Banking Archive » March, 2015

Banking - March, 2015

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• HSBC Must Face Suit Over 271 RMBS Trusts
• Wells Fargo, Ocwen Hit With FCA Suit Over Freddie Claims
• AIG, Other Insurers Pay FDIC $34M To Settle D&O Claims
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Bankia, Howard Hughes, Dubai
• Private Swiss Banker Admits To Tax-Dodge Conspiracy
• PE-Backed Credit Bureau TransUnion Aims For $100M IPO
• Ex-Im Bank Escapes Suits Over Aircraft Export Finance
• EU Lawmakers Advance Measure To Clean Up Benchmarks
• US Wants Depos Delayed In Fannie, Freddie Takeover Row
• Mizuho, Resona, ICAP Dismissed From Yen Libor Class Action
• Willkie Slow To Produce Materials In Swipe Fee MDL: Target
• London Police Scour Forex Traders' Texts In Fraud Probe
• Rising Star: Thompson Hine's Richard Freshwater
• Nationstar Ducks Suit Over $150M Loan Auction Deal
• A Rising Tide Of AML Reg Actions — And What We Can Learn
• Global Crowdfunding Soars To $16.2B In 2014, Report Says
• DH Buys Banking Software Co. Fundtech In $1.25B Cash Deal
• Sen. Warren To Big Banks: 'Bring It On'
• The 2015 Rising Stars, By Firm
• Capital One Will Pay $4.4M To End Car Repo Class Action
• Relators Dispute Atty Fee Bid Over $320M FCA Mortgage Deal
• Wells Fargo, Overdraft Counsel To Resolve $51M Fee Spat
• 11th Circ. Shields SEC From Negligence Claims Over Stanford
• CFPB Says Debt Collection Firm Impersonated Prosecutors
• Rising Star: Sullivan & Cromwell's Diane McGimsey
• BSI To Pay $211M As Part Of DOJ Swiss Bank Program
• Russia, Australia, Others Back China-Led Development Bank
• Ex-Bank Of Montreal Trader Avoids Prison, Must Pay $14M
• High Court Won't Hear Appeal Over Madoff SLUSA Claims
• SEC Wins $99M From Convicted McGinn Smith Brokers
• Pay Close Attention To High Court ECOA Loan Guarantor Case
• Ex-Wells Fargo Trader Slams SEC's 'Statistical Shenanigans'
• Ill. Judge Sends Cashcall Payday Loan Suit To Arbitration
• Saudi Aramco Inks $10B Loan With International Banks
• S&P, Moody's Shake Illinois Bank's RMBS Suit
• Mediation And The Thorny Issue Of Settlement Authority
• High Court Revives ING MBS Suit In Light Of Omnicare
• Wells Fargo Hits Rival's Trade Secrets Suit With Like Claims
• 11th Circ. Nixes Venezuelan Bank's Claim Against BofA
• Hedging Contango In The Energy Sector
• Ex-Wells Fargo Analyst To Settle SEC In-House Trading Case
• Ex-Barclays Italy Chief Gets 32 Months For Corruption
• Microsoft, CVS, JPMorgan Sued Over Geolocation Patents
• Texas Justices Say Banks Can Recoup Foreclosure Costs
• Winston's 2 New Ex-Pillsbury Partners Bring Poach Total To 15
• Venable Nabs Ex-DOJ Financial Fraud Honcho For DC Office
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• US Prods China On Murky Banking Sector Rules At WTO
• Fed's Fischer Urges Vigilance Over Shadow Banking Sector
• South Korea Backs Chinese-Led Development Bank
• Ex-Credit Suisse Bankers Get Probation In Tax Evasion Plot
• One Year After Rural/Metro, Bankers Flying Under Radar
• Good Title Attorneys Are Hard To Come By, FNTA CEO Says
• Former Broker-Dealer Execs Get 4 Years Each In FCPA Case
• A Closer Look At Madoff Victims' PwC, Citco Suit
• What Experts Can Say About Inadmissible Facts During Trial
• 5 Key Privacy Considerations For All Companies
• Ameriprise Agrees To Pay $27.5M To Settle 401(k) Plan Suit
• Goldman, JPMorgan Can't Toss Aluminum Price-Fixing MDL
• CFPB Lobs First Volley In Long Fight Over Payday Loans
• Madoff Trustee Evades Sanctions Over Clawback Claim
• Ex-Commerce Chiefs Want Fast-Track Without Currency Rules
• Cellphone Users Win Cert. In GE Capital Spam-Calling Suit
• Franklin Financial Misses Target In Year's 4th Bank IPO
• Deals Rumor Mill: SoftBank, Evonik, Union Bancaire
• HSBC Sex Harassment Accuser Complains Of Denied Bonus
• K&L Gates Adds Financial Services Partner From CFPB
• NY Court Questions Early KO Of ACA's Suit Against Goldman
• FTC Reveals Cross-Border Auto Ad Deception Crackdown
• Citi Wage Suit With Unusual DR Horton Ruling Sent To Arbiter
• UBS Settles With Client In Row Over $109M In Toxic MBS
• Borrowers Get Upper Hand With Floating-Rate CMBS Loans
• Regional Banks Atlantic Capital, FSGBank Ink $160M Merger
• AmEx To Pursue Stay In Anti-Steering Antitrust Suit
• Calif. Judge Blocks State's Credit Card Surcharge Ban
• Former Dolan Co. Execs Sidestep Class Action Over BofA
• Oppenheimer Hit With $3.8M Punishment Over Broadway Fraud
• Winston & Strawn Snags Pillsbury Finance Team In NY
• Presuit Missteps Free Credit Suisse From Defective Loan Spat
• Customer Says E-Trade Putting Kickbacks Before Service
• Merrill Lynch Stiffed Trainee Advisers On OT, Suit Says
• The Difficulties In LIHTC Loan Sales
• State Regulators Propose Model Mortgage Servicing Rules
• Operation Choke Point Changing Culture But Not Mission
• CFPB Talks 'Common Sense' Rules To End Payday Debt Traps
• Data Privacy Bill Clears First Hurdle In House
• Jury Convicts Former UCB Exec. Of $1.1B Securities Fraud
• Visa Can't Get 'Exceptional' Attys Fees In $13B IP Suit Win
• Judge Rejects $3.2M PayPal Class Deal Over Held Funds
• NY Judge Punts On $30M HSBC Overdraft Deal, Cites Fed. Suit
• Brokers Are Two-Faced On Fiduciary Duty, Bar Group Says
• Axis Says PNC Not Covered For $356M Funeral Scam Verdict
• Fees From Leucadia Suit Should Stay In Del., Chancery Told
• Lew Says SIFI Factors Are Case-By-Case, Can't Be Quantified
• Deals Rumor Mill: Xella, Hellman & Friedman, Borse Dubai
• Morgan Stanley, RBS Stuck With FDIC's United Western Suit
• NYC Comptroller Calls For Broker Fiduciary Duty Law
• FDIC's $140M RMBS Suit Time-Barred Under High Court Ruling
• Union Fund Wants Class Cert. In $6B Goldman RMBS Suit
• MF Global Trustee Floats $461M General Creditor Payout
• Feds Want 'London Whale' Suit Paused Amid Criminal Case
• SEC Floats Rules On High-Frequency Trader Registration
• Fiduciary Standard Won't Cut Out Small Investors, Perez Says
• PTAB Axes More Retirement Access Patent Claims Under Alice
• Shelby Looks For Deals With Dems On Regulatory Fixes
• EMIR's Effectiveness Is Doubtful
• High Court May Take On Corporate 5th Amendment Privilege
• NJ Judge Shoots Down Lucchese Fraudster's Recusal Request
• Chadbourne, Proskauer Renew Bid For Class Info In Ponzi Suit
• Fed, OCC Close Ranks Around BofA Examination Docs
• Ex-North Miami Mayor Gets 5 Years For Mortgage Fraud Plot
• Insurer Sues US Bank Over Losses To $180M Trust Accounts
• Deals Rumor Mill: ICBPI, Al Jazeera, PKP
• Ill. Jury Awards Trading Technologies $15.9M In Royalty Row
• DOJ Says AmEx Trying To Thwart Change After Antitrust Loss
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Just Say No (To MDLs)?
• Ex-BlueHippo CEO To Rebut 2nd Circ. On Contempt Damages
• FDIC Chair Pressed On Role In Operation Choke Point
• B-Movie King Sues Citco Over $60M Ponzi Scheme Loss
• Some Plaintiffs Want Out Of MDL Over Facebook IPO
• Justices Worry About Ripple Effects Of Ch. 7 Lien-Stripping
• 7th Circ. Title Policy Ruling Brings Risks For Lenders
• Arnstein Delivers $136M Loan Deal For Miami Condo Towers
• Pa. Justices Urged To Revive Foreclosure-Related Fee Suits
• Conticorp Faces $191M Judgment Over 'Worthless' Shares
• Banking Regulators Say They Haven't Increased AML Focus
• Lender Smacks AIG With $4M Suit Over Seized Business Plane
• Trending: A Principles-Based Approach To US Financial Regs
• Biz Group Backs Senators' Bipartisan Ex-Im Renewal Bill
• Hensarling Says Fate Of Small Bank Relief Rests In Senate
• BNP, HSBC, RBS Need To Improve 'Living Wills,' Fed Says
• Ex-Rabobank Trader Cops To Libor Manipulation
• Chartis May Be On Hook For Part Of $26M Merrick Loss
• Old Second Covered In Vandalism Row Under Mortgage Clause
• Trustee's $93M Deal Pushes Madoff Recovery To $10.6B
• Barclays Calls Aozora Suit Over $123M CDO Losses Untimely
• Haynes And Boone Wins Back Finance Pro From Strasburger
• Native American Class Reps Fight Bid For Removal
• Rakoff Shuns 'Lone Crusader' Label
• 8th Circ. Puts Hartford On Hook For Mortgage Broker Bonds
• Ex-Fannie Mae CEO Says SEC Lacks Evidence For Fraud Case
• WilmerHale Adds Former CFPB Atty In DC
• Judge Threatens To Ax NFL Players' $53M Suit Against BB&T
• Fed's Interest Rate Hike Could Slow Miami Development Boom
• RBS To Further Cut Citizens Bank Stake In $3.3B Offering
• Merrill Lynch Fined $2.5M For Internal Compliance Failures
• Lessons From The Commerzbank Settlement
• UK's Optimal Payments To Pay €1.1B For E-Wallet Rival Skrill
• Citigroup Gets Judge's OK On Argentina Bond Payments
• The Law360 400
• An Important Interpretation Of The Volcker Rule
• Litigation Firms Make Cuts Amid Work Slowdown
• Is MegaLaw Just Big Enough To Fail?
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• BofA Can't Escape Cook County's Predatory Lending Suit
• NCUA Sues HSBC For Alleged $2B RMBS Trustee Failures
• Ex-Rabobank Trader Pleads Not Guilty To Libor Rigging
• AmEx Brass Sued Following Antitrust Loss In Steering Case
• TD Bank Beats Payday Loan Processing Suit
• Cooley, Maynard Cooper Lead Sluggish Week's 2 IPOs
• Judge OKs BofA's $9M Deal To End Vacation-Time Suit
• UK Banks Struggle With FCA 'Presumption Of Responsibility'
• Safeway Can Keep Birth Dates Of Credit Card Alcohol Buyers
• Merrill, Others Ask High Court To Resolve Circuit Split
• Ex-Credit Suisse Banker Wants Probation For Tax Evasion Plot
• Bahraini Bank Funds Seek Ch. 15 Relief For Liquidation
• Ex-UBS Trader Must Face Libor Charges In NY, Judge Says
• Israeli Bank's $90M Ch. 11 Lien Survives Creditor Attack
• UK Bank TSB Agrees To $2.54B Takeover By Spain's Sabadell
• IRS Abates Tax Penalties Against Denver Pot Dispensary
• Fla. Retailers Say Surcharge Law Against 1st Amendment
• EU Objects To US Procurement, Chinese Banking Rules
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Toss Of Goldman Sachs Shareholder Case
• 10 Key Points From The 2015 Bank Stress Tests
• CFPB Wants You To Know 'Responsible Conduct' Has Rewards
• 5 Insights From Avon General Counsel Jeff Benjamin
• JPMorgan Atty-Fee Suit Pared, But Breach Claim Stays Alive
• Exillon Energy Founder Beats Kazakh Bank's $300M Loan Suit
• McGuireWoods Adds 2 Dallas Litigators From Akerman
• Arnstein & Lehr Adds 3 Attys To Bolster Litigation Bench
• Target's Data Breach Deal Shows Strength Of Banks' Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dubai World, Hewlett-Packard, Holcim
• Personal Bankers Lose Cert. In Citibank OT Suit
• Reed Smith Grows In Singapore With Ex-GC, DLA Piper Atty
• Bank Of New York To Pay $714M In Forex Settlement
• Navy Federal To Inject $114.6M Into Expanding Va. HQ
• CFPB To Post Complaint Narratives Despite Industry Worries
• Pepper Hamilton Adds Ex-BakerHostetler Partner In NY
• Judge Says Mutual Fund Investments Don't Warrant Recusal
• SEC Falls Short In Admin Case Against Former Executives
• UBS Accused Of Swiping BMO Employees, Info In Texas
• Spanish Bank Falls After Country Denies Bailout Option
• Madoff Investors Ask For Probe Of Picard Over SIPC Insurance
• Fed Gov. Open To Stress-Test Flexibility For Smaller Banks
• Switzerland, EU Agree To Automatic Exchange Of Tax Info
• DOJ Gets Suit Over $13B JPMorgan Deal Tossed
• A Test For The Banking Recovery And Resolution Directive
• E-Trade Beats Class Action Over Un-Exercised Options
• 8th Circ. Sinks Charitable Slice Of BofA Merger Settlement
• Oak Rock Investors Want Sidley DQ'd In $100M Fraud Row
• FTC, FCC Officials Push For Stronger Data Security Bill
• NJ Judge Not Biased In Lucchese Fraudster's Case, US Says
• Fannie, Freddie Could Need Second Bailout, Report Says
• Wis. Judge Trims Claims Over Tribal Payday Loans
• Yellen's Message To Congress: Fed Structure Works Fine
• Warburg Set To Exit National Penn With 11.6M Share Sale
• Swiss Authorities Freeze $400M In Petrobras Bribery Probe
• MoFo Guides Mobileye Investors In $736M Secondary Offering
• Fannie, Freddie Will Change Some Mortgages To Curb Defaults
• FTC Commish Says Data Breach Bill Needs Improvements
• Fried Frank Helps Goldman Lending Unit Price $120M IPO
• An Ongoing Tax Refund Saga For Bank Holding Companies
• Privacy Laws Pose Challenge To FATCA Compliance
• Madoff Trustee Asks High Court To Hear Clawback Battle
• Credit Suisse Reaches $16M Deal With Freeport-McMoRan
• OPINION: Not All That Is Public Should Be Publicized
• Credit Suisse Sues Canadian Oil Co. Over $128M Loan Default
• Germany, France, Italy To Join China-Led Development Bank
• Deals Rumor Mill: Petrobras, Apollo, Espirito Santo
• Market Rumors: Ant Financial, Cowell, Puerto Rico
• Commerzbank Unit Pays Nearly $1M To Exit MF Global Case
• RBS Misses Target On Attempt to Escape MBS Suit By NCUA
• Chinese Developer Evergrande Nabs $16B In Credit Lines
• 2nd Circ. Won't Expand Arbitration Bar To Deposit Accounts
• CFPB Opens Public Inquiry Into Credit Card Industry
• Aussie Inside Traders Get 10.5 Years Total In $7M Scheme
• Lew Says Banks Are Going Beyond What New Rules Require
• JPMorgan Wins Referral Of Petters Suit To Bankruptcy Court
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Fosun, Potsdamer, Hines And RFR
• Commerzbank Misled Gov't On Iran Gold Trading, Suit Says
• UK Gives Libor Schemer The Boot After US Conviction
• Citibank To Exit Argentina Custody Business Under Pressure
• New Regulations Will Shake Up M&A Escrow Landscape
• Protecting O&G Security Interests — Lessons From SemCrude
• DOJ Discovery OK'd In $189M Wells Fargo Fraud Case
• Willkie To Disclose Ex-Partner's Emails In Swipe Fee MDL
• US Bank Can't Revive Bulk Of MBS Suit Against Citigroup
• EFH Bond Trustee Sues To Control Interest Payouts
• Loretta Lynch Vote Held Up By Trafficking Bill Fracas
• Alaska High Court Says Bank Didn't Lie In Hotel Loan Suit
• Insurers Must Split Coverage For $20M Goldman HQ Accident
• Deals Rumor Mill: RBS, WPP PLC, Barrick Gold Corp.
• Market Rumors: MYOB, Legend, Gala Coral
• Banks' Data Security Rules Won't Fit Retailers, Senate Told
• Citi Attempt At $2.3B Argentina Bond Payout Denied Again
• Commercial Bank Franklin Financial Sets Terms For $65M IPO
• Doral Eyeing Puerto Rico Gov't For Ch. 11 Recoveries
• Loan Servicer Asks High Court To Hear Tribal Arbitration Row
• Santander To Face Ponzi Scheme Claims In Bankruptcy Court
• Meridian Ditches Claims In Madoff Feeder Fund Suit
• FHFA Kicks Off $1B MBS Trial Against Nomura, RBS
• Banks Want Authority To Share Suspicious Activity Reports
• US Atty For DC To Step Down, Return To Private Practice
• New UK Rules Would Force Bank Execs To Prove Innocence
• Spanish Bank Closes Up Shop After US Treasury Investigation
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Kaisa, Capital One
• Making The Most Of Insurance When CFPB Comes Calling
• Perez V. MBA Shines A Light On 'Shadow Regulations'
• Consortium Shells Out $6.25B For GE Consumer Finance Unit
• This Week In Congress: Immigration And Net Neutrality
• EFH, Noteholders Continue Make-Whole Row Over $4B Deal
• House Floats Bipartisan Data Security, Breach Reporting Bill
• 5th Amendment Doesn't Shield FINRA Testimony, Agency Says
• House Data Privacy Bill Makes Strides, But Still Faces Fight
• Iraq Asks High Court To Hear $10B Oil-For-Food RICO Suit
• Bankrupt Caribbean Resort's $40M Deal With Lender OK'd
• McGuireWoods Adds Ex-Buchanan Finance Pro In Pittsburgh
• Bank Stress Tests Could Be Drawing Too Much Attention
• SEC Explains Use Of 'Bad Actor' Waivers
• Madoff Investors Get Deja Vu As PwC Challenges Class Cert.
• King & Spalding Scoops Up Ex-Latham Tax Pro In London
• Morgan Stanley Fights Whistleblower's Retaliation Claims
• 6th Circ. Says Bank's Scant Mention Of Bylaw Proposal Illegal
• ADP Sidesteps Suit Over Payroll Debit Card Fees
• European Bank Ousts Board Following Treasury Accusations
• 5 Insights From Dish General Counsel Stanton Dodge
• UBS Agrees To $135M Settlement In Forex Class Action
• Execs Name Top Industry Risks In 2015
• Dentons Lures Former US Prosecutor From Winston & Strawn
• Dems Propose Bill Allowing Student Debt Discharges
• Ex-BankAtlantic CEO Loses Bid For New Fraud Trial
• Commerzbank Deal Still Pulls Punches Despite Tough Talk
• Senate Committee Advances Cyberthreat Info-Sharing Bill
• UK Moves To Join China-Led Infrastructure Investment Bank
• EU Watchdog Worries Antitrust Statements Show Bias
• CFTC Closer To In-House Enforcement Actions, Official Says
• 6th Circ. Resurrects FDCPA Row Over Attys' Fee Recovery
• Lawsky Flexes Muscle Again In $1.45B Commerzbank Deal
• Citibank Can't Hand Over $2.3B In Argentine Bond Payments
• Banks Rush To Buy Back Stock After Fed OKs Capital Plans
• High-Profile Retail Closings Haven't Shaken Debt Lenders
• Miami Lender Pays $3.8M To End FCA Suit On Ex-Im Loans
• FDIC Says Bank's $9.6M Refund Claim Comes Too Late
• Lehman Fights For Stake In $63M Foreclosed Hotel Loan
• Calif. Bank Pays $1.2M To Clear DOJ's Fraud Allegations
• $69M BofA, US Bank MBS Settlement Wins Court's Blessing
• TSB Fielding $2.5B Bid From Bigger Spanish Lender
• PE-Backed UK Bank Shawbrook Charts $134M London IPO
• Nomura Bucks Wall St. Trend In Risky FHFA Trial Gambit
• Puerto Rico's Doral Hits Ch. 11 Following Bank Seizure
• White Says SEC's Waiver Process Is Rigorous — Not Routine
• 1st Circ. Revives FINRA Award To Ex-Raymond James Broker
• NYCB Wrongly Charged Late Fee For E-Payment: 7th Circ.
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Brill Building, CBRE
• Commerzbank To Pay $1.45B To Settle Fraud Cases
• Prosecutions Put High-Frequency Traders On High Alert
• OPINION: Beyond The 'Grow Or Die' Law Firm Model
• Deutsche Bank Scoffs At Worker's 'Threadbare' OT Suit
• Sedgwick Settles MedCap Malpractice Case Over $1B Scheme
• Blank Rome Hires Ex-Duane Morris Consumer Finance Partner
• NY Says Emails Used To Indict Payday Lenders Not Privileged
• US Sanctions Russian Bank, Ukrainian Separatists
• Visa, Mastercard Settle Interchange Fee Suits With Opt-Outs
• Fed Rejects Capital Plans For Deutsche Bank, Santander
• Fla. 'Foreclosure King' Hit With $2M Process Service Suit
• Ex-S&P Exec Cites High Court Ruling In SEC Admin Court Spat
• K&L Gates Snags 6 Partners From Nelson Mullins In Boston
• CFPB Examinations Resulted In $19M Returned To Consumers
• S&P Finance Wiz Joins Gibson Dunn After Government Stint
• Tribal Leader Cites Immunity In Conn. Payday Lending Suit
• GOP Rep. Open To Strategy Change For Dodd-Frank Fixes
• New Day For RESPA: The UDAAPification Of Section 8
• JPMorgan Looks To Sink Derivative Suit Over $2B In Fines
• CFPB Signals End To Financial Services Arbitration Clauses
• FINRA Fines UBS, Vanguard Over Unreported Employee Liens
• Goldman Lending Unit Eyes $126M IPO To Repay Debt
• Sidley Austin Adds Former V&E Corporate Pro In Houston
• Freddie Mac Grows $1.3B Taylor Bean Suit Against Deloitte
• Judge Recommends Denying Cert. In Goldman Sex-Bias Suit
• CommerceWest Bank To Pay $4.9M To Settle Fraud Charges
• Full Senate To Take Up Lynch's AG Confirmation Next Week
• 8th Circ. Yanks Polaroid IP Liens From Petters Lender
• RICO Suit Claims JPMorgan Rigged Calif. Electricity Prices
• Cantor Fitzgerald Hit With $7M Pregnancy Discrimination Suit
• EU Lawmakers Approve Cap For Interchange Fees
• Obama Considers Making Student Debt Easier To Discharge
• Law360 Banking Editorial Advisory Board
• FX Investors, DOJ Agree To 6-Month Stay In Antitrust Suit
• HSBC Blasted For Reaching 'Secret' $30M Overdraft Settlement
• 8th Circ. Rethink Sought On Nixed Cy Pres Award In BofA Row
• Class Attys Explain Claims Info In $40M HSBC TCPA Deal
• PE-Backed British Lender Aldermore Issues $340M IPO
• Barclays Investors Seek Class Cert. In MBS Fraud Suit
• Suspended Atty Gets 5 Years For Laundering Drug Money
• BofA Wrongly Pinning Bond Row On Buchanan, Court Told
• Ex-NJ Town Councilman Pleads Guilty In $13M Mortgage Plot
• NY Strikes $2.1M Deal With Montel-Endorsed Loan Marketer
• Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Is About To Get Personal
• Scottrade, E-Trade, TD Ameritrade Beat Droplets Patent Suit
• CFPB Says Arbitration Does Little For Consumer Credit Costs
• DOL Wins Rule-Making Battle, But Deference Rift Lingers
• PNC Bank Hit With $391M Jury Verdict In Funeral Scam Case
• Judge Tells TCPA Class Attys To Clarify $40M HSBC Deal Info
• Ex-Stanford Workers Can't Force Arbitration, SEC Tells Court
• Execs At Student Financial Aid Biz Hid Misconduct, Suit Says
• Chadbourne Loses Discovery Bid In Stanford Ponzi Suit
• High Court Won't Wade Into Shore Club Foreclosure Fight
• Brazilian Trust Wins $95M Financing For Wells Fargo Offices
• RICO Reinsurance Kickback Suit Is Time-Barred, BofA Says
• Citibank Derides Fund Transfer Suit Over $200M UN Plaza Deal
• Attorneys React To High Court's Agency Rule-Making Decision
• FDIC Calls Bid For Win 'Myopic' In $9.6M Tax Refund Fight
• CFTC Seeks New Comments On Challenged Swaps Rules
• EU Commission, Banco Santander Challenge State Aid Rulings
• Atty Defends Fee Bid In $320M Taylor Bean FCA Row
• Market Rumors: Aldermore, Caixa, PTSB
• Discover Unit Says It Has Standing In Visa Monopoly Case
• Visa Settles Cardholder Class Action Over Zipcar Policy
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Alex Romain
• Justices Asked To Eye Deportation Ruling In Bank Fraud Case
• White House Wallops 7 Venezuelan Officials With Sanctions
• CFPB Working To Fix Diversity Practices, Report Says
• 9th Circ. Revives Suit Over Schwab's Losses From CMO Bets
• Credit Bureaus To Improve Dispute Resolution In NY Deal
• Spotlight On PCAOB's 2014 Enforcement Program
• Former Mich. Sen. Levin Lands At Detroit's Honigman
• US-China Investment Deal Text 'Basically' Done, China Says
• Quicken Loans Loses Bid To Transfer Fla. TCPA Suit
• DOL Wins High Court Battle Over Agency Rule-Making
• Buchanan Ducks Malpractice Claims In $53M Loan Default Row
• Creditors Get Wake-Up Call On Involuntary Bankruptcies
• Deutsche Shareholders Seek High Court Review Of MBS Suit
• Missouri AG Knocks Out Predatory Lenders On Reservation
• Law Firm Accused Of Fla. Bar Process, Public Records Abuse
• Brand Battles: Martin Luther King, Citi, Bourbon Whiskey
• Market Rumors: GF Securities, Douglas, Fuayo Glass
• Trump Taj Mahal's $10M FinCEN Deal Moves Forward
• Gupta Moves To Vacate Sentence Under Newman
• Hogan Lovells Adds Finance Partner To New York Office
• BlackRock Can't Stop Deal In BofA, US Bank RMBS Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: RBS, CVC Capital, Life Time Fitness
• HAMP Doesn't Bar State Contract Claims, NJ Court Says
• Schiff Hardin Gets White Collar Boost With Ex-NY Prosecutor
• Web Designer Aims To Nix Travelers' Data Breach Suit
• Ocwen Tries To Buck Tax Reporting Class Action
• Merrill Lynch, BofA Hit With OT Claims By Ex-Trainees
• Ex-S&P Exec Fights SEC Bid To Ax Suit Over In-House Courts
• Claims Of JPMorgan 'Thievery,' Madoff Ties Appear NY-Bound
• Broker-Dealer M&A: Toward An Efficient Rule 1017 Process
• The Importance Of Making Fact-Based Arguments
• NFL's Gore Takes $1,000 Settlement From BB&T In $53M Case
• Banks Say Judge Can't Split Up Libor Suit Over Jurisdiction
• US Bank Can't Revive $1.8B RMBS Suit Against Credit Suisse
• Brokerage Not Covered For Online Theft, 11th Circ. Affirms
• BPI Directors Urge Shareholders To Nix $1.2B Takeover Bid
• Bank Leumi Investor Sues Over $400M Tax Evasion Penalty
• DLA Piper Snags Ex-O'Melveny Star Litigator In Los Angeles
• NY AG Says Credit Card Surcharge Ban Fights Price-Gouging
• Caesars Bond Trustee Sues To Enforce $750M Guarantee
• Ex-Barclays Director Claims National Origin, Sex Bias In Suit
• NY Appeals Court Approves $8.5B BofA MBS Deal
• Big Banks All Pass Stress Test, Fed Says
• Winston & Strawn Adds Ex-Pillsbury Finance Pro In NY
• Judge OKs LBO $590M Settlement Distribution Plan
• Picard Pushes $54M Clawback Suit Against Madoff Pal
• SEC's Asset Manager Stress Tests Won't Copy Bank Model
• Goldman Critic Urges 2nd Circ. To Revive Shareholder Case
• Market Rumors: HKBN, Huarong, 1MDB
• Schwab Founder Slips Suit Over Alleged $25M RE Fraud
• Europe's Top Court Upholds Iranian Bank Sanctions
• EU Capital Markets Push Raises Cross-Border Investing Hopes
• Progressive, Sun West Bank Top Brass Settle Coverage Row
• 3rd Circ. Pauses Fraud Trial For Pa. Congressman's Son
• House Bill Would Drop Threshold For Enhanced Bank Rules
• Citi Continues Slimdown In $1.2B Turkish Bank Stake Sale
• Bank Of Beirut Fined £2M For Stalling UK Regulator's Inquiry
• California Bill Would Establish Bitcoin Licensing Regime
• Law Firm Tensions Mount In Africa — What Does It Mean?
• Proskauer, Chadbourne Get Stanford Ponzi Suit Trimmed
• SEC Small Biz Group Warns On Accredited Investor Rewrite
• Tight Bank Oversight Could Offset Stress Test Predictability
• SEC Tries To Cash In On Tossing Of In-House Court Challenge
• Lehman Settles Bond Swap Fight Over Giants Stadium
• Deals Rumor Mill: ZF, Hellman & Friedman, Qatar Airways
• Madoff Investors Win Class Cert. In Suit Against PwC, Citco
• Split 9th Circ. Won't Let FDIC Flout Failed Bank's Contracts
• FSB Jumps Forward On Boundaries For SIFI Asset Managers
• Sullivan & Cromwell Denies Witness Coaching In FHFA Suit
• SEC Seeks $99M From Convicted McGinn Smith Brokers
• 2nd Circ. Wary Of Expanding Bank Cardholder Arbitration Bar
• Goldman, JPM Biz Units, Others Axed From Aluminum MDL
• Temenos Pays Summit Partners $260M For Multifonds
• A Close Look At Recent UDAAP Actions: Part 2
• Citi Settles With Military Members Over Mortgage Interest
• ING Exits Insurance Biz With $2B Stock Sale And Repurchase
• Crunching The Numbers In NYDFS' Cybersecurity Report
• Yellen Says Overall Stability Is Priority In Bank Oversight
• EFH Wants Creditors Blocked From Targeting LBO Debt
• 'Body And Brain' Ruling To Keep Delaware Experts On Toes
• JPMorgan Tries To Harpoon 'London Whale' ERISA Suit
• Judge In $2.3B Argentina Bond Spat Mulls Citi Injunction
• US Seeks More Time To Respond To MetLife SIFI Suit
• Cordray Stands Up For CFPB In House Committee Hearing
• Bank Not Covered For $2M Ponzi Scheme Losses: 8th Circ.
• Warren Pushes For Tighter Fed Rules To Prevent Bailouts
• Blank Rome Can't Kick Morgan Stanley Exec's Ex-Wife's Suit
• Wells Fargo Stole Trade Secrets In Broker Hire, Suit Says
• CFPB Wins Injunction On Law Firm In Mortgage Scheme Suit
• Sidley Guides Times Property's $273M Senior Notes Sale
• Market Rumors: Actavis, HKBN, Aldermore
• Barclays Has Set Nearly $2B Aside For Forex Issues
• 10th Circ. Revives $550M Barclays RMBS Suit
• Ocwen Taps Turnaround Advisers After Latest Losses
• Global Banks Meet Raised Capital Rules, Regulators Say
• Chamber Says Muddled Financial Regs Hurt Businesses
• Citi To Shed Subprime Lender OneMain In $4.25B Deal
• A Close Look At Recent UDAAP Actions: Part 1
• JPMorgan To Pay $50M In US Trustee Robo-Signing Settlement
• Capital One Can Pursue Intellectual Ventures In Antitrust Case
• Unapproved Deal Dooms OneWest's Suit, Insurer Tells Judge
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