Banking Archive » January, 2026

Banking - January, 2026

288 articles

• Conn. Justices Free Calif. Woman From Tax Bank Seizure
• Baltimore Sues Payday Lender Dave Over 'Usurious' Loans
• Ex-TD Bank Employee Cops To Helping Launder Drug Money
• Aviation Watch: Busy Skies, Tough Market For Airlines In 2026
• 1st Circ. Upholds Atty's 7-Year Sentence In Email Fraud Case
• 4 Quick Emotional Resets For Lawyers With Conflict Fatigue
• Taxation With Representation: Clifford Chance, Ropes & Gray
• NJ Panel OKs Bank's COD Denial For Family Dollar Build
• 3 Key Ohio Financial Services Developments From 2025
• Warsh Clinches Trump's Nomination For Fed Chair
• Trump Sues IRS, Treasury For $10B Over Tax Doc Leak
• Fed's Master Account Stance Goes Too Far, 2nd Circ. Told
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Adviser Conned NBA Players, Jury Hears
• Crypto Investor Says Cos. Can't Intervene In $40M Award Fight
• Ex-Synapse Compliance Chief Settles FINRA Supervisory Case
• OppFi Says It's Not Pulling Calif. 'Dummy Lender' Scheme
• BNY Ducks Epstein Enabling Suit; BofA Must Face 2 Claims
• 6th Circ. Backs Gov't In $125K Crypto Forfeiture Case
• Wash. Panel Sides With Card Processor In Biz Tax Dispute
• Playing Tennis Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• GOP-Led Crypto Bill Clears Senate Panel In Party-Line Vote
• OCC Rulemaking May Clear Haze Around Trust Banks' Scope
• Troubled Apt. Co-Op Can Borrow $6M From Connecticut
• Feds Eye Default Forfeiture In $1.2M Crypto Scam Claims
• Justices' BDO Denial May Allow For Increased Auditor Liability
• 3 Companies Begin Trading After Raising $1.3B In IPOs
• Former First Brands Execs Indicted On Fraud Charges
• 4th Circ. Wary Of Kicking Up 'Sandstorm' On Deferred Comp.
• Powell Says Cook Case May Be 'Most Important' In Fed History
• Northern Trust VP Stole Millions From Elderly Client, Suits Say
• Fiserv Uses Its Data Security Flaws For Upsells, Suit Says
• CFTC Taps Treasury Atty To Be General Counsel
• SEC Urged To Adopt Insider Trading Rules For Foreign Firms
• Alito Rejects Bid To Pause 3rd Circ.'s Computer Fraud Ruling
• NY Firm And Medical Providers Defrauded Insurers, Suit Says
• Nomura Unit Taps Legal Chief To Steer Crypto Trust Bank Plan
• Digital Assets May Be In For A Growth Spurt In 2026
• Judges On AI: How Judicial Use Informs Guardrails
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive MasterCard Trade Secret Claims
• Wachtell-Led Prosperity To Buy Stellar Bancorp In $2B Deal
• US Bancorp Shells Out $250K To End Workers' 401(k) Suit
• Delaware Court Nixes Comerica-Fifth Third Merger Block
• UBS Wants Hayes' $400M Malicious Prosecution Suit Axed
• Iowa Can't Block Schwab's Antitrust Deal, 5th Circ. Told
• 6th Circ. Revives Rocket's Arbitration Bid In Spam Call Suit
• Mortgage Statements Class Action Tossed, For Now
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards
• Citi Pushes For Arbitration In Ex-Exec's Discrimination Case
• Investor Group Battles PG&E's $100M Wildfire Suit Deal
• Crypto-Asset Strategy For Corporate Legal Leaders In 2026
• Ex-Wells Fargo Director Urges 4th Circ. To Keep $22M Verdict
• Mountain Lake's Second SPAC Raises Upsized $313M Offering
• Troubled Apt. Co-Op Seeks $6M State Loan To Clear Liens
• Ex-Citi Exec Says Rampant Misogyny Was A 'Price Too Steep'
• 11th Circ. Won't Expedite Bid To Halt CFPB Energy Loan Rule
• Interactive Brokers Inks $5M Deal To End Algorithm Class Suit
• Al Habtoor Group Escalates $1.7B Dispute With Lebanon
• Sens. Offer Crypto Bill Amendments As Storm Delays Markup
• Amex Seeks First Approval Of $17M Antisteering Settlement
• Cybersecurity Must Remain Financial Sector's Focus In 2026
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Challenge To Fund For Bilked Clients
• Presidential Pardon Brokering Can Create Risks For Attys
• SVB Says FDIC Can't Claim Setoff In $1.9B Fight
• Adapting To Private Practice: 5 Tips From Ex-SEC Unit Chief
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Treasury Cancels Booz Allen Contracts Following Leak
• Haynes Boone Appoints 2 Fund Finance Leads
• New Cadwalader Exits To Fuel Paul Hastings Charlotte Launch
• OCC Won't Delay Trump Family-Tied Co. Bank Charter Review
• Warren Tells CFPB's Vought To Heed His Boss On Credit Cards
• CLO Investors Accused Of Rigging Rates In Shift From Libor
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive Bread Financial Investors' Suit
• Conn. High Court Snapshot: $13.2M Estate Tax Tops January
• Providers Oppose Credit Bureaus' Medical Debt Appeal
• Comerica Investor Seeks TRO To Halt $10.9B Fifth Third Deal
• Vik's Daughter Drops Bid To Stave Off Deutsche Bank Suit
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Citizens Bank, Quest Fight Appeals In Jan.
• Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Start A Law Firm
• 5 Compliance Takeaways From FINRA's Oversight Report
• How SEC Civil Penalties Became Arbitrary: 3 Potential Fixes
• 5 Firms Steer Capital One's $5.15B Fintech Buy
• McDermott Hires Bank Regulatory Atty From Haynes Boone
• 10th Circ. Should Deny Interest 'Opt-Out' Rehearing, Colo. Says
• Debt Collector Takes Computer Fraud Ruling To High Court
• Ford, GM Industrial Bank Bids Get FDIC Approval
• Payday Lender Tells 2nd Circ. Atty's Conflict Marred Trial
• FDIC Rolls Back Biden-Era Digital Signage Rule
• SEC Approves Cuts To PCAOB Budget, Board Member Salaries
• Sentencing Judge Blasts Ex-Mars Exec's 'Entitlement'
• Ga. Financial Firm CEO Cops To $380M Ponzi Scheme
• How Payments Law Landscape Will Evolve In 2026
• 3 Firms Guide BitGo's Upsized $212M IPO
• Opportunities Amid The Challenges Of Trump's BIS Shake-Up
• How SEC Civil Penalties Became Arbitrary: The Data
• Trump Sues JPMorgan For $5B Over Account Closures
• Hosting Exchange Students Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Holmes Seeks Trump Clemency For Theranos Fraud Sentence
• Ex-TD Bank Worker Cops To Taking Money Laundering Bribes
• Ukraine Bank Urges Justices To Take Up Immunity Question
• Schwab Nixed From DOL Enforcement Suit Against Other Firm
• OCC's New Fee Clearance Shows Further Ease Around Crypto
• Fed. Circ. Won't Reinstate Text-Tracking Patent Case
• AI Recruiting Co. Eightfold Sued Over Job Applicant 'Dossiers'
• How SEC Civil Penalties Became Arbitrary: The Framework
• How A 1947 Tugboat Ruling May Shape Work Product In AI Era
• Justices Wary Of Greenlighting Trump Bid To Fire Fed's Cook
• O'Melveny Corporate Finance Chair Hops To Pillsbury In NY
• Chancery Gives Solar Roof Co. One Week To Find In-State Atty
• Trump's Bid For Fed Firing Faces Pivotal Supreme Court Test
• FINRA Says Firms Ignored Red Flags About Overseas Biz
• Investment Cos. Deny Funding Tribal Biz Sued For Payday Loans
• FTC, Doxo Trade Blows In Online Consumer Deception Case
• Law360 Names Firms Of The Year
• 9th Circ. Revives Malpractice Suit Against Bankruptcy Atty
• SEC Picks Kirkland Partner For Corp. Finance Deputy Director
• Ex-Mars Exec Deserves 'Substantial' Fraud Sentence, Feds Say
• FTX Trust Hit With Sanctions After Ch. 11 Donation Fight Loss
• 2nd Circ. Says US Not Venue For Kazakhstani Gov't Dispute
• Takeaways From 7th Circ.'s Bank Fraud Conviction Reversal
• Navigating Privilege Law Patchwork In Dual-Purpose Comms
• AG Watch: Calif. Fills Federal Consumer Protection Void
• CFTC Chair Calls Up Ex-BigLaw Atty For Adviser Role
• Lender Says Distillery Partner Diverted Funds Meant For Bills
• 2 Financial Companies Unveil Plans For Total $600M IPOs
• Key Changes In World Bank's New Compliance Updates
• King & Spalding Rehires Trade Atty From Stripe
• Supreme Court Turns Away Jewish Texts Expropriation Suit
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Up Next At High Court: Fed Firing & Gun 'Vampire Rules'
• OCC's Gould Takes Aim At Resolution Planning 'Industry'
• USAA Warns Alice Became 'Sinkhole' For Tech In $223M Case
• DOJ Says Wife Owes FBAR Penalties On India Account
• Blockchain Co. Wants Say In $40M Crypto Award Feud
• CFPB Confirms Its Fed Funding Has Been Replenished
• Decoding The SEC's Plans To Revitalize The US IPO Market
• Banking Regulation Themes To Anticipate In 2026
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Investment Cos.' VIX-Fix Claims
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• BuzzFeed Loses Bid To Unseal HSBC Laundering Report
• Ill. Biz Owner Gets 6 Years For $55M Bank Scams, PPP Fraud
• Harvard Club Settles Pandemic Loan Fraud Claims For $2.4M
• 6th Circ. Favors Comerica Bank In Ch. 7 Fraud Suit
• Visa, Mastercard Defend Swipe-Fee Deal Amid Objections
• Crypto Lender Nexo Fined $500K For Unlicensed Loans
• Trucking Brokers Ordered To Pay $1.5M Over Ponzi Scheme
• Easing Equity Research Firewall Shows SEC Open To Updates
• Calif. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4
• Murphy's Legacy: Tackling Some Of NJ's 'Intractable' Issues
• Fly-Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Real Estate Execs Indicted In Mortgage Fraud Scheme
• Digital Infrastructure Biz Nets $240M For Data Center Expansion
• 4 Ways GCs Can Manage Growing Service Of Process Volume
• NY Bill Criminalizes Unlicensed Cryptocurrency Businesses
• FTC Says Payments Co. Should Pay $53M For Violating Deal
• Judge Asks If Execs 'Blindsided' Truist With Mass Exodus
• Wells Fargo Brass Gets 1st OK For 'Fake' Diversity Suit Deal
• Swedbank Says DOJ Has Closed AML Probe Without Action
• Senate Banking Committee Postpones Crypto Bill Markup
• NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4
• JPMorgan's Tobacco-Use Health Fee Is Illegal, Employee Says
• Miami Man Admits To $250K Zelle Scam In Connecticut
• Conn. Credit Union Hit With 2nd Data Breach Class Lawsuit
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Forming Measurable Ties
• 2nd Circ. Suspects Forum Shopping In Credit Suisse Suit
• MoFo Taps Ex-FTX GC, Associate Counsel As Fintech Partners
• $9.6M Deal Over Capital One 401(k) Forfeitures Gets 1st OK
• US Cybersecurity Strategy Must Include Immigration Reform
• How 2025 Executive Orders Are Reshaping Consumer Finance
• Alternative Asset 401(k) Investing Rule Sent To OMB
• Sen. Crypto Bill Tees Up DeFi, Stablecoin Yield For Key Hearing
• Credit-Card Fight Heats Up As Trump Backs Swipe Fee Bill
• Old Glory Bank Plans Nasdaq Debut With SPAC Deal
• BofA Again Moves To Ax Epstein-Related Trafficking Claims
• 2 Firms Advise On US Bancorp's Up To $1B BTIG Deal
• OFAC Sanctions Will Intensify Amid Global Tensions In 2026
• State Street Owes NC Investor $650K In Crypto Refund Suit
• 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2026 And Beyond
• Reinventing Bank Risk Mgmt. After 2025's Cartel Crackdown
• Mass. Court Clears Title Insurer In Lender's Foreclosure Loss
• Massachusetts Banking Brief
• 4 Ways DOJ Probe Into Powell Could Be Risky For Trump
• Capital One's Revised $425M Rate Deal Gets Judge's Initial OK
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive TMX's Texas Challenge To $52M Pa. Fine
• CFPB, DOJ Revoke Lender Guidance On Anti-Immigrant Bias
• Crypto Custody Startup Bitgo Launches Plans For $189M IPO
• Senate Ag Panel Punts Crypto Markup As Banking Pushes On
• PayPal Looks To Nix Merchant Rules Case For 3rd Time
• Reviewing Historical And Recent NYDFS Blockchain Guidance
• KeyBank, DACA Recipient Settle Immigration Bias Class Action
• Ex-Goldman Exec Faces July FCPA Trial Over Ghana Deal
• DC Circ. Told $100K H-1B Fee Threatens Congress' Tax Power
• Judges On AI: How Courts Can Boost Access To Justice
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• High Court Won't Hear Citigroup Appeal Of Fraud Suit
• Justices To Pass Up SunTrust's Arbitration Opt-Out Question
• Paul Hastings Taps DOJ Alum From Cravath As Litigation Head
• Fed. Circ. Doubts Trade Secret Was Properly Spelled Out
• OCC Floats Rule To Clarify Trust Companies' Broader Scope
• FINRA Fines Wells Fargo Unit $1.25M For Close-Out Failures
• Shopify Suit Is An Early Antitrust Test Of 'Buy Now, Pay Later'
• 2025's Most Notable State AG Activity By The Numbers
• CFPB's Vought Backs Down, Seeks Fresh Fed Funding
• Fintech-Focused Lafayette Digital SPAC Prices $250M Offering
• First Brands Sues Ex-CEO's Brother, Lender For $2.9B Fraud
• 4 Argument Sessions That Benefits Attys Should Watch In Jan.
• The Case For Emulating, Not Dividing, The Ninth Circuit
• Couple Fights To Send Annuity Fraud Case To State Court
• Husch Blackwell Adds Eversheds Securities Enforcement Atty
• Banking M&A Outlook Reflects Favorable Regulatory Climate
• NC Biz Court Bulletin: Trade Secrets Row, A Patient Data Deal
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• NY Mortgage Cos. Face New 'Equitable Access' Lending Rules
• FCC Waives Call Consent Revocation Rule Until Early 2027
• Conn. Credit Union Sued Over Data Breach Affecting 17,000
• NY Judge Backs Windfarm Award Against Vietnam Bank
• 4 Firms Steer Coincheck's $111M Acquisition Of Crypto Firm
• Ex-FDIC Chair, Cravath Partner Joins Fintech Firm Plaid
• Experian Can't Nix Claim Tapad Unit Illegally Tracks Data
• Colo. Judge Tosses Banker's Cancer-Leave Suit Against UMB
• Wyoming's First-Of-Its-Kind Stablecoin Up For Purchase
• Chancery Lifts Stay In Ukraine's PrivatBank Bogus Loan Suit
• Targeted Action, Rule Tweaks Reflect 2025 AML Priority Shifts
• Fed Eyeing Carveouts For Confidentiality Label, Bowman Says
• Mass. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4
• Opendoor Investors Get Final OK For $39M Deal, Atty Fees
• Sen. Ag Committee To Hold Crypto Markup Next Week
• Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 10th Circ. Halts Kan. Bank's $20M FDIC Appeal For Settlement
• Russia, Ukraine Bank Dispute Issue-Preclusion Language
• JPMorgan Unit To Use AI Tool Over Proxy Advisory Firms
• Trump Family-Tied Stablecoin Co. Seeks Bank Charter
• Calif. Mortgage Co. Beats Whistleblower Suit Over PPP Loans
• 2 European Fintechs Seek OCC Bank Charters
• Tricolor Ex-CEO Must Take Questions At Creditor Meeting
• Ex-TD Bank Employee Cops To Aiding Money Laundering
• First Brands' Ex-Execs Can Tap Only Some D&O Coverage
• Incora Minority Noteholders To Appeal 'Uptier' Loss
• Block Inc., Dorsey Must Face Suits Over Compliance Claims
• Reckless Conduct Can Be Willful FBAR Failure, 2nd Circ. Says
• KeyBank Will Pay $7.7M To Resolve Branch Manager's Fraud
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building
• Jones Day Adds Ex-SEC Deputy Enforcement Director In Ga.
• Binance Taps Ex-SEC, Coinbase Atty To Head Global Litigation
• State AG Enforcement During CFPB Gap Predicts 2026 Trends
• BNP Can't Undo $21M Verdict In Sudan Refugee Case
• A Day In The In-House Life: Chime GC Talks Pathfinding
• Kirkland-Led Warburg Pincus Clinches $3B Financial Fund
• Fed Circ. Skeptical Of Ex-Wells Fargo Rep's Whistleblower Suit
• Law Clerk Conflict Talk Can't Get Javice Retrial, Feds Say
• Vectra Bank Claims Lending Co. Owes $4.5M
• BofA Faces Customer Suit Over Post-Jan. 6 'Surveillance'
• Envestnet Trade Secrets Suit Cleared For Trial
• 5th Circ. Mulls If ERISA Claims Are Subject To Arbitration Clause
• US Sanctions Targeting Russia's Oil Giants Heighten Biz Risks
• PrimaLend Gets OK For Ch. 11 Plan Vote, Bid Procedures
• 4th Circ. Asked To Revive Experian Credit Investigation Suit
• Ill. Judge Trims Most Of Walgreens Shareholder Suit
• Bankers Urge Senate To Ban Stablecoin Yield Payments
• Expect A New Normal In Commercial Real Estate This Year
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Shows Procedural Perils Of Civil Forfeiture
• Ameritas Says Prior Deal Ends Couple's Annuity Fraud Suit
• Foley Hoag Banking And Finance Partner Rejoins Weil
• White & Case-Led Brazilian Digital Bank Seeks US IPO
• Paul Hastings Adds Ex-Cravath Tax Pro To Growing M&A Team
• US Chamber Gets Expedited Appeal In $100,000 H-1B Fee Suit
• BofA, BNY Face Bulked-Up Claims Over Epstein Ties
• Chancery Rejects BankUnited's Employee Poaching Claims
• Payment Co., Insurer End $6.8M Fraud Coverage Dispute
• McGuireWoods Atty Fined Over Citation Errors In BoA Suit
• Deutsche Bank Pauses Norway Suit After Conn. Judge's Order
• Bank Fights Sanctions Bid In Jail Debit Card Fee Suit
• Preparing For Congressional Investigations In A Midterm Year
• Tricolor Ex-CEO Fights Bid To Get Him To Creditor Meeting
• How Bank M&A Prospects Brightened In 2025
• Crypto Miner Host Seeks Reversal Of $1.2M Damages Award
• Banking Regulation To Watch In 2026
• Banking Litigation To Watch In 2026
• Consumer Protection Cases And Trends To Watch In 2026
• 5 Policy Areas Benefits Attys Should Keep Tabs On In 2026
• 4 Compliance Trends To Watch In 2026
• Crypto To Take On Rulemaking Push, And Pushback, In 2026
• Mangione, Trump, Sports Scandals Among NY Cases To Watch
• 3 Securities Litigation Trends To Watch In 2026
• Funding Haze And Deregulatory Pursuits: The CFPB In 2026
• 4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape
• Blue Slip Fight Looms Over Trump's 2026 Judicial Outlook
• 4 High Court Cases To Watch This Spring
• BigLaw Leaders Tackle Growth, AI, Remote Work In New Year