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Banking - August, 2015

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• OIG Calls For Improvements To CFPB Hiring Practices
• BofA's $9M, $3.6M Deals OK'd Despite 'Vexatious' Objector
• 7th Circ. Awards Syrian Assets To Some Terror Victims
• PNC Can't Escape Bankers' OT Class Action, 7th Circ. Says
• 2nd Circ. Solidifies Argentina Bank's Creditor Shield
• Madoff Trustee Scraps With Cohmad Agent Over Bank Docs
• FinCEN Rule Loops Advisers Into Anti-Laundering Crusade
• Okla. Judge Nixes Tribal Leader's Payday Lending Suit
• SEC's 7th Circ. Win Won't End War On Admin Courts
• Futures Watchdog Proposes New Cybersecurity Rules
• Intercorp Pulls Planned $400M US IPO
• Bear Stearns Tells 2nd Circ. $200M Complaint Missed Deadline
• Judge Steps Aside In PNC FCA Case After Partiality Dispute
• Real Estate Rumors: Apollo, Forever 21, BuzzFeed
• FinCEN Continues Aggressive Anti-Money Laundering Trend
• Argentine Central Bank Escapes Bondholder Suit At 2nd Circ.
• Litigation Risk For HFT Facilitators Fades Fast
• 5 Insights From 3M General Counsel Ivan Fong
• Baha Mar Fights Contractor, Bank Bids To Toss Del. Ch. 11
• FBME Money Laundering Injunction Is Win For Transparency
• JPMorgan Investor Appeals Axing Of Claims Over $2B In Fines
• Ocwen Parent In Too Deep To Shake FCA Claims, Relators Say
• Illegal Bitcoin Exchange Suspect In Talks With Prosecutors
• Exchange-Traded Products Need Reining, SEC Warned
• HSBC Says Plaintiffs Risk No Recovery If $1.8M Deal Not OK'd
• Some AIG Docs Protected In MF Global Fight, Judge Rules
• IRS Scores Win In $24.9M Tax Shelter Refund Suit
• Madoff Trustee Defends $213M Clawback Suit Against Legacy
• Deals Rumor Mill: Baxalta, Worldpay, Qihoo 360
• 'Flash Crash' Trader Can't Stall Extradition Case, Court Says
• Saxo Bank Co-Founder Buys Stake In Danish Hockey Team
• Baker Donelson Guides $200M Monmouth REIT Credit Deal
• Reed Smith Adds Former BNY Mellon Counsel In NY
• Swiss Bank Strikes Deal With DOJ For Aiding Tax Evasion
• FBME 'Death Sentence' Suspended Over APA Violations
• An Important Reading Of High Court's Advisory Fee Opinion
• Come To Terms With CFPB Civil Investigative Demands
• Ex-Running Back Says BB&T Allowed Fraudulent Investments
• Minor League Team Owner Ducks Bid To Reopen Lien Case
• 'Flash Boys' Suits Lose Luster After Exchange Case Tossed
• Morgan Stanley Hit With $20M Retaliatory-Firing Suit
• Sen. Paul, Expats Argue For Standing In IRS Foreign Tax Suit
• SEC Appeals Latest Loss Over Admin Judges To 2nd Circ.
• UBS To Pay $1.7M To Settle US Sanctions Law Violations
• Ex-BankAtlantic CEO Refused Retrial In SEC Fraud Suit
• CFTC Can Restart Claim Against Convicted Ex-Sentinel CEO
• K&L Gates Nabs Dentons Finance Pro For Singapore Outpost
• 9th Circ. Nixes Law Firm Sanctions In Credit Reporting Row
• CFTC Ratchets Up Retail Forex Protections After Swiss Shock
• SEC Official Calls For Transparency On Bank Waivers
• BofA Slams 'Vexatious' Objector To $9M Part-Timers Deal
• Terrorism Financing Gaining Ground As Bank Litigation Risk
• CORRECTED: Thornburg Trustee Scores $45M In MBS Suit
• 5 Tips For Beating A Bank Foreclosure
• Tips For Responding To An FTC Subpoena
• BB&T Looks To Tackle NFL Receiver In Negligence Trial
• SEC's 'Regulation A+' Should Get An F, States Tell DC Circ.
• Funds Get Bank Treatment In Anti-Money Laundering Proposal
• Deals Rumor Mill: China Cinda, Quatrro Global, Puerto Rico
• US Bank, Xerox Settle With Borrower In Student Loan Suit
• Bank Melli Can't Duck Terror Victims' $18M Suit, 9th Circ. Says
• 5th Circ. Revival of MBS Suit Flouts High Court, Banks Say
• Barclays, Exchanges Get High-Frequency Trading Suits Nixed
• Obama Urged To Help Sort Out USDA-Native American Deal
• $2.4B BofA Pact Stiffed Ohio Firm On Fees, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Target Says SEC Won't Penalize It For 2013 Data Breach
• Investment Banks' Interest Piqued By Stadium Finance
• Facebook IPO Underwriters Get Help From SEC In 2nd Circ.
• Key Online Lending Takeaways As Regulators Assess Industry
• BB&T Calls NFLers' Neglience Claims Sour Grapes At Trial
• Locke Lord Blasts Sanctions Bid In Mortgage Scheme Row
• Ex-Merrill Lynch Broker Must Repay $1.4M For Insider Trading
• Equitable Mootness May Be Alive And Well In 3rd Circ.
• Citi Slams Merchants' Update In $7B Swipe Fee Appeal
• JPMorgan, Assurant Settle Calif. Force-Placed Claims
• Gupta Again Takes Insider Trading Conviction To 2nd Circ.
• FTC Gets Kibosh Put On Calif. Mortgage Relief Firm
• Lehman Can't Sue UK Biz But $41M Swaps Still Fair Game
• Bankrupt Caesars Unit, Lenders Reach Deal On Debt Plan
• BofA Unit To Pay $36M To Settle Appraiser OT Row
• 2nd Circ. Says NY Incorrect Venue For Citi Euro Note Suit
• Ex-JP Morgan Analyst, Friends Charged With Insider Trading
• Bank Chief Needn't Profit To Be Liable For Tips, SEC Says
• Capital One Says Intellectual Ventures Discovery Must Go On
• EU Antitrust Watchdog Probes Precious Metals Trading
• Citibank Denied Rehearing In AIB's Suit Over Rogue Trader
• Freddie Mac, Principal Seek To Update 2nd Circ. Libor Brief
• Navient In CFPB's Crosshairs Over Student Loan Practices
• China Cracks Down On Illegal Banks Amid Market Turmoil
• CFPB Underplays Consumers' Right To Sue Debt Collectors
• Experian Blasts Class Cert. Bid In Credit Report Row
• FDIC Pushes For End To $265M Tax Row With Failed Banks
• Ex-Kleenmaid Director Pleads Guilty To Loan Fraud
• SEC Spots Vast Problems In Retail Structured Product Sales
• Ex-TMST Exec Can't Duck SEC Suit Over 2007 TV Interview
• Madoff Investors Win Approval To Divvy Up $623M Settlement
• 7th Circ. Rejects Bid To Challenge SEC In-House Court
• FINRA Exam Gives Handy Map To Spot Conflicts In Broker Pay
• Hausfeld Appointed Co-Lead Counsel In Forex OTC Actions
• Dewey 'Secret Seven' Pull Back Curtain On Firm In Crisis
• W.Va. Bank Says Its Claim Takes Priority In Estate Tax Row
• Capital One Not Debt Collector Under FDCPA, 11th Circ. Says
• Class Cert. Upheld In Wells Fargo Overdraft MDL
• Facebook IPO Underwriters Want A Say In Nasdaq Settlement
• Charles Schwab Pays $2M FINRA Fine On Net Capital Shortfall
• A Useful Case For Directors Of Failed Banks
• International Energy Can Sue Chinese Co. Over BP Asset Sale
• 7th Circ. Revives Claims Against RBS In Securities Row
• Berkeley Dean Supports High Court Petition Over 'Puffery'
• Law360 Pro Bono All Stars Show Dedication To Helping Others
• RBC Loses Renewed Bid For Arbitration In Overdraft MDL
• Bank Can't Collect $10M Fees From Hemispherx: 3rd Circ.
• CFPB Suits Bring Some Clarity To Its Definition Of 'Abusive'
• 3 DC Circ. Rulings Shaping The SEC's Dodd-Frank Powers
• 20 Firms Show How To Win Big And Do Good
• RBS Can't Use 2014 High Court Ruling To Escape MBS Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tesco, Novo Banco, Indian Oil Corp.
• Imprecise Mortgage Upturns TD Bank Win, Fla. Court Says
• Banks Detail Target Security Lapses In Class Cert. Bid
• US Urges High Court To Nix Iran Bank Appeal In $1.75B Payout
• Ex-Rabobank Traders Press 5th Amendment Dismissal Bid
• The Dewey Trial Report: Rebuttals, Write-Offs And Red Ink
• The Political Implications Of UK's Tom Hayes Verdict
• CFPB, NYDFS Sue Scheming Calif. Pension Advance Cos.
• SEC Gets Fugitive Ex-VC Exec's Assets Frozen
• Ex-Army Chief Of Staff Joins JPMorgan As Risk Adviser
• Pryor Cashman Hit With $37M Malpractice Suit Over Bank Deal
• Feds Fight Wells Fargo Bid For Docs In $189M Mortgage Suit
• Barclays Investors Win Class Cert. In Libor-Rigging Suit
• Texas Fines Citi For Securities Sales Rep Registration Lapse
• Ex-Wilmington Trust Exec Pleads Not Guilty In Fraud Case
• Investors Tell 2nd Circ. Libor Antitrust Ruling Is Indefensible
• Attys Want Former NFLer's $1M Fraud Verdict Overturned
• Collections Co. Denied Arbitration, Tribal Shield In Class Suit
• 1st TARP Fraud Defendant Gets 30 Months
• Chinese P2P Co. Nabs $207M From Standard Chartered, Others
• 2 More Swiss Banks Settle With DOJ Over Tax Evasion
• Banks Say Negligence Claims Not Barred In Home Depot MDL
• Libor MDL Judge Throws Unprepared Lawyer Out Of Court
• Walgreen, Others Want AmEx Antitrust Ruling Applied To MDL
• FDIC Sues Citi, US Bank Over $695M Mortgage Security Loss
• Beware False Positives In Statistics-Based SEC Actions
• Fla. Hotel Asks Full 11th Circ. To Rethink $5M Interest Ruling
• UBS Investor's State Claims In $11M Loss Preempted: Judge
• BNY Mellon Failed As Trustee Of $2B In MBS, FDIC Suit Says
• Vietnam Devalues Dong After China's Yuan Devaluation
• BNY Mellon Gets OK To Join Revel Energy Supply Dispute
• MoFo Advises Capital One In $150M NYC Property Financing
• Ex-Park Avenue Bank Exec Gets A Year And A Day In Prison
• Global Regulators Propose Unique Tagging For Derivatives
• Goldman Sachs Asia-Pacific Unit Gains HK Banking License
• Deutsche Gets 2nd Shot At Recouping $30M In Tribune Reorg
• Swipe-Fee Merchants Want Fees Despite Atty Misconduct
• Judge Nixes Navient's Premature Bid To DQ Atty Repping Wife
• Citi Euro Note Plaintiff Says NY Forum Should Prevail
• Feds Defend Patriot Act Takedown Of FBME Bank
• Top 5 Ways To Help A Law Professional Land A Job
• NY Appellate Court Upholds ACA's $120M Goldman Fraud Suit
• Freddie Mac Wants Va. Fraud Claim Back In Libor MDL
• Citi Pays $15M SEC Fine Over Compliance, Surveillance Flaws
• Citi To Pay Additional $4.5M In NY Fee Refund Deal
• SEC's Dating Advice For Internet Platforms And Its Impact
• Target Sets High Bar For Data Breach Deals In Visa Pact
• 5th Circ. Delays Ruling On Firms' Ponzi Suit Immunity
• PTAB Nixes Claims In Securities Transactions Patent
• SEC Strikes Series Of FCPA Firsts With BNY Mellon Deal
• TD Bank Escapes Currency Conversion Fee Class Action
• BB&T's Latest Deal Could Mark Uptick In Bank M&A
• Former R-G Premier Brass Lose Bid To Tap Excess Coverage
• 4th Circ. Revives FDIC's Claims Against Failed Bank's Execs
• Willkie Farr To Produce More Atty Emails In Swipe Fee MDL
• 10th Circ. Kills Nationstar, BofA Mortgage Suit
• PNC Pushes For Judge's Recusal In Suit Over TARP Funds
• Goldman Slams Addition Of Intervenors In Sex-Bias Action
• Citi Sells Alternative Investment Biz To SS&C In $425M Deal
• Former Oak Rock CEO Gets 8 Years For $93M Scheme
• Santander Slams Stradley's Bid To Ax $200M Malpractice Row
• SunEdison, Goldman Form $1B Clean Energy Investment Fund
• Chase Says Homeowners' New Evidence Was Too Late
• Ga. Bank Not Covered For Ponzi Clawback Suit: 11th Circ.
• Promontory Agrees To NY Ban For Standard Chartered Failings
• Goldman Sachs Investing $150M In India's Piramal Realty
• Jury Clears BNY Unit In $460M Trial Tied To Refco Fraud
• Target To Pay Visa Issuers Up To $67M Over Data Breach
• Akin Gump Blasts Overcharging Claims In Cal Dive Bankruptcy
• BNY Mellon To Pay $14.8M To Settle FCPA Internship Case
• BB&T Drops $1.8B To Buy National Penn
• The Compliance Officer Sanctions Debate Heats Up
• An Important Copyright Preemption Decision From 5th Circ.
• Molycorp Judge Says Potential Miller Buckfire Fee Is Too High
• Slim CFTC Staffing Delays Enforcement Reviews, Report Says
• Citi, Paul Weiss Take Sting Out Of SEC's $180M Settlement
• AIG Says Pimco's Calif. Suit Is Time-Barred Under IndyMac
• Hogan Lovells Adds Former Acting US Atty In LA
• Deals Rumor Mill: London City Airport, UAE, Elephant
• Futures Traders Folded Into Forex OTC Litigation
• Commerzbank Calls Morgan Stanley Appeal 'Alive And Well'
• Madoff Trustee Fights Dismissal Of Feeder Clawback Suit
• DOJ Investigating Citigroup's Ties To Mexican Billionaire
• How Much Money Does It Take To Make A Lawyer Happy?
• BofA, LAPD Escape Occupy Foreclosure Conspiracy Claims
• Fried Frank Aids SL Green In $141M Refi On NYC Tower
• Class Attys In Chase TCPA Deal Lower Fee Request To $9.5M
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Rehear Suit Over MERS Deed Recording
• What Happens To The Iran Deal Without US Support?
• BNP To Pay $115M In Forex Class Settlement
• The Citco Settlement And What Lies Ahead For PwC
• Banks Paid Out $132B In Post-Crisis Mortgage Deals: Report
• Understanding CFPB's New Theory Of Abusiveness
• Citi Units To Pay $180M To Settle Hedge Fund Fraud Charges
• Wells Fargo Asks Justices To Let Stand ATM Patent Ruling
• Insurers Must Cover US Bank's Overdraft Deal, 8th Circ. Told
• CFTC Wins Injunction Against Accused 'Flash Crash' Firm
• DC Circ. Rejects Bankers' Challenge To Info Sharing Law
• Jury Deadlocks On Ex-Real Estate CEO In $300M Ponzi Case
• UBS Pays FINRA Fine After Muni Bond Tax Surprise
• Calif. Nabs $13.9M In Interest From Insurer In Stringfellow Fight
• Malibu Golf Club Slams US Bank's Bid To Toss It Into Ch. 7
• Wachovia Nabs Reversal Of $3M Lease Breach Judgment
• China Ex-Im Bank Says Bahamas Ruling Kills Baha Mar Ch. 11
• Judge Unmasks Potential Target In Libor-Rigging Probe
• Eurogroup Agrees To Send Billions To Greece In 3rd Bailout
• Calif. Tribe's Claims Trimmed In Embezzlement Suit
• Arab Bank Settles Claims It Funded Hamas Attacks
• No IPOs Ahead As August Slump Mixes With Market Volatility
• Freddie Mac Can't Join Libor Antitrust Appeal, Judge Says
• Norton Rose Atty Tapped Vice Chair Of Canada Market Agency
• Investors To Ask For Approval Of $90M Regions Settlement
• Jones Lang To Pick Up Mortgage Lender For $260M
• TD Bank To Get $10M Up Front In Rothstein Trustee Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: Time Inc., CBRE, Rockwood Capital
• TrueCar, Goldman Sued Over IPO Investors' Losses
• Mediation — Panacea Or Placebo?
• Yuanta Strikes $1.76B Deal For PE-Backed Ta Chong Bank
• Goldman To Buy GE Capital's $16B Online Bank
• China Financial Regulators Should Share Info More, FSB Says
• A Challenge To CFPB's Constitutionality Continues
• Wells Fargo Can't Keep LA's Sales Goal Row In Fed. Court
• Ex-Wilmington Trust CFO Pleads Not Guilty To Fraud Charges
• SEC's $20M Muni Bond Case Puts Pressure On Pricy Markups
• $272M Deal In Goldman RMBS Saga Hits Judge's Desk
• SunTrust, Credit Suisse End Suit Over $450M Broker's List
• CFTC Grants Temporary Relief To Overseas Swap Dealers
• SEC Mulling Appeal Of Latest Loss In Admin Court Challenge
• Fandango Case Could Fuel Patent Abuses, Fed. Circ. Told
• IRS Says Sen. Paul Lacks Standing In Foreign Tax Info Suit
• Ex-UBS Trader Takes Fight Over Libor Charges To 2nd Circ.
• Forex Settlements Hit $2B As Goldman, 4 Others Reach Deals
• Ex-Santander Exec. Hit Again With SEC Insider Trading Claims
• Thelen Trustee Angles For Slice Of Artemis Fraud Settlement
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Closely Watched Midland Rate Case
• OSG Investors Land $16M Deal In Tax Liability Fight
• Houlihan Lokey Misses IPO Target By More Than $90M
• Mass Mutual, Deutsche Unit Settle RMBS Suit
• The Consequences Of Evading Crimean Sanctions
• Insurers, Foreign Firms Hit With UK Exec Liability Rules
• SEC Hits Edward Jones For $20M For Muni Bond Overcharges
• Payments To Securitized Loans Find A Safe Harbor, For Now
• Same-Day ACH Rule Likely On Track, But Questions Remain
• Ex-JPMorgan Banker's Dad Cops To Insider Trading Scheme
• Secret Prosecutions And The Erosion Of Justice
• Del. High Court Must Resolve 'London Whale' Issue: 2nd Circ.
• BofA Beats $100M ARS Investments Suit
• Argentina Sanctioned For Keeping Asset Info From Creditors
• Citco To Pay $125M To Exit Madoff Feeder Suit
• Economists Push 2nd Circ. To Reverse AmEx Antitrust Ruling
• Record Dark Pool Fine Shows Risks Of Business Experiments
• SEC Gives Fla.'s 'Foreclosure King' The Boot
• Texas Ducking Questions Over Swipe Fee Law, 5th Circ. Told
• FTC Hits Data Broker Accused Of Selling Info To Scammers
• Foreclosure Firm Fires Back In Mortgage Services Failure Suit
• SEC Administrative Court Has A Constitutionality Problem
• Baha Mar Judge Pushes Back Hearing On Axing Ch. 11
• 2nd Circ. Revives FCI Debt Collection Class Action
• Alston & Bird Snags Finance Partner From Allen Matkins
• SEC Settles With Fund Manager Convicted In Petters Ponzi
• JP Morgan Can't Ditch $400M Eagle Ford Fraud Case
• US Seeks Appeal Of Greenberg's AIG Bailout Win
• Aluminum Buyers Push 2nd Circ. To Revive Antitrust Suit
• Citizens Bank To Pay $35M For Under-Crediting Deposits
• Arbitration Of Ally Car Contract Row Challenged At 11th Circ.
• China's Currency Dips Again As US Lawmakers Tee Off
• Willkie Guides FIS On $9.1B Deal For Software Co. SunGard
• How Banks Can Combat Regulatory Risks With Lean 6 Sigma
• SEC Admin Judges 'Likely Unconstitutional', NY Judge Says
• ITG Hit With Record $20.3M SEC Fine Over Misused Client Data
• Ex-Opus Bank VP Must Arbitrate Contract Suit: 9th Circ.
• Dechert Fights Bottle Maker's $80M Suit Over Ch. 11 Exec. Pay
• Morgan Stanley Says Class Rep's Studying Isn't OT
• Insider Trading Hack Exposes Big Hole In Security Plans
• Deutsche Bank Investors Want 2nd Shot Under Omnicare
• Capital One Inks $9B Deal For GE's Health Care Lending Unit
• Greece, Creditors Agree 'In Principle' To Bailout Terms
• Akin Gump's Cal Dive Bankruptcy Bills Excessive, BofA Says
• Whistleblowers In Taylor Bean Case Blast Atty's Fee Claim
• HSBC Gets Privacy Suit Stayed For Separate Settlement Talks
• Futures Traders Seek Consolidation Into Forex OTC Suit
• CFPB Refers Santander To DOJ For Lending Bias: Report
• Ill. Board Wants Atty Disbarred Over Bank Fraud Conviction
• Deutsche Bank, Others Push Judge To Nix Silver Fixing MDL
• 9/11 Families Demand Docs From Bin Laden Associate
• Chase's Lapses Can't Deflect Class Cert., Homeowners Say
• Hersha Hospitality Scores $300M Loan For Debt Refinancing
• China Devalues Yuan In Surprise Announcement
• Adjusting To CFPB's Auto Finance Examination Authority
• Citigroup To Pay $13.5M To End CSO Hedge Fund Suit
• 5th Circ. Revives Gov't's MBS Suit Against Goldman, Others
• Court OKs $36M Settlement By Northern Trust In ERISA Suit
• Goldman Says It Made No Misrepresentations In MBS Deal
• 3rd Circ. Says Standing Is Uncertain In New Century Fight
• Sen. Warren Raises Concerns Over Banks' Messaging System
• Goldman Sachs Must Wait To Depose Sex Bias Intervenors
• China Ex-Im Bank Can't Block Discovery In Baha Mar Case
• Morgan Stanley Glitch Exposed Client Data To Worker: FTC
• SEC Plans To Move Forward On Ex-S&P Exec's In-House Trial
• Investor Advocates Blast Arbitration In DOL Fiduciary Rule
• SEC's Aguilar Calls For Clearer Enforcement Orders
• How To Pick The Best Investment Bank For Your IPO
• NYC Banking Disclosure Law Preempted, Judge Rules
• OneWest Skirts Mortgage Scam FCA Suit
• 2nd Circ. Raps Argentina Bond Row Judge For Flouting Ruling
• Standard Chartered Hires 4 Compliance Officials
• FBME Slams Treasury Following Patriot Act Ban
• SEC Inspector General Probes In-House Judge Bias Charges
• SEC's Friendly Fire Against CCOs — And How To Avoid It
• Nondebtors Wrongly Consolidated With Debtor, Justices Told
• SEC Helps Venture Capital Firms Enter The Internet Era
• China Bank Criticizes Baha Mar's Actions In Bankruptcy Battle
• Freddie Mac Wants In On 2nd Circ. Libor Antitrust Appeal
• Springleaf's $4B Deal For Citi Subprime Unit Sparks Probes
• NFL Players Get Count Restored In Suit Against BB&T
• Urban Outfitters Ducks Out Of Visa, MasterCard Fee Suit
• Marathon Hearings May Bring Changes To DOL Fiduciary Rule
• Associated Bank Back In Court Defending $79M Ponzi Suit
• Ex-Taylor Bean Head Asks Justices To Hear $2.9B Fraud Rap
• Madoff Trustee Says Accountant Owes $20M For Aiding Fraud
• Target Calls Banks' Breach Claims Too Distinct For Class Cert.
• Law Trio Aid $242M Loan For Proposed NYC Proton Facility
• Fed. Circ. Concludes Retirement Benefits Patent Abstract
• 5 Cos. Set Sights On $552M As IPO Market Wavers
• Ex-Goldman Exec In $50M Laundering Rap Blames Husband
• Banks Oppose Exchange Claims In OTC Forex Action
• Libor Plaintiffs Want To Hear From 8 Ex-Barclays Workers
• Target Says Unsealing Breach Docs Invites Another Attack
• Real Estate Rumors: BofA, Lionheart, Talbott Hotel
• A Common Exclusion That Puts Your D&O Coverage At Risk
• OSG Investors Pitch $16M Settlement In Securities Action
• Goldman Sachs Wants Two Sex-Bias Suit Intervenors Deposed
• 'Strange' Wells Fargo Card Contract May Not Fly, Judge Says
• 10th Circ. Upholds Insurer's Win In FDIC D&O Coverage Beef
• Utah Justices Find No Job Protection In Atty Conduct Rule
• RMBS Investors Say Wells Fargo, Deutsche Still On Hook
• Ex-Rabobank Traders Shouldn't Depose Hayes Witness: Feds
• SEC Judge May Temper Agency Focus On Compliance Pros
• Gardere Nabs Ex-Locke Lord Litigator Who Served Gov. Perry
• US Bank Sued Over MBS Trust Losses
• 7th Circ. Apologizes For Losing Track Of Case For 5 Years
• 3 More Swiss Banks Settle With DOJ Over Tax Evasion
• CFPB's HQ Renovation Costs Reasonable, Report Says
• Credit Suisse Must Face Insurer's $250M RMBS Suit
• CFTC Fines Morgan Stanley Over Dodd-Frank Violation
• Dentons Adds Capital Markets Partner In NY
• M&T Says Talks Over A US Mortgage Settlement Have Begun
• Real Estate Rumors: Silverstein, Cerberus, Packer
• Looking Closer At The Pay Ratio Rule — And How To Comply
• Ex-Wilmington Trust Brass Charged With Hiding Shaky Loans
• Gupta's Insider Trading Loss Not Up For Debate, Rakoff Rules
• AmEx Tells 2nd Circ. Antitrust Ruling Ignored Cardholders
• SEC Pay Ratio Rule Appears Bound For Courtroom Showdown
• AmEx Ruling Prompts Questions On $7B Interchange Fee Deal
• 24 Banks Facing Class Action Over Treasury Manipulation
• Ratings Agencies Off Hook In Bear Stearns Fund Suit
• IBRC Gets Ch. 15 Recognition Affirmed In District Court Appeal
• Rejected AmEx Deal Shows Ethical Risks Of Atty Friendships
• SEC Judge Won't Sanction Ex-Wells Fargo Compliance Officer
• Jones Day Lures 2 Real Estate Pros From Sidley
• NJ Jury Begins Deliberating In Ex-NFLer, Mom's Fraud Trial
• Judge Drops 'Les Mis' Reference In US Bank Sanctions Fight
• SEC Passes New Swap Dealer Registration Rules
• Terrorism Victims Sue To Block Iran Nuclear Deal
• Tribal Payday Lender Conspired With Backers, Suit Claims
• Wall St. Reform Group Backs $1.3B BofA Fine In 2nd Circ.
• Judge Promises Quick Ruling On NYC Banking Disclosure Law
• Ky. Man Cops To Swiss Tax Scam Involving Ex-UBS Adviser
• Federal Marijuana Law Vs. Calif. Institutional Investors
• On Deck Accused Of Misleading Investors In $230M IPO
• Divided SEC Passes Controversial CEO Pay-Ratio Rule
• Eurozone Lenders Upbeat About Greek Bailout Deal Talks
• Judge Trims Libor Claims Against Banks In NY Lawsuits
• Libor Judge Calls Out Forex Judge On Antitrust Logic
• DC Circ. Revives BofA, Visa ATM Fee Class Actions
• Proskauer, Chadbourne Want 5th Circ. To Nix Ponzi Row
• 8th Circ. Won't Toss Fraud Conviction Based On Atty Failure
• JPMorgan Ranked Most Systemically Important Bank
• Barclays Libor Judge Asks UK Court To Compel Testimony
• Scarinci Hollenbeck, Ballon Stoll Share NYC Space
• Ex-State Street Execs Blast SEC's Shifting Push For Sanctions
• MSRB Eyes Changes To Market Transparency Plan
• 8th Circ. Nixes Row Over $333.2M BofA Merger Settlement
• Atty Says Repping Wife Against Navient Isn't A Conflict
• SEC's Gallagher Blames Dodd-Frank For Politicizing Agency
• Ropes & Gray Adds Finance Pro From Weil Gotshal
• Ocala Trust Sues USAmeriBank Over $5M Transfer In Fraud
• Lehman Gets Green Light For $1.89B Creditor Distribution
• GE Slips Suit Alleging Role In $3.6B Petters Ponzi Plot
• AmEx Judge Rejects Merchant Deal Over Atty 'Collusion'
• Locke Lord, Winston Face Sanctions Call In Mortgage Row
• Swiss Bank Agrees To DOJ Fine For Aiding Tax Evasion
• CFPB Sues Canadian Online Payday Lender
• Judge Posner Sets Out To Clean Up Frivolousness
• UK Sells $3.3B Stake In RBS To Begin Ending Bailout
• 6 Things Bankers Want You To Know About Guiding An IPO
• Farmers Agent Axed To Pay Debt Loses Appeal To 8th Circ.
• 8th Circ. Denies Ex-Atty's Appeal In Investment Fraud Case
• Nationstar Mortgage Debtors Denied Cert. In Fee Scheme Suit
• PHH Wins Stay Of $109M Penalty During DC Circ. Appeal
• Western Sky Gets Injunction Lifted In Fla. Loan Row
• NJ Foreclosure Firm Zucker Goldberg Files Chapter 11
• Regions Bank Joins Call For Sanctions In Fla. Property Row
• A General Counsel's 6 Tips For Documenting Worker Behavior
• Puerto Rico Misses Bond Payment, Defaults
• UK's Guilty Verdict In Libor Trial Bodes Well For DOJ
• HSBC Sells Brazil Banking Arm To Banco Bradesco For $5.2B
• Goldman Sachs Eyes $5.9B For Upcoming Legal Expenses
• SEC Won't Back Down After Latest In-House Court Setback
• 1st UK Conviction Gives More Ammunition To Libor Plaintiffs
• CFPB Investigating Citigroup Over Student Loan Practices
• Deals Rumor Mill: Petco, BASF, Syngenta, Third Point, Suzuki
• 3rd Circ. Axes Class Action Over MERS Deed Recording
• Reservist Slams BNY Mellon's Bid To Nix Foreclosure Suit
• Gov't Says Gupta Can't Appeal Latest Insider Trading Defeat
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Revive IP Asserted Aganist US Bancorp
• Citi Can't Reargue Liability Cap In Grocer Card Breach
• NY Bars Promontory Over Standard Chartered Failings
• $235M Citi, Goldman, UBS Settlement Approved In MBS Case
• SEC Loses Bid To Dismiss Ex-S&P Exec's Complaint
• Deals Adviser Houlihan Lokey Sets Terms For $313M IPO
• Hong Kong Tickets BNP Unit $15M Citing Dark Pool Failures
• China Mulls Limits On Size Of Online Payments
• New Risks To Non-US Banks In American Courts
• Ex-UBS Trader Sentenced To 14 Years On Libor Charges
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