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Banking - August, 2025

271 articles

• DC Judge Says Fed. Reserve Gov. Can't Get TRO Just Yet
• Banker, Ex-Puerto Rico Governor Plead Guilty In Bribery Case
• Dems Urge FHFA Director To Focus On Housing Costs
• SEC Enters New Enforcement Era With Unlikely Leader
• Emigrant Seeks High Court Review Of 'Reverse Redlining' Suit
• RICO, Fraud Claims Tossed In LA Real Estate Investment Suit
• Banks Ignored Pig Butchering Scheme's Red Flags, Suit Says
• 3 Rulings Show Hurdles To Proving Market Manipulation Fraud
• Advice For 1st-Gen Lawyers Entering The Legal Profession
• UK Bank Shares Sink After Report Calls For Windfall Tax
• Atty Wants To Pause Law School Loan Case Judgment For Ex
• Taxation With Representation: White & Case, Paul Weiss
• Untangling 'Debanking' Exec Order And Ensuing Challenges
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 'Still A Mess': Colo. Special Session Fails To Deliver AI Clarity
• PNC Urges Justices Not To Review Nixed USAA $218M Verdict
• Barings Denied Ex-Employee Emails In Corporate Raid Case
• Justices Asked To Limit Private Investment Fund Suits
• Truist, Ex-Execs Clash In Bids To End Poaching Dispute
• Judge Suggests Certifying Narrower US Bank Retiree Class
• Unions Urge Judgment Blocking DOGE's Agency Access
• ATM Network Investment Was $700M Ponzi Scheme, Suit Says
• Accounting Firm Sued Over Breach Of Easterseals Data
• What FDIC's Asset Threshold Raise Would Mean For Banking
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Gives Banks Shield From Terrorism Liability
• 'Bitcoin Infrastructure' SPAC Files Plans To Raise $200M
• Compliance Atty Who Duped Lender Wants New Trial
• Coaching Cheerleading Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook Sues Trump To Block Firing
• Crypto Firm Can't Block Gov't Contract For Seized Assets
• 2nd Circ. Says Afghan Central Bank Immune From Attachment
• Alter Domus Says Mogul Blocked Bidders From Asset Sale
• Citizens Say FinCEN's Real Estate Transfer Rule Unlawful
• 47 AGs Push Search, Payment Platforms To Stop 'Deepfakes'
• Ameritas Urges Ga. Justices To Void 'Life Wager' Policy
• Crypto Orgs. Won't Back Bill Without Developer Protections
• Ukrainian Money Laundering Claim Against U.S. Is Paused
• Fla. Judge Won't Toss Truist Garnished Funds Suit
• JPMorgan Chase Wins Toss Of Stable Value 401(k) Fund Suit
• Crypto SPACs Raise $500M Amid Renewed Industry Optimism
• Unpacking The BIS Guidance On Chinese AI Chip Use
• Jailed Pastor Cites Adams Dismissal In Bid To Beat Charges
• Swiss Bank Seeks Docs From AIG For Dutch Arbitration Fight
• Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Make A Deal
• Fed Pushes To Dismiss Trump Ally's Suit Over Meeting Access
• Capital One Beats Robocall Class Cert. Appeal At 4th Circ.
• New York Fed Wants Out Of Ex-Fed Worker's Vax Bias Suit
• FINRA Fines US Bank Unit $500K Over Missed AML Reports
• 5th Circ. Says Fed. Law Explicitly Bars Ex-CEO's NCUA Suit
• BofA, Merrill Want Deferred Compensation Fight Moved To NC
• From Clerkship To Law Firm: 5 Transition Tips For Associates
• CFTC's Last Dem Member Departing Agency
• Credit Union Wants Ex-CEO's Latest Wage Claims Trimmed
• Navigating The New Playbook For SBA 504 Loans
• Fed's Lisa Cook Preps Lawsuit Over Trump Firing
• Wells Fargo, Worker Settle Overtime, FMLA Suit
• Trump Media, SPAC And Crypto.com Create $6.42B Crypto Biz
• Buchalter Adds Ex-Carlton Fields Attys To LA Office
• Fed. Court Can't Halt FDIC Enforcement Order, 5th Circ. Says
• Nationstar Loan Payoff Statement Fees OK'd By Wash. Judge
• Trump Fires Fed's Lisa Cook Over Mortgage Fraud Allegation
• 5th Circ. Nixes SEC's Biden-Era Short-Selling Rules
• CFPB Plans To Limit Nonbank Supervision With Rule Proposal
• Associates Can Earn Credibility By Investing In Relationships
• How The Genius Act May Aid In Fight Against 'Pig Butchering'
• NC Man Gets Nearly 20 Years For Tax Fraud, Ponzi Scheme
• Long Island Tax Pro Gets 18 Months For $12M Pandemic Scam
• Atty Can't Retool Law School Loan Battle With Ex, Court Told
• NY Credit Union Denied Loans To DACA Recipients, Suit Says
• JPMorgan Agrees To Pay $330M To Resolve 1MDB Allegations
• Bank Must Produce Records On Prepaid Debit Card Program
• 2nd Circ. Revives Some Rate-Rigging Claims Against Banks
• CFPB Inks Synapse Deal That Opens Door To Consumer Relief
• Jury Clears Citizens Bank In Customer's Racial Bias Case
• $16M Loan Docs Looked Legit To Pullman & Comley, Letter Says
• Russian Urges 2nd Circ. To Scrap Superyacht Seizure Ruling
• Under Trump, White Collar Crypto Defense Gets New Playbook
• When Misconduct Can Trigger Bank Industry Employment Ban
• Coinbase Users' Biometric Privacy Suit Paused Amid Appeal
• Filing Clarifies FTC, DOJ's Passive Investment Stance
• Lessons From 7th Circ.'s Deleted Chat Sanctions Ruling
• Hometap Can't Escape Mass. AG's Consumer Protection Suit
• BlockFi Judge Urged To OK $13M Deal As Objector Withdraws
• Conn. Resident Lost $1.2M In AI Crypto Scam, Feds Say
• DC Circ. Lets Trump's NCUA Board Purge Stand Amid Appeal
• CFPB Calls For Input On Open-Banking Fees, Access Issues
• Genius Act Sets Stablecoin Standards — Without Regulation E
• KKR Leads Bidding War For Nissan HQ, Plus More Rumors
• SEC Taps Military Judge To Head Enforcement Efforts
• Art Market Must Prepare For More AML Scrutiny
• Gov't Shrugs Off Sentencing Errors, IRS Leaker Tells DC Circ.
• OCC Ends Action Over Anchorage Digital's AML Program
• NY Tax Talk: ALJ Vacancy, Online Sales, Budget
• NY Appeals Court Throws Out Trump's $500M Fraud Penalty
• Quilting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Credit Union, Customers Notch Deal In Data Breach Suit
• Visa Deal Does Not Bar Other Swipe Fee Claims, Judge Rules
• GOP Sens. See Path To Crypto Market Structure Law This Year
• Ohio Justices Free Bank From $77M Guaranty Disclosure Duty
• 7th Circ. Backs JPMorgan Traders' Fraud, Spoofing Convictions
• Texas AG Says Chase Can't Recoup Failed $10M Project
• Mortgage Firm Settles Harassment, Retaliation Lawsuit
• Crypto Groups Resist Banks' Stablecoin 'Loophole' Claims
• 2 Appellate Rulings Offer Clickwrap Enforcement Road Map
• How To Prep For Potential Passage Of SAFER Banking Act
• Rising Star: Latham's Mike Waldman
• IRS Lost Lien In Bankruptcy, Man Says In $28M Tax Battle
• Trump Says Fed's Cook 'Must Resign' Amid Loan Fraud Claim
• CFPB Ends 'Biased' Investigation Of Gun-Financing Fintech
• FDIC Seeks To Pare Down Biden-Era Digital Signage Rule
• BofA Knocks Out State Law Claims In Zelle Fraud Class Action
• Wyoming Launches First State-Issued Stablecoin
• Bribery Case Against Rep. Cuellar And His Wife Trimmed
• Credit Union Seeks Coverage For ITM Hack, Fraud Schemes
• Rising Star: Davis Polk's David Kennedy
• How AI Is Easing Digital Asset Recovery In Fraud Cases
• 5 Critical Changes Coming To Bankruptcy Rule 3002.1
• Sunnova's $118M Sale Can Proceed Despite Bank's Protest
• Sanctions Considerations For Reentering The Syrian Market
• What 2 Profs Noticed As Transactional Law Students Used AI
• Despite SEC Reset, Private Crypto Securities Cases Continue
• Battle Brews Over Fed's Plan For Big Bank Ratings Revamp
• SDNY Judges OK Trump's Selection Of Jay Clayton As US Atty
• Deutsche Bank, NCUA Net Partial Wins In Crisis-Era RMBS Suit
• Mexican Bank Sues Treasury Over Opioid Order Death Knell
• Crypto Custody Guidelines Buoy Both Banks And Funds
• Rising Star: Orrick's Jennifer Lee
• Treasury Seeks Input On Tech To Combat Crypto Crimes
• BigLaw Settlements Should Not Spur Ethics Deregulation
• Stewart Issues Dozens More Discretionary Denial Decisions
• Schwab Defends Antitrust Settlement From Iowa AG Objection
• Mich. Bank Keeps Arbitration Win Against Scammed Law Firm
• Federal Reserve To End Crypto-Focused Supervisory Program
• Ex-US Bank AI Chief Says He Was Pushed Out Over Race
• Mass. Nonprofit To Pay $1M To Settle FCA Allegations
• What FinCEN's AML Rule Delay Means For Advisers
• 5 Ways Lawyers Can Earn Back The Public's Trust
• Rising Star: Sullivan & Cromwell's Ana M. González Pérez
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• DC Circ. Paves Way For Trump Admin To Resume CFPB Cuts
• Banks Ask To Halt 'Unfair' Clock On CFPB Open Banking Rule
• Cadwalader Corporate Head Exits To McDermott After 40 Years
• Genesis Parent Says It Met $1.1B Duty, Seeks 'Overpayments'
• 2nd Circ. Backs Convictions In ATM-Skimming Ploy
• Truist Settles Class Claims Over Third-Party Data Trackers
• USAA Asks Fed. Circ. To Rethink Axing $223M Patent Verdicts
• DOJ Can Go After $3.4M Linked To Russian Oligarch
• NC Mortgage Lender Seeks Coverage For Fraud Claims
• NY Man Owes PNC $27.3M After Kiting Spree, Bank Claims
• Wyden, Warren Ask Lutnick's Son About Firm's Tariff Bets
• Ex-Payday Lender CEO Gets 7 Years For $66M Ponzi Scheme
• Citibank Gets Partial Win In $15M Brooklyn Foreclosure Suit
• Bob's Discount Furniture Could Go Public, And Other Rumors
• US Targets Russia-Linked Crypto Exchanges Over Illicit Flows
• Conn. Credit Union Hit With Suit Over Data Breach
• State Laws Show Uniformity Is Key To Truly Fair Bank Access
• Feds Urge Court Not To Toss Rep. Cuellar's Bribery Case
• Purported Cartier Family Scion Denies Laundering Charges
• Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: August Lessons
• Judicial Panel Consolidates SAP Patent Suits In Del.
• Hiking Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• FINRA Fines Wells Fargo Over Muni Securities Biz Compliance
• Texas Business Court Calls Dibs On $72M Apartment Row
• Trump's 'Debanking' Push May Run Up Against Biden-Era Wall
• Bank Of America Can't Escape 401(k) Forfeiture Suit
• White House Report Strikes An Optimistic Note On Crypto
• BakerHostetler Hires Cooley Securities Litigation Atty
• Pa. Attorney Sues To Thaw $1.5M In Frozen Crypto Assets
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Negotiation Skills
• NY AG Says Zelle Parent Enabled $1B In Customer Losses
• Mass. Loan Biz Morphed Into $7.6M Ponzi Scheme, State Says
• Goldman Sachs Objector's $517K Fee Bid Slashed To $50K
• Bank Groups Call For Closing Stablecoin Law's 'Loopholes'
• Terraform Founder Cops To $40B Crypto Fraud Scheme
• Taxpayers Face Tough Choices Under NJ's New Nexus Rules
• NJ Judge Trims Ex-Bank Regulator's Discrimination Suit
• Truist Wants Out Of Law Firm's $94K Wire Scam Suit
• How Community Banks Can Limit Overdraft Class Action Risk
• Bar Exam Reform Must Expand Beyond A Single Updated Test
• Uber's Tip Led FBI To $5M 'Grandparent Scam' Ring, Feds Say
• 5th Circ. Backs Mexican Banks' Subpoena For Fraud Case
• 2nd Circ. Revives Hezbollah Terrorism Suit Against Bank
• Calif. Trader To Pay SEC $358K Over Spoofing Allegations
• 'Flipping NJ' Developer Fights Charges, Citing Habba's Role
• FINRA Fines Goldman Over IPO Conflicts Of Interest
• Paxos Is Latest Crypto Firm To Seek OCC Bank Charter
• Justices Told USAA's $218M Win Threatened By Inconsistency
• 2nd Circ. Revives Ex-Fed Worker's COVID Vax Exemption Suit
• CRE Fintech Firm Securities Paused For Possible Arbitration
• Judge To Order Bond, Sanctions In Crypto Miner's Ch. 11
• 3 Firms Guide Western Union's $500M Purchase Of Intermex
• Mayer Brown Adds Ex-Jones Day Partner To Finance Team
• A Simple Way Courts Can Help Attys Avoid AI Hallucinations
• Surveying The Changing Overdraft Fee Landscape
• Terraform Founder Set To Plead Out Of $40B Fraud Case
• Investors Sue CTO Realty Over Alleged Dividend Deception
• CFPB Preps Complaint Against Failed Fintech Firm Synapse
• Frank Founder, Exec Can't Undo JPMorgan Fraud Convictions
• 9th Circ. Says Ex-Atty Sued By CFPB Still On Hook For $243M
• BofA Must Face Trust Property Suit, Ga. Judge Says
• Tight Budget Not Enough To Justify Delay In PrivatBank Case
• DC Circ. Hands Banker's Estate Win In IRS Whistleblower Bid
• Trump Planning Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Stock Sale This Year
• What's At Stake In High Court Review Of Funds' Right To Sue
• GOP Sens. Call For Overhaul Of Bank Supervisory Warnings
• Handling Sanctions Risk Cartel Control Brings To Mexico Port
• The Road Ahead For Digital Assets Looks Promising
• Feds Rip Cuellar's Bid To Ax Entire Bribery Indictment
• Conn. Legislation Highlights In The 1st Half Of 2025
• Fight Over Choice Of Arbitrator Lands In Mass. Court
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• CFPB Mulls Cuts To Oversight Reach In 4 Nonbank Markets
• Experian Gets CFPB Credit Reporting Suit Tossed, For Now
• ND Judge Strikes Down Fed's Debit Card Fee Regulation
• 9th Circ. Revives Homeowners' 'Reverse Mortgage Loan' Suit
• Eventide Creditors Seek Trustee To Take Over Ch. 11 Case
• Trump Taps Economic Adviser Miran For Fed Board Vacancy
• Novartis Faces $291M Trade Secrets Suit From Hedge Fund
• Binance Partner To Pay $48.5M For Compliance Failure Claims
• Trump 'Debanking' Order Calls For Scrutiny Of Bank Practices
• Unpacking The Supreme Court's Views On Judgment Finality
• Haynes Boone Grows NY Office With Ex-Winston Strawn Atty
• NC Biz Court Bulletin: Divorce Dust-Ups And Judicial Rebukes
• Creating Botanical Art Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Womble Bond Adds Hill Dickinson Atty As Disputes Partner
• Texas Hospital Should Face Retirement Plan Suit, Judge Says
• Indivior Beats Investor Suit Over Opioid Drug Sales Forecasts
• Wells Fargo Beats Cert. Bid In Mortgage Racial Bias Suit
• 4th Circ. Revives Chance Of Class Cert. For Overdraft Suit
• Accounting Firm Must Face Ex-Credit Union CEO's Firing Suit
• Wells Fargo Worker To Pay $3M To Settle ESOP Class Claims
• Supreme Court's Criminal Law Decisions: The Term In Review
• Compliance Is A New Competitive Edge For Mortgage Lenders
• Honey Dew Says M&A Adviser Missed Fake $25M Letter
• Voyager Digital's Former Bank Escapes Fraud Suit, For Now 
• Fired NCUA Officials Urge DC Circ. To Return Them To Board
• SVB Directed To Object To Ch. 11 Claims In Standing Fight
• SEC Fines Platform Founder $10M Over Crypto-Backed Scam
• States Push DOJ To Crack Down On Illegal Offshore Gambling
• Ex-Wells Fargo Adviser Fights $400K Award In 1-Day Arbitration
• Even As States Step Up, They Can't Fully Fill CFPB's Shoes
• The Legal Education Status Quo Is No Longer Tenable
• Citibank Ignored Red Flags About $45M Wire Fraud, Suit Says
• 5th Circ. Says Appeal Over Mexican Bank Discovery Looks Moot
• Axos Wins $40M In Trade Secrets Case Against Calif. Rival
• Rocket Cos. Investor Drops Mich. Derivative Suit
• 4th Circ. Backs SBA In Denying COVID Loan Relief To Va. Biz
• NY Atty Found Guilty Of Duping Lender Who Backed Lien Biz
• What Dismissal Rulings May Mean For ERISA Forfeiture Cases
• SVB Says Caymanian Liquidators Can't Claw Back $294M
• 'Pig Butchering' Seizure Is A Milestone In Crypto Crime Fight
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• FinCEN Urges Industry To Stay 'Vigilant' On Crypto ATM Fraud
• 3rd Circ. Denies Tribal Lender Immunity In Payday Loan Suit
• Cold Storage Co. Duped Investors Before 2024 IPO, Suit Says
• Proskauer Welcomes Structured Credit Pro From Dechert
• The Pros, Cons Of A Single Commissioner Leading The CFTC
• E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Relevance Redactions
• UBS To Pay DOJ $300M To Settle Inherited Credit Suisse Case
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Revive Amazon Biometric Data Suit
• Oppenheimer Says OFAC Is Looking Into Its AML Policies
• 9th Circ. Sees 'Everest-Like' Preemption For Credit Union Fees
• GOP Reps Eye Reforms To Landmark Bank Data Privacy Law
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Class Cert. In VRDO Suit Against Banks
• Texas Judge Says States Can Pursue BlackRock Coal Suit
• 4 Argument Sessions Benefits Attys Should Watch In August
• ECJ Strikes Down Italy's Tax On Cross-Border Dividends
• Section 1983 Has Promise After End Of Nationwide Injunctions
• Banking TCPA Rule Changes Go Too Far, Consumer Org. Says
• Ex-Bank GC Must Pay $2.5M Fraud Restitution By Oct. 1
• Why Bank Regulators' Proposed Leverage Tweak Matters