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  • February 04, 2026

    Fintech Exec Wins Toss Of $150M Fraud Case After Mistrial

    A Massachusetts federal judge Wednesday said she had no choice but to dismiss charges against a former executive over an alleged $150 million credit card payment fraud scheme on double jeopardy grounds following a mistrial last year.

  • February 04, 2026

    Takeaways From The DOJ Fraud Section's 2025 Year In Review

    Former acting Principal Deputy Chief Sean Tonolli of the U.S. Department of Justice's Fraud Section, now at Cahill Gordon, analyzes key findings from the section’s annual report — including the changes implemented to adapt to the new administration’s priorities — and lays out what to watch for this year.

  • February 04, 2026

    What An Uptick In Shareholder Activism Means For Banking

    With increasing bank M&A activity, activists are becoming more focused on larger banking institutions, but there are ways banks can begin to prepare in case they need to defend against activist campaigns, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • February 04, 2026

    TMX Wants $52M Penalty From Pa. Banking Regulators Axed

    A TitleMax affiliate urged a Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court panel on Wednesday to strike down a $52 million penalty that state banking regulators have lodged against it over alleged usury law violations, arguing that the disputed loans it provided to state residents were neither negotiated nor made in the Keystone State.

  • February 03, 2026

    OCC Urged To Scrap Escrow 'Giveaway' To Banks

    Consumer advocates are urging the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to abandon proposals they say would let national banks unfairly profit off homeowners' escrowed money, warning the plan unlawfully revives a rejected deregulatory playbook.

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