Banking

Banking Law360 provides breaking legal news and analysis on the banking sector. Coverage includes high-stakes litigation involving banks, as well as federal, state, and international policy developments and corporate deals.



Sign up for a 7-day FREE trial today!



Latest News in Banking

  • July 31, 2026

    Goldman Jury Sees Cash Talk In Energy Deal Email Deluge

    Jurors weighing the fate of an ex-Goldman Sachs banker accused of coordinating a plan to bribe a client's way to a lucrative energy deal Friday saw a slew of payoff banter in his emails that prosecutors say show a pipeline of dirty money flowing from Turkey to a wide variety of government officials and agencies in Ghana.

  • July 31, 2026

    Fed Pitches New Rules On Loans To Bank 'Insiders'

    The Federal Reserve Board on Friday proposed updates to its rule limiting the loans a bank can offer its executives, board members and major shareholders who could influence the bank's lending decisions, saying the updates to outdated monetary thresholds aim to help community bank leaders.

  • July 31, 2026

    FirstBank Denies Complicit Ties In Epstein Survivor's Suit

    FirstBank Puerto Rico pushed back Thursday on proposed class claims it was complicit in Jeffrey Epstein's crimes by serving as his "longest" running banking partner, saying in New York federal court it only provided the late sex offender "routine banking services" and did not have any knowledge of his sex trafficking operations.

  • July 31, 2026

    NJ Justices Reject Mass Tort Status For Debt Buyer Suits

    The New Jersey Supreme Court denied borrowers' bid to consolidate 67 lawsuits accusing LVNV Funding LLC of attempting to collect consumer debts, finding that the debt‑collection actions do not fit the model of the large‑scale personal injury or product liability matters that typically warrant multicounty litigation.

  • July 31, 2026

    Ex-Symplicity Founder Challenges Sale Structure In Chancery

    The founder of student software company Symplicity has sued H.I.G. Capital affiliates, Goldman Sachs lending entities, Crestline Specialty Lending and software buyer Volaris Group in the Delaware Chancery Court, alleging they structured the company's sale to strip away his contractual rights and leave him with no recovery on more than $21 million in debt and equity-related interests.

See more Banking news

Financial Services

Areas of Coverage

  • AGENCIES
  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
  • Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
  • Federal Reserve System
  • Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
  • National Credit Union Administration
  • Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
  • U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
  • U.S. Department of the Treasury
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
  • European Central Bank
  • UK Financial Services Authority
  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • Dodd-Frank Act
  • Executive compensation regulation
  • Online banking and payment rules
  • Credit-rating agency regulation
  • Financial company lobbying
  • International banking regulation and legislation
  • LITIGATION
  • Antitrust disputes
  • Consumer litigation and class actions
  • Debit/credit card-related litigation
  • Labor and employment disputes
  • Mortgage- and foreclosure-related suits
  • Predatory and deceptive lending and marketing suits
  • Financial privacy issues
  • Securitized mortgage disputes
  • Shareholder litigation
  • Bankruptcy proceedings
  • TRANSACTIONS
  • Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of banking practices

Readership

  • Banking lawyers at top law firms
  • Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
  • Executives and attorneys at banks and other financial institutions
  • Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
  • Policymakers at federal and state agencies
  • Judges and court staff across the U.S.
  • Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
  • Attorney and law firm marketing professionals