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Latest News in Banking

  • May 14, 2026

    Seward & Kissel Adds Milbank Lawyer To Lead Credit Team

    A former Milbank LLP attorney has joined Seward & Kissel LLP in New York as head of the firm's structured credit practice.

  • May 14, 2026

    NCR To Pay $48M To End Former Execs' Lifetime Benefits Suit

    NCR Corp. will pay nearly $48 million to resolve a class action from former executives who alleged the software company broke its promise to send them annuity payments for life, the workers told a Georgia federal court.

  • May 13, 2026

    Dems Target Ethics, Illicit Finance In Crypto Bill Amendments

    Lawmakers have offered over 100 amendments ahead of the Senate banking committee's Thursday markup of its latest proposal to regulate crypto markets, with Democrats proposing the lion's share of changes in an effort to add ethics language and beef up provisions addressing crypto's use in illicit finance.

  • May 13, 2026

    Columbia Bank Didn't Encrypt Client Data, Class Action Says

    A Columbia Bank customer whose personal information was allegedly compromised in a 2025 data breach filed a proposed class action Tuesday in Seattle federal court, accusing the bank of failing to follow federal cybersecurity guidance and industry best practices, including encrypting details such as clients' Social Security numbers and account numbers.

  • May 13, 2026

    Pa. Crypto Scam Convict In Custody Over Fake Girlfriend, $60

    A convicted cryptocurrency scammer used a fake girlfriend to convince an old acquaintance to give him money and set up accounts for new crypto investments, which a federal judge said Wednesday was grounds for revoking his release while he awaited sentencing.

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