Banking

  • October 03, 2025

    Biz Can't Sue Bank Over Patent It Didn't Own, Judge Suggests

    A Western District of Texas magistrate judge recommended Friday that a suit accusing a Canadian bank of patent infringement be tossed, finding that the business that brought the suit didn't actually own the virtual payment methods patent.

  • October 03, 2025

    Debtors, Mich. Creditor Firm Seek OK On Interest Rate Deal

    Debtors and a Michigan creditor law firm asked a Michigan federal judge to approve a settlement agreement valued at about $9 million to resolve claims the law firm charged unlawfully high post-judgment interest rates on debt collection actions.

  • October 03, 2025

    TD Bank Sent $1.1M To Scammer, Conn. Biz Says

    A family-owned painting and contracting company sued TD Bank in Connecticut state court, alleging that the bank is responsible for the company losing more than $1.1 million to a scammer, which forced the business to freeze its payroll and cease operations.

  • October 03, 2025

    TD Bank Sued Over 'Grace Period' Overdraft Policy

    TD Bank NA has been hit with a proposed consumer class action claiming it has routinely broken its "grace period" pledge to refund overdraft fees on accounts that are quickly brought back into the black, allegedly keeping millions that should have been returned.

  • October 03, 2025

    The Roberts Court At 20: How The Chief Is Reshaping America

    Twenty years after John Roberts became the 17th chief justice of the United States, he faces a U.S. Supreme Court term that's looking transformative for the country and its institutions. How Justice Roberts and his colleagues navigate mounting distrust in the judiciary and set the boundaries of presidential authority appear increasingly likely to define his time leading the court.

  • October 03, 2025

    Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Paul Weiss, Cravath

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, video game maker Electronic Arts agrees to be acquired by the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners; online mortgage giant Rocket closes its acquisition of rival Mr. Cooper Group; and Berkshire Hathaway acquires international energy company Occidental's chemical business.

  • October 03, 2025

    NCUA, US Bank Settle Crisis-Era RMBS Trustee Lawsuit

    The National Credit Union Administration Board and U.S. Bank told a New York federal judge that they have reached a settlement in principle in a suit over U.S. Bank's role as trustee for crisis-era residential mortgage-backed securities trusts.

  • October 02, 2025

    9th Circ. Rebuffs Flagstar's Escrow Interest Preemption Bid

    The Ninth Circuit said Thursday that Flagstar Bank still owes a class of mortgage borrowers more than $9 million for unpaid escrow interest under a California law, ruling that a recent U.S. Supreme Court preemption case didn't upset circuit precedent on the issue.

  • October 02, 2025

    NC Judge Slashes Bank Of America Fake Accounts Class Suit

    A North Carolina federal judge has slashed a proposed class action accusing Bank of America of opening unauthorized accounts in people's names, tossing claims for violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, unjust enrichment and unfair trade practices, and leaving only negligence claims intact.

  • October 02, 2025

    Debt Collector's $2.6M Data Breach Deal Gets Final Nod

    Debt collection agency and buyer NCB Management Services Inc. and its investors have gotten the final nod to their $2.63 million deal to end consolidated proposed class action claims that NCB failed to protect more than a million consumers after a trove of their personal information was compromised in a ransomware attack.

  • October 02, 2025

    FINRA Fines Broker-Dealer $1M On Lax-Surveillance Claims

    The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is requiring New Jersey-based broker-dealer Velocity Clearing LLC to hire an independent consultant and pay a $1 million fine to settle the regulator's claims that Velocity has failed to take reasonable measures to prevent manipulative trading.

  • October 02, 2025

    Flagstar Customers Want OK On $31M Data Breach Deal

    A proposed class alleging Flagstar Bank didn't protect customer and employee information from two data breaches asked a Michigan federal judge Wednesday to give the initial approval for a $31.5 million settlement to resolve the case.

  • October 02, 2025

    Switzerland Dodges $372M Credit Suisse Collapse Suit

    A New York federal judge has granted Switzerland's bid to throw out a $372 million suit against the country stemming from the 2023 collapse of Credit Suisse and the reduction in value of about $17 billion of debt securities, ruling that it has sovereign immunity in the dispute.

  • October 02, 2025

    Ex-Silvergate CFO Must Face SEC Fraud Claims, Judge Rules

    A New York federal judge has ruled that the former chief financial officer of defunct crypto-focused bank Silvergate Capital cannot escape a suit from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleging he hid the bank's rocky financial condition, finding that the regulator has adequately alleged that he had access to information that contradicted his public statements.

  • October 02, 2025

    Merrill Lynch Raid Suit Paused For FINRA Arbitration

    A Georgia federal judge stayed Merrill Lynch's case alleging Dynasty Financial Partners, Charles Schwab and a dozen former employees conspired to start a new firm with Merrill's staff and confidential information one day after denying the company's bid for an injunction.

  • October 02, 2025

    Florida Man Gets 19 Years For Running $36M Ponzi Scheme

    A Florida federal judge sentenced a Miami man to more than 19 years in prison for running a $36 million Ponzi scheme through a company that purported to make money through quick loans to small businesses.

  • October 02, 2025

    Many Cos. Not Ready For National Security Risks, Report Says

    At least a third of U.S. companies aren't fully prepared to address key national security compliance risks they face, and the C-suite often isn't aligned with its in-house counsel as to who is primarily responsible for those efforts, according to a new survey from Eversheds Sutherland.

  • October 02, 2025

    Ch. 11 Trustee Appointed In Eventide Bankruptcy

    A Texas bankruptcy judge has appointed a Chapter 11 trustee in the bankruptcy of Eventide Credit Acquisitions following a request from the official committee of unsecured creditors.

  • October 02, 2025

    McCarter & English Won't Face Pretrial Win Bid In $22M Suit

    A Connecticut Superior Court judge has denied requests by Phoenix Life Insurance Co. and PHL Variable Insurance Co. to file late partial summary judgment motions in a $22.3 million professional negligence lawsuit against McCarter & English LLP over the law firm's work on a Long Island loan deal.

  • October 01, 2025

    SEC Gives Crypto Custody Nod To State Trust Companies

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff has assured registered investment advisers and certain fund issuers they won't risk an enforcement action by using state trust companies as cryptocurrency custodians in a move that some praised as widening access to more crypto-savvy custody options and others decried as an erosion of custody rules.

  • October 01, 2025

    SEC Wins Case Over Alpine's 'Worthless' Penny-Stock Sales

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has secured a win in Nevada federal court in its lawsuit accusing a Utah securities firm of violating federal anti-fraud provisions by transferring roughly $54 million in client assets from customer accounts to state unclaimed property accounts.

  • October 01, 2025

    Ex-CFTC Enforcement Head, DOJ Veteran Joins Jones Day

    Jones Day has hired a former director of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Division of Enforcement who is also a nearly two-decade alumnus of the U.S. Department of Justice.

  • October 01, 2025

    Wash. Appeals Panel Reopens Teachers' Pension Interest Suit

    A Washington state appeals court unanimously revived a class action claim that accuses a state pension agency of unlawfully skimming interest from teachers' retirement accounts, holding that a lower court was wrong to decide that it couldn't take up the matter.

  • October 01, 2025

    Here's How The SEC Survived 2 Prior Shutdowns

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sent home 90% of its staff Wednesday, including the bulk of its enforcement division, as the agency braces for a shutdown of uncertain length by drawing on lessons from two prior long-running impasses in the past 12 years.

  • October 01, 2025

    Trump Withdraws Nomination Of Quintenz For CFTC Chair

    President Donald Trump has withdrawn his nomination of Brian Quintenz to lead the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, following a delay at the president's request of a Senate committee vote on the nomination and Quintenz's public feud with crypto exchange founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss.

Expert Analysis

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    Teaching Trial Advocacy Makes Us Better Lawyers

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    Teaching trial advocacy skills to other lawyers makes us better litigators because it makes us question our default methods, connect to young attorneys with new perspectives and focus on the needs of the real people at the heart of every trial, say Reuben Guttman, Veronica Finkelstein and Joleen Youngers.

  • What New CFPB Oversight Limits Would Mean For 4 Markets

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    As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau continues to centralize its resources, proposals to alter the definition of larger market participants in the automobile financing, international money transfer, consumer reporting and consumer debt collection markets would reduce the scope of the bureau's oversight, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

  • Potential Paths To Modernizing The Bank Secrecy Act

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    The Bank Secrecy Act's analog design has become increasingly incompatible with today's digital financial ecosystem, but legislative reforms, coupled with regulatory adjustments including updated thresholds, feedback mechanisms and innovation sandboxes, would help adjust the act to the unique challenges of modern technology, says Matthew Biben at King & Spalding.

  • Texas Property Law Complicates Financing And Development

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    A new Texas law imposing expansive state-level restrictions on properties owned by entities from designated countries creates a major obstacle for some lenders, developers and other stakeholders, as well as new diligence requirements for foreign companies, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

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    Adapting To Private Practice: From Texas AUSA To BigLaw

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    As I learned when I transitioned from an assistant U.S. attorney to a BigLaw partner, the move from government to private practice is not without its hurdles, but it offers immense potential for growth and the opportunity to use highly transferable skills developed in public service, says Jeffery Vaden at Bracewell.

  • 3 Rulings Show Hurdles To Proving Market Manipulation Fraud

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    Three recent conviction reversals from New York federal courts highlight the challenges that prosecutors face in establishing fraud and market manipulation allegations, suggesting that courts are increasingly reluctant to find criminal liability when novel theories are advanced, say attorneys at WilmerHale.

  • Advice For 1st-Gen Lawyers Entering The Legal Profession

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    Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm tells her story of being a first-generation lawyer and how others who begin their professional journeys without the benefit of playbooks handed down by relatives can turn this disadvantage into their greatest strength.

  • Untangling 'Debanking' Exec Order And Ensuing Challenges

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    President Donald Trump's recent executive order on the practice of closing or refusing to open accounts for high-risk customers has heightened scrutiny on "debanking," but practical steps can help financial institutions reduce the likelihood of becoming involved in investigations, say attorneys at Winston & Strawn.

  • What FDIC's Asset Threshold Raise Would Mean For Banking

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    If the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. goes through with its plan to raise asset thresholds that determine regulatory intensity, it could free billions in compliance costs and bolster regional and community banks, but risk of oversight gaps are making this a contested area in banking policy, says Jessica Groza at Kohr Jackson.

  • 2nd Circ. Ruling Gives Banks Shield From Terrorism Liability

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    A recent Second Circuit dismissal strengthens the position of international banks facing claims they indirectly helped terrorist organizations and provides clearer guidance on the boundaries of secondary liability, but doesn't provide absolute immunity, say attorneys at Freshfields.

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    Coaching Cheerleading Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    At first glance, cheerleading and litigation may seem like worlds apart, but both require precision, adaptability, leadership and the ability to stay composed under pressure — all of which have sharpened how I approach my work in the emotionally complex world of mass torts and personal injury, says Rashanda Bruce at Robins Kaplan.

  • Unpacking The BIS Guidance On Chinese AI Chip Use

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    In response to May guidance from the Bureau of Industry and Security, which indicates the agency considers a wide but somewhat unclear range of activities involving Chinese integrated circuits to be in violation of its General Prohibition 10, companies should consider adopting enhanced due diligence to determine how firm counterparties may be using the affected chips, says Peter Lichtenbaum at Covington.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Make A Deal

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    Preparing lawyers for the nuances of a transactional practice is not a strong suit for most law schools, but, in practice, there are six principles that can help young M&A lawyers become seasoned, trusted deal advisers, says Chuck Morton at Venable.

  • From Clerkship To Law Firm: 5 Transition Tips For Associates

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    Transitioning from a judicial clerkship to an associate position at a law firm may seem daunting, but by using knowledge gained while clerking, being mindful of key differences and taking advantage of professional development opportunities, these attorneys can flourish in private practice, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.

  • Navigating The New Playbook For SBA 504 Loans

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    As the U.S. Small Business Administration 504 loan program’s relevance grows amid climbing foreclosure activity, regulatory changes and a notable ruling from the Eighth Circuit are reshaping origination and workout strategies, highlighting the need for a national framework to improve resolutions, protect recoveries and support small businesses, says Casey Sieck at Day Pitney.

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