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  • July 28, 2026

    Fed's 'Skinny' Accounts Need Failure Safeguards, Critics Say

    As the Federal Reserve moves closer to giving fintech and crypto firms a direct on-ramp to its payment rails, critics inside and outside the banking industry say it needs a more robust off-ramp for those that get into trouble or fail.

  • July 28, 2026

    Like Milli Vanilli, Goldman FCPA Case Is A Ruse, Jury Told

    The government's foreign bribery case accusing a former Goldman Sachs banker of paying off Ghanaian officials to secure a lucrative energy deal is a lot like Milli Vanilli, his lawyer told a New York jury Tuesday, arguing that much like lipsynced songs of the fake late-1980s-era pop duo, prosecutors' version of events is not what it appears to be.

  • July 28, 2026

    SocGen Beats DC Landlord's Suit Over Failed $29M Loan

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit by a property owner that claimed Société Générale Financial Corp. wrongfully backed out of a planned $29 million loan to refinance a Washington building, ruling that the parties' signed term sheet was only a preliminary negotiating document and not a binding promise to lend.

  • July 28, 2026

    BofA Must Face Consumer Suit Over Autopay Double Charges

    An Illinois federal judge has ruled that Bank of America NA cannot avoid facing a majority of the claims in a lawsuit accusing the bank of not adjusting automatic payments on credit cards when customers manually pay off their statement balance in the middle of a billing cycle, finding a consumer established standing and showed evidence of a deceptive practice.

  • July 28, 2026

    Ala. Bank Case Tells A Cautionary Tale On Collateral Risks

    The Alabama Supreme Court's recent decision in U.S. Bank Trust National v. Bonilla, concerning a residential foreclosure gone awry, teaches that, beyond the common refrain of knowing your customer, banks should also take steps — such as obtaining a survey or purchasing title insurance — to know their collateral, says Danielle Douglas at Adams & Reese.

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