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Banking - July, 2025

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• 3 DOJ Attys Face Bar Complaints Over CFPB Representation
• SEC's Atkins Launches 'Project Crypto' To Overhaul Policy
• Fed Joins In Letting Banks Use Third-Party Customer ID Info
• Dems Press OCC Head On Regulating Trump's Crypto Biz
• Ex-FDIC Chair 'Livid' Over Toxic Workplace Claims, OIG Says
• Capital One Says It Is Disputing FDIC Underpayment Claim
• Lloyd's, Loan Provider Settle $3M Pitcher Coverage Feud
• NYSE Parent May Buy Enverus For $6B, Plus More Rumors
• NC Judge Questions Barings' Bid For Ex-Employees' Emails
• How Banks Can Harness New Customer ID Rule's Flexibility
• Fintech, BofA, JPMorgan Face Class Suit Over Cyberattack
• Playing Soccer Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• White House Crypto Report Sets Blueprint For Coming Rules
• 2nd Circ. Backs Live Well Founder's Bond Fraud Convictions
• Iowa Slams Schwab's 'Amorphous' Antitrust Compliance Deal
• Cash App Parent's $12.5M Spam Text Settlement Gets 1st OK
• TMX Customers Seek Final OK Of $42M Data Breach Suit Deal
• TD Bank Can't Beat Suit Over $3B AML Fine, Investors Say
• Truist Triggered Employee Exodus, Not Ex-Execs, Court Told
• The SEC Should Embrace Tokenized Equity, Not Strangle It
• Fintech Payments Pro Moves Practice To Taft
• OCC Hires Top Skadden Banking Atty As New Chief Counsel
• Compliance Changes On Deck For Banks Under Texas AI Law
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Learning From Failure
• Samourai Wallet Execs Cop To Money-Transmitting Charges
• CFPB Plans 'Accelerated' Push To Revamp Open Banking Rule
• Axos Wants Justices To Undo Auditor's $1.5M Retaliation Win
• Oil Co. Misled Investors Prior To $295M Offering, Suit Says
• SEC Tosses Broker's NSCC Margin Rule Challenge
• 8th Circ. Says Bankruptcy Sale Appeal Dead Without Stay
• Pa. Bank Slams Ponzi Investors' 'Search For Scapegoats'
• Prime Core Ch. 11 Trust Seeks Return Of $2.1M In Transfers
• Crypto Mixer Execs To Change Plea In Samourai Wallet Case
• REIT Shareholders File 'Improper Lending' Suit Against Execs
• Flywire Hid Impact Of Student Visa Restrictions, Investor Says
• BofA Accuses FDIC Of $250M Rate Flip-Flop In Premiums Suit
• Tips For Crypto AI Agent Developers Under SEC Watch
• Calif. Privacy Agency Fines Data Broker For Skirting Registry
• Oft-Penalized Deutsche Bank Finds New GC From Freshfields
• SEC, Crypto Bank Veteran Joins DeFi Platform As GC
• 4th Circ. Rejects BofA's Claim Of Tax Offsets After Mergers
• What To Watch As Deadline Looms For Jay Clayton At SDNY
• Rocket Cos. Investor Ends Fraud Suit After Class Cert. Denial
• Fed Committee Meetings Will Remain Closed, Judge Rules
• SEC Gets Early Win In Fraud Case Against Ex-Citi, Cetera Rep
• Fiserv Misled Investors On Platform Growth, Suit Says
• Newly Public Crypto Platform Tron Files Plans To Raise $1B
• Insurers Sued Over Refusal To Cover Arbitration Defense
• What's Next For CFPB After 'Big Beautiful' Funding Cuts
• Adapting To Private Practice: From ATF Director To BigLaw
• What To Know As SEC Looks To Expand Private Fund Access
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Judge To Weigh If FTX Prosecutors Broke Plea Promise
• New DOJ Penalty Policy Could Spell Trouble For Cos.
• Pullman & Comley Didn't Flag 'Falsified' $16M Loan, Suit Says
• DC Circ. Pauses Order Reinstating 2 NCUA Members
• Texas Justices Leave Atty Fees In UDJA Cases Alone, For Now
• Veteran CFPB Enforcement Atty Heads For The Exit
• 3rd Circ. Won't Review $3.2M Wawa Breach Fee Award
• Ex-Credit Suisse Client Gets 2½ Years For Hiding Assets
• Chase, Other Banks To Pay $3.75M To End Crypto Ponzi Suit
• Influencer Marketing Partnerships Face Rising Litigation Risk
• Dentons Stalling Discovery In Terraform Ch. 11, Court Told
• Latham-Led Strategy Raises $2.5B To Acquire More Bitcoin
• Switzerland Faces $5B Claim After Credit Suisse Collapse
• 5 Consumer Protection Compliance Issues In NY State Budget
• Hospital Giant To Pay $3.5M Over Nurse Training Repayments
• Fried Frank M&A Leader Sees Silver Lining Amid Uncertainties
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Crypto Group Appoints Ex-Legal Chief, Willkie Alum As CEO
• 3 Firms Advise On $8.6B Pinnacle-Synovus Merger Deal
• Judge Won't Block Exela Ch. 11 Plan For Claims Dilution Suit
• 5th Circ. Loath To Say Guilty Plea Implicated Brother In Fraud
• Wash. AG Sues Contractor To Keep Benefits Data From Feds
• Trump Ally's Fund Firm Sues Powell Over Meeting Secrecy
• Forex Firm Argentex Placed Into Administration
• Fintech Orgs. Urge Trump Admin To Back Open Banking Rule
• Chancery OKs $12.75M Settlement In MoneyLion SPAC Suit
• NCUA Board Members 'Glad To Be Back' Amid Trump Fight
• Open Banking Is On Ice As CFPB Seeks To Toss Its Own Rule
• SEC, FINRA Obligations In Changing AI Regulatory Landscape
• Feds Can't End Bank Oversight After $3M Redlining Deal
• Bets On Atty's Lien Biz Lost Millions, Investor Tells Jury
• Alston & Bird Expands West Coast Reach With LA Funds Atty
• Holland & Knight Hires Longtime Choate Leader In Boston
• Ukrainian State-Owned Bank Targets Russia In New Claim
• Playing Baseball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Navy Federal Inks $1.7M Deal Over Rejected Fraud Claims
• CFPB Sued Over Retreat From Biden-Era Small-Biz Loan Rule
• Fla. Man Gets 5 Years In Jail For Hiding Swiss Bank Accounts
• Trump Admin Appeals Ruling On NCUA Board Member Firings
• Wells Fargo Gets Partial Early Win In Processing Servicer Suit
• PREPA Bondholders Say Utility Swiped $2.9 Billion
• 9th Circ. Revives Barrett Business Services' Secrets Case
• DC Co. Sues Société Générale Over $29M Loan Deal
• How US Cos. Should Prep For Brazil's Int'l Data Transfer Rules
• Ohio Banking Brief
• Unlicensed $1M Crypto Exchange Operator Pleads Guilty
• US Says It's Immune In Booz Allen Worker Tax Info Leak Suit
• Ex-Real Estate Finance Pro Tapped For OCC Chief Of Staff
• Wells Fargo Suit Shows Consumer Protection Limits In Mass.
• Ohio Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2
• CFTC Settles With Puerto Rico-Based Gas Futures Trader
• NY Finance Atty Joins Proskauer From A&O Shearman
• Bradley Arant Taps Arnall Golden Fintech Pro In Atlanta
• Managing Risks As State AGs Seek To Fill Enforcement Gap
• Feds Launch Forfeiture Suit For $7M In Fraud-Linked Crypto
• Jones Day Guides Corpay On $2.2B Alpha Group Acquisition
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Skillful Persuasion
• Trump's NCUA Board Member Firings Were Illegal, Judge Says
• Chime Facing Class Suit In Wash. Over 'Refer-A-Friend' Texts
• Basel Exit Could Hurt US Influence, Experts Warn At Fed Event
• OCC Defends Ex-Wells Fargo Exec's $10M Fake Accounts Fine
• Bitcoin ATM Co. Enables Crypto Scams, Class Action Says
• Judge Rejects Bondholder Claim Against Puerto Rico
• Ex-Bank Worker's 401(k) Suit Must Be Arbitrated, 5th Circ. Told
• Viks Demand End To Deutsche Bank's 'Egregious' Norway Suit
• Dickinson Wright, Shumaker Guide $95M Bank Merger
• Special Committees Gain Traction In Chapter 11 Investigations
• Samourai Wallet Execs Could Explore Plea Deals, Judge Says
• Lessons From Crackdown On Mexican Banks With Cartel Ties
• Capital One Gets Discovery Pause In Trump De-Banking Suit
• Litigation Inspiration: How To Respond After A Loss
• 8th Circ. Axes Witness Tampering Verdict In Kidnapping Case
• Tips For Cos. From California Climate Reporting FAQ
• New Interpol Silver Notice Could Be Tool For Justice Or Abuse
• CFPB Ends VyStar Consent Order After $1.5M Penalty Paid
• Stablecoin Treasury Co. To Go Public In $360M SPAC Deal
• BitGo, Bullish Join Crypto IPO Wave With Filings
• FinCEN Gives Investment Advisers Reprieve On AML Rule
• BofA Beats Bias Claims Over Upkeep Of Foreclosed Homes
• Tax-Lien Biz Atty Tells Jury He Didn't Seek To Dupe Lender
• DOJ Crypto Enforcement Is Shifting To Target Willfulness
• 11th Circ Says. Experian Not Liable For Credit Dispute Costs
• Feds Want Early Out For Bank In $3M Redlining Case
• Feds Move To Drop Some Counts Against Texas Rep. Cuellar
• DOL Rescinds ERISA Guidance On Citi Racial Equity Program
• Not So Fast: CFPB Shelves Bid To Scrap State Notice Rules
• Why SEC Abandoned Microcap Convertible Debt Crackdown
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Big Banks' Win In Terrorism Financing Fight
• Capital One Board Ignored Account Scheme Risks, Suit Says
• The Metamorphosis Of The Major Questions Doctrine
• Law360 Names 2025's Top Attorneys Under 40
• As Trump Signs Stablecoin Bill, Attorneys Talk Compliance
• Crypto Firms' OCC Charter Bids Draw Bank Industry Scrutiny
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive Ex-Ruby Tuesday Execs' Benefits Fight
• 2 Firms Score $35.5M Atty Fees In $71M Rate-Swaps Deal
• 2nd Circ. Shields Official From NRA's Free Speech Suit Again
• Ch. 7 Ruling Is Warning For Merchant Cash Advance Providers
• 9th Circ. Turns Away Wells Fargo's 'Sham' Hiring Appeal
• Norton Rose, Wachtell Guide $321.5M Texas Bank Deal
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 2nd Circ. Overturns Ex-HSBC Exec's 2017 Fraud Conviction
• 'Troubling': Dems Press CFPB Over Nixed Navy Federal Order
• Circle's Bank Plans Include Regulatory Vets At Helm
• 3 Crypto Bills Pass House, With Stablecoins Headed To Trump
• SEC Atty Exits After Hiding Revoked License, OIG Says
• GENIUS Act Creates 'Commodity' Uncertainty For Stablecoins
• Mortgage Cos.' Wage Deal OK'd Without Waiver Language
• NC Justices Urged To Let Property Foreclose In Debt Fight
• JPMorgan Chase Can't Force Arbitration In Client Racism Suit
• Cos. Face Convergence Of Anti-Terrorism Act, FCPA Risks
• Feds' Shift On Reputational Risk Raises Questions For Banks
• Mortgage Co. Says Military Service Rule Bars Interest Lawsuit
• IRS Leaker Asks DC Circ. To Bar Comments By Ex-Employer
• US Bank, NetSpeed Must Help In Conn. Atty's ID Theft Probe
• Firm Named Lead Counsel For REIT Securities Fraud Class
• EU Lawmakers Push For Tax Data Hub To Combat Evasion
• Playing Mah-Jongg Makes Me A Better Mediator
• Watchdog Raises Concerns On 9th Circ. Nominee's Crypto Work
• Wells Fargo Sued Over 'Flippant' Mortgage Fee Refunds
• Fed IG To Probe $2.5B HQ Renovation Amid Trump Criticism
• Disbarred Atty Urges 9th Circ. To Nix $243M Loan Scam Order
• House Crypto Bills Clear Procedural Hurdle After Late Stall
• 2nd Circ. Backs Argentina In Bondholders' $360M Debt Suit
• Court Ditches Deutsche Bank Suit Over Lehman Claim Deal
• Business Court Bill Furthers Texas' Pro-Corporate Strategy
• 2 NY Cases May Clarify Foreclosure Law Retroactivity
• Wells Fargo Says JPMorgan No Victim In $481M CMBS Suit
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Navigating Client Trauma
• What To Expect As UK, US Gov'ts Develop Stablecoin Policies
• EXIM Bank Sued For 'Unconscionable' LNG Project Funding
• PCAOB Chief Erica Williams Has Resigned, SEC Chair Says
• FDIC Says Farella Braun Can't Get Fees In First Republic Suit
• Gould Sworn In As Comptroller Of Currency
• Internet Provider Can't Duck Conn. Atty's ID Theft Probe
• FDIC Floats Rule 'Indexing' Plan In Deregulatory Blitz
• BofA Says $657M Payment To FDIC Should End Premiums Suit
• NC Justices Urged To Halt Project Tract's Foreclosure Sale
• Texas Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2
• Weedmaps, SPAC Officers Want Out Of Investor SEC Fine Suit
• Yacht Broker Case Highlights Industry Groups' Antitrust Risk
• Booz Allen Urges DC Circ. To Affirm IRS Leak Sentence
• 4 Former Justices Would Likely Frown On Litigation Funding
• Congress Crypto Movement Could Bring CFTC 'Clarity' At Last
• Casino Entrepreneur Fights Laos' Award Appeal At 9th Circ.
• Regulators Outline Crypto 'Safekeeping' Guidelines For Banks
• Capital One Again Moves To Toss Trump Debanking Suit
• Pawn Operator FirstCash Settles CFPB Military Claims For $9M
• CFPB Deal To Put Medical Debt Back On Reports OK'd
• CFPB Defends Timeliness Of Experian Credit Reporting Suit
• TD Bank Defends $3 Monthly Paper Statement Fee
• OCC Drops 'Disparate Impact' From Fair Lending Oversight
• UnitedHealth Settling Fraud Case Over Fake Invoice Scheme
• BlockFi, DOJ End Ch. 11 Suit Over $35M In Scammed Crypto
• Pa. Bank Fights Court Oversight After $3M Redlining Deal
• 2 Ex-Binance Employees Seek To Escape FTX Clawback Suit
• Stablecoin Bills Present Opportunities, Challenges For Banks
• 2nd Circ. Won't Let UBS Arbitrate Fund Mismanagement Suit
• How Attys Can Use AI To Surface Narratives In E-Discovery
• Wachtell Guides Huntington Bancshares On $1.9B Veritex Buy
• Winston & Strawn Hires Ex-Cadwalader Transactions Atty
• HSBC Becomes Latest Bank To Quit Net Zero Finance Group
• NY Leveraged Finance Pros Leave Latham For Paul Hastings
• Midyear 2025: A Glimpse At Sports Betting Enforcement
• SEC Fines Adviser $1.75M For Hiding Conflicts Of Interest
• Wine Exec Extradited From UK Denies $99M Fraud Scheme
• Courts Face Early Push To Expand Justices' Injunction Ruling
• Ga. Judge Pauses Discovery In Suit Against Ex-Atlanta IG
• Capgemini Asks Judge To Toss MoneyGram Data Breach Suit
• FTX Trust Says Blockchain Co. Hasn't Delivered $1.3M Coins
• GENIUS Act Could Muck Up Insolvency Proceedings
• Feds Flag Possible Atty Conflict In Cuellar Bribery Case
• Coverage For RV Dealer's $1.2M Fraud Loss Limited To $100K
• Calif. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Russian Banker Inks Sanctions DPA After FBI Botches Warrant
• Apple, Visa And Mastercard Beat Payment Fee Collusion Suit
• Fed Floats Revision Of Large Bank Rating Framework
• NJ Developer Charged With Fraud, Bribing Local Official
• States Fine Payment Co. Wise $4.2M Over Compliance Lapses
• Ex-Bank CEO Depo Blocked On 5th Amendment Concerns
• Student Loan Lender Settles AI Bias, Fair Lending Claims
• Georgia Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2
• IRS Leaker Fairly Sentenced To 5 Years, Gov't Tells DC Circ.
• Capital One Deal Approval Lights Up Path For Bank M&A
• Senate Confirms Gould As OCC Head
• Playing The Violin Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Florida Court Nixes $5.8M Ruling, Says Loans Not Securities
• Senators Weigh Principles To Guide Crypto Market Rules
• NC Man Gets 15 Years For Leading Sham $17M Loan Scheme
• Most Claims Tossed In $60M Mortgage Loan Sale Fraud Case
• NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2
• State, Fed Junk Fee Enforcement Shows No Signs Of Slowing
• Former SEC Officials Discuss Agency's New Priorities
• DOJ's 1st M&A Declination Shows Value Of Self-Disclosures
• Feds Charge Pair In Alleged $650M Investment, Crypto Scam
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Self-Care
• Puerto Rico Bond Suit Doesn't Belong In Conn., Insurers Say
• Crypto Firm ReserveOne To Go Public Via $1B SPAC Merger
• Wells Fargo Seeks Dismissal Of COVID-19 Mortgage Suit
• FinCEN To Appeal Block Of Trump's Border Cash Biz Order
• Wells Fargo Wants Investors' 'Sham' Hiring Suit Tossed
• What Expanding Merchant Code Regs Mean For Processors
• NY Developer Accuses Atty, Others Of $3M Investment Fraud
• High Court Allows Trump's Gov't Cuts And Restructuring
• ABA Opinion Makes It A Bit Easier To Drop A 'Hot Potato'
• Jones Day Adds Ex-FDIC, Treasury Leaders To Financial Team
• EU Gives Final Go-Ahead For Bulgaria To Switch To Euro
• Credit Suisse Can't Ditch Bondholder's UBS Merger Suit
• Fed Says Ex-Worker's Vaccine Bias Suit Belongs In DC
• Biggest Illinois Decisions Of 2025 So Far: A Midyear Report
• Lenders Accused Of Using Calif. Tribe To Dodge Usury Laws
• SEC Says Adviser Posed As Clients To Approve Fee Hikes
• 11th Circ. Backs UBS' $6.5M Arbitration Win
• Ex-Essential Oil Co. Manager Gets 6 Years For Fraud
• PHH Mortgage Loan Officers Urge NJ Court To Halt Calif. Deal
• 3rd-Party Audit Tactics To Improve Export Control Compliance
• Asset Manager's Suit Against Lowenstein Sandler Tossed
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• A Look At Trump Admin's Shifting Strategies To Curtail CFPB
• Can Companies Add Tariffs Back To Earnings Calculations?
• BofA Beats Class Cert. Bid Over Vacation Pay, For Now
• FDIC's Consumer Compliance Enforcement Surged In 2024
• Merchants' Suit Against Bank And Payment Co. Gets Trimmed
• Experian Can Arbitrate Customer's FCRA Suit, 11th Circ. Says
• Planet Hollywood Blames BankUnited For $6M PPP Loan Debt
• Dems Query Banks On Any Zelle Fraud Link To Social Media
• CFPB Funding Cut Could Alter Injunction Calculus At DC Circ.
• CMA To Review Global Payments' $24.2B Worldpay Deal
• Fla. Court Rejects Oral Pact Cutting Loan Interest To 7%
• Circuit-By-Circuit Recap: Justices Send Message To Outliers
• The Moments That Shaped The Universal Injunction Case
• How Trump Admin Treasury Policies Are Reaching Banks
• Ex-Treasury Official Joins Covington's Nat'l Security Practice
• Illinois Cases To Watch In 2025: Midyear Report
• My Opera And Baseball Careers Make Me A Better Lawyer
• A Look At DOJ's Dropped Case Against Early Crypto Operator
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• Capital Markets Upturn Sets Stage For Second-Half Rebound
• Amid DEI Uncertainty, Cos. Face Pressure From All Sides
• East West, Cathay Accused Of Enabling $20M NFT Fraud
• Bankers Worry TCPA Rule Causes Fraud Alert Blocking
• High Court Case Tops List of Securities Appeals To Watch
• CoastalSouth Bank Raises $44M In Downsized IPO At Low End
• Colombian Consumer Lender's Ch. 11 Converted To Ch. 7
• Policy Shifts Bring New Anti-Money Laundering Challenges
• 8 Ways Lawyers Can Protect The Rule Of Law In Their Work
• GOP Reps. Want Probe Of RI Judge Blocking Funding Freeze
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
• BMO Says Biz Owner Referred It $6.5M In Fraudulent Loans
• CFPB Drops Navy Federal's Overdraft Fee Consent Order
• 5th Circ. Backs Dallas Short-Term Lending Ordinance
• Cash App Parent Co. To Settle Spam Text Suit For $12.5M
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• Deutsche Faces Investor Bid To Renew UK Bond-Rigging Case
• Banking Veteran's Latest SPAC Leads 3 IPOs Raising $420M
• Banking Groups Call For Indexing Of Regulatory Thresholds
• Justices Face Busy Summer After Nixing Universal Injunctions
• Chancery Sharply Refuses To Toss Colo. Bank Air Fleet Suit
• Texas Rep. Must Tell Feds If He'll Blame Attys In Bribery Case
• FTX Bahamas, Celsius Settle Clawback Claims
• Spain's Santander To Buy TSB From Sabadell For $3.6B
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Communicating With Clients
• NY AG Urges Lawmakers To Strengthen Stablecoin Legislation
• Willkie Lands Former Orrick Energy Leader In Houston
• Rocket Mortgage Appeal May Push Justices To Curb Classes
• South African Investors Say Ga. Atty Kept Escrowed Funds