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  • October 07, 2025

    Florida Bank's Ex-Risk Officer Sues Over 'Bad Faith' Termination

    A Florida community bank has been sued in New Jersey federal court by its former chief risk and compliance officer, who claims that he was fired without cause just months after signing a three-year contract with the bank at a $250,000 annual salary.

  • October 07, 2025

    Compliance Pointers Amid Domestic Terrorism Clampdown

    A recent presidential memorandum marks a shift in federal domestic-terrorism enforcement that should prompt nonprofits to enhance diligence related to grantees, vendors and events, and financial institutions to shore up their internal resources for increased suspicious-activity monitoring and reporting obligations, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • October 07, 2025

    Feds Seek 6 Years For Ex-Frank Exec's 'Brazen' $175M Con

    Prosecutors asked a New York federal judge Monday to sentence a former executive at financial aid startup Frank to six years in prison for helping its founder Charlie Javice trick JPMorgan Chase & Co. into buying the company for $175 million, saying he deserves no leniency for the "brazen" fraud.

  • October 07, 2025

    5 Evolving Marketing Risks That Finance Cos. Should Watch

    Financial services providers should beware several areas where consumer protection regulators are broadening their scrutiny of modern marketing practices, such as the use of influencer testimonials or advertisements touting artificial intelligence-powered products, so they can better adapt to changing expectations for compliance, say attorneys at Hinshaw.

  • October 07, 2025

    Title Insurer Fights Mortgage Lender's Fraud Claim

    A title insurer has no duty to pay a mortgage lender's claim over a $510,000 loan a borrower alleged was fraudulent, it told a North Carolina federal court, saying its closing protection letter explicitly excludes coverage for third-party fraud and that no policy was ever issued.

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