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Banking - October, 2015

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• Wachtell Says CVR Undercut Own Bid To Save Malpractice Suit
• Ex-Goldman Coder Looks To Send Fee Suit Back To Delaware
• Synchrony Urges Arbitration For Dental Credit Class Action
• Alleged Secret Meeting Might Save Zinc Antitrust Action
• Simpson Thacher, JPMorgan Ditch Suits Over $1.5B GM Loan
• BofA Agrees To Pay $335M To End Mortgage-Tracking Claims
• Crowdfunding May Struggle Under New SEC Rules
• SEC 'Victim' Mark Cuban Can Join ALJ Fight, 11th Circ. Says
• JPMorgan Fights To Keep $8.6B Lehman Suit In Federal Court
• Argentina, Cleary Say Hedge Funds Want Privileged Docs
• Collection Co. Says 11th Circ. Ruling Backs Arbitration Bid
• SIFMA Backs Nomura, RBS On $806M Appeal At 2nd Circ.
• Fed's Plan To End Too Big To Fail Needs Vigilance To Work
• RWE, Others Team Up For $2.3 Billion UK Wind Farm
• Chancery Reversal Frees Merrill Lynch From Zale Merger Suit
• Newman Makes Bharara's October A Month To Forget
• Stanford Loses Appeal Of Conviction In 5th Circ.
• US Bank Loses Claims Against Atty In $1M Insurance Fight
• Ohio Atty Arrested For Loan Suit Contempt Hearing No-Show
• Taxation With Representation: Troutman, Sullivan, Vinson
• FINRA Says Top Job Will Turn Over Next Year
• Fed Would Require Long-Term Debt In Bank Bail-In Proposal
• Credit Suisse Targeted In FIFA Probes By US, Switzerland
• 5th Circ. Sides With Okla. On Noncompetes In State Law Clash
• More Than 20K Bank Accounts Lost In TalkTalk Breach
• Split SEC Finalizes Crowdfunding Rules
• KeyCorp Agrees To Acquire First Niagara In $4.1B Deal
• With New Office, UK Steps Up Its Financial Sanctions Game
• Dodd-Frank 2.0 — The Clinton Plan For Financial Regulation
• Forget Rule 68 — Show Them The Money
• Adams & Reese, Others Settle Stanford Ponzi Scheme Suits
• Traders Can't Revive Libor Manipulation Claims In MDL
• Western Union To Pay $8.5M To End TCPA Class Action
• Screening Cos. To Pay $13M In CFPB Background Check Case
• 4 Swiss Banks Pay $25M In Latest DOJ Tax Evasion Deals
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive PayPal User's 'Silly' TCPA Claim
• Wells Fargo Can't Duck Suit Over Mortgage Disclosures
• Deutsche Bank Reportedly Nearing $200M Sanctions Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Visa, KeyCorp, Lotte Group
• Citi, Others Get Nod For $1.86B Deal In Market-Rigging Suit
• Rural Utility Lender Defends Sought FCC Insurance Exemption
• IRS May Ease Excise Tax Regs On Frequent Flier Miles
• CFPB Moves To Shut Down Student Financial Aid Scam
• Ohio Atty Scolded For Repping Both Sides In Foreclosure Row
• From The Book Of Jargon: Creeping Tender
• New York Community, Astoria Financial Merge In $2B Deal
• Challenge To Tribal Lender's Rates Falls Short, 11th Circ. Says
• Willkie Farr Ducks Malpractice Suit Over FINRA Probe
• AmEx Dodges Shareholder Suit Over DOJ Antitrust Probe
• Hausfeld Gets Keys To AmEx Swipe Mess For Settlement Push
• Wealth Management For Attorneys
• 9th Circ. Asked To Rethink BofA Suitable-Seating PAGA Row
• 5 Law Firms That Inspire Fear With Their Marketing Mojo
• GCs Find Liability Shield In Cybersecurity Info-Sharing Bill
• 5 Keys For Attys Navigating The New Crowdfunding Rules
• Insurer, ShoreBank Execs Near Deal In $73M Coverage Fight
• Lender To Pay $3.3M For Military Debt Collection Practices
• Barclays Investors Say 'Dark Pool' Probe Docs Off Limits
• Reed Smith Atty Defends Her Work In $25M Malpractice Trial
• Leadership Void Threatens To Weaken NY Financial Watchdog
• CFPB Wins Judgment Against Defunct Corinthian Colleges
• Legacy Capital Wants $213M Madoff Clawback Suit Gutted
• Canadian Market Watchdog Proposes Whistleblower Bounties
• Jaffe & Asher Sued Over AmEx Debt Collection Letters
• Breaking Down Ex-Speaker Hastert's Plea Deal
• EU Seeks To Ease Rules To Boost Financing For Startups
• Foreclosure Firm Argues CFPB Can't Regulate Law Practice
• Ex-Rabobank Boss Grilled On Messages Seeking Libor Fixes
• SEC To Keep Close Watch For JOBS Act Problems, Chair Says
• Malibu Golf Club Gets Nod For $35M Auction
• Goldman Sachs Reaches $50M Settlement Over NY Fed Leak
• Spoliation Standards Under The New Rule 37(e)
• Key Post-Zale Practice Points For Banks And Boards
• Ex-Speaker Hastert Pleads Guilty To Hush Money Charge
• Sen. Warren Says AIG, Prudential Admit To Lavish 'Kickbacks'
• Banks Get 1 More Supervisor With Ed. Dept.'s Account Rule
• Iran Bank Can't Hide Assets In Bombing Case, 2nd Circ. Hears
• SEC May Hear Jeers As Final Crowdfunding Rules Debut
• Fla. Investment Adviser Hits BofA With $100M Antitrust Suit
• House OKs Bill To Delay Contentious DOL Fiduciary Standard
• TD Bank Sued Over Robocalls
• Reed Smith Atty Failed Clients In Loan Deal, Expert Testifies
• Accused Rabobank Fraudster Denies Rigging Libor
• Mixed-Use Finds Footing Amid Hurdles To Fannie Backing
• Pro Bono: The New Associate's Compass To Success
• Real Estate Rumors: KKR, Wells Fargo, Carlyle
• UK Consultant Dismissed From Aluminium Price-Fixing MDL
• Midland Credit Wants Atty DQ'd From Debt Collection Fight
• Payday Loan Agency Tells 4th Circ. Claims Can Be Arbitrated
• 5 Firms Pay $18M To FINRA For Overcharging Funds
• Prosecutors Snare 15 In Alleged $31M Debt Collection Scam
• Union Bank To Ease Account Screening Process, NY AG Says
• Haynes and Boone Adds Finance Partner From Porter Hedges
• 3rd Circ. Intentionally Expands TCPA For The Unintended
• Experian Credit Reporting Row Freezes Until Spokeo Decision
• JPMorgan Escapes RICO Suit Over Electricity Price-Rigging
• 9th Circ. Upholds JPMorgan's $15M Win In Meritage Loan Row
• Texas Man Accuses Credit Agencies Of Faulty Record Keeping
• Trader Says SEC Can't Flip Insider Trading In-House Loss
• Mass. Says Fidelity Allowed Unregistered Advisers To Trade
• Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Decry Forex Settlements
• 9th Circ. Urged To Publish BofA Suitable-Seating PAGA Ruling
• Stradley Ronon Urges Judge To Nix $200M Malpractice Suit
• Clinton Throws Support Behind Infrastructure Bank
• SEC Fines Rating Agency $5.8M Over Slack RMBS Reviews
• Goldman To Face $50M Fine Over NY Fed Leak
• Olshan Nabs Commercial Litigation Atty From Morgan Lewis
• Nomura, RBS Say They Had No Chance In $806M FHFA Suit
• Justices Told 5th Amendment Shields Foreign Account
• Venezuela's Central Bank Says Site Falsifies Exchange Rates
• Carefully Crafted Mortgages In Pa. Foreclosure Cases
• Refresh Or Rebuild? Website Strategies For Big Law
• Ex-Rabobank Traders Lose Midtrial Bid To Toss Libor Case
• An Introduction To The World Bank Sanctions Regime
• 5 Considerations Before Becoming Chip Card Compliant
• Standard Chartered Drops Equity Derivative, Convertibles Biz
• SEC Picks Up The Pace On Financial Reporting Fraud Efforts
• In Congress: Electing Speaker, Raising Debt Ceiling
• Target Internal Probe Docs Largely Shielded In Breach Dispute
• Bharara Wins A PR Victory After Bruising Newman Loss
• U.S. Bank Asks High Court To Review Atty Fee Ruling
• Cerberus In Top Spot For Distressed $6.9B Irish Loan Pool
• JPMorgan Software Tweaks Breached Contract, Calypso Says
• CFPB Aims To 'Get To The Bottom' Of RushCard's Debacle
• Deals Rumor Mill: Kellogg, TreeHouse, Astoria Financial
• Fed Nears Rollout Of Key Bank Bail-In Proposal
• Swiss Bank To Pay $15M Under DOJ Tax Evasion Program
• Barclays Says Investors Won't Detail 'Dark Pool' Probe
• Mortgages Could Be Exception To Fla.'s Statute Of Limitations
• Hedge Fund Operator Inks $46M Deal In Madoff Clawback Suit
• SEC Regulation Of Cybersecurity And Tech Risk Converges
• Argentina Violated Agreement On $234M In Bonds
• Real Estate Rumors: Invesco, Shorenstein, Unicorp
• Xenia Hotels Snags $300M Loans As It Looks To Close Deals
• Kansas City Fed Rejects Colorado Pot Credit Union
• 5 Ways GCs Can Spot A Lazy Lawyer
• Ocwen Not Fully Complying With Mortgage Settlement: Monitor
• Watch For More CFTC Regulation Of Virtual Currencies
• Ex-Rabobank Traders Plan To Testify In Libor-Rigging Case
• Bill Aims To Cut In-House Proceedings For SEC Violations
• SEC Asks 2nd Circ. To Unfreeze S&P Exec's In-House Case
• UK Watchdog Knocks Good Times-Bad Times Regulation
• FDIC Sets Dodd-Frank Swap Margins Rule For Banks
• EU Sues 6 Member States Over Lack Of Failed-Bank Laws
• European Court Removes Barriers To Bitcoin Exchanges
• Dinsmore Opens Philly Office With 6 New Finance Attys
• IBM Beats Intellectual Ventures Security Patent At PTAB
• Wells Fargo Gets Some Docs In $189M Mortgage Suit
• Obama Admin Pushes Ch. 9 Protection For Puerto Rico
• Barclays To Pay $384M, HSBC $285M In Forex Case
• SEC Watchdog Finds Flaws In Fund Distribution Process
• Cadwalader Escapes Bank's Malpractice Suit At NY High Court
• Bharara Drops Steinberg Insider Trading Case After Newman
• Jackson Walker Fights DQ Bid In Utility, Wind Farm Row
• SEC Enforcement Surged To Record High In Fiscal Year 2015
• 4 Things Arrogant Lawyers Say That Can Cost Them Business
• Volcker Rule Continues To Challenge The CLO Market
• Real Estate Rumors: Stuy Town, Hudson Yards, Kraft Heinz
• Morgan Stanley, UBS Fight Revival Of $665M MBS Suits
• Chancery Says Bank Not Entitled To $1.3M Tax Payout
• Fresh Faces At SEC Won't Mask Political Strife
• 4th Circ. Voids State Immunity For Student Loan Agency
• Ex-Tribal Payday Lender CEO Denies Kickback Charges
• Athilon Beats Quadrant Claims Over Note Repurchase
• Reed Smith Stymied Car Dealer's Fraud Case, Pa. Jury Hears
• CFPB's Options Limited In RushCard Debacle
• JPMorgan Gets $10.2M Robocall Deal OK'd Over Objections
• CFTC's Massad Says Automated Trading Rules Coming Soon
• Sprint To Pay $3M For Charging Fees Based On Credit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Parques Reunidos, National Food, Barclays
• Puerto Rico Ends Talks With Bondholder Group
• 2nd Circ. Backs Insurer In $15M Nomura Coverage Battle
• Judge Got US-UK Tax Treaty Wrong, Lehman Tells 2nd Circ.
• Rakoff Limits Cross-Examination In Libor Fraud Trial
• JPMorgan 'London Whale' Traders To Be Deposed Overseas
• Another Home Run For FINRA In 2015
• A Warning To Noncompliant Taxpayers With Offshore Holdings
• Cybersecurity Will Begin Affecting Credit Ratings
• 4 Reasons To Use Electronic Deposition Exhibits
• Goldman Investors Urge 2nd Circ. To Deny Abacus Appeal
• Rabobank Traders Attack Gov't Witness In Libor Fraud Trial
• GCs Brace For Shift In State AGs Priorities
• Locke Lord, Winston Escape Sanctions In Mortgage Row
• Calif. Watchdog Sides With Workers In Suitable Seating Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: FedEx, Deutsche Telekom, Unicredit
• Pa. Atty Must Face $5M Malpractice Suit In NJ
• Estate Of Ex-Bank CEO To Pay $11M In TARP Fraud Settlement
• NYSE, Others Say SEC's Market Committee Needs Diversity
• 9th Circ. Judge Calls PayPal User's TCPA Claim 'Silly'
• SEC Chair Calls For Treasury Market Rule Gaps To Be Filled
• Chetrit Blasts Boies Strategy In Money Laundering Suit
• Credit Agricole To Pay $787M In NY, US Sanctions Settlement
• Coding Errors Increasingly Lead To Regulatory Sanctions
• CFPB Loosens Up On Small Lenders And Rural Areas
• The New Risks Of An 'Open Iran' For Global Business
• Borrowers Tell 4th Circ. Loan Claims Can't Go To Arbitration
• Assurant, US Bank Settle In Force-Placed Insurance Suit
• MF Global Execs Ask For E&O Coverage Extension
• SIFMA Throws Support Behind Senate Cybersecurity Bill
• Extradited Ukrainian Hacker Pleads Not Guilty
• SEC Private Fund Study May Slow Regulatory Creep
• TCW Loses Bid To Gut Hedge Funds' $128M MBS Suit
• Regions Agrees To Sale Of Tax Evaders' Miami Mansion
• Breaking Down Reed Smith's $25M Legal Malpractice Trial
• Hedge Funds Blast Argentina, Cleary Over Stalled Discovery
• Ex-DEA Agent Gets 78 Months For Silk Road Bitcoin Theft
• JPMorgan Seeks Victory, Sanction On Intellectual Ventures
• DOJ Tells 2nd Circ. NCAA Ruling Backs Its AmEx Case
• Puda Coal Underwriters Pay $8.6M To Settle Investor Claims
• Ex-UBS Execs Take Bid-Rigging Convictions To High Court
• Ex-Regions Exec Agrees To Industry Ban Over Loan Reporting
• UBS Firms To Pay $17.5M Over Investment Strategy Switch
• Rabobank Accepted Libor Fraud, Guilty Ex-Trader Testifies
• High Court Asked To Review Nat'l Bank Act Preemptions
• Barclays, Wachovia Exit Credit Union MBS Row For $378M
• Jury Dings Global Fitness In Row With Membership Biller
• FinCEN Says Bank Playing Games In Money Laundering Case
• GFH Capital Strikes $125M US Industrial Property Deal
• The New Paradigm In Vendor Management Under CFPB
• Check Printing Biz Makes $160M Data Analytics Buy
• Gov't Must Redo Docs In Tribal Asset Row, Judge Says
• OPINION: The Bitter Pill Of Competition Within Large Law
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Pension Fund's 'London Whale' Claims
• HSBC's $6.5M Privacy Deal A Product Of Collusion, Court Told
• SEC Investor Advocate Argues Against NYSE Rule Change
• Taxation With Representation: Weil, Simpson, Kirkland
• CFTC Enforcement Chief Bemoans Lack Of In-House Judges
• CFPB Data Collection Boost May Bring More Lending Cases
• JPMorgan Settles Out Of MassMutual's $2B RMBS Row
• NJ Foreclosure Firm Spars With Landlord In Ch. 11
• China's 'Bad Loan' Bank Eyes $2.5B IPO
• 3 Proxy Advisers Urge TICC Holders To Veto Co.'s Proposal
• 5 BigLaw Attys In The Running For Top NY Judge Spot
• SEC Head Says 'Cracks' Found In Funds' Fiduciary Duty
• Trucking Co. CFO Gets 3 Years, $21M Fine For Fraud Scheme
• Pa. Lawmaker's Son Refused Slew Of Motions At Trial Opener
• UK Regulator Bars Ex-UBS Trader For Fraud In $2.3B Loss
• PCAOB Says Audit Firms' Risk Assessment Not Up To Snuff
• Deutsche Bank Investors Try MBS Suit Again Under Omnicare
• A Brief History Of SEC Enforcement Actions Against Directors
• A Bellwether For Banking On 'High Risk' Industries
• Chip-Enabled Card Compliance Will Hit Some Merchants Hard
• NC Shakes Up Guarantor Liability In Foreclosure Cases
• TCPA Suits Bolstered By 3rd Circ. 'Called Party' Ruling
• Large Commercial Drones Could Be Big Business
• Former Meadowlands Builder Says Lehman Unit Owes $1.3B
• Motley Rice To Lead ITG Investor Suit Over $20M Fine
• SEC Enforcement Chief Says 'Broken Windows' Is Working
• 3 Firms Steer Square's Plans For $275M Public Debut
• Fla. High Court Affirms Clean Energy Bond Program
• UK Pulls Back On Pace-Setting Financial Reform Measures
• CFPB Issues Final Mortgage Data Collection Rule
• $1.2B Quicken Loans Suit Timely, Deutsche Tells 2nd Circ.
• SEC Commish Urges Review Of Trading Rules After ETF Flop
• FINRA Looks To Protect Vulnerable Investors With New Rules
• Ex-Paskenta Tribe Leaders Lose Appeal Bid In Fraud Suit
• Visa, GameStop Dodge Gamers' Rewards Program Suit
• Banks Denied Class Cert. In Kmart Data Breach Suit
• Metadata 101 For Lawyers: A 2-Minute Primer
• NY Fed Chief Says Rate Hike Depends On Coming Months
• Libor-Rigging Occurred Daily, Guilty Rabobank Trader Testifies
• First Data's $2.6B IPO Falls Short While Albertsons Delays
• CFPB Seeks Halt To Calif. Pension Scammers Business
• Services Sector Poised For TPP Boost, Think Tank Says
• IRS Gives Nod To $8.5B Countrywide MBS Settlement
• CFPB's New Approach To Redlining Analysis Is Put Into Action
• Remain Seated For A High Court Reading Of RICO's Reach
• Ex-Speaker Hastert To Plead Guilty To Banking Violations
• E&Y's Negligence Led To $128M Madoff Loss, Jury Told
• Citigroup Can't Escape IT Workers' Wage-And-Hour Suit
• Good Board Members Shouldn't Fear The SEC, Commish Says
• Small-Biz Group Rallies Behind SEC's Regulation A+
• Lehman Seeks Billions In Allegedly Lost Swap Payments
• 7th Circ. Won't Rehear Case It Lost Track Of For 5 Years
• SEC Warns 11th Circ. Against Making Split On In-House Court
• JP Morgan, 5 Others To Pay $2.5M For Stock Sale Violations
• High Court Split Forms On Whether Offers Moot Cases
• Ex-Bank Of Internet Auditor Launches Retaliation Suit
• Ex-Paul Hastings Trial Pro Joins Orrick In Southern Calif.
• TCPA Covers Roommate In BofA Robocall Feud, 3rd Circ. Says
• Recent Reflections Of Heightened Class Ascertainability
• Rabobank Traders Seek Separation From Guilty Colleagues
• New Regs, Old Roadblocks For US Banks And Telecom In Cuba
• Employer Takeaways From SEC V. Huang
• Cantor Fitzgerald Beats Shareholder's Appeal Over BGC Deals
• Nomura Presses 2nd Circ. For RMBS Coverage From Federal
• Credit Suisse Unit Can't Escape $1B MBS Suit
• Texas High Court Takes Up Home Equity Loan Challenge
• Women Suing Goldman Say Ex-Worker Can Seek Bias Ban
• Navient Can't Take Wife Repping DQ Row To 7th Circ.
• Newman's Domino Effect: 12 Cases On Edge After Cert. Denial
• SEC Fine Could Lead To Limits On Structured Note Offerings
• 9th Circ. Revives Bank of America Teller Seating Row
• T-Mobile, Experian Breach Suits Belong In Calif., JPML Told
• JPMorgan Beats Whistleblower's Wrongful Termination Suit
• Ex-Bank Leumi Brass To Pay $1M After Tax Evasion Probe
• High Court Axes Mass. Bank Tax Ruling In Light Of Wynne
• Q&A With Fordham's James Brudney
• Santander Unit To Pay $6.4M Over Puerto Rico Bond Funds
• Extradited Hacker Blamed For 'Army' Of Infected Computers
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Banking Security Patent Invalid
• NYDFS Says Banks Must Keep Messaging System Data
• Iranian Parliament Approves Nuclear Deal
• Kmart Says Banks Not Covered By Consumer Fraud Laws
• UBS Strikes $20M SEC Deal Over Structured Note Disclosures
• GE Capital Sells $30 Billion Loan Portfolio To Wells Fargo
• CFPB Is Attacking Arbitration Via Class Action Waivers
• 2nd Circ. Won't Reconsider Argentina Central Bank Ruling
• Ex-CEO Challenging SEC Court Asks 7th Circ. For Rehearing
• SEC Offers To Remove Industry Bans After DC Circ. Ruling
• Md. Atty Convicted Over Real Estate Loan Scheme
• 10 Ways To Become A 360-Degree Lawyer
• Chip-Enabled Cards Still Vulnerable To Fraud, FBI Says
• M&T, HCB Hid Violations Ahead Of $3.7B Merger, Suit Says
• Trustee Wants Stroock Off Haggen Ch. 11 Over JPMorgan Ties
• CMBS Delinquencies Fall In US Even As Retail Stumbles
• LoanDepot Launches IPO To Address 'Unmet' Demand
• T-Mobile, Experian Face More Class Claims Over Breach
• New York Signs Off On $3.7B M&T, Hudson City Merger
• Springtime For 'Implementation Day' On Iran Sanctions
• The State Of DOL's Whistleblower Protection Program
• Sidley Austin Adds Ex-Kirkland Partner To Hong Kong Team
• CitiGroup Escapes Discriminatory Lending Suit In Calif.
• FINRA Allowed To Share Over-The-Counter Securities Data
• CalSTRS Can't Intervene In Yen Libor-Fixing Class Action
• AmEx Wants TCPA Row Paused While FCC Interpretation Eyed
• Dana Transport Says Banks Pushed It Into $500M Default
• CFPB Eyes Kickback Risk In Marketing Services Agreements
• Troutman Sanders Nabs Ex-Faruki Ireland Cybersecurity Pro
• FDIC Says Its Suit Against Banks Over Colonial Was Timely
• Swiss Bank To Pay DOJ $1.6M For Helping Tax Evasion
• Ex-Deutsche Trader Pleads Guilty To Role In Libor Plot
• Star Lehman Trader's $83M Bonus Claim Mostly Rejected
• Clinton Pledges To Undo Insider Trading Decision
• T-Mobile, Experian Data Breach Warrants Probe, Feds Told
• BNP Paribas Fined $2.4M Over Flawed Options Reporting
• Ex-TD Bank VP Pleads Guilty Over $1.2B Rothstein Scheme
• Failed Bank's Shareholders Rip 'Keystone Kops' FinCEN Probe
• Jackson Walker Hit With DQ Bid In Energy Contract Spat
• 'Bond King' Bill Gross Sues Pimco Over His Ouster
• Colo. Pot Credit Union Says No Trial Needed In KC Fed Case
• Sudan Tells 2nd Circ. $315M Ruling Threatens US Diplomacy
• A New Critique Of Ch. 11 Reform Carries Serious Weight
• Bharara Says He Wasn't Surprised By Newman Cert. Denial
• Chip-Enabled Cards Won't Stem Data Breaches, Retailers Say
• Con-way Investor Seeks To Halt XPO's $3B Acquisition
• Ex-Deutsche VP's New Claims Cut In 'Mommy Track' Bias Suit
• Sens. Press Experian On Causes Of T-Mobile Breach
• Facebook Says Many Investors Knew Of Problems Before IPO
• Stanford Receiver Scores $50M Win Against Ex-Treasurer
• Coming CFPB Arbitration Rules Face Multiple Legal Fights
• Ex-Hedge Fund Manager Settles SEC Insider Trading Suit
• Ex-UCB Exec Can't Deny He Caused $950M Loss, Feds Say
• Fifth Third Urges Sanctions For Whistleblower With 'Vendetta'
• Clear Contractual Terms Beat Equitable Principles — Again
• Former SEC Director Rejoins WilmerHale In NY
• Barclays Faces TCPA Action Over Debt Collection Calls
• Newman Denial Clears Way For IBM Insider Trading Trial
• AML Trends Signal Changing Times For Regional Banks
• $109M PHH Fine Is Stretch Of Power, Chamber Tells DC Circ.
• CFPB Weighs Axing Class Action Bans In Arbitration Clauses
• Ex-JPMorgan Execs Near Deal With SEC In Pay-To-Play Suit
• 15 Lines That Capture The Newman Case, From Start To End
• Ex-BofA Employees Object To $8M Late Wages Settlement
• Critics Fear TPP Sets Stage For Weakened Financial Regs
• SEC Enforcement Appeals Insider Trading In-House Loss
• 'London Whale' Claims Rightly Bypassed Board, NY Court Told
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rethink Cert. In PNC Lending Scheme Suit
• House Votes To Ease Securities, Bank Reporting Rules
• FinCEN Can't Remand 'Death Sentence' Suit, Bank Says
• Fifth Third Bank To Pay $85M Over Defunct Mortgage Loans
• UBS Hit With Fraud Suit Over $500M Chinese Investment
• AmEx Tells 2nd Circ. Merchant Rules Don't Harm Consumers
• UK Banks And Insurers Face New Whistleblower Rules
• Swiss Asset Firm, DOJ Reach Deal Over Tax Evasion Charges
• Nontraditional Lenders Rush In Where Banks Retreat
• Ballard Spahr Adds Fannie Mae Vet To Housing Group In DC
• TPP Currency Forum No Substitute For Rules, Detractors Say
• Justices Dubious Of Protections For Spousal Guarantors
• 5 Things Clients Never Tell Their Lawyers
• Lynn Tilton, Patriarch Partners Sued Over Investor Losses
• CORRECTED: SEC Fines Ocwen-Linked Loan Servicer $1.5M
• Feds To Rethink Insider Trading Strategy After Newman Snub
• Scottrade Hit With 1st Data Breach Suit
• Lawyers Weigh In On Supreme Court's Newman Rejection
• New MetLife Debt Fund Lends $86M To Cypress For Minn. Mall
• High Court Won't Revive Stanford Victims' Claims Against SEC
• High Court Won't Review Wells Fargo ATM Patent Row
• Swiss Banker Who Testified Against UBS Exec Avoids Prison
• Schwab's Libor Claims Get No Supreme Court Traction
• High Court Splits On Whether Loan Guarantors Are Applicants
• BNY Mellon Can't Dodge RMBS Suit Over Loan Docs
• Deals Rumor Mill: Suncor, BofA Merrill Lynch, Banpu Power
• NY Grants License To Winklevoss-Backed Bitcoin Firm
• High Court Denies Schwab Appeal In Crisis-Era Class Action
• Name Game: Designating Lenders For A Loss Payee Clause
• Lehman Ruling Offers Much-Needed Guidance On 'Loss'
• Supreme Court Rejects Newman Insider Trading Appeal
• In Congress: Energy, Budget, Boehner's Replacement
• SEC Judge Says Ex-Assisted Living CEO Owes $4.2M For Fraud
• 7 Firms Guide NTE Energy's $645M Natural Gas Plant Deal
• FBOP Argues It Isn't Subject To Pension Agency's Claims
• Wells Fargo Ordered To Pay $17.8M Over Mismanaged Trusts
• Ally Car Lessee Fights To Kill Arbitration At 11th Circ.
• EU Securitization Rules Could Unlock More Investment
• Resource Extraction Rules Coming Next Summer, SEC Says
• Leave In-House Court Spat To Judiciary, SEC Republicans Say
• Marketplace Lenders Say Risk-Retention Rules Aren't Needed
• Coca-Cola, Visa, McDonald's Urge FIFA Prez To Step Down
• Brand Battles: MasterCard, LG, World Trade Center
• CFTC Says Judge Needn't Recuse Over Trader's Fear Claims
• Objector Says Attys Asking Too Much In $20M Ocwen Deal
• BB&T Appeals $500M Foreign Tax Credit Denial To High Court
• Bankruptcy Atty Calls Square's 'Bad List' Discriminatory
• Scottrade Reveals Breach Affecting 4.6M Customers
• Chicago Atty Cops To $11M Mortgage Fraud Scheme
• Deals Rumor Mill: Vivendi, SMBC, Mondelez
• Former NFL Player Gets Prison In Mortgage Fraud Scheme
• CFTC Muscles Its Way To New Regulatory Turf
• BB&T Enters Specialist Insurance Broking Partnership
• It May Not Always Be Safe To Follow Advice Of Counsel
• Feds To Credit 'Good Faith Effort' On New Mortgage Docs
• Inside National Futures Association Cybersecurity Guidance
• 9th Circ. Shoots Down Davis Fund Excessive Fee Suit
• Pryor Cashman Aims To Ax Malpractice Claim From $37M Suit
• DOL Lets Credit Suisse Manage Pensions After Criminal Plea
• WTO Faults Argentina Over Rules Tied To Tax Transparency
• Madoff Trustee Can't Claw Back Foreign Transfers, Cos. Say
• Merrill Lynch On Its Own In Suit Over $690M Zale-Signet Deal
• Retailers Say Microchip Cards Alone Won't Protect Shoppers
• JPMorgan Beats Bulk Of $8.6B Lehman Collapse Suit
• Revolving-Door Roundup: Paul Weiss, Boies, Akin, Willkie
• Iran Bank Case Could Make It Harder To Collect Terror Awards
• Target Pushes To Block Banks From Breach Probe Docs
• Kopelowitz Ostrow Adds Name Partner From Grossman Roth
• Bankers Not Liable For Board Actions, Del. Justices Told
• Deals Rumor Mill: JPMorgan, Bombardier, Elliott
• Banks Must Play Catch-Up On OECD Tax Info Reporting Rules
• Big Banks Finalize $1.9B Deal Over CDS Claims
• Morgan Stanley's Alleged Race Bias Continues, Suit Says
• HSBC Can't Escape Chicago Predatory Lending Lawsuit
• CFPB Orders Auto Lender To Pay $48M For Tricking Borrowers
• House Votes To Keep Iran Sanctions Until Terror Victims Paid
• High Court To Hear RJR Nabisco's Challenge To RICO Suit
• BofA Gets Suit Over $219M Bond Offering Trimmed
• The CFPB Is Still Coming For Law Firms
• High Court Will Hear Iranian Bank's Appeal Of $1.75B Payout
• UCC And The Importance Of A Paper Clip
• First Data Readies Year's Largest Leveraged Buyout Debut