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  • August 18, 2026

    SEC Proposes Long-Awaited Crypto Offering Exemptions

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday unveiled plans to exempt some cryptocurrency offerings from its registration requirements, and a safe harbor for some projects to eventually shed securities law obligations altogether.

  • August 18, 2026

    BofA Loses Bid To Exit COVID-Era Calif. Benefits Card MDL

    A California federal judge largely denied Bank of America's bid for an early win in multidistrict litigation over allegations the bank mishandled reports of unauthorized ATM transactions on unemployment benefits cards issued during the pandemic, according to an opinion unsealed Tuesday.

  • August 18, 2026

    Tricolor Execs Accused Of Securities Fraud By SEC

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday sued the founder of bankrupt subprime auto lender Tricolor Holdings and two of its executives, accusing them of double pledging collateral and misrepresenting the debt pools they were offering to lenders.

  • August 18, 2026

    Franchise Group Trust Seeks $700M Over Take-Private Deal

    The litigation trust created after Franchise Group Inc.'s bankruptcy on Tuesday sued the company's former CEO, advisers and others in the Delaware Chancery Court, accusing them of carrying out a fraudulent take-private deal that caused more than $700 million in damages.

  • August 18, 2026

    Ga. Businessman Faked Docs For $24M In Loans, Feds Charge

    The former owner of a Georgia manufacturing business was charged with bilking a bank out of $24 million using fraudulent documents to finance the purchase of two Texas chemical companies, the U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday.

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