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Banking - December, 2025

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• Navigating AI In The Legal Industry
• Trump Admin Beats Chamber Suit Over $100K H-1B Visa Fee
• OCC Wants To Preempt State Mortgage Escrow Interest Laws
• OCC Wants 'Heightened Standards' Only For Biggest Banks
• CFPB Says Earned Wage Access Products Aren't Loans
• CFPB Shifts Focus To Debanking, Intentional Discrimination
• Klarna Faces Investor Alleging IPO Risk Misrepresentations
• Conn. Judge Halts Deutsche Bank's Norway Suit Against Viks
• Federal Agencies Urge 9th Circ. To Lift Layoff Freeze
• Notable Pennsylvania Legislation Of 2025
• Greenberg Traurig-Led Silicon Valley SPAC Raises $200M
• Rent-To-Own Co. FlexShopper Hits Ch. 11 After Fraud Claims
• JPMorgan Rips Javice Attys' 'Absurd' Bills For Candy, Booze
• NY's James, 21 Other Dem AGs Say CFPB Defunding Unlawful
• Hochul Signs AG James' Bill To Expand Consumer Law
• PayPal Pares Bias Suit Over Minority-Focused Economic Fund
• Major Banks Want Loan Rate Collusion Suit Tossed
• CFTC Acting Chair Departs As New Leader Sworn In
• First Brands Can Access $60M In 'Trapped' Funds
• Qatar Bank Says $1B Sudan Award Can Be Enforced
• 4 Robbins Geller Attys To Join New Securities Boutique
• Regulatory Rollback And Lingering Limbo: The CFPB In 2025
• Jury Deadlocks In Ex-NY Gov. Aide's Foreign Agent Case
• New Class Action Claims CIBC, RBC Rigged Quantum Shares
• 2025 Calif. Banking Oversight Centered On Consumer Issues
• The Major Securities Litigation Rulings And Trends Of 2025
• PHH's $29.5M Kickback Deal Gets Final OK After 17 Years
• Fed Seeks Input On Limited Master Accounts For Fintechs
• Wells Fargo Sued By Ex-Exec Over 'Fake' Diversity Interviews
• Iowa Appeals Schwab Antitrust Deal After Objections
• FINRA Fines BofA Unit Over Order Routing Disclosures
• Loan Co. Strikes $750K Deal To End EEOC Disability Bias Suit
• Texas Justices Order Redo For BofA Building Valuation
• Cadence Bank Seeks 1st Nod For $5.25M Data Breach Deal
• More Pardon Seekers Going 'Straight To The White House'
• Disbarred Calif. Lawyer Gets 18 Mos. For Advance Fee Fraud
• The CFTC's Road Ahead Under Newly Confirmed Chair
• How Fractional GCs Can Manage Risks Of Engagement
• Borrowers Win Cert. In NC Mortgage Phone Payment Fees Suit
• Calif. Ex-Customs Broker Sentenced For Tax, Wire Fraud
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 5 Lender Strategies When A Commercial Borrower Defaults
• SEC Rulemaking Radar: A Reset, A Shift And A Preview Of '26
• Changes In Crypto, Cybersecurity Defined NY Banking In 2025
• Energy Transfer Wants Action On $345M Greenpeace Verdict
• OCC Ends Citi Risk Management Resource Review Order
• NY Jury In FARA Trial Over China Ties Says It's Deadlocked
• Trump's Picks To Lead FDIC, CFTC Win Senate Approval
• Apollo Could Fetch $12B For Atlas Air, And More Rumors
• New NJ Rules Combat AI And Housing Discrimination
• Settlement Admin, Bank Conspiracy Suits Consolidated In DC
• Compliance Chiefs' Enforcement Risks Didn't Ease Up In 2025
• Car Dealer Credit Check Co. Sued Over Breach Affecting 5.8M
• Del. Dispatch: Key 2025 Corporate Cases And Trends To Know
• Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 2025 Brought A New Paradigm For Federal Banking Regulation
• JPMorgan Ex-Advisers Sue Over Alleged Race And Sex Bias
• Ex-Goldman Banker Can't Dodge Ghana Bribery Charges
• Trump Admin Asks Fed Whether It's Back In The Black
• SEC Again Flags Adviser Testimonials, Ratings In Marketing
• DC Circ. Grants En Banc Hearing On CFPB Layoff Plan
• 2 Firms Guide $192M Northern California Bank Merger
• Shutdown Deal Bars Federal Firings Until Feb., Judge Says
• 10th Circ. Panel Restores $2.9M FINRA Award Against Adviser
• 20 States Back 10th Circ. Rehearing In Colo. Interest Rate Row
• Bank Deserves Sanctions In Jail Debit Card Suit, Court Told
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving
• Crypto In 2025: From Federal Deregulation To State Action
• The Top Trademark Decisions Of 2025
• Tricolor Execs Charged With Fraud In Billion-Dollar Collapse
• Fed Ends Goldman 1MDB, Metropolitan Card Consent Orders
• Crypto Host Must Pay $1.2M For Breaching Mining Deal
• FDIC Floats Application Process For Stablecoin Issuance
• Custodia Seeks Full 10th Circ. Review Of Master Account Suit
• Dems Press DOJ On Concerns It's Favoring AG's Atty Brother
• Corporate Transparency Act Is Constitutional, 11th Circ. Says
• A Uniform Federal Rule Would Curb Gen AI Missteps In Court
• Investment Advisers Should Stay Apprised Of New AI Risks
• AG Watch: Texas Junk Fee Deal Shows Enforcement Priorities
• JP Morgan PE Group's Latest Fund Exceeds Target At $1.44B
• Senate Banking Committee Pushes Crypto Markup To 2026
• Walmart Adds To Visa, Mastercard Swipe-Fee Deal Objections
• Property Investor Says Florida Real Estate Broker Stole $121M
• Bank Of South Sudan Fights Enforcement Of $1B Award
• 10th Circ. Dissent May Light Path For Master Account Access
• Danske Bank Exits DOJ Probation Under $2B AML Deal
• Wells Fargo Bucks CFO's Deposition In Disability Bias Suit
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Integrating Practice Groups
• Sen. Tim Scott's Ex-Chief Of Staff Joins Holland & Hart
• Squires Institutes 7 AIA Reviews, Denies 12 Other Petitions
• Merchant Orgs. Fight Latest Visa, Mastercard Swipe-Fee Deal
• PrimaLend's Parent Co. Files Ch. 11 With Equity Holder OK
• OCC Conditionally Grants 5 Crypto-Focused Trust Charters
• Ex-Fiserv CEO Accused Of Insider Trading In New Suit
• Oppenheimer Fined $1.2M In SEC Muni Bond Disclosure Case
• Receivership Law May Streamline Real Estate Sales In Illinois
• Supreme Court Term Limits Would Carry Hidden Risk
• Ex-Rabobank Exec Will Press For Fees From OCC At 9th Circ.
• First Brands Seeks Access To $250M As DIP Loans Drop
• The SEC Whistleblower Program A Year Into 2nd Trump Admin
• 4 Big ERISA Litigation Developments From 2025's 2nd Half
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• FSOC To Tack Toward Deregulation For Growth, Bessent Says
• Visa Defeats Payments Co.'s 'Muddled' Antitrust Suit
• 'Totally Unacceptable': Alsup Rips Feds In Student Loan Deal
• Visa Escapes Investor Suit Over DOJ Claims
• Zillow Cases Over Agent Steering, Kickbacks Merge In Wash.
• Fed Terminates 3 Actions Against Credit Suisse, JPMorgan
• 5th Circ. Backs Man's Convictions In $3.6M Fraud Scheme
• 3 Firms Guide Enova's $369M Grasshopper Bank Acquisition
• Debt Collection Firm Hit With Class Claims In Philly
• Key Crypto Class Action Trends And Rulings In 2025
• Terraform Founder Gets 15 Years For 'Epic' $40B Crypto Scam
• How New SEC Policies Shift Shareholder Proposal Landscape
• Attys Seek $9.8M For Opendoor Investor Suit Deal
• Knitting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Ex-NY Gov Aide Rips Dearth Of Fact Witnesses In FARA Trial
• 10th Circ. Asked To Rehear Colo. Opt-Out Interest Rate Suit
• Wyoming Charts New Legal Path To Launch Frontier Token
• Pennsylvania Panel Backs $931K Fine For Investment Adviser
• Capital One, Influencers Seek OK For Commissions Deal
• Regulate AI With Existing Regs, Financial Industry Lobby Says
• Wells Fargo Says It Didn't Know Ex-Atty Stole From Clients
• Court Asks If Morgan Stanley Liable In Alleged $250M Scheme
• The Hidden Pitfalls Of Letters Of Credit In Lease Negotiations
• The Biz Court Digest: Welcome To Miami
• Identifying And Resolving Conflicts Among Class Members
• Magistrate Backs FinCEN Rules In All-Cash Real Estate Deals
• OCC Review Flags Big Banks For Debanking Policies
• Weil, Reed Smith Build WTW's Newfront Buy For Up To $1.3B
• OCC Says Banks Can Transact In Crypto As Intermediaries
• Trump's CFPB Says It Can't Be Forced To Take Fed Money
• Crypto Co. Paxful To Pay $4M For Money Laundering Failures
• Ex-NY Gov. Aide 'All About The Money,' FARA Jury Hears
• OFAC Inks $1M Russian Sanctions Deal With Ex-Gov't Official
• 10th Circ. Greenlights Arbitration In Chase Bank Racism Suit
• Amex Inks Deal After $12M Antisteering Rule Verdict In NY
• FTX Customers Seek Final OK For $10M Deal With Silvergate
• CFPB Eyes 'Interim' Open Banking Rule As Funds Run Low
• Recent Proposals May Spell Supervision Overhaul For Banks
• Trustee Says Winston & Strawn Is Liable For $1.7B Fintech Bust
• Wells Fargo $84M ERISA Stock Option Suit Deal Initially OK'd
• Sens. Propose NIL Accounts To Help Students Grow Earnings
• AI Evidence Rule Tweaks Encourage Judicial Guardrails
• Ex-NY Gov. Aide's Mom Says Alleged FARA Cash Wasn't Dirty
• OCC's Gould Responds To Crypto Trust Charter Concerns
• CFPB's Vought Faces New Funding Suit, Hearing Demand
• Conservative Justices Probe 'Husk' Of FTC Firing Protections
• Payday Loan Company Hit With Data Breach Class Claims
• Capital One To Pay $580K To End Mass. Debt Calls Claims
• 4th Circ. Backs EIDP In Dispute Over Annuity Reductions
• Barclays Accused Of 'Vague' Account Closure Notifications
• SEC Eases Decades-Old Wall Street Analyst Restrictions
• Judge Backs Cutting $800M In FTX Ch. 11 Claims
• Where Things Stand At The CFPB As Funding Dries Up
• Terrorist Label For Maduro Poses New Risks For US Firms
• Borrower's Class Suit Says Tribal Lender's Rates Are Usurious
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Getting The Message Across
• How Bank-Fintech Partnerships Changed In 2025
• Insurer Needn't Cover Jewish Group's $7.5M Wire Fraud Claim
• KKR Secures $348.9M For European Budget Hotel Acquisition
• CORRECTED: Duane Reade, NYC To Pay $7.2M To NYPD Cops In Wage Suit
• Horizontal Stare Decisis Should Not Be Casually Discarded
• Wells Fargo Unit Gets Judge To Trim Immigration Atty's Suit
• Feds Wrap Up FARA Case Against Ex-NY Gov. Aide Linda Sun
• Fed Can Fund CFPB Under Trump Admin's Terms, Court Told
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Toss Of Barclays Investor Case
• Calif. Agency Hires Ex-DOJ Crypto Enforcement Director
• NJ Judge Signs Off On $13M BlockFi Settlement
• How Fed. Circ. Shaped Subject Matter Eligibility In 2025
• OCC, FDIC Scrap Obama-Era Leveraged Lending Guidance
• BofA Says Northrop 401(k) Suit Toss Backs 4th Circ. Appeal
• Biz Didn't Own Patent, Judge Rules, Sinking Suit Against Bank
• 2nd Circ. Backs Ex-Goldman Exec's 1MDB Conviction
• MVP: Wachtell Lipton's Matthew M. Guest And Brandon C. Price
• Nickel For Your Thoughts? Dems Want Plan For Ending Penny
• Judge Denies Firms' Bid To Clarify CFPB's MoneyLion Deal
• 10 Commandments For Agentic AI Tools In The Legal Industry
• Dems Press CFPB's Vought On Mortgage Rate Shutdown Plan
• Banks Ask Justices To Review Class Cert. In $12B VRDO Suit
• Citadel Securities Sparks Crypto Clash Over DeFi Exemptions
• 1st Spot Crypto Market To Launch Amid CFTC 'Crypto Sprint'
• Solmate To Acquire RockawayX, Creating 'Crypto Giant'
• Gov't Watchdog To Probe FHFA Mortgage Fraud Referrals
• Mt. Hawley Nabs Full Win In Citibank Landlord's Coverage Bid
• Ex-CEO Of Failed Okla. Bank Indicted On Fraud Charges
• Credit Firm Fined $20K For Misleading Colorado Consumers
• Credit Bureaus Can't Duck Suit Over Excluded Medical Debt
• NY Tax Talk: New ALJs, New Rules, Apportionment, Bundling
• 10th Circ. Decision May Complicate Lending In Colorado
• Squire Patton Hires Foley & Lardner's Bankruptcy Vice Chair
• Democracy Forward Announces New Leadership Hires
• MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Mitch Eitel
• Belgian Court Refers FATCA Data Case To EU's Top Court
• Preaching Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Why Digital Asset Treasuries Are Drawing Regulator Concerns
• CFPB Moves To Slash $5M Biden-Era Student Loan Trust Deal
• Chats Show Ex-NY Gov Aide Was Tight With Chinese Officials
• FINRA Fines Barclays For Pandemic-Era Supervision Backlog
• Citibank Says Developer Can't Blame It For $45M Wire Scam
• Firms Seek End To Ch. 7 Creditor's Malpractice Suit
• Archegos Founder Says Davis Polk Job Offer Taints Restitution
• UMB Bank Gets Partial Win In $80M Hard Rock Hotel Dispute
• Novartis, Swiss Marketer Want Out Of Trade Secrets Suit
• Ex-Execs Who Pled Guilty To $67M Fraud Settle With SEC
• OCC Taps Ex-DC Civil Division Head As Deputy Chief Counsel
• FINRA Fines Firm $1M Over Mutual Fund Supervision Issues
• MVP: Paul Weiss' Jessica S. Carey
• WilmerHale Hires BNP Paribas Director In Boston
• Minn. Financial Abuse Law Should Prompt Operational Review
• SEC Penalties Trended Down In FY 2025, Offering 2026 Clues
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Client-Led Litigation
• Ex-Bernstein Litowitz Atty Starts Firm After Contentious Exit
• NY AG Claims Peak Capital Illegally Deregulated Apartments
• SDNY Head Backs Good Deals For Quick Cooperation By Cos.
• Banking Regulators Pledge Basel Reset Amid Capital Rethink
• Democratic Sens. Press 21 Credit Unions On Overdraft Fees
• PennyMac Can't Shed 'Pay-To-Pay' Borrower Class Action
• FDIC Secures Dismissal Of SVB Cayman Deposit Suit
• Ex-Amerant Bank Exec Claims Retaliation For Whistleblowing
• Wells Fargo Beneficiary's Hidden Trust Claims Are Too Late
• Ex-Estate Trustee Dodges Jail In $16M Mismanagement Suit
• A Close Look At The Evolving Interval Fund Space
• A Primer On NYDFS' 3rd-Party Cybersecurity Guidance
• MVP: Paul Hastings' Jennifer St. John Yount
• 3rd Circ. Weighs 'Information' Meaning In Credit Report Rift
• SEC's Atkins Pushes To Broaden Small Business Criteria
• Santander Scores $472M For 3.5% Stake In Polish Unit
• Bristol-Myers Must Face Trimmed $6.7B Celgene Investor Suit
• Fed Sees Shrinking Number Of Open Exam Findings At Banks
• DC Circ. Wonders If SEC Arbitration Decision Was Too Brief
• State AGs Demand Info From 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Lenders
• White House Crypto Czar Hired Clare Locke Amid NYT Probe
• Lenders Accused Of Ousting, Failing To Pay Lending Exec
• CFTC's Pham Expands 'Due Process' For Enforcement Targets
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: How To Build On Cultural Fit
• The Future Of Digital Asset Oversight May Rest With OCC
• MVP: A&O Shearman's Adam Hakki
• Loan Co. Can't Avoid Cannabis Co.'s Contract Breach Suit