules
• Commerce Bank's Hill Got Fair Shot In $17M Suit, Court Told
• Aspen Needn't Defend $40M Mortgage Suit, Judge Says
• SEC Highlights 'Wall Street Greed' As Tourre Trial Opens
• Servicing Changes Key To $8.5B Deal, Mayer Brown Atty Says
• ISDA Rules On Credit Default Swaps To Take Effect In 2014
• Senate Bill Would Boost FHA Insurance Reserves
• AmEx, GE, Citibank Force Debt Collection Suit Into Arbitration
• 2nd Circ. Remands ResCap Appeal Of FHFA's MBS Suit
• How Windsor Affects Securities Law And Corporate Finance
• AmEx Backs Class Waiver Enforcement In OT Suit, Citi Says
• Wells Fargo's $6B Commerzbank Deal Beefs Up UK Portfolio
• Deals Rumor Mill: AlpInvest, JPMorgan, BCBG
• Alleged Guggenheim Faker Can't Nix $1M Fine, 2nd Circ. Says
• JPMorgan Must Produce More Docs In WaMu Bondholder Suit
• Lehman Officials Dodge Employee Stock Action In 2nd Circ.
• Chicago Banks Form Heavyweight In $680M Merger
• SEC Claims Trimmed In Radius Capital MBS Suit
• UK Charges 2 Ex-RP Martin Brokers In Libor Probe
• Rainmaker Q&A: Seyfarth's Andrew Pearlstein
• UK Floats New Client Money Rules For Collapsed Firms
• BofA Urges Denial Of Class Cert. For Troubled Homeowners
• Glass-Steagall Revival Opens Door To Tough New Bank Rules
• Starboard Offers Carrot To Banks In Smithfield Fight
• Mayer Brown Atty Says BNY Mellon Fought For $8B BofA Deal
• Goldman Sachs Hit With Another Suit Over $580M RMBS Sale
• Calif. Debt Collection Restrictions Signed Into Law
• Creditors Denied Standing To Sue Capitol Bancorp Officials
• Bankrupt ResCap Seeks Approval To Jettison Fla. Property
• Texas Regulator Attacks Starr Subpoena In AIG Bailout Suit
• Murky Guidance Undermines CFTC's Derivatives Plans
• Anti-Tax Evasion Law Delayed Six Months To Aid Compliance
• Arnold & Porter Snags 3 Banking Pros From Bingham
• Danish Pension Funds Sue Big Banks Over CDS Competition
• NJ's First Bank, Heritage Community To Merge
• US-China Talks Yield Audit Doc Disclosure Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Smithfield, Swiss Re, GLG
• 10 Personal Liability Pitfalls For Directors And Officers
• H&R Block To Sell Bank Assets, Exit Fed Oversight
• Senate Dems Want Federal Probe Of Employee Payroll Cards
• Rainmaker Q&A: Paul Hastings' Michael Fitzgerald
• A Broader Application Of Fair Debt Collection Principles
• Sallie Mae Agrees To Cut $76M From Loans Over Default Fees
• Icahn Unlikely To See MAC-Driven Dell Price Bump: Experts
• Fed Gov. Elizabeth Duke Announces Resignation
• Sen. Banking Leaders Reach Bipartisan Deal To Fund FHA
• Rothstein Firm's Exit Plan OK'd After Settlement With Victims
• Sens. Float Bill Renewing Glass-Steagall Act
• Venable Adds Former GOP Senate Banking Counsel In DC
• Rogue SocGen Trader Sues Bank Over $7B Loss Estimate
• Chase Accused Of Erasing Card Overpayments
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dell, Grohe, Carlyle
• Mass. High Court Limits Title Insurers' Duties
• Gov't Hit With Class Action Over Fannie, Freddie Takeover
• $8.5B BofA Deal Talks Open To All, Mayer Brown Atty Says
• House GOP Bill Would Remove Gov't Mortgage Guarantee
• Chase Can't Ditch PAGA Claims In Teller Seating Suit
• BP Is 1st Oil Co. To Add Trading Unit To CFTC Swap Dealer List
• Macquarie Can't Nix Syncora Suit Over $500M Toll Road Deal
• Regulators Say Dodd-Frank Rulemaking Nearing Finish Line
• Ex-Goldman Exec Can't Keep 'Fabulous Fab' Email Out Of Trial
• BofA, Others Say Schwab's Libor Suit Belongs In MDL
• CFTC, Europe Strike Last-Minute Deal On Derivatives Rules
• CFPB Investigations In Focus: Navigating CIDs
• 9th Circ. Nixes Radical Bunny Execs' Appeal In SEC Suit
• Bad Timing Dooms Barclays $550M RMBS Suit
• Revised $635M ATP Asset Sale Wins Judge's Initial OK
• JPMorgan Execs Want Out Of London Whale Shareholder Suit
• CFPB's Bank Warning Hints At Coming Debt Collection Rules
• Allocation Plan Needed In $500M Countrywide MBS Deal
• AIG's 'Systemically Important' Label Confirms Insurer Fears
• BNY Mellon, SunTrust Win Delay On Swaps Pushout Rule
• Wells Fargo Dodges Class Action Over Pre-Shift OT Work
• Gov't Sued Again Over Fannie, Freddie Takeover
• Where Repo And 'Customer' Claims Differ Under SIPA
• European Bank Resolution Plan Sets Up Fight With Germany
• AIG Covers Nearly All Fortune 500 Cos., FSOC Says
• Pepper Stages RHG Bid War With $130M Buyout Offer
• Liquidators Hit Big 3 Ratings Agencies With $1B RMBS Suit
• UK Says Suspicious Pre-Deal Trading Fell To 15% Last Year
• Atty Gets 4 Years For Role In $100M SBA Loan Fraud
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hulu, Glencore Xstrata, FedEx
• CFPB Clarifies Its Authority Over Debt Collectors
• Mass. High Court Backs State AG In Law Firm Probe
• Battle Brews Over Trustee For Versace Mansion Bankruptcy
• Thornburg Underwriters Rightly Dropped From Suit: 10th Circ.
• Leverage Cap Leaves Big Banks With Unpalatable Choices
• UBS Ducks Investor Suit Over $757M Bond Deal
• EU Money Laundering Rules Need Data Safeguards: Report
• $8.5B BofA Deal Not Compromised, Mayer Brown Atty Says
• Goldman, Bayou Creditors Head To Mediation Over $21M Claim
• Wells Fargo Wins $10M From Investment Fraudster On Appeal
• Despite Limits On Evidence, Tourre May Still Have A Case
• CFPB Official Challenges GOP Data Collection Criticisms
• CFPB Atty Joins Alston & Bird's Capital Markets Practice
• Ex-Goldman Trader Tourre Can't Trim Fraud Case Before Trial
• FHFA Sued Over Halt On Low-Income Housing Payments
• Contract Allows For $6.5B Archstone Sale, Lehman Says
• US Seeks To Block Bernanke Deposition In Starr's AIG Suit
• Rothstein Victims Slam $30M Fee Request By Trustee Counsel
• A Wrinkle In Fla. Usury Law Regarding 1st Mortgages
• Akerman's Latin American Group Head Jumps To Jones Day
• US Regulators Clamp Down On Big Bank Leverage
• NYSE Euronext To Oversee Libor Amid Rigging Probe
• Jones Day Picks Up Ex-McDermott Banking Partner
• Attys Seek $85M From $500M Countrywide MBS Class Deal
• US House Passes Ban On Forced Rotation Of Auditors
• S&P Stumbles In Bid To Toss DOJ's $5B MBS Suit
• Foley Hooks Schulte Roth Securities Litigation Expert
• High Court Still Not Done With Pro-Arbitration Campaign
• Unlicensed Atty Denied Privilege In Madoff Feeder Fund Suit
• Ark. Bank Co. Enters Ch. 11 With $16M Recapitalization Offer
• Obama Stance On Financial Regs Could Bedevil US-EU Talks
• Mayer Brown Atty Says $8.5B BofA Settlement Talks Got Testy
• Wells Fargo ARM Violated Truth in Lending, 9th Circ. Hears
• Morgan Lewis Hires Finance Team From Gide Loyrette
• Vinson & Elkins Lands Capital Markets Pro From Debevoise
• ResCap Plan Offers Some Recovery To Unsecured Creditors
• The HSBC DPA — Approved, But At What Cost?
• UK Reforms Would Criminalize Banker Recklessness
• Ping An Pays $388M For Lloyd's Of London Headquarters
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lloyd's, Blackstone, TPG
• Hedge Fund Sues Treasury Over Fannie, Freddie Takeover
• More Scrutiny For Short-Term, Small-Dollar Loans
• A Social Media Wake-Up Call For Broker-Dealers
• NY AG's Payroll Card Inquiry Makes Way For Nationwide Suits
• Goldman Duped Investors In $450M RMBS, Suit Says
• Countrywide Merger Doesn't Bar Investor Suit, Del. Court Told
• MF Global, JPMorgan Deal Unlocking $1B Gets Judges' OK
• S&P, Moody's Hit With Class Action Over RMBS Ratings
• Swiss Gov't Reveals Plan For Banks To Share Info With US
• BancorpSouth Can't Dodge Cash Management Tech Suit
• Attys Fear Ruling On $1.9B HSBC Accord May Threaten DPAs
• Regulators Set Ways To Peg Big Bank Capital Surcharge
• Fifth Third Asks High Court To Weigh Class Cert. In Fee Row
• Wells Fargo Must Face Default Notice Suit, 9th Circ. Says
• JPMorgan Beats Suit Over Forex Manipulation
• Chase Punch-In Rules Stiff Workers Out Of Pay, Suit Says
• Senate GOP Asks Watchdog To Review CFPB Data Collection
• Objectors Of $7B Swipe Fee Deal Can't Cross-Examine Expert
• Wells Fargo Defeats Claims In Calif. Force-Placed Action
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dell, IMM, Billabong
• NJ Appeals Panel Backs Refi Lender's Priority In Default Row
• Rothstein Victims Blast $72M TD Bank Deal, Exit Plan
• BNY Mellon Beats Shareholder Suit In Forex MDL
• Morgan Stanley Airs Smithfield Stake To Avoid Conflict Trap
• EU Lawmakers Want Banks' Trading Split From Deposits
• SEC's Guilt Admission Policy May Bring Pricey Trials
• NY Curtails The Phantom 'Restitution Defense' To D&O
• HSBC's $1.9B Laundering Deal With Feds Gets Approval
• Bill Curbing Debt Collection Tactics Heads To Calif. Gov.
• DC Circ. Ruling May Curb DOL Flip-Flopping
• GE Capital, AIG Accept SIFI Label While Prudential Protests
• Fed, FDIC Release 4 Banks' 'Living Will' Outlines
• Florida Jump-Starts Public Projects With New Finance Law
• Fed Saves Insurers From Tougher Capital Rules For Now
• Winklevoss Twins Tap Katten Team For Bitcoin ETF
• Morgan Stanley Says Zurich Owes $2M For SEC Probe Costs
• Fed's Bank Capital Rules Set Stage For Wall Street Brawl
• Mexican Developer Says Barclays' $11M Suit Belongs In UK
• MasterCard To Fight For Interchange Fees In EU High Court
• NY Judge Shields $250M In Casino Bonds From Tribal Schism
• Skadden Mishandled Orphan's $5M Inheritance, Suit Says
• Japan's BTMU To Pay $5.6B For Majority Stake In Thai Lender
• DC Circ. Nixes DOL's Change To Loan Officer OT Status
• Arbitrating TCPA Claims Might Be The Next Big Thing
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlyle, Providence Equity, Toksoz
• Fed Eases Final Capital Rules For Community Banks
• Banks Conspired To Block CDS Exchange Trading, EU Says
• ICP Hedge Funds Seek Ch. 15 Protection In NY
• Mercantile Bancorp Draws Flak With $22M Stalking Horse Deal
• IndyMac Execs Can't Tap $80M In D&O Coverage, 9th Circ. Told
• Class Argues For $5M Settlement With Credit Card Issuer
• $100M Settlement Gets Tentative OK In MBS Row
• SEC Leadership Shuffle Lands Chicago Head At Morgan Lewis
• Rebooting US Policy On Iran Tech Sales
• The Brains Behind Bullock V. BankChampaign
• Madoff Victims Can't Sue SEC, 3rd Circ. Says
• Banks Must Step Up Laundering Controls, UK Watchdog Says
• Ala. County's $1.2B Debt Reduction Plan Stings JPMorgan
• Pa. McDonald's Revises Debit Card Payment Policy
• ResCap Noteholders Say $1.8B Claim Must Be Allowed
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Blackstone, BC Partners
• Kirkland Reps Thoma Bravo In $1B Intuit Carveout
• TX Home Equity Lenders, Get Ready For Change
• Citigroup To Pay $1B In Fannie Mae Mortgage Buyback Deal
• Wiretaps Likely To Become More Popular