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  • May 26, 2026

    NY Lawyer Gets A Year After $20M Emigrant Bank Fraud Trial

    A compliance lawyer convicted at trial for allegedly conning an Emigrant Bank unit out of $20 million by lying about his investment firm's tax lien collateral was sentenced Tuesday in Manhattan federal court to a year and a day in prison for what prosecutors say was a straight-up scheme to steal from a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation-insured bank. 

  • May 26, 2026

    BofA Borrowers Urge High Court To Revisit NY Escrow Suit

    New York borrowers have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to again revive their claims for millions in mortgage escrow interest from Bank of America, arguing the Second Circuit's recent decision to free the bank for a second time still gets federal banking preemption wrong.

  • May 26, 2026

    Investors, Schwab Defend Antitrust Settlement At 5th Circ.

    Charles Schwab and its investors have urged the Fifth Circuit to affirm a final deal they reached in Texas federal court to conclude an antitrust suit over its merger with TD Ameritrade, arguing among other things that Iowa's attorney general lacks standing to appeal the class settlement.

  • May 26, 2026

    Chinese Bank Hit With Suit Claiming Reinsurance Fraud

    A company and its insurer have accused China Construction Bank Corp. of issuing fraudulent letters of credit valued at nearly $10 million, claiming in Illinois federal court that the country's largest bank has refused to honor reinsurance agreements the parties signed.

  • May 26, 2026

    Colo. Justices Say Debt Buyer Must Show It Owns The Debt

    A debt buyer seeking to collect a debt must attach to its complaint a writing that shows the debt buyer owns the debt, the Colorado Supreme Court said Tuesday in ruling for a consumer who incurred a $671.29 credit card debt.

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