Banking

  • August 31, 2026

    Citigroup Must Face RICO Suit Over Mexico Fraud Scheme

    A Florida magistrate judge said Monday bondholder plaintiffs have standing to pursue racketeering claims in a suit accusing Citigroup of running a massive cash advance fraud scheme, finding that although the "operative locus" of the fraud was in Mexico, a large part of Citigroup's alleged conduct occurred in the United States.

  • August 31, 2026

    AT&T Shouldn't Face Pension Risk Transfer Suit, Judge Says

    A Massachusetts federal judge said Monday that AT&T should be cut loose from a suit brought by retirees who claimed the company brokered a risky $8 billion pension annuity deal, adding that the investment manager that chose the annuity provider can't fully avoid the suit.

  • August 31, 2026

    11th Circ. Upholds $800K Award In Venezuelan Takeover Suit

    The Eleventh Circuit on Monday upheld an $800,000 jury verdict that found two former Miami bank directors accused of working for the Venezuelan government were liable for the bank's financial difficulties.

  • August 31, 2026

    Investors Can't Escape Danish Tax Fraud Case, 2nd Circ. Says

    Four investors and their pension plans owe $476 million for their role in a tax fraud scheme against the Danish government, the Second Circuit affirmed Monday, rejecting the investors' contention that they are beyond the reach of Danish revenue collectors.

  • August 31, 2026

    Nuvo's $9.75M D&O Deal Ends US-Israel Bankruptcy Clash

    Bankrupt pregnancy-technology firm Nuvo Group and an Israeli court-appointed trustee tasked with liquidating it reached an agreement that resolves their cross-border disputes by using a $9.75 million settlement payment from insurers of former executives.

  • August 31, 2026

    Viks Seek Split Trial To Save Deutsche Bank Suit Injunction

    Billionaire Alexander Vik and his daughter on Monday asked a Connecticut state court judge to order multiple trials on claims they are pursuing against Deutsche Bank AG, which demand the bank hand over proceeds from a $65 million asset sale and permanently end a related lawsuit against them in Norway.

  • August 31, 2026

    Judge Says Risky Investments Wipe SVB's $1.7B FDIC Claim

    A California federal judge has ruled that a $1.7 billion claim by the parent of the failed Silicon Valley Bank against the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is more than offset by the more than $5 billion the parent's reckless investment strategy cost the bank.

  • August 31, 2026

    Korean Bank Whistleblower Suit May Be Bound For Arbitration

    The Second Circuit on Monday asked if whistleblower retaliation claims by four former compliance executives at the New York arm of a Korean bank should have been sent to arbitration — and if a judge should have bothered with the bank's dismissal bid.

  • August 28, 2026

    CFTC Can't Withhold Records In Chicago Exchange's Perps Suit

    A D.C. federal judge has ruled that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission cannot avoid handing over administrative records discussing approval of Kalshi's bitcoin perpetuals contract to the court, in a suit brought by a CME Group subsidiary challenging the agency's approval.

  • August 28, 2026

    Concora Credit Flouted FCRA When Hiring, Applicant Says

    Oregon-based financial services company Concora Credit violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by not providing its prospective and current employees with consumer reports it obtained for background checks, according to a proposed class action filed in Washington federal court.

  • August 28, 2026

    Md. Pot Co. Evermore Faces Bid To Confirm $1.98M Award

    A California-based capital advisory firm is urging a state court to enforce a $1.98 million arbitration award it scored against Evermore Cannabis Company, which was found to have intentionally dodged fees it promised to pay the firm as part of a contract that helped the marijuana cultivator secure loans.

  • August 28, 2026

    OCC Sends Final Stablecoin Rules For White House Sign-Off

    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has sent its final rule establishing standards for stablecoin issuers under its supervision to the White House in the latest step toward implementing last year's landmark stablecoin law known as the Genius Act, following comments from Comptroller Jonathan Gould that the agency plans to issue the oversight rule by November.

  • August 28, 2026

    Schwab Vendor Exempt From Ill. Biometric Law, 7th Circ. Says

    The Seventh Circuit agreed Friday that a vendor Charles Schwab uses to authenticate customers' voiceprints is exempt from Illinois' biometric privacy law as it refused to revive claims that the vendor illegally collected callers' data.

  • August 28, 2026

    Financial Firm's $1.4M Asset Hold Against Adviser Upheld

    A Connecticut appeals court Friday said a financial services firm properly secured a nearly $1.4 million asset hold against an adviser, agreeing the company showed a likelihood of proving during underlying Financial Industry Regulatory Authority arbitration that the adviser siphoned customers when transitioning to a new broker-dealer.

  • August 28, 2026

    BofA's $72.5M Deal With Epstein Victims Gets Final Approval

    A New York federal judge gave the final OK Friday to a settlement in which Bank of America will pay $72.5 million to as many as 75 women to settle claims that it facilitated what the court called Jeffrey Epstein's "monstrous" sex trafficking and abuse, and approved an attorney fee award worth 30% of the settlement fund.

  • August 28, 2026

    Consumer Groups Back Ore. In Fight Over Rate Opt-Out Law

    Consumer advocacy groups have rallied to Oregon's defense in litigation over its new law aimed at capping interest rates on loans from out-of-state banks, arguing the state's financial industry challengers don't have history or federal law on their side.

  • August 28, 2026

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    The past week in London has seen shoe brand Crocs bring an appeal against the chief executive of the U.K.'s Intellectual Property Office, singer Alanis Morissette sued by the former head of operations at Live Nation Israel and the son of convicted fraudster Guo Wengui file an appeal against the Chapter 11 trustee controlling his father's bankruptcy estate. 

  • August 28, 2026

    Generali Evaluating $10.1B Offer From Monte Dei Paschi

    Assicurazioni Generali is evaluating Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena's roughly $10.1 billion offer for its majority-owned wealth management unit Banca Generali, as the Italian insurer considers the broader industrial collaboration proposed by the lender.

  • August 27, 2026

    Anthropic Judge Rejects Trump's Nat'l Security 'Blank Check'

    The U.S. Department of Defense's designation of Anthropic PBC as a supply chain risk to national security was not based on a credible threat, but rather was retaliation for the company's public criticism of the Trump administration's position in contract negotiations, a California federal judge ruled Thursday.

  • August 27, 2026

    OCC, FDIC Raise Bar For Examiners To Criticize Banks

    Federal banking regulators moved Thursday to rein in their use of supervisory warnings and enforcement actions, rolling out new standards that they said will focus examiner attention on material financial risks rather than process and documentation concerns.

  • August 27, 2026

    OpenAI Leads Corporate Push To Bolster Cyber Defense

    OpenAI and more than 100 other companies and organizations signed an open letter Thursday calling for a global surge in cyber defense, warning that artificial intelligence will make cyberattacks "more widespread and sophisticated" in the coming months.

  • August 27, 2026

    US Bank Should Face Ex-AI Chief's EEOC Claim, Judge Says

    The former head of artificial intelligence at U.S. Bank should be allowed to proceed with his discrimination claim against the bank, a North Carolina magistrate judge recommended Thursday, adding that two other claims should be dismissed as not timely or not sufficiently pled.

  • August 27, 2026

    Colo. AG Accuses EarnIn Of Making Illegal Payday Loans

    Colorado's attorney general has accused the financial firm EarnIn of illegally providing "predatory" payday loans to tens of thousands of Coloradans through its earned wage access product, charging annual percentage rates of 1,000% or more.

  • August 27, 2026

    Bank Says Late Notice Fumbled Data Breach Insurance Claim

    An insurance services company caused a Milford, Connecticut, bank to lose insurance coverage for a data breach that affected nearly 12,000 of its customers by failing to timely report it, the bank says in a Wednesday complaint in Connecticut federal court.

  • August 27, 2026

    6th Circ. Rules Mich. Doesn't Own Unclaimed Accounts

    The Sixth Circuit revived proposed class claims accusing Michigan officials of violating property owners' due process rights by keeping interest earned on unclaimed financial accounts, holding that the state takes custody of abandoned property but does not take ownership of it. 

Expert Analysis

  • Roundup

    Michigan Banking Brief

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    In this Expert Analysis series, attorneys provide quarterly recaps discussing the biggest developments in Michigan banking regulation, litigation and policymaking.

  • Future Of Fed Independence Shaky After Justices' Ruling

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in Trump v. Cook preserved the Federal Reserve's formal independence but could invite the president to remove board members with just modest protections, leaving the central bank's autonomy uncertain and potentially setting up fresh clashes over other agencies, says Steven Schwinn at the University of Chicago.

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    Mich. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2

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    The second quarter brought several notable financial services law developments to Michigan, including a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on state tax foreclosures, progress on a money transmission modernization bill package, and continued legislative momentum on cryptocurrency and mortgage lending, say attorneys at Dykema.

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    Bass Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Landing a trophy striped bass and closing a big deal both require cultivating the patience to finesse — not force — your way to desired outcomes, changing course when your old approach isn’t working and learning from the ones that got away, says Jon Ruiss at Alston & Bird.

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    NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2

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    The year's second quarter brought several notable banking law developments to New York, including a proposal to align state stablecoin rules with the federal Genius Act, fresh fair lending and cybersecurity guidance from state regulators, and a significant Second Circuit holding on preemption, say attorneys at Ashurst Perkins Coie.

  • How Rated Note Feeders Help Insurers Tap Private Credit

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    With insurer investments comprising nearly a third of the private credit market, rated note feeders offer insurers a compelling way to access private credit yields through debt instruments by balancing key features of debt investment with the structural and economic profiles of private credit funds, say attorneys at Akin.

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    The Most Talked-About Supreme Court Decisions Of 2026

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    This term, 11 U.S. Supreme Court decisions quickly became hot topics among Law360's guest writers.

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    Calif. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2

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    The year's second quarter brought several noteworthy financial services developments to California, including activity around a commercial finance oversight bill, the former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau head's appointment to lead a new consumer agency, and a ruling reinforcing viable bank-fintech partnerships, say attorneys at Manatt.

  • Quantum Readiness May Paradoxically Raise Contractor Risk

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    The organizations best positioned for the cryptographic system migration deadlines and other requirements under President Donald Trump’s recent quantum executive orders will be those able to inventory their cryptographic dependencies while protecting their vulnerability road map from adversaries, says Jesse Lemon at The Beckage Firm.

  • What Ex-CFPB Head's Calif. Role May Foretell For Oversight

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    California Gov. Gavin Newsom's selection of former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra to lead a new consumer agency signals tougher state financial services oversight, especially for fintechs, as well as heightened enforcement activity and larger penalties, say attorneys at WilmerHale.

  • Why SEC Climate Rule Rescission Wouldn't End Disclosure

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    If the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent proposal to rescind its 2024 climate-related disclosure rules is adopted, companies would no longer need to prepare for the rules' specific governance, emissions, attestation, financial statement and tagging requirements, but several important constraints would remain, say attorneys at Venable.

  • Have Private Suits Filled Gap Left By SEC's Crypto Pullback?

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    In the wake of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's regulatory retreat in the crypto space, private litigants have pursued claims across different types of crypto-related activities and market participants, but whether private lawsuits have replaced SEC enforcement remains unclear, says Simona Mola at NERA.

  • New Va. Finance Laws Signal Consumer Protection Push

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    Virginia's 2026 legislative session produced several noteworthy developments for financial institutions, including garnishment reforms, mortgage assumption requirements and debt collection reforms, signaling broader trends toward increased consumer protection, enhanced fraud prevention obligations and greater accountability in financial services operations, says Jay Spruill at Woods Rogers.

  • High Court's FCC Fine Ruling Reframes Agency Enforcement

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Federal Communications Commission v. AT&T sweeps aside uncertainty about what kinds of regulatory enforcement trigger a Seventh Amendment right, say attorneys at Squire Patton.

  • Series

    Choral Singing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Singing in the New York City Bar Chorus — a hobby partly inspired by the late U.S. District Judge Richard Owen, who infused my clerkship year with opera music — has improved my legal career by refining my abilities to listen, exude confidence and develop emotional intelligence, says Bonnie Baker at Friedman Kaplan.

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