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  • April 15, 2026

    Ex-Citi, Cetera Rep Owes SEC $1.37M In Client Theft Case

    A former Citigroup and Cetera registered representative was hit with a final judgment Wednesday, putting her on the hook for $1.38 million to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly stealing $2.4 million from an elderly client.

  • April 15, 2026

    Texas Can't Revive Anti-ESG Law While Appeal Plays Out

    A Texas federal judge refused to pause an injunction pending appeal on a state law restricting state investments in businesses that aim to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels, finding the law's language clearly intends to disfavor groups with certain viewpoints and is unlikely to survive appeal.

  • April 15, 2026

    Payments Co., Owner 'Sabotaged' $175M Sale, Crypto Biz Says

    A cryptocurrency wallet platform seeks to enforce its $175 million deal to purchase a global payments company, accusing the company and its owner of "a blatant, reckless, and improper campaign" to keep the sale from closing.

  • April 15, 2026

    Brigit To Take Fight Over 'Instant' Wage Advances To 2nd Circ.

    Short-term cash advance company Brigit has said it will appeal a New York federal judge's refusal to dismiss a proposed class action alleging it overcharged military borrowers with its "Instant Cash" earned-wage advances, which the judge ruled qualified as consumer loans under federal law.

  • April 15, 2026

    Circle Failed To Freeze $280M Lost In April 1 Hack, Suit Says

    Circle is facing a proposed class action from a Missouri crypto user who accused the stablecoin issuer of failing to intervene and freeze assets as unknown hackers drained an estimated $280 million in digital assets from crypto project Drift Protocol in an April Fools' Day exploit.

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