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  • May 11, 2026

    Fed's Bowman Says Bank Ratings Changes Are On The Way

    Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said Friday that regulators are preparing an overhaul of a key ratings system used for grading the condition of banks, casting it as part of a broader push to refocus bank oversight on so-called material financial risks.

  • May 11, 2026

    SEC Sends Plan To Nix Settlement 'Gag Rule' To White House

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has submitted to the White House a plan for rescinding a more than 50-year-old policy of restricting defendants who settle enforcement actions from denying the claims against them.

  • May 11, 2026

    'We Need Your Help': Banks Rallied For Stablecoin Yield Fight

    Banking groups are making a push for stronger language prohibiting stablecoin yield payments ahead of a looming Thursday markup of the Senate banking committee's long-awaited proposal to regulate crypto markets.

  • May 11, 2026

    Binance Win Shows Constraints On Anti-Terrorism Act Claims

    The Southern District of New York's recent ruling in Troell v. Binance illustrates that the Second Circuit's earlier decision in Ashley v. Deutsche Bank is holding weight with courts, and companies facing aiding and abetting risk should thus monitor evolving case law and assess exposure based on nexus allegations, say attorneys at Freshfields.

  • May 11, 2026

    Binance Takes Investor Suit Arbitration Bid To 11th Circ.

    Binance and former CEO Changpeng Zhao are asking the Eleventh Circuit to review a Florida federal judge's decision denying their bid to compel arbitration of a proposed class action alleging that the crypto trading platform knowingly violated U.S. regulatory requirements.

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