Banking Archive » September, 2014

Banking - September, 2014

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• Treasury, FHFA Duck Suits Over Fannie, Freddie Profit Sweep
• Citibank, Chase Borrowers' RICO Class Actions In Jeopardy
• UBS, Others Buck $113M MBS Suit As Judge Changes Course
• Investors In $10B JPMorgan MBS Suit Get Partial Cert.
• High Court Ducks Thorny Tolling Clash In IndyMac Reversal
• Fed Had 'No Limit' For AIG Bailout Terms, Atty Says
• Citigroup Secures SEC Waiver To Keep WKSI Status
• Revolving-Door Roundup: Simpson, Sidley, DLA Piper
• FINRA Offers Revised Plan For Risk Data Program
• Goldman, Others Get Initial Approval For $590M LBO Deals
• Blackstone Mortgage Trust Nets $252.6M In Public Offering
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Ex-Goldman Coder's $2.3M Fee Case
• Germany Seeks Ringleaders In $171M Carbon Tax Scheme
• Market Rumors: Vivint, BP, European Central Bank
• Credit Suisse Wins Court Confirmation Of $1.3M FINRA Award
• Deals Rumor Mill: SoftBank, Novo Banco, OTP Bank
• Argentina Deposits $161M With Local Trustee, Defies NY Judge
• Ex-Traders Call On Barclays To Keep Picking Up Legal Bills
• Daimler Ruling Comes To Banks' Aid In Yen-Libor Action
• 10 Boutiques Giving Big Firms A Run For Their Money
• SEC In Settlement Talks With Evercore Insider Trader
• FATCA Compliance Fears Likely Emboldening Phishing Scams
• Steadfast Sues To Escape Coverage Of Ally's $98M CFPB Deal
• Sens. Hint At WTO Action Against Export Credit Agencies
• DOJ Proposal Shows Focus On Individuals In Corporate Crime
• Firm Owner Admits Paying $1M In Bribes To JPMorgan, GMAC
• Pa. Jury Finds Ex-Bank Head Guilty Of Embezzling Funds
• UBS In Forex-Rigging Settlement Talks, Warns Of Fines
• Citi Unit, Others Get Thornburg Trustee's $2B Suit Trimmed
• BNP Paribas Chair To Resign As Bank Moves Past Sanctions
• HSBC Foreclosure Suit Remanded Amid Factual Dispute
• Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Target Force-Placed Class Action
• AIG Bailout Overreached Fed Authority, Former CEO Says
• Shuttered Miami Firm Escapes Negligence Suit For Now
• Argentina Held In Contempt For Debt Bypass Plan
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• Fed Workers Lose Class Cert. Bid In 16-Year Race Bias Suit
• Flagstar To Pay $37.5M In Mortgage Servicing Settlement
• High Court Reverses Decision To Hear IndyMac Appeal
• Lloyds Fires 8, Axes $4.9M In Bonuses Over Libor Rigging
• 2 Ex-Wells Fargo Employees Charged With Insider Trading
• Morgan Stanley Slams Bipolar Ex-Worker's ADA Appeal
• SEC Hits BofA With $7.65M Fine Over Merrill Deal
• Should FIRREA Whistleblower Bounties Be Higher?
• MBIA Lands 2nd Shot At JPMorgan In $168M MBS Suit
• Lehman Bros. Says It Was Cheated Out Of $1.9M Swap Gain
• Citigroup Cleared To Make One-Time Argentine Bond Payment
• $56B AIG Trial Will Shine Harsh Light On Crisis-Era Tactics
• Holland & Knight Lands Greenberg Traurig Business Litigator
• NY Fed Denies Culture Of Lax, Fearful Supervision
• Cartica's Merger Suit Dies On Purchaser-Seller Grounds
• UK Regulators, Banks Could Settle Forex Price-Fixing Claims
• Wal-Mart Owns Stake In New Banking Partner Green Dot
• DOD Floats Regs To Guard Military From Predatory Lending
• Dealmakers Q&A: Sheppard Mullin's Lucantonio Salvi
• Liquidity Coverage Ratio Rule: Is Opaqueness Intended?
• Beware CFPB Scrutiny Of Promotional Credit Card Offers
• 5 Favorites To Succeed Attorney General Eric Holder
• CORRECTED: Fed. Circ. OKs Stay Of US Bancorp Case For AIA Review
• Holder To Leave DOJ Emboldened To Tackle Corporate Crime
• US Bank Can't Escape Dual Peregrine Class Actions
• Ex-Goldman Workers Want Experts Axed In Sex Bias Suit
• Wal-Mart's GoBank Deal Faces Calls For Regulatory Scrutiny
• Market Rumors: BHP Billiton, Blackstone, Bank Of Montreal
• General Star Not Liable For Defense Of Inflated Appraisal Row
• Wash. Justices Nix Bank's Mortgage Securities Tax Refund Bid
• Geithner, US Must Produce Some Unredacted S&P Docs
• NY Appeals Rules Nobu Option For Shore Club Loan Invalid
• US Bank Pays $57M For Missing Identity Theft Services
• Class Settlement Won't Impact IndyMac Appeal, Justices Told
• CFTC Finalizes Swaps Rule Fix For Public Utilities
• Fed. Court Lacks Jurisdiction In Ky. Pension Row, Judge Says
• UK Extends Libor Manipulation Law To 7 More Benchmarks
• What Happens To Lenders' Collateral During Bankruptcy?
• Attorney General Eric Holder To Step Down
• The Great Digital Bank Robbery: Are You Ready?
• Citigroup Directors Beat Mortgage Servicing Derivative Suit
• Buyers To Appeal Dismissals In Aluminum Warehouse MDL
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Ex-Commerce Bank CEO's $17M Parachute
• BNP Asks For Sentencing Delay Until DOL Determines Status
• Lucchese Assocs. Want New Trials In Lender Takeover Plot
• Wal-Mart, 7-Eleven Back Supreme Court Swipe Fee Challenge
• ResCap Kicks $470M MBS Action To Bankruptcy Court
• Credit Suisse Tells Appeals Court $1B RMBS Suit Is Too Late
• CFTC Commissioner Warns Of 'Trade War' Over Swaps
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Max Berger
• Deals Rumor Mill: Walgreen, Starz, Actavis
• Arab Bank Counsel Says Terror Liability Appeal Can't Wait
• GAO Calls CFPB's Privacy, Security Policies Too Informal
• Watchdog Slams Treasury For GM, Ally Post-Bailout Exec Pay
• Market Rumors: Naturhouse, Emaar Properties, Mercuria
• Wells Fargo Workers Say Prior Deal Doesn't Bar MDL Claims
• RBS Cuts Pricing For Citizens To $3B In Offering Debut
• High Court Questions Settlement's Impact On IndyMac Appeal
• IRS Warns Foreign Banks Of FATCA Phishing Scam
• When Administrative Changes Require Notice And Comment
• Dealmakers Q&A: Orrick's Tara Higgins
• IP Exchange International — The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
• Phoenix $50M Ch. 11 Sale Ok'd Despite 11th-Hour IP Dispute
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear $4B Lehman-Barclays Asset Fight
• Arab Bank Verdict Injects Risk Into Compliance Landscape
• Sen. Durbin Tells High Court Fed Got Swipe Fees Wrong
• Max Azria Says It Owes No Commission Over $238M Debt Deal
• Booming Hotel Sector Spurs High-Stakes CMBS Deals
• 4th Liberty Reserve Worker Pleads Guilty In $6B Scheme
• Deals Rumor Mill: Standard Chartered, Aditya Birla, Pfizer
• MERS Escapes Claims It Was An Unlicensed Debt Collector
• Market Rumors: Alibaba, BNP Paribas, Elementia
• Banking Groups Protest CFPB Complaint Narrative Proposal
• Barclays Pays $15M To Settle SEC Claim Over Lehman Biz
• Opportunities And Pitfalls In The Legal Cloud
• Colombia's Largest Bank Group Draws $1.1B In US IPO
• Deutsche Bank Execs Charged In Germany
• Dealmakers Q&A: Carlton Fields' Greg Null
• Dealmakers Q&A: Holland & Knight's Norberto Quintana
• In 7th Circ., Parties Are Held To The Terms Of A Bargain
• JPMorgan Units Evade $1.15B Fraud Suit Thanks To Early Deal
• BNY Mellon Resists $539M Argentina Bond Payments
• British Regulator Fines Barclays $62M For Mingling Funds
• FDIC Chairman Says Banks Face 'Urgent' Hacking Threats
• 2nd Circ. Adds Teeth To Anti-Terror Law With RBS Ruling
• First National Bank, FDIC Settle Tax Refund Suit For $1.3M
• BofA Skirts Claims It Misreported Discharged Debts
• Wells Fargo's Biased Lending Cost LA Millions In Taxes: Suit
• Cantor Subpoenaed In Bank Of China Terror Support Case
• Bankers Back Proposed Sanctions Against FBME Bank
• Lehman Gives $350M Claim In UK Office Building Deal
• Wells Fargo To Pay $5M Over Insider-Trading Issues
• Arab Bank Found Liable In Terror Finance Trial
• The Emergence Of P2P Loan Securitizations
• Philadelphia Fed President Plosser To Step Down In 2015
• Alibaba IPO Underwriters Rake In $300M
• SEC To Hand Out Record $30M Whistleblower Award
• Alibaba IPO Breaks $25B After Underwriters Snap Up Shares
• UBS Can't Shake $1.4B Bail In French Tax Evasion Probe
• EU Issues Draft Intervention Guidelines For Failing Banks
• A General Counsel's Top 10 Billing Tips
• Accountant Gets 40 Months For Texas Lender Takeover Plot
• RE Rumor Mill: Hines, Goldman, Claremont
• FINRA Floats Rules On Recruitment Disclosure, Transparency
• Gov't Derides BofA Challenge Of Mortgage Fraud Verdict
• IBRC Can Remarket Blackrock Loans After €24M Sale Fails
• NY Man Arrested For $36M Bailout Loan Fraud Scheme
• Morgan Stanley Can't Boot $32M Securities Suit Out Of NY
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Citibank Appeal Of Argentina Bond Ruling
• Broker Cops To Relaying Simpson Thacher Clerk's Inside Tips
• JPMorgan Demands $35M In Refunds For Chrysler First-Liens
• DOJ Says It Proved AmEx Steering Rules Harm Competition
• Reverse Due Diligence — A New Trend In Financial M&A
• Bank Groups Tell High Court Only Suit Can Rescind Mortgage
• Putin Blasts Western Sanctions As Blatant WTO Violations
• BofA Gets Nod On $31M Flood Insurance Class Settlement
• The EU General Court Gets A Rap On Its Knuckles
• BMO Harris Socked With $24B Suit Over Petters Ponzi Scheme
• Senate Gives Final OK To ISIS Fight Aid, Avoids Shutdown
• Arab Bank Tells Jury States, Not Lenders, Name Terrorists
• CFPB Auto Loan Rule Revs Up Scrutiny On Nonbanks
• Citibank Warns Of Fallout On Blocked Argentina Payment
• Morgan Lewis Beats Malpractice Suit Over $112M RE Deal
• Fed Tightens Reins On Santander Unit After $52M Dividend
• Green Dot Pays $320M To Acquire Calif. Tax Services Co.
• Provident Escapes Suit Over Credit Cutoff After Bribery Plea
• Texas High Court Told Banks Can Recoup Foreclosure Costs
• Gattai Minoli Snags Partners From Latham, Changes Name
• Banks In CDS Class Action To Hand Over Gov't Probe Docs
• Bank Of Cyprus Nets $473M In Sale Of UK Loan Portfolio
• Phoenix Drops Ch. 11 Auction For $50M Stalking Horse
• Target Data Breach Ruling May Guide Home Depot Litigation
• Dealmakers Q&A: Kaye Scholer's Mel Cherney
• Equity Cure Rights In Middle-Market Deals — A Primer
• CFPB Wants To Start Regulating Auto Cos.' Loan Units
• 2nd Circ. Stays Goldman, Citi Win In FINRA Arbitration Bid
• Home Depot Nailed With 1st Bank Suit Over Data Breach
• Banks Say NY Can't Judge $25B Mortgage Deal Compliance
• Freddie Mac Sues Deloitte For $1.3B Over Taylor Bean Fraud
• Holder's Whistleblower Proposal Omits Key To SEC's Success
• Ex-Goldman VP Asks 3rd Circ. To Rehear $2.3M Fee Case
• Bingham's London Exodus Hits Firm's Rep, But Not Its Wallet
• Renewed DOJ Fraud Focus Should Worry Bank Execs
• Fed Keeps Record-Low Interest Rate, Cuts Bond Buys By $10B
• TD Bank Hides Currency Conversion Fees, Suit Says
• DOJ To Target Individuals Over Financial Fraud, Holder Says
• House Passes Stopgap Spending Bill Aiding Syrian Rebels
• BNY Mellon Says RMBS Suit Over Loan Docs Falls Short
• Moneytree Kept Spam-Texting After Told To Stop, Suit Says
• Dealmakers Q&A: Sidley Austin's Alan Weil
• Court Halts Payday Loan Cos. Accused Of Bilking $162M
• Market Rumors: Credit Suisse, MJardin, Alibaba
• Cadwalader-Nomura Malpractice Fight Stayed By Top NY Court
• Holder Calls For Higher Awards For Wall St. Whistleblowers
• Akin Gump Plucks 22 From Bingham's Europe, Asia Offices
• Resurgence Of 'Negligent Loan Servicing' Theory In Calif.
• What The EU MasterCard Ruling Means For Banks, Retailers
• BNY Mellon Loses Bid To Toss Pension Fund's $11M Suit
• Lehman Slams JPMorgan's $7B Precollapse 'Cash Grab'
• Chancery Won't Nix Claims Over $3B Jefferies Leucadia Deal
• TD Ameritrade Sued Over Routing Of Clients' Orders
• CFTC's Massad Faces Test Of Dodd-Frank Fine-Tuning Pledge
• Ex-Execs Face New Charges Over $300M RE Ponzi Scheme
• NY AG Attacks Barclays' Bid To Kick Dark Pool Suit
• CFPB Sues Corinthian Colleges For Lending Abuses
• Kaplan, Pomerantz Among Firms Sought To Lead Libor Cases
• House Passes Broad Dodd-Frank Revision Bill
• Arab Bank Rests Its Case In Terrorist Payment Trial
• NY High Court Eyeballs Rule Shielding Foreign Bank Branches
• Scotland — The 'Succession Event' Question
• The CFPB's 'UDAAPification' Of Consumer Protection Law
• Regulators Probe Banco Espirito Santo's Former Fla. Unit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Eagle Merchant, Advanstar, Citadele Bank
• Small Banks Slam 'One Size Fits All' Dodd-Frank Regs
• Scottish 'Yes' Vote Could Put Debt Markets On Pause
• Schumer Argues New Liquidity Rule Harms Municipal Bonds
• Market Rumors: Alibaba, Barclays, InBev
• FDIC Wants FBOP's 'Unclean Hands' Defense Struck
• NY Bank Regulator Probes Real Estate 'Hard Money' Lenders
• Bandfield Confirms Aggressive FATCA Enforcement Tactics
• FINRA Rules On Deutsche Bank Employment Practices
• NY Court Could Weaken Rule Shielding Banks' Overseas Cash
• AmEx Hit With Class Action Over Holiday Late Fees
• Investec Unloads $877M Mortgage Biz In Sale To Loan Star
• Ex-Citi Worker Says DR Horton Dooms Bid For Arbitration
• Dealmakers Q&A: Farella Braun's Philip Peters
• A Look At The New US And EU Sanctions On Russia
• IDB Lends Sao Paulo $480M More For Highway Upgrades
• BofA Says Shareholder Jumped The Gun With 'Hustle' Suit
• Convicted Insider Traders Ordered To Pay £3.25M In UK Case
• Syncora No Longer Needs Banks' Help On Detroit Deal
• Bancorp Blasts Friedman Schuman Venue Bid In $8M Mal Row
• Bankrate Discloses SEC Probe As CFO Steps Down
• Morgan Stanley Fined For Accounts Tied To Ponzi Scheme
• CFPB Finalizes Nonbank International Money Transfer Rule
• Next Possible CFPB Targets: Foreclosures And Law Firms
• Dealmakers Q&A: Holland & Knight's Susan Booth
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Clears FINRA Arbitration Confusion
• Gordon & Rees Adds Dentons, Gagen McCoy, Ropers Attys
• Royal Park Can't Get 2nd Shot At BofA In $1.6B MBS Fight
• Deutsche, Goldman Win $37M In Fees For CVR Defense
• FDIC Loses $40M Suit Against NC Community Bank Execs
• Treasury Pares Stake In Ally To 14% As TARP Unwinds
• Fed Creates New Financial Stability Committee
• Citing 'Improprieties,' Trustee Slams Kirkland Bankruptcy Fees
• Suit Says UBS Closed Secret Bank Accounts, Kept Funds
• Deals Rumor Mill: San Miguel, Royal Dutch Shell, Citigroup
• OPINION: Pro Bono May Help Diversity Recruiting Efforts
• NJ Electronic Funds Transfer Bills Signed By Gov. Christie
• Chase Denied Atty Docs In $775M Fight With Insurer's Trust
• Citigroup Can't Keep Lawyer's Contract Suit In Fed. Court
• 2nd Circ. Allows More Discovery In Taiwan's Grenada Suit
• Feds Slam Ex-Jefferies Trader's Bail Bid In 2nd Circ.
• HSBC Reaches $550M Toxic MBS Deal With FHFA
• FTC Warns CFPB Of Mobile Banking's Billing, Security Risks
• Alaska Mall Partnership Disputes IRS Treatment of $21M Loan
• Jones Day Lures Ex-Paul Hastings Capital Markets Partner
• PTAB Sides With Google, Finds Cloud Patent Invalid
• Madoff Aide Warns Of 'Gender Disparity' In Jail Locations
• Foreign Banks Could See ISIS-Related Sanctions Under Bill
• Market Rumors: Alibaba, AngloGold, European Central Bank
• DOJ Litigation Chief Says Cos. Should Stick To The Facts
• Swiss Gov't Rules Disgorgements, But Not Fines, Deductible
• EU High Court Backs French Bank Card Rate Appeal
• Dealmakers Q&A: Ulmer & Berne's Mary Forbes Lovett
• US, EU Slam Russia With New Energy, Defense Sanctions
• How Volcker Rule Affects Subscription Credit Facilities
• Esquenazi In Korea: Identifying Instrumentalities Abroad
• DOJ Names New Acting AAG For Civil Division
• Wells Fargo Gets Bank Transfer Patents Axed Under Alice
• JPMorgan, Investors Propose $340M IndyMac MBS Settlement
• 5th Circ. Lets Stanford Receiver Claim $32M From Investors
• Privacy Groups Press CFPB On Mobile Financial Protections
• Ex-Liberty Reserve Tech Chief Pleads Guilty In $6B Case
• S&P Must Open Records On Financial Crisis-Era Ratings
• Stanford Investors Want SEC Negligence Claims Revived
• Obama, EU Queue Up New Russia Sanctions
• CFTC Inches Hedge Funds Closer To Bus Ads
• 5 Measures To Watch Before The Midterm Elections
• Wilmington Trust To Pay $18.5M To Settle SEC Fraud Charges
• MasterCard Loses Interchange Fee Fight In EU High Court
• UK PE Firms Buy Housing Developer From Lloyds
• Lehman Assails Citi's $600M Post-Petition Interest Claim
• Market Rumors: Alibaba, Ghana, NY State Pension Fund
• Most Large Banks Exceed Basel III Standards, Report Says
• How Research Efficiency Impacts Law Firm Profitability
• 5 Dodd-Frank Reforms That Keep Energy Attys Up At Night
• Argentine Congress Authorizes End-Run Debt Payments
• 5 Insights From Ford General Counsel David Leitch
• Dealmakers Q&A: Honigman Miller's Todd Sable
• OPINION: SEC's Pay-To-Play Rule Should Be Upheld
• House Advances Bill Reforming Ch. 11 For Failed Global Banks
• Deutsche Bank, Ex-Im Ripped Off In $38M Loan Deal, Feds Say
• Fox Rothschild Has Conflict In Hacking Case, Ex-Client Says
• Bizarre Madoff Appeal Reaches 2nd Circ., Spurring US Reply
• TierOne Bank Exec Pleads Guilty To Role In Securities Fraud
• RE Rumor Mill: JPMorgan, Shimao, JMB Realty
• NY Court Needs German Law Expert For $362M DZ RMBS Suit
• Wells Fargo Asks 11th Circ. To Reinstate $10M Pruco Policy
• Argentina Judge Punts On Enforcing Citi Subpoena
• Short-Term Ex-Im Renewal Would Leave Both Sides Wanting
• German Bank's MBS Suit Against BofA Trimmed
• East West Bank Hit With $39M Verdict In Foreclosure Row
• KKR's Struggling First Data Corp. Strikes Gold With Apple Pay
• Goldman Rips Proposed Expert In Sex Bias Class Bid
• MF Global Highlights D&O Insurance Issues In Bankruptcy
• Market Rumors: Alibaba, Macay, Emirates NBD
• CFPB, Fed Raise TILA, CLA Exemption Thresholds For 2015
• NY Banking Reg Asks FHFA To Spare State From 'G-Fee' Hike
• Dealmakers Q&A: Latham & Watkins' Greg Robins
• Stanford Investors Face Uphill Climb In Battle With SEC
• Bear Stearns Workers With Unexercised Stock Options Get Zip
• PwC Can't Shed Claims It Missed Colonial Bank Fraud
• Wal-Mart, Chamber Urge Calif. High Court To Nix Seating Suits
• Auto Dealers Urge Congress To Override CFPB Finance Rule
• Geithner Must Turn Over Unredacted S&P Docs To Judge
• Davis Polk Aids Morgan Stanley In $2.25B Notes Offering
• 11th Circ. Eyes 'Comedy Of Errors' In Mortgage Fraud Trial
• Industry Loses Challenge To NYC 'Responsible Banking' Law
• JPMorgan Looks To Deep-6 Dexia's Revived $1.7B RMBS Suit
• Investors Urge High Court To Unblock Appeal In Libor MDL
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Resurrect Merrill Lynch Film Fraud Suit
• Weil Boosts Finance Team With Ex-Ashurst PE, M&A Pro
• Deals Rumor Mill: PDVSA, Buffalo Bills, Total SA
• CFPB Tweaks Advice On Pending Mortgage Disclosure Forms
• US Companies Want UK Metal Exchange Back In Antitrust Suit
• OCC Proposes 'Stress Test' Rule Changes to Align With Fed
• Giants Stadium Sues For Payment Of $302M Lehman Claim
• BofA, Citibank, Wells Fargo Face Mobile Banking IP Suits
• A Primer On Structuring Specialty Finance M&A Deals
• BofA Escapes TCPA Class Action Over Prerecorded Call
• Judge Erred In Commerce Founder's Pay Claim, 3rd Circ. Told
• Boehner Suggests Ex-Im Charter May Win Brief Reprieve
• Morgan Lewis Lures Corporate Partner From Edwards Wildman
• Senate Panel Mulls Dodd-Frank Effects On Big, Small Banks
• Blackstone And TPG Pair Up In $290M Mortgage Lender Deal
• Morgan Stanley Pays $95M To End Pension Fund MBS Claims
• Dealmakers Q&A: Blank Rome's Samuel Walker
• Banks Back To School For Risk Governance
• Argentina Asks 2nd Circ. To Allow $8B In Citibank Payments
• Fed Amping Up Capital Surcharge For Biggest US Banks
• SEC's Mutual Fund Monitoring Plan Risks Data Deluge
• Chancery Upholds 'Only in North Carolina' Lawsuit Bylaw
• FirstBank Asks For Favorable Ruling On $64M Lehman Claim
• NY Judge Sticks With Evidence Ban In Goldman IP Theft Row
• Market Rumors: Ferrari, Jimmy Choo, BNP Paribas
• Fed, FDIC Seek To Tweak Regs For Banks' CRA Compliance
• SEC Recruits New Enforcement COO From FDIC
• Friedman Schuman Sues Bankrupt Co. Over Santander Loan
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive RMBS Fraud Suit Against S&P
• Ex-UCB Exec To Plead Guilty To Hiding $65M In Loan Losses
• Alaska Air Ducks Suit Alleging It Withheld Incentives
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Real Estate Shareholder In DC, NY
• DOJ Names Schulte Roth Atty Head Of Criminal Appeals, Fraud
• Davis Polk Guides Lloyds Bank in $1B Senior Notes Offering
• Taxation Of Bank Points Still Murky After Citi Case
• MERS, BofA Urge 5th Circ. To Boot Counties' Fraud Suit
• Citizens Financial Eyes $14B Valuation In US IPO
• Visa's Europe Unit Wants Out Of Card Fees Antitrust MDL
• Dealmakers Q&A: Otterbourg's David Morse
• What Investment Advisers Can Learn From TL Ventures Case
• Madoff Trustee Wants 2nd Circ. Review of Merkin Decision
• Ex-JPMorgan Execs Can't Nix Claims In SEC Pay-to-Play Suit
• Arab Bank Swipes At Hamas Expert In Terror Funding Trial
• MasterCard Secures Review Of 2 Credit Card Patents
• Goldman's Vague Corporate Titles May Still Cost It Millions
• Insurer Says Project's Zoning Gambit Voids Lender's Policy
• White & Case Adds Capital Markets Pro From Allen & Overy
• SEC Gives Up Fight To Make SIPC Repay Stanford Victims
• Juries 'Not Equipped' To Handle TM Tacking, High Court Told
• UK Regulator Tightens Rules For Foreign Bank Branches
• Japan Banking Giant Inks $942M Deal To Up Stake In HK Bank
• BofA Dodges Age Bias Suit At 2nd Circ.
• Banks Need $644B Collateral Under New Swaps Rule: OCC
• Fed Gov. Powell Urges Alternatives To Libor
• Obama Says Ukraine Cease-Fire Won't Slow Sanction Push
• Dealmakers Q&A: Alston & Bird's Aimee Cummo
• 10th Circ. Won't Limit NY Judge's Reach In MBS Suits
• The Impact Of Judge Rakoff's Settlement Odyssey
• 5 Insights From AT&T General Counsel Wayne Watts
• MF Global Execs Win D&O Coverage Windfall
• 11th Circ. Partially Ends Injunction In BofA Conspiracy Row
• MetLife Slapped With Systemic Risk Label By US Regulators
• Judge Won't Rethink Nixing Facebook IPO Insider Trading Suit
• Bitcoin Exchangers Plead Guilty, Avoid Laundering Charges
• House GOP Sets Anti-Obama Agenda Ahead Of Midterms
• Document Storage Tips: Inside The Email Vault
• Argentine Senate Passes Bond End Run Around US Courts
• Dorsey & Whitney Nabs Pillsbury Banking Regulatory Ace
• FDIC Wins $4.9M From WaMu's Title Insurer For Loan Fraud
• GOP Lawmakers Say SIFI Process For Insurers Is Unfair
• First Citizens Defends 'Only In NC' Bylaw In Chancery Court
• Banks Must Face Credit Default Swap Rigging Suit
• EU Central Bank Unveils Surprise Asset-Buying Stimulus
• French Court Springs Ex-SocGen Trader Kerviel From Prison
• Parmalat Ordered To Pay $431M To Citigroup
• Crafting Credit Facilities For Defined Contribution Plans
• Lawsuits Reveal Risks Lurking Below Surface Of Dark Pools
• FSOC Must Be Stronger, More Transparent, Ex-Officials Say
• Liquidity Rule Compounds Dodd-Frank Headaches, Attys Say
• Jury Hears Details Of Terror Funding In Arab Bank Trial
• CFPB Turns Spotlight On Credit Card Interest Rate Marketing
• Pensioners Get To Fight for Piece of $265M FBOP Pie
• Citigroup Settles Up For Violating Iran Sanctions, Others
• DOJ's No. 3 To Leave Office This Month
• $3M Settlement In Ariz. Arena Bond Offering Suit Gets OK'd
• Wells Fargo Wants Group Carved Out Of Overtime MDL
• Grenada Mulls Settling Suit Over $32M Taiwanese Loans
• Investors Consolidate Suits Over High-Frequency Trading
• FINRA Dispute Resolution President To Retire
• ING Nets $1.2B In Sale Of 30M Voya Financial Shares
• Ex-Dewey Partner Can't Sue Barclays In Federal Court
• UK Can't Block GMAC's Tax Deductions Under EU Law
• Banking Groups Call For Changes To Flawed Regulations
• Freshfields Nabs US Leveraged Finance, M&A Chiefs
• Banking Regulators Repropose Dodd-Frank Swap Margin Rule
• Phoenix Payment OK'd To Hire Raymond James For Ch. 11
• Swiss Watchdog Probing Espirito Santo Unit
• Target Wants Banks' Claims Tossed In Data Breach Action
• 3rd Circ. Reverses $2.3M Legal Fee Award For Ex-Goldman VP
• Ex-Jefferies Trader Hit With SEC Suit After Guilty Verdict
• Regulators Finalize Liquidity Rules For Big Banks
• Increased Muni Power Means Larger Fines For NJ Mortgagees
• S&P Escapes False Ratings Suit Over SIV's 2007 Implosion
• Morgan Stanley Unit, Lloyd's Dodge $350M Insurance Suit
• Hamas Used Charities In Support Of Terrorism, Jury Hears
• OCC Finalizes Large Bank Risk Management Guidelines
• Squire Patton Slates Ex-Sens. To Lobby For Gazprombank
• Libor Investors Push High Court To Allow Immediate Appeal
• Banco Santander Sells $2B In Riskiest Bank Debt
• MasterCard Ruling Warns In-House Attys On Privilege Limits
• FHFA Floats Tighter Regs For Funding From Home Loan Banks
• Class Cert. Denied In Collapsed $2.5B Hedge Fund Row
• High Court Asked To Review Countrywide Loan Fee Class Suit
• Looking At Feds' Financial Co. Resolution Plan Feedback
• BofA Strikes Historic $32M Settlement To End TCPA Action
• Credit Suisse Reportedly Probing Trader Misconduct
• Texas Justices Asked To Revive Suit Over $55M Tire Co. Deal
• O'Melveny Nabs Ex-Cravath Capital Markets Pro In NY
• High Court Decision Time-Bars $388M MBS Suit, Judge Rules
• Class Claims In Citi Mortgage Fee Suit Won't Get 2nd Chance
• Judge Tosses Gov't's Claim For Indemnity In $264M FCA Suit
• Choctaw Tribe Asks Justices To Pass On Dollar General Case
• Ousted House Leader Eric Cantor Joins Moelis & Co.
• Saudi Oil Bribe Suit Against Swiss Bank Won't Be Heard In NY
• Pa. Appeals Court Says MERS Can Assign Mortgages
• NY Accuses Evans Bank Of Racial Bias In Mortgage Loans
• Mary Schapiro Fears SEC Money Market Rules Fall Short
• 10 Best Practices For Interacting With OCIE Examiners