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Banking

  • April 22, 2025

    Wells Fargo Worker Wants Disability Bias Suit Kept In Play

    Wells Fargo cannot shut down a senior finance manager's lawsuit alleging she faced backlash after she sought to work remotely because of health issues, the employee told a North Carolina federal court, saying she put forward enough detail to show she suffered discriminatory actions.

  • April 22, 2025

    Jay Clayton Sworn In As Interim US Atty For SDNY

    Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, was sworn in Tuesday as the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan on an interim basis while he awaits confirmation from the Senate.

  • April 22, 2025

    Chase Bank Can't Ditch Claims It Aided $119M Ponzi Scam

    A California federal judge trimmed on Monday SiliconSage Builders LLC receiver's lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase of allegedly helping the now-defunct real estate developer carry out a massive $119 million Ponzi scheme, tossing an unjust enrichment claim, but allowing the bulk of the aiding-and-abetting allegations to survive.

  • April 22, 2025

    JPMorgan Fined $650K Over Regulation M Reporting Failures

    The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and several stock exchanges, including Nasdaq and some New York Stock Exchange entities, teamed up to fine JPMorgan $650,000 for failing to file hundreds of required reports under Regulation M, which makes it unlawful for brokers to trade on certain securities during a restricted period.

  • April 22, 2025

    Judge Wonders If BofA Fake Accounts Suit Is 'Fishing'

    A North Carolina federal judge on Tuesday questioned why he shouldn't dismiss a proposed class action alleging Bank of America opened unauthorized accounts in people's names after the bank argued that a similar suit against Wells Fargo didn't survive.

  • April 22, 2025

    Citizens Bank Seeks Quick Win From Real Estate Partnership

    Citizens Bank pushed for an early win in its loan default suit in Connecticut state court, arguing that the court should allow it to foreclose on the Bristol properties that were used to secure a $23 million loan.

  • April 22, 2025

    Wells Fargo 'Sham' Hiring Suit Delayed For Mediation

    A California federal judge agreed to move deadlines in a proposed investor class action accusing Wells Fargo of conducting "sham" job interviews to meet diversity targets that later triggered a stock drop when the practice was revealed, citing plans to attempt mediation in May.

  • April 22, 2025

    Morgan Lewis Hires Ex-CFTC General Counsel

    Robert A. Schwartz, the former general counsel of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has joined Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP as a partner in its investment management practice, the firm announced Tuesday.

  • April 21, 2025

    ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Needs Only 200 Workers, Trump Admin Tells DC Circ.

    The Trump administration has told the D.C. Circuit the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau only needs a staff of 200 to fulfill its duties, as the government seeks to resume layoffs at the agency after a federal judge halted the terminations for a second time. 

  • April 21, 2025

    Mexican Banks Escalate Discovery Fight With Sanctions Bid

    A Mexican bank and its affiliates have asked a Texas federal judge to sanction a businessman and his attorneys in a fraud case, saying they have deliberately obstructed court-ordered discovery in litigation accusing him of diverting and concealing corporate assets.

  • April 21, 2025

    Binance Crypto Suit Sent To Florida To Avoid Duplication

    A Washington federal judge on Monday transferred to Florida a proposed class action over Binance's alleged role in laundering stolen cryptocurrency, finding that the case heavily overlapped with a lawsuit filed earlier in the Sunshine State that was sent to arbitration.

  • April 21, 2025

    Asset Manager Admits Stealing $3M From Real Estate Cos.

    A Connecticut asset manager who helped clients buy and manage real estate portfolios has pled guilty to stealing nearly $3 million from entities in five states to fund his day trading endeavors, federal prosecutors announced Monday.

  • April 21, 2025

    ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Says Experian Can't Escape Suit Over Credit Reporting

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has asked a California federal judge to keep alive its lawsuit accusing Experian of mishandling consumer credit reporting disputes, arguing that the credit reporting agency "grossly mischaracterizes the complaint's allegations."

  • April 21, 2025

    Ex-JPMorgan Worker's PAGA Claim May Be Arbitrated

    A California judge indicated Monday she may send to arbitration a former JPMorgan Chase Bank worker's individual claim brought under the Private Attorneys General Act alleging the bank encouraged workers to perform off-the-clock work but failed to pay them accordingly, issuing a tentative order that would split off her representative claims and pause them.

  • April 21, 2025

    Academics Say FTC Firings Threaten Fed, Economic Stability

    Law and economics professors have told a D.C. federal court that failing to reinstate the recently fired members of the Federal Trade Commission puts the independence of the Federal Reserve System at risk and threatens to hurt the economy.

  • April 21, 2025

    Taiwan Installs Tariff Relief Measures For Exporters

    Certain Taiwanese businesses that export goods to the U.S. will have access to lower loan interest rates and waived exporter insurance fees if they can show they are heavily impacted by U.S. tariffs, Taiwan's Ministry of Finance said Monday.

  • April 21, 2025

    US Asks 4th Circ. To Pause Review Of Corp. Transparency Act

    The U.S. government urged the Fourth Circuit to pause a challenge brought by community associations against an information disclosure law aimed at small businesses, arguing that the U.S. Treasury Department's newly narrowed rules could moot the claims.

  • April 21, 2025

    Unions Demand Halt To DOGE's Info Access At DOL, HHS

    A D.C. federal judge must block Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive systems in the U.S. Department of Labor and Department of Health and Human Services, unions argued in a preliminary injunction bid, saying the government's search for "waste, fraud and abuse" doesn't warrant access.

  • April 21, 2025

    Unions Score Block On Orders To Fire Probationary Workers

    A California federal judge blocked the Office of Personnel Management from ordering federal agencies to fire probationary employees and stopped several agencies from heeding its directives, but he declined to order them to rehire the workers they've already let go.

  • April 21, 2025

    Justices Pass On Damages Fight In Trading Patent Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday skipped a case brought by the winner of a $6.6 million patent infringement verdict who has argued that the Federal Circuit wrongly denied its bid to increase those damages after it said it discovered fraud in the proceedings.

  • April 18, 2025

    FDIC Eases Big Banks' 'Living Will' Requirements

    The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. moved Friday to spare large banks from certain requirements for what should go into the next version of their so-called living wills, saying it wants to put more emphasis on planning for quicker, potentially weekend sales of failing banks.

  • April 18, 2025

    JPMorgan, BofA Face GOP Pressure Over Chinese Co.'s IPO

    The chair of a China-focused U.S. House committee has urged Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase & Co. not to underwrite a Hong Kong initial public offering of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. over concerns the Chinese electric car battery maker is affiliated with the Chinese military.

  • April 18, 2025

    Murdaugh's Banker Pleads Guilty To Fraud Ahead Of Retrial

    A former bank CEO accused of helping ex-lawyer and convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh steal client money pled guilty Friday to fraud ahead of a retrial, months after his initial conviction was overturned based on jury irregularities.

  • April 18, 2025

    Cannabis Co. Says Lender Lied About Default To Steal Funds

    A cannabis company with facilities in New Jersey and Pennsylvania has alleged in Garden State federal court that its lender lied about the company being in default in order to steal funds out of two of the company's bank accounts and claims it shows no sign of stopping.

  • April 18, 2025

    Santander Not Responsible For Customer's Bad Crypto Buys

    Santander Bank is not liable for more than $750,000 lost by a customer to a cryptocurrency scam, a Massachusetts intermediate appellate court said Friday.

Expert Analysis

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    Calif. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4

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    Douglas Thompson at Snell & Wilmer highlights a number of recent and pending issues, actions and potentially pivotal federal regulatory and legislative developments on deck that will affect California banks and financial institutions.

  • 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond

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    In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.

  • What's Ahead As Transparency Act Comes To A Crossroads

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    Synthesizing the contrasting federal district and appellate court rulings on the Corporate Transparency Act’s validity reveals several main areas of debate that will likely remain at issue as challenges to the law continue winding through the courts, say attorneys at Farella Braun.

  • Preparing For Mexican Drug Cartels' Terrorist Designation

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    In the event President-elect Donald Trump designates Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, businesses will need to consider how their particular industry is affected and evaluate previously legitimate practices given the cartels' involvement so many sectors of the economy, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • UBS Ruling Shows SDNY's Pro-Award Confirmation Stance

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    A New York federal court's recent ruling upholding an arbitration award in Lakah v. UBS, a long-running dispute over a bond debt default, serves as a reminder that New York courts carry a strong presumption toward binding parties to arbitration agreements and enforcing arbitral awards, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.

  • Where Payments Law And Regulation Are Headed In 2025

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    The Trump administration will likely bring significant changes to payments regulations in 2025, but maintaining internal compliance efforts in the absence of robust federal oversight will remain key as state authorities and private plaintiffs step into the breach, say attorneys at Stinson.

  • How Decline Of Deference Will Affect Trump Policymaking

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    An administrative law regime without Chevron deference may limit the Trump administration’s ability to implement new policies in the short term, but ultimately help it in the long term, and all parties with an interest in regulatory changes will have to take a fresh approach to litigation, say attorneys at Covington.

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    Ohio Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4

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    Ohio's banking and financial services sector saw several significant developments in the fourth quarter of 2024, including a landmark Uniform Commercial Code ruling, adjustments to the state's Homebuyer Plus Program and the launch of the state's first women-led bank, says attorney Alex Durst.

  • National Trust Bank Charter Can Widen Reach Of Fintech Cos.

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    U.S. fintech companies that want to expand nationwide are at a competitive disadvantage with foreign companies, which can much more easily branch into the U.S., but setting up a national trust bank charter could offer a path forward, say attorneys at Davis Wright.

  • 6 Predictions For Cyber Risk And Insurance In 2025

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    This year is likely to bring with it some thorny and expensive cyber challenges, including increased ransomware activity, more data breach class actions and continued efforts to define business interruption loss calculations, say attorneys at Wiley.

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    Illinois Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4

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    While the last quarter of 2024 didn't bring any notable state financial legislation, Illinois banks did see developments in the challenge to the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act, and received some awaited guidance on credit line disclosures and bank-fintech relationships, say attorneys at Dykema.

  • 7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring

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    President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will likely have a number of downstream effects on partner hiring in the legal industry, from accelerated hiring timelines to increased vetting of prospective employees, say recruiters at Macrae.

  • How Trump 2.0 May Change Business In Latin America

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    Companies in Latin America should expect to face more trade restrictions, tighter economic sanctions and enhanced corruption risks, as the incoming administration shifts focus to certain non-U.S. actors, most notably China, says Matteson Ellis at Miller & Chevalier.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection

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    Several recent rulings make clear that the proportionality of additional proposed custodians will depend on whether the custodians have unique relevant documents, and producing parties should consider whether information already in the record will show that they have relevant documents that otherwise might not be produced, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Impact Of Successful Challenges To SEC's Rulemaking Ability

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    In 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission faced significant legal challenges to its aggressive rulemaking agenda as several of its rules were vacated by the Fifth Circuit, which could hinder the SEC's ability to enact rules extending beyond express statutory authority in the future, say attorneys at Debevoise.

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