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Banking - September, 2025

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• Banker Defamed Jack Nicklaus After Pact Ended, Jury Told
• Merrill Lynch Denied Bid To Block Rival Firm's Launch
• Morgan Stanley Gets Fed Capital Buffer Break After Review
• Murdaugh's Banker Sentenced To 60 Months After Guilty Plea
• Regions Bank Brass Must Face Suit Over $191M CFPB Fine
• Credit Suisse Aided Looting Of Tech Exec's Stock, Suit Says
• Waters Warns CFPB Furloughs Would Be 'Baseless,' 'Harmful'
• FinCEN Seeks Feedback On Financial Compliance Burden
• UBS Beats Investors' Swiss Franc Rate Rigging Suit For Good
• A Mortgage Lender's Guide To State Licensing Overhaul
• 2 Rulings Highlight IRS' Uncertain Civil Fraud Penalty Powers
• SEC Approves Cost Cuts For Consolidated Audit Trail
• Bain Capital-Backed SPAC Leads 3 Offerings Totaling $670M
• CFPB Looks To Save Renewed Experian Credit Reporting Suit
• Del. Justices Won't Revive Gellert Seitz Malpractice Case
• Junior Attys Must Beware Of 5 Common Legal Brief Mistakes
• Visa Defeats Claims It Profited From Child Porn, For Now
• Supreme Court Considers 7 Patent Petitions
• Wash. Bank Abetted $230M Ponzi Scheme, Investors Say
• CFPB Union Asks DC Circ. To Rehear Injunction Ruling
• Insurer Loses Bid To Ax Coverage Of $1.35M Wire Loss Fight
• FinCEN Seeks Input On Nonbanks' Cost To Detect Laundering
• Kazakh Money Laundering Retrial Against Felix Sater Begins
• Cayman Liquidators Lack Standing On All Claims In SVB Case
• Chancery Urged To Keep Alive Ukrainian Oligarch Suit
• Wells Fargo Defends $400K Award Against Ex-Adviser
• McCarter & English Slams Pre-Trial Win Bid In $22M Suit
• Ex-Frank CEO Gets 7 Years Over Soured JPMorgan Deal
• Legal Funder Settles Licensing Row With Conn. Banking Chief
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• NY's Top Financial Services Regulator Is Stepping Down
• As Student Loan Outlook Dims, What Happens To The Banks?
• CFPB Hires Ex-Lobbyist For Top Policy Job Amid Rollbacks
• Trump Says Cook Can't Rely On 'Mantra' Of Fed Independence
• 2 Firms Guide Heritage Bank's $177M Wash. Lender Buyout
• SEC To Weigh Waivers Alongside Enforcement Settlements
• Swizz Beatz Can't Avoid $7.3M 1MDB Fraud Case
• Banks Evade Most Liability Claims In Copyright Suit
• SEC Eyes Tweaking RMBS Rules To Revive Dormant Market
• United Bank To Pay $2M Settling ESOP Class Action
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Rethink Afghan Central Bank Ruling
• Digital Asset Report Opens Doors For Banks, But Risks Linger
• Capital One Resolves Ex-Workers' 401(k) Forfeiture Suit
• JPMorgan Must Face Mich. Firm's Fraud Debt Collection Suit
• Wells Fargo Nears Deal With Investors In 'Sham' Hiring Suit
• Jones Day Hires NY Public Finance Attorney From Orrick
• Taxation With Representation: De Brauw, Hengeler Mueller
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Power To The Paralegals: How And Why Training Must Evolve
• Standing Questions Loom In Mozambique LNG Loan Dispute
• Fed's Cook Warns Justices Of Fed Independence 'Death Knell'
• CashCall Urges Justices To Overturn $134M CFPB Award
• Big Banks Beat Yearslong Libor-Rigging Claims In NY
• Atkins Hints At Flexible Reporting Deadlines For Public Cos.
• Cleo AI Military Lending Suit Paused Amid 9th Circ. Appeal
• BBVA's Boosted $23B Sabadell Bid Gets Approval In Spain
• Mich. Judge Backs $778M Judgment Against Auto Parts Mogul
• 5 Real Estate Takeaways From Trump's Sweeping Tax Law
• DC Circ. Backs Whistleblower In IRS Award Dispute
• Flagstar Seeks Instant Win In Ex-Live Well VP Fraud Case
• First Merchants, First Savings Merge In $241M All-Stock Deal
• Playing Softball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Debt Collection Suit Against NJ Firm
• Fed. Circ. Revives Apex Bank's TM Bid Over TTAB Error
• Robocall Recipients Get Class Cert. Against Ill. Bank
• SEC Gets $7M Default Insider Trading Win Against UK Trader
• Texas Banker Says Co.'s $30M Fraud Suit Must Be Arbitrated
• FINRA To Nix Minimum Equity Requirement For Day Traders
• Comcast Loses Challenge To Labor Dept. ALJs' Authority
• Execs Breached Danish Deal In $2B Tax Case, Court Says
• Bank Says It's Being Blocked From Settlement Fund Market
• AGs Slam Capital One's $425M Deal As Unfair To Consumers
• Analyzing AI's Evolving Role In Class Action Claims Admin
• Merrill Lynch Accuses Ex-Staff, Schwab, Investor Of IP Theft
• 11th Circ.'s FCRA Standing Ruling Offers Compliance Lessons
• Loeb & Loeb, Kirkland Guide SPAC Lafayette's $250M IPO
• Grid Operator TenneT Selling $11.2B Stake To Institutions
• Ex-Bank Compliance Execs' Whistleblower Suit Tossed
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Time Management
• PNC Failed To Protect 740K Users' Data In Breach, Suit Claims
• Pa. Man Gets 4 Years In Prison For $72M Fraud
• Lender Must Face Class Claims It Ignored 'Do Not Call' Asks
• Experian Beats Credit Investigation Suit, For Now
• Banks Urge SEC To Hold Crypto Custody To Same Standards
• CFTC Seeks Feedback On The Use Of Crypto Collateral
• Ex-Discover Financial Exec Can Pursue Equity Clawback Suit
• Hedge Funds Call For CFTC To End Dual Registration
• CFPB Frees Apple, US Bank From Biden-Era Consent Orders
• DHS Floats H-1B Rule To Prioritize Higher-Paid Workers
• Chair Of Puerto Rican Bank Pleads Guilty To $13.6M Fraud
• Cantor Fitzgerald, Citibank Hit With Trading Patent Suits
• Wilmington Trust Seeks Receiver After $19M Loan Default
• LPL Financial Nabs Ex-AUSA, Eversheds Investigations Head
• How Prohibiting Trigger Leads May Affect Mortgage Marketing
• Climate Transition-Focused SPAC Plans For $150M IPO
• 1st Circ. Won't Let Citizens Bank Escape Escrow Interest Suit
• How Hyperlinks Are Changing E-Discovery Responsibilities
• Ex-Joseph Gunnar Broker Cops To $1M Insider Trading Scheme
• Davis Polk, Goodwin Guide $675M Bitcoin Treasury Merger
• $100K H-1B Fee Will Likely Hurt Both US And Foreign Workers
• SEC Sues NC Man For 'Free-Riding' Securities Scheme
• Judge Blocks New Claims In BNY Mellon Self-Dealing Suit
• UK, US To Collaborate On Capital Markets, Crypto Policy
• Fifth Third Can Keep $30M In Escrow Fight, Judge Rules
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Experian Asks 4th Circ. To Reverse Arb. Ruling In FCRA Suit
• Amex Can't Push 'Illusory' Arbitration Over 'Anti-Steering' Rule
• Credit Union, Insurers End Embezzlement Coverage Dispute
• Toy Company Eyes UBS Records Amid FINRA Arbitration
• Barclays Credit Card User Must Arbitrate Meta Privacy Suit
• Pemex Bribery Charges Provide Glimpse Into FCPA Evolution
• Atty Gets Last Chance To Sue Ex After $30K Loan Judgment
• Cuellar Bribery Indictment Survives Despite Speech Defense
• 3rd Circ. Slams Attys For Debt Disputes Designed To Fail
• CFPB Proposal Defining Consumer Risk May Add Uncertainty
• High Court Allows FTC Firing, Will Review Trump's Power
• 2 Firms Guide $142M Financing For Bronx Apartment Complex
• Trump Tags H-1B Visa Apps With $100,000 Fee
• Nevada Trust Accuses Texas Firms Of $9M Crypto Scheme
• Film Co. Founders Accused Of $1.2M Con For Fake Pot Co.
• Treasury Launches Stablecoin Rule Push With Call For Input
• Former Bank Exec Sentenced For $2M Check-Kiting Scheme
• Shopify Looks To Toss Sezzle's 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Claims
• Dems Want Answers On Delayed FinCEN Adviser Rule
• AmEx Trounces Rewards Programs Patent Infringement Suit
• SEC Fines Bloomberg Unit $5M Over False Market Data Claims
• CFPB Union Drops Suit Over DOGE Access To Worker Data
• Co. Tied To Lehman Ex-Restructuring Chief Faces Loan Suit
• Capital One, Influencers Announce Deal After Earlier Flub
• Key Points From DOJ's New DeFi Enforcement Outline
• Ga. Bank Pushes To Go After Law Firm Over Ex-Client's Fraud
• Off The Bench: Briefings On Trans Ban, New Kalshi Conflicts
• Sirva Sues Ex-General Counsel Over $2.6M Fund Transfers
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• ​​​​​​​BofA Unit To Pay $5.6M To End DOJ Market Manipulation Case
• SEC Eases Path For Crypto ETPs With New Listing Rules
• AMG Must Face $85M Fintech Collapse Suit, Customers Say
• Calif. Judge Pauses US Suit Over $380M PetroSaudi Award
• 'Virtual CFO' To Internet Scammers Gets 4 Years
• Dems Demand DOJ Explain Binance Plea Deal Compliance
• 2nd Circ. To Weigh EFTA's Scope In NY's Citi Wire Fraud Case
• Wells Fargo To Pay $48.5M To End Senior Banker OT Suit
• Conn. Banking Chief Orders $4.9M Restitution In School Fraud
• Trading Adviser, Convicted Owner Hit With $2.8M CFTC Fine
• Senate Confirms Squires To Lead USPTO
• Earned Wage Access Providers Face State Law Labyrinth
• Sports Group Brera Raises $300M To Launch Solana Treasury
• Dallas Fed Settles Former Employee's Race Bias Case
• Montreal-Based Corp. Atty Moves To Akerman's NY Office
• PNC Accused Of Sharing Site Users' Private Info With LinkedIn
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Crypto Exec's IRS Summons Case
• Trump Asks High Court To Let Him Remove Fed's Cook
• Writing Musicals Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Bonds Valid Under Venezuelan Law, Judge Rules In $2B Case
• Litigation Spending To Keep Growing As Biz Risks Run High
• Trump Could Swing Fed With This 1 Weird Trick: Ex-Fed Gov.
• Winston & Strawn Blamed For 'Anti-Woke' Fintech $1.7B Crash
• PTAB Told Variations From Prior Rulings Require Explanation
• Credit Investment Firm Sues UBS Over Naked Juice Loan Deal
• Billionaire Vik Eyes $11.5M Fee After Beating Deutsche Bank
• 8th Circ. Backs Dismissal Of FDIC Fee Guidance Challenge
• NC Loan Servicer Can't Escape Default Warning Letter Suit
• EXIM Bank Wants Suit Over $20B Mozambique LNG Project Axed
• Atty Gets $4.3M Judgment Against Crypto Investment Cos.
• Genius Act Poses Strategic Hurdles For Community Banks
• Del. High Court Probes Reviving Gellert Seitz Malpractice Case
• Womble Bond Hires Longtime Clifford Chance Leader In DC
• NY Regulator Pushes Blockchain Analytics For Compliance
• Adapting To Private Practice: From Va. AUSA To Mid-Law
• DOJ Fights Court Order To Reinstate NCUA Board Members
• Ky. Judge Backs Fed's Debit-Fee Cap In Split With ND Ruling
• Fed. Circ. Won't Look At USAA's Nixed $223M Patent Verdicts
• Chase Accused Of Credit Card Perks Bait-And-Switch
• Goldman, Morgan Stanley Beat Archegos Suit At 2nd Circ.
• Wells Fargo Brass Reach Settlement In 'Sham' Hiring Suit
• Starbucks Resolves Swipe Fee Claims With BofA, Mastercard
• FDIC Gets More Discovery In SVB Fraud Coverage Row
• Influencers Walk Back Claim Of Capital One Settlement
• Considerations For Cos. Amid Wave Of CFPB Vacatur Bids
• BlackRock Blames Coal Production Cuts On Falling Demand
• NJ Justices Suspend Atty Over Bank Loan Scheme Conviction
• Rebutting Price Impact In Securities Class Actions
• 7 Document Review Concepts New Attorneys Need To Know
• Wachtell, Squire Patton Lead National Bank's $369M Vista Buy
• Rocket Mortgage Can't Defeat DOJ's Racial Bias Suit
• Ex-Coinbase CLO, OCC Acting Chief Joins BitGo's Board
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Libor Rigging Claims
• Senate Confirms Top Trump Economist To Federal Reserve
• DC Circ. Says Fed's Cook Can Keep Job For Now
• Bank CEO's Wife Says She Never Joined $7M Fraud
• Robinhood Seeks Legal Shield After Mass. AG Sues KalshiEX
• Senate Bill Could Overhaul Digital Asset Market Structure
• Stablecoin Committee Promotes Uniformity But May Fall Short
• Court Urged To Block Offshore Asset Freeze In $28M Tax Row
• Simpson Thacher Adds Ex-Goodwin Debt Financing Pro
• 4 More Cadwalader Attys Exit In Charlotte, Head to Proskauer
• Fed's Cook Defends Reinstatement As Trump Pushes For Stay
• 8th Circ. Pauses Challenges To Abandoned Climate Regs
• UBS Can't Slip Blockchain Company's Spoofing Claims
• DOJ Says States Can't Reverse Grant Cuts In OMB Reg Fight
• Agentic AI Puts A New Twist On Attorney Ethics Obligations
• Firm Says Lender In 'Falsified' Loan Suit Wasn't A Client
• Another Investor Settles In $2.1B Danish Tax Fraud Case
• Title Group Says FinCEN Erred In Rule On All-Cash Resi Deals
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Trump's CFTC Nominee Publicly Feuds With Winklevoss Twins
• Trump Wants Fed Gov. Cook Out Before Next Rate Meeting
• Capital One Sues FDIC Over $149M SVB Bailout Charge
• BofA Still Can't Block Exec Depositions In COVID Fraud MDL
• Texas Justices Debate When Eco-Devo Public Purposes End
• Ex-BofA Exec Sues Insurer For Denied Disability Pay
• Weedmaps Shouldn't Get To Exit Fraud Suit, Investor Says
• Dental Supply Co.'s $84M Price-Fixing Deal Gets Final OK
• DLA Piper Adds Leveraged Finance Partner In LA
• Execs Seek Exit From Predatory Loan Suit Naming Tribal Biz
• BofA Wants Quick 4th Circ. Appeal In 401(k) Forfeiture Suit
• The Consequences Of OCC's Pivot On Disparate Impact
• Capital One Unit Can't Nix OT Misclassification Case
• 2nd Circ. Says 9/11 MDL Firm Must Wait To Appeal Sanctions
• Vet's Wells Fargo Credit Ding Didn't Break Law, Jury Finds
• Sudanese 'Can't Prove' BNP Bankrolled Dictator, Jury Told
• Being A Professional Wrestler Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Latham-Led Stablecoin Firm Figure Prices Upsized $788M IPO
• FINRA Fines Jefferies $1M Over Inaccurate Reserve Math
• Trump To Take Fed Gov. Cook's Removal Case To DC Circ.
• Trump's Pick For Fed Board Seat Moves Ahead To Full Senate
• DOJ Must Hand Over Documents To Ex-JPMorgan Trader
• How FDIC Appeals Plan Squares With Fed, OCC Processes
• SEC Rulemaking Radar: The Debut Of Atkins' 'New Day'
• McCarter & English Atty Admitted Breaches, Insurers Claim
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Adapting To The Age Of AI
• Ch. 11 Ruling Voiding $2M Litigation Funding Sends A Warning
• Subprime Lender Tricolor Auto Hits Ch. 7 With Over $1B Debt
• Kirkland Adds Fintech Regulatory Partner From McDermott
• Fed Reserve Gov. Cook Wins Removal Reprieve For Now
• Block Beats Investor Action Over 2021 Customer Data Breach
• Davis Polk Leads Klarna's Above-Range $1.4B IPO
• FDIC Eases Standards For Lifting Cease-And-Desist Orders
• OCC Taps Cravath Atty As Principal Deputy Chief Counsel
• 5th Circ. Says Jarkesy Doesn't Doom OCC Enforcement Action
• Ky. Judge Pauses Suit Over CFPB's Small-Biz Loan Rule
• Mich. Judge OKs Auto Mogul's $19M Bid To Reclaim Assets
• DC Says Crypto ATM Operator Profits Off Senior Scams
• FinCEN Chief Signals Slimmer Bank Reporting On The Way
• Heartland To Pay $18M For Charges On School Lunch Cards
• Why Fla. Ruling Is A Call To Action For Foreclosure Counsel
• Ex-Ill. Bank VP Sentenced To 1 Year For Role In Embezzlement
• Why SEC, CFTC Crypto Rules 'Sprint' Could Be A Marathon
• Ohio Aerospace Manufacturer Hits Ch. 11 To Rework Debt
• Demystifying The Civil Procedure Rules Amendment Process
• Cleo AI Must Face Military Lending Suit Over Cash Advances
• Split 4th Circ. Axes States' Challenge To Trump Admin Layoffs
• CoinShares, Infleqtion To Hit Public Markets Via SPAC Mergers
• OCC Will Weigh 'Debanking' In Licensing, CRA Reviews
• Fired Wells Fargo VP Claims Retaliation, Unsafe Workplace
• Nasdaq Seeks SEC Nod To Trade Tokenized Securities
• Bank Group Urges Supervision Reform Amid Regulatory Shift
• A Foreign Currency Breach Won't Always Sink EB-5 Cases
• Calif. Says Defunct SVB Owes State Over $76M In Taxes
• Atty Tells Disciplinary Panel $250K Demand Wasn't Blackmail
• With Obligor Ruling, Ohio Justices Calm Lending Waters
• PNC To Acquire Colorado-Based FirstBank In $4B Deal
• SEC Lost Year's Worth Of Gary Gensler Texts, Watchdog Says
• SEC, CFTC Set Sights On Crypto In Regulatory Collab
• Debt Relief Co. Appeals CFPB's $43M Win To 7th Circ.
• BBVA Launching $20.4B Takeover As Sabadell Blasts Offer
• Evaluating The SEC's Rising Whistleblower Denial Rate
• State Crypto Regs Diverge As Federal Framework Dawns
• Paris-Based SPAC Joins US Pipeline Targeting $100M Listing
• Pot Co. Investors Say Ex-Partner Drained Coffers For Suits
• Parenting Skills That Can Help Lawyers Thrive Professionally
• Trump Says 'Century-Old' Precedent Backs Fed Gov.'s Firing
• Asset Manager Seeks OK Of $53M Mexican Bank Award
• SEC, CFPB Rulemaking Agendas Show Deregulatory Push
• Goldman Investors Clinch Class Cert. In 1MDB Bribery Suit
• NY AG Appeals Toss Of $500M Trump Fine In Civil Fraud Case
• Fla. Judge Denies Jet Co.'s Bid To Revive Chase Blacklist Suit
• Returning SPAC Teams Kick Off Fresh IPOs Totaling $400M
• Borrowers Sue Over Lender's Repeat 'Tribal Lending Scheme'
• Teaching Trial Advocacy Makes Us Better Lawyers
• What New CFPB Oversight Limits Would Mean For 4 Markets
• Gov't Backs Funds Against Activist Investor Before High Court
• Cathay Bank Denies Knowledge Of $20M NFT Scam Suit
• Democrats Press Trump's Fed Pick On His Independence
• Feds, SEC Say ATM Investment Network Was $770M Ponzi
• Fintechs Urge Judge To Let CFPB Set Open Banking Deadline
• FINRA Targets Ex-Synapse Officers Over Supervisory Failures
• CFTC Member Expresses 'Discontent' As She Exits Agency
• Ex-OCC Acting Chief Counsel Joins Perkins Coie In DC
• Amex Owes $12M In Antisteering Rule Suit, NY Jury Holds
• Silvergate's $37.5M Investor Settlement Gets Final OK
• 7th Circ. Judge Probes FDIC's In-House Enforcement Powers
• Potential Paths To Modernizing The Bank Secrecy Act
• 4 Firms Steer $2.7B Sale Of Aon's NFP Wealth Biz
• Archegos Witness Avoids Prison After 'Extensive' Cooperation
• Fed Gov. Cook Doubles Down On Removal TRO Bid
• Visa, Mastercard Still Can't Beat Intuit, Block Antitrust Claims
• DC Circ. Says EPA Can Freeze Climate Grant Funds
• Russia Says Ukraine Bank's $1.1B Award Suit Must Be Nixed
• Wall Street Banks Beat Revived Bond-Rigging Antitrust Claims
• Crypto Cos. Figure, Gemini Eye Over $800M Total IPO Hauls
• 5th Circ. Says Firm Is Making 'Circular Problem' In Doc Dispute
• Ex-Crypto Platform Cred Execs Sentenced For $150M Scheme
• 2 Firms Guide Equity Bank's Buy Of Nebraska's Frontier Bank
• AT&T May Avoid Pension Risk Transfer Suit, Judge Says
• Texas Property Law Complicates Financing And Development
• TMX Customers Get Final OK For $42M Data Breach Suit Deal
• Adapting To Private Practice: From Texas AUSA To BigLaw
• Davis Polk-Led Klarna Seeks $1.3B In Revived IPO Plans