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  • October 26, 2026

    Bank Surcharge Hike Could Raise £5.8B, Think Tank Says

    The U.K.'s Labour government could raise £5.8 billion ($7.7 billion) by restoring the bank surcharge to 8% in the autumn budget, a think tank said Monday.

  • October 26, 2026

    How Bank Lobby's Suit Tests OCC's Crypto Charter Powers

    The Independent Community Bankers of America’s recent lawsuit challenging the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s ability to charter cryptocurrency companies marks another chapter in the struggle over the appropriate regulatory framework for digital assets, while raising a classic administrative law question at its most basic level, say attorneys at Ballard Spahr.

  • October 26, 2026

    8th Circ. Says Fed Must Rewrite Debit Swipe-Fee Cap

    The Eighth Circuit on Monday struck down the Federal Reserve's regulatory cap on the swipe fees that larger banks may collect on debit-card transactions, handing a major victory to merchants that have long argued this cap was set too high.

  • October 23, 2026

    Feds Urged To Nix Bank Examiner Limits Over AI Cyber Risks

    The Senate Banking Committee's top Democrat called Friday for federal banking regulators to scrap recent policies that raise the bar for issuing and escalating supervisory criticism at banks, warning they could obstruct oversight needed to stay ahead of rising artifical intelligence-enabled risks.

  • October 23, 2026

    'Millennial VC' Loses New Trial Bid Over Alleged Atty Failure

    A California federal judge on Thursday denied convicted self-described "millennial" venture capitalist Michael Rothenberg's latest new trial bid, rejecting his argument that his prior counsel's failure to consult a forensic accountant undermined his defense nearly three years after a jury found him guilty of money laundering and fraud.

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