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  • August 28, 2026

    Financial Firm's $1.4M Asset Hold Against Adviser Upheld

    A Connecticut appeals court Friday said a financial services firm properly secured a nearly $1.4 million asset hold against an adviser, agreeing the company showed a likely chance of proving during underlying Financial Industry Regulatory Authority arbitration that the adviser siphoned customers when transitioning to a new broker-dealer.

  • August 28, 2026

    Banks Face Lighter CRA Burdens Under Regulators' Proposal

    Banking regulators' recently proposed rule to redo the framework under the Community Reinvestment Act would materially change which banks are subject to its most demanding requirements and how regulators evaluate lending, services, community development activities and strategic plans, says James Williams at Venable.

  • August 28, 2026

    BofA's $72.5M Deal With Epstein Victims Gets Final Approval

    A New York federal judge gave the final OK Friday to a settlement in which Bank of America will pay $72.5 million to as many as 75 women to settle claims that it facilitated what the court called Jeffrey Epstein's "monstrous" sex trafficking and abuse, and approved an attorney fee award worth 30% of the settlement fund.

  • August 28, 2026

    Consumer Groups Back Ore. In Fight Over Rate Opt-Out Law

    Consumer advocacy groups have rallied to Oregon's defense in litigation over its new law aimed at capping interest rates on loans from out-of-state banks, arguing the state's financial industry challengers don't have history or federal law on their side.

  • August 28, 2026

    Generali Evaluating $10.1B Offer From Monte Dei Paschi

    Assicurazioni Generali is evaluating Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena's roughly $10.1 billion offer for its majority-owned wealth management unit Banca Generali, as the Italian insurer considers the broader industrial collaboration proposed by the lender.

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