Banking Archive » January, 2026

Banking - January, 2026

161 articles

• 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
• 4 High Court Cases To Watch This Spring
• Blue Slip Fight Looms Over Trump's 2026 Judicial Outlook
• BigLaw Leaders Tackle Growth, AI, Remote Work In New Year