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  • October 19, 2026

    Solar Lender Seeks Exit From Mich. AG's $81M Fraud Case

    A solar financing company accused of helping facilitate an $81 million scheme that allegedly left Michigan homeowners with inoperable solar systems and mounting debt has asked a federal judge to dismiss the state's claims against it, arguing that it cannot be held responsible for an independent installer's sales practices and that its lending disclosures complied with federal law.

  • October 19, 2026

    BofA Sued After $1.2B Fine For AML Compliance Gaps

    After the U.S. Department of the Treasury fined it $1.2 billion for anti-money laundering and financial-crime compliance system failures, Bank of America is facing two class actions asserting similar claims, including that it failed to monitor more than $5 billion in suspicious transactions.

  • October 19, 2026

    BofA Pushes To Dodge Renewed Military Interest Claims

    Bank of America urged a North Carolina federal judge to reject military service members' attempt to revive dismissed claims asserting that its credit card practices violated lending protections, arguing that they misinterpret the law.

  • October 19, 2026

    OCC Plan May Bring Data Sharing Flexibility, Diligence Issues

    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's recent proposal to overhaul its supervisory information sharing regime for the first time in decades would provide important flexibility to banks, but it could create new issues around confidentiality agreements, disclosure controls and diligence processes, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

  • October 19, 2026

    Fla. Law Firm Seeks Toss Of Bank's $134M BP Oil Spill Suit

    A Florida law firm urged an Ohio federal court to toss a bank holding company's $134 million malpractice suit over litigation tied to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, arguing the claims are time-barred and the company did not qualify for economic damages in the oil spill litigation.

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