Banking Archive » September, 2026

Banking - September, 2026

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• Fed HQ Review Finds Cost-Control Failures, No Crimes
• Chase Gets Trump's $5B Fla. Debanking Case Sent To NY
• 11th Circ. Skeptical Of PACE Lenders' CFPB Rule Challenge
• Visa, Mastercard Get ATM Fee Antitrust Case Tossed
• Peoples, Capital Bancorp To Combine In $728.1M Deal
• Treasury Sets Plans For State Stablecoin Regime Reviews
• Fed Finalizes Update To Open Stress Test Models
• FDIC Standards Body Could Ease Bank Vendor Due Diligence
• Goldman, JPMorgan Beat CDS Rigging Suit For Now
• AI Meeting Recaps Pose New Discovery And Privilege Risks
• Tommy's Boats Owner Says Atty Error Led To $65M Judgment
• Key Bank Policymaking Official To Depart Treasury
• Fla. Bank Can't Toss Suit Over Alleged Board Entrenchment
• 3 Firms Build Capitolis' $200M Deal To Acquire eSecLending
• What Comes Next For Digital Asset Regs After Clarity Act Flop
• Akin Adds House Financial Services Staffer To Lobbying Team
• Gibson Dunn Hires NY-Based Structured Finance Co-Chair
• Tether's Stablecoin Is Iran's 'Lifeline,' Senate Report Says
• CFPB Rips Bid To Ax $43M Debt-Relief Win As 'Frivolous'
• Administration Says It Has Committed $289M In CDFI Funds
• US Presses High Court To Skip Tesla Case Over PTAB Review
• Law Firm Seeks Exit From Carbon Capture Ponzi Suit
• Ex-CFTC Commissioner Exits Crypto Lobby After Clarity Stalls
• Judge Cuts Patent Claims Against Volvo Over Payment Data
• Epstein Survivors Can Sue FirstBank In New York, Judge Says
• Wachtell, Sidley Advise On Valley Bank's $340M Bluevine Deal
• UBS Settlement Shows Cost Of Delayed AML Fixes
• Fla. Judge Keeps Fraud Claims In Aluminum Smelter Dispute
• Ore. Judge Rejects CFPB Funding Cutoff Theory
• Feds' Stablecoin Review Committee Rules On The Horizon
• FDIC Orders 'Pro-America' Online Bank To Shore Up Finances
• Judge Moves Sen. Scott's Tax Info Leak Case To DC Court
• CFTC, Ex-HSBC Exec Set For Trial In Swap Manipulation Suit
• Negotiating The Scope Of The Stablecoin Customer ID Rule
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Latham, McDermott
• V&E Guides Energy Sector Water Solutions Biz On $700M Buy
• Ex-Tricolor CEO Says Feds Botched Warrants In Fraud Case
• Fed Pitches Stablecoin Issuer Rules In Latest Genius Act Push
• Apple Pay Antitrust Class Wins Cert. In Wallet Monopoly Suit
• CFTC Allows Tokenized Investments, Blockchain Records
• Summer Camp Co. Says $19M Lien Targets Wrong Ch. 11 Case
• Victims Say Commerzbank Owes Damages For Terrorist Aid
• Capital One, Influencers Get Final OK In Alleged Fee Theft Suit
• Labcorp Inks $2.3M Deal To Resolve Multistate Data Breach
• Borrowers Sue Ed. Dept. Over 'Plain Wrong' Credit Reporting
• 5 Circuit Splits To Watch At The High Court
• Texas Utility Commission Looks To Quash Coal Subpoena
• PE And Activist-Driven Moves Lead The Week's Deal Rumors
• Playing Bid Whist Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• AML Takes Center Stage In Financial Crime Enforcement
• Huawei Used Joint Venture Talks For IP Heist, Jury Hears
• Litigation Spending To Keep Climbing While Biz Risks Mount
• JPMorgan Can't Scrap $4.25M Award Over Super Bowl Food
• Gay JPMorgan Ex-Worker Claims Discrimination By Supervisor
• Banking Dems Protest GOP-Only Prediction Market Talks
• Illinois Swipe-Fee Ban Also Blocked For Federal Credit Unions
• Banks Should Stay Disciplined As OCC, FDIC Ease Oversight
• Houlihan Lokey Taps Ex-AIG, Viacom Atty As Legal Chief
• NY Judge Dismisses States' DOGE Treasury Data Access Suit
• BofA Customers Drop Suit Over Post-Jan. 6 Data-Sharing
• The Time Is Right To Simplify Overlapping Broker-Dealer Regs
• Calif. Bill Goes Too Far In Trying To Regulate Attorney AI Use
• Zillow Starts Renewed Bid To Exit Home Loan Kickbacks Suit
• 4 Flashpoints In FDIC's Bid To Revamp Bank Merger Reviews
• GOP Sen. Seeks Don Jr., Hunter Biden Biz Dealings Probes
• Big Tech Backs Samsung At Fed. Circ. Over Patent Injunctions
• Lender's $8.1M In Losses Were 'Self-Inflicted,' 11th Circ. Told
• Trump Admin Sued Over $289M In Soon-To-Lapse CDFI Funds
• DOJ Says Fired NCUA Members Aren't Like Fed Officials
• Fintech Regulator Outlook: 5 Lessons From Minnesota
• Crypto Co. Investor's 'Puzzle Pleading' Dooms Revenue Suit
• TelexFree Investors' 2nd Bid For Cert. Called Futile
• Cigna Wins $1.8M In Fees After Payment Patent Fight
• 4th Circ. Won't Rethink Cutting $22M Wells Fargo Judgment
• Ex-Bank CEO Gets 9 Years For Fraud, Sanctions Evasion
• Lenders Say Baltimore Property Flips Fueled $10M Fraud
• Ready Capital Beats Investor Suit Over Real Estate Loan Woes
• Homeowners Say Home Equity Co. Sells Predatory Products
• A Look At Litigation Risks From Financing The AI Buildout
• For Faster FDIC Review, Banks Must Front-Load Prep
• 3rd Circ. Says SBA Can Deny Excess PPP Loan Forgiveness
• Fed 'Risk Aversion' Contributed To SVB's Failure, Report Says
• OCC Approves 3 Trust Charters For Stablecoin Businesses
• DraftKings' Owner Urges PTAB To Invalidate Lutnick's Patent
• Oppenheimer Customers Win Final Approval For $70M Deal
• Fla. Firm Looks To Dodge Bank's DQ Bid In Trade Secrets Suit
• JPMorgan Likely Can't Void Arbitration Loss Over Food Platter
• Epstein Survivors Seek Class Cert. In FirstBank Suit
• Russia Calls Oschadbank's $1.1B Award Suit 'Chicanery'
• Latham Picks Ex-Fried Frank PE Pro For DC Office
• Claims In Tech Exec's Stock Theft Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Time Is On Payment Processors' Side As Deal Dynamics Shift
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• FDIC Pitches Plan For Faster Bank Merger Reviews
• Skycom Engineer Says Huawei Was His Real Boss In Iran
• 9th Circ. Revives Laos' $5M Enforcement Bid In Casino Case
• Broker TradeZero Fined Over Data Breach Tied To Chatbot
• Industry Groups, IP Attys Back High Court PTAB Denials Case
• How Boards, Lenders Can View ABC Bankruptcy Alternative
• How GCs Can Assess The Risks Of Emerging AI Laws
• Auto Lender OKs $709.5M Multistate Deal Over Subprime Loans
• How AI Fraud Alerts May Raise Banks' Elder Exploitation Risk
• For Single-Party FTC, Easier Suits May Come With A Cost
• Republicans Move Trump's CFPB Pick Ahead To Full Senate
• SEC Issues Innovation Exemption For Tokenized Stock Trading
• OE Fed Credit Union's $2.3M 'Boilerplate' Breach Deal Denied
• Ocwen, Banks Settle Whistleblowers' Foreclosure Fraud Suit
• Goldman Unit Funded Compass Lexecon Raid, Suit Says
• FTX Exec's Wife Headed For Spring Campaign Finance Trial
• State Bank Supervisor Group Issues AI Exam Framework
• Fla. Panel Revives Suit Claiming Soccer Club Investment Lies
• BofA Settles Suit Over Maryland Pandemic Benefits Cards
• Vanguard Trims But Can't Shake Users' Data Tracking Suit
• Ch. 11 Ruling Offers A Drafting Guide For 3rd-Party Releases
• 4 Words In A 1980 Law Could Redraw Bank Lending
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Cultivating Good Judgment
• Fintech Co. Says Nuvei Bungled Mastercard Transactions
• Enova Cites Regulatory Uncertainty As It Ends Bid For Bank
• Walmart, Retail Groups Doubt Value Of $200B Swipe Fee Deal
• South Sudan Central Bank Appeals $1B Award
• Dems Block Crypto Bill Over Ethics Concerns
• Bessent Teases Higher AML Reporting Thresholds For Banks
• Workers Want Investment Bank Pay Suit To Go On
• Goldman Sachs' Flagship PE Fund Raises $9.6B
• A Lender's Guide To Fraud: Safeguarding Collateral
• 1st Circ. Presses Amex On Merchant Arbitration Rule Change
• Venezuelan Official Admits Stealing Food Aid Funds
• Grab Holdings To Buy 60% Of Atome Financial For $1.5B
• AG Watch: Oregon Targets Consumer Costs
• Crypto Bill Faces Wide Criticism Ahead Of Initial Vote
• NY Flags AI Models As Cyber Risk Review Factor For Banks
• S. Korea Wins ICSID Annulment Decision In $196M Dispute
• Debt Buyer Settles Mass. AG Complaint Over Collection Tactics
• Intuit Escapes MLA 'Refund Advance' Loans Suit, For Now
• Money Transmission Issue Looms For Prediction Markets
• UBS Can't Nix Trust's Fee Claim Over Alleged Concealment
• AI And AML: Governance Plays Critical Role In Innovation
• City Of London Urges Tax Restraint To Protect Growth
• CashCall Loses 'Ill-Conceived' Bid To Undo $157M CFPB Win
• TD Bank 'Cash-Like' Advance Loans Suit Voluntarily Dropped
• US Bank Objects To Ex-AI Chief's Untimely Race Bias Claim
• Bank Regulators Propose Tailored Third-Party Risk Guidance
• IRS Can Withhold Docs That May Air Taxpayer ID, Court Rules
• Corp. Transparency Law Unconstitutional, Justices Told
• 3 Firms Guide Firstborn Top Capital's $1.1B SPAC Merger
• Don't Miss It: Cooley, Latham Steer Hot Deals
• Lessons For Banks When A Fintech Partner Fails
• Taxation With Representation: Paul Weiss, Troutman, Wachtell
• Insurer May Be On The Hook For Debt Collector's Defense
• Attorneys Using AI May Have Ethical Duty To Redact Docs
• Huawei Ripped Off Amazon Cloud Platform IP, Jury Hears
• JPMorgan Aided Ex-Atty Kossoff's $18.5M Theft, Trustee Says
• Regulators Expand Examination Cycle For More Banks
• Latest Crypto Bill Draft Updates DeFi Rules But Not Ethics
• Fed Colluded With Wall Street On New Capital Rules, Suit Says
• Citizens Says SoFi's Poaching 'Decimated' Conn. Mortgage Biz
• Deutsche Bank Says Viks Seek To Delay Norway Case Fight
• Blank Rome Atty Ouster Can't Be Appealed, Conn. Panel Rules
• AI And AML: Rulemakings Lean Into Responsible Innovation
• Juggling And Unicycling Make Me A Better Lawyer
• Proskauer Hires Former Cahill Gordon Finance Team
• Feds' NY RICO Case Against Huawei Packs A Punch, Jury Told
• Defunct Tax Startup CEO Charged In $13.3M Investor Fraud
• Crypto Org. Taps Prelogar To Back CFTC's Side In Perps Fight
• Klarna Wants Out Of Investor Action Over Loan Risks
• Wells Fargo Beats Cert. Bid In Rate-Lock Extension Fee Suit
• 2nd Circ. Says FDIC Need Not File Claim To Save SVB Setoff
• Trump Trust Gets Doc Review In Fla. Debanking Suit
• Unions, Feds Reach Deal In Gov't Shutdown Layoffs Suit
• Class Settlement MDL Plaintiffs Say Cos. Hinder Disclosure
• Labaton Reboots Whistleblower Practice With Ex-SEC Chair
• 10th Circ. Sets Redo Of Tax Fraud Case To Study Legal Advice
• Planning For The Impact Of FinCEN's CTA Rollback
• Va. Judge Tosses Bulk Of EB-5 Investors' Fraud Suit
• Citi Fine Warns Firms To Stress-Test Sanctions Controls
• Freddie Mac Asks 6th Circ. To Rehear Financial Crisis Case
• Binance Seeks Dismissal Of Terrorist Attack Victims' Suit
• Biz Groups Ask 8th Circ. To Nix Wells Fargo ERISA Suit
• Humboldt To Pay FTC $12M Over 'Sham' Merchant Payment Biz
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Fla. Firm Trenam Law Faces DQ Bid In Trade Secrets Case
• Fed's Capital Rule Proposal Could Help Banks Stay Mutual
• Weil Welcomes Back Freshfields' Private Credit Co-Leader
• Wachtell, Simpson Thacher Guide $3.9B EverBank, WaFd Deal
• SEC's Adit Case Maps 5 Fault Lines In Pre-IPO Funds
• NY Huawei Case Roars To Life With Historic Corp. RICO Trial
• SEC Fines Ex-Bancorp CFO Over Improper Annual Report
• Nuvei To Pay $4.85M Over FTC Tech Support Scam Claims
• Receiver Needed For Apt. After $170M Default, Lender Says
• Fintech Lender Escapes 'Bait-And-Switch' Suit In NC Court
• 8(a) Firms Face New Risks From Pass-Through Arrangements
• Oschadbank Denies Forum Shopping In $1.1B Award Suit
• Fed Drops Crypto-Linked AML Action Against Texas Bank
• Chrisleys Fight Balch & Bingham's Bid To Ax Malpractice Suit
• Former Weil Private Funds Co-Head Joins Simpson Thacher
• SVB Parent's Claim Loss To FDIC Bears Bond Wording Lesson
• 3rd Circ. Revives Malpractice Claim Against Kirkland Atty
• GAO Flags Bank Disclosure Review Gaps After 2023 Failures
• SEC Moves To Scrap 'Pay-To-Play' Political Donation Rule
• OCC Gives Initial Nods To Digital Banks Revolut, OpenReserve
• Mortgage Co. Must Face Consumer Claims Over Dispute Flags
• 1st Circ. Orders Redo In Puerto Rico Hospital Loan Fight
• CFTC Says CME Perps Fight Is 'Much Ado About Nothing'
• Home Equity Products Face Expanding Regulatory Patchwork
• Boutique Firms Emerge As Trump Admin's 'Achilles' Heel'
• Ballet Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Banks Can Discuss Fraud Without Disclosing SARs
• GOP Bill Would Alter CFPB Funding, Curb Enforcement
• PayPal Lets Tech 'Invisibly' Track Venmo Users, Suit Says
• Illinois BNPL Law Casts Wide Net Over Loan Providers
• What Cos. Should Know About DOE Energy Dominance Loans
• JPMorgan Seeks Stay Of $20M Javice, Amar Fee Order
• TabaPay Secures $155M As It Plans To Buy Transact Bank
• 'Astonished' Homebuyer Says Atty Email Lapse Caused Hack
• Calif. Private Fund Execs Charged In $80M Ponzi-Like Scheme
• Servicer Says Borrowers Weren't Harmed By Warning Letters
• CFTC Drops Swaps Manipulation Claim In Deal With Ex-Trader
• SEC Sends White House Plan For Retail Private Market Access
• High Court Should Skip Ruby Tuesday Benefits Suit, SG Says
• Barnes & Thornburg Says Ex-NBA Star Owes $1M Legal Fees
• Unified, Industry Orgs. Again Push Justices On PTAB Policies
• Insurer Can't Dodge Wire Fraud Coverage, Ala. Judge Says
• Investment Co. Disputes IRS' $166M Add-On To Capital Gains
• What Nonbank Lenders Should Watch In 'Open Banking' Redo
• SEC's Long-Awaited Crypto Rule Is 1st Piece Of Larger Puzzle
• Fox Investor Sues Over Morgan Stanley Role In $22B Deal
• DOE Energy Financing Overhaul Opens Paths For Developers