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  • 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 on Wednesday 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. 

  • August 27, 2026

    First Financial Corp. Buying First Illinois In $111.3M Deal

    First Financial Corp. has agreed to buy First Illinois Corp., the parent company of Hickory Point Bank and Trust, for about $111.3 million in cash and stock, expanding the Indiana-based bank's presence in central Illinois, the companies said Thursday.

  • August 27, 2026

    JLL Arranges $856M In Loans For $1.3B Boston Tower

    JLL Capital Markets has arranged $856 million worth of loans for its developer client Millennium Partners, which needed the financing for the residential and office areas of its $1.3 billion, 823,856-square-foot Winthrop Center skyscraper in downtown Boston, JLL announced.

  • August 27, 2026

    Colo. Hospital Can't Split Discovery In Retirement Funds Suit

    A Colorado federal judge rejected a faith-based nonprofit hospital's bid for the court to bifurcate discovery in a lawsuit brought by former employees accusing the health system of mismanaging their retirement funds, finding the requested action "would hinder judicial economy."

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