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Latest News in Banking
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April 02, 2026
Calif. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q1
As usual, California remained a hub for financial services activity in the first quarter of 2026, with key developments including the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation's eye on consumer issues, a bill targeting "pig butchering" schemes, and jam-packed courts, say attorneys at Joseph Cohen.
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April 02, 2026
BofA $72.5M Deal With Up To 75 Epstein Victims Clears Hurdle
A Manhattan federal judge gave preliminary approval Thursday to a settlement in which Bank of America will pay $72.5 million to as many as 75 women to settle allegations that it facilitated what the court called Jeffrey Epstein's "monstrous" sex trafficking and abuse.
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April 01, 2026
Bank Must Turn Over $1.68B To Iran Terror Attack Victims
A Luxembourg-based bank must turn over nearly $1.7 billion in Iranian assets to victims of terrorist attacks that a D.C. federal court previously connected to Tehran, a New York federal judge ruled Tuesday, saying the litigation can proceed despite the absence of Iran's central bank.
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April 01, 2026
Evita Boss Admits To Russia-Linked Crypto Laundering Ruse
The founder of crypto payments firm Evita on Wednesday admitted to what prosecutors say was a scheme to launder over half a billion dollars in cross-border transactions through the U.S. financial system, including funds held by sanctioned Russian banks.
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April 01, 2026
CFPB Seeks Green Light To Shed Half Of Staff In New Plan
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has asked the D.C. Circuit to let it proceed with a new plan to lay off roughly half of its remaining staff, arguing this latest downsizing proposal moots concerns that led to a lower-court injunction freezing efforts to slash its workforce.
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- AGENCIES
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
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- Personnel moves
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