Banking Archive » May, 2007

Banking - May, 2007

177 articles

• FTC Eyes Student Loan Industry
• Class Certified In JPMorgan ERISA Case
• Merrill Lynch, LaSalle Bank Object To ResMae Plan
• French Bank Hopes To Bid Adieu To ERISA Case
• Safeway Wants AmEx Subpoena Quashed
• Quinn Emanuel Reels In Hedge Fund Specialist
• Bondi Strikes Back At BofA's Bid For Info
• Class Member Objects To $100M AmEx Settlement
• Ernst & Young Tries To Get Case Dismissed
• CFTC Seeks Judgment In Phony Exchange Case
• E&Y Partners Charged With Tax Fraud
• Judge OKs Doc Request In New Century Case
• Final Approval Sought For $100M AmEx Settlement
• Court Refuses To Increase Award In ING Case
• Spitzer's Panel To Keep Big Money In The Big Apple
• AOL's $25M Insurance Lawsuit Dismissed
• BofA Seeks Info From Parmalat's Bondi Over Witness
• Barclays Pays $10.9M To Settle Insider Trading Claims
• Parmalat Judge Reinstates Counterclaim
• National Century Ruling Stalls Discovery
• Nacchio Bids To Toss Hedge Funds' Claims
• JP Morgan Avoids Trial In Copper Antitrust Suit
• Goldman Sachs Tells Tower Auto To Pay Back Rent
• Judge OKs New Century Bonus Payouts
• WTC Leaseholders Call To Stay Punitive Damages
• Reinsurance Suit Ends In Victory For SEC
• Congoleum Heads Back To Negotiating Table
• Parmalat Judge Chucks Counterclaim
• Judge Denies Refco Customers' Fee Bid
• Trustee, New Century Clash Over Examiner's Role
• AIG, Insurance Pool Trade Suits Over Workers Comp
• Beware HSR Filing Requirements For Option Exercises
• SEC, Brocade Exec Clash Over Subpoenas
• Refco Plaintiffs Object To Defendants' Motion
• DOJ Won't Prosecute Sidley In Tax Scandal
• Judge Greenlights $6.8M State Farm Settlement
• Delphi Judge Issues Amended Ruling In Stay Dispute
• Security Tech Company Sued Over Alleged IPO Lies
• Oppenheimer Asks Court To Toss FLSA Claims
• Court Blocks Dismissal Of Deloitte Suit
• Class Certified In ERISA Case Vs. HSBC
• Judge Blesses New Century Unit Sale
• UBS Sued Over Wood River Hedge Fund's Collapse
• Bisys To Pay $25M To Settle Reporting Allegations
• SEC Approves New Rules For Credit-Rating Firms
• Appeals Court Blocks Judge In KPMG Fee Spat
• Cleco Sells $85M In Calpine Claims To JP Morgan
• Morgan Stanley IT "Scapegoat" Appeals Case
• House Creates Fed. Housing Finance Regulator
• State Supreme Court Spurns Citigroup Request
• Insurers Off The Hook In Congoleum Settlement
• Squawk Box Brokers Face Retrial On Conspiracy
• EU Streamlines Consumer Credit Rules
• CompuDyne Insider Trading Pact Under Scrutiny
• UBS Seeks New Trial In Sex Bias Case
• Telecom Sues J.P. Morgan Over Merger Gone Bad
• House Passes Wal-Mart Bank Ban By Wide Margin
• Olde Monmouth Moves To Dismiss DTC Counterclaims
• Hedge Fund Director To Pay For Alleged HSR Violations
• House Eyes Stricter Oversight Of Fannie, Freddie
• 401(k) Class Actions Becoming Hottest Ticket In Town
• Jury Convicts Ex-State Senator Of Securities Fraud
• Supreme Court To Hear Futures Case
• BofA Hit With Racial Bias Suit
• Investment Firm Ordered To Pay Up
• Bill Would Limit Damages On Tax Scheme Patents
• Treasury: New Committee For Accounting Industry
• New Century Wants Howrey As Special Counsel
• UBS Exec Seeks Extension To Answer SEC Charges
• Claims Tossed In Wells Fargo Suit
• Subprime Lender Hit With Whistleblower Suit
• Suit Marks Tenth Open FLSA Case v. Bank of America
• Appeals Court Raises Bar For Securities Class Status
• New Century Asks Court To Help Prevent Litigation
• ING To Pay $94M To Fertinal
• Ex-Pimco Head Settles With SEC
• Appeals Court Refuses To Disqualify Quinn Emanuel
• Amid Trustee Feud, Northwest Files Amended Plan
• SEC Adds Defendant In NJ Affordable Case
• Tennessee Ignores DOJ's Warnings
• Oracle Joins Opposition To New Century Sale
• Judge Shelves Shareholder Suit Against Bank Execs
• Washington Mutual Faces FLSA Suit
• Private Equity Deals Spark Antitrust Debate
• Ex-Oppenheimer Exec Pleads Guilty To Stock Fraud
• Banks Balk At New Century's Foreclosure Proposal
• SEC Will Not Appeal Fee-Based Accounts Ruling
• BofA, Barclays Appeal Dutch Court's Decision
• University Fires Officer Implicated In Loan Probe
• Bondholders Blast Pacific Lumber's Extension Bid
• New Century Requests Skadden, Irell & Manella
• Citigroup Hit With FLSA Suit
• Judge Squashes Request For New Century Trustee
• High Court Won't Hear Nigerian Barge Fraud Appeal
• JP Morgan Scholarship Fund Comes Under Fire
• Optionable's Troubles Snowball With Lawsuits
• Foreign Takeover Review Process May Get Makeover
• Geico Denies Adjustors' Claims In Wage Suits
• AIG Settles With AG For $58.5M
• Ace Pays $9M To End Bid-Rigging Probe
• CFTC Asks SEC To Exempt Credit Default Options
• Judge Rejects Congoleum's $25M Pact With Insurers
• MFS, JPMorgan Settle Market Timing Class Actions
• CIT Pays $3M To End AG's Probe Of Student Loan Unit
• AAA Insurer Sues Rival Over Trade Secrets
• AIG Unit Sues Tyco Over Bond Buyback Offer
• Lord Browne Leaves Goldman Sachs Amid Scandal
• CEO Indicted For ERISA Embezzlement
• Lawmakers Concerned By Weak Consumer Protection
• SEC Ties Bank Head To Insider Trading Schemes
• Delta, Wells Fargo Spar Over $445M In Claims
• Union Leaders Call On SEC To Support Enron Plaintiffs
• Amaranth Shells Out $717K To Settle SEC Probe
• Brokers Bring Race Bias Suit Against UBS
• Refco Unit Seeks To Lift Stay To Dismiss Civil Suit
• EU Rules Against France In Savings Books Dispute
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Broker Accused Of Insider Trading
• Attorney Couple Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading
• Ameriquest Sued Over Abusive Lending Practices
• Partial Verdict Favors Brokers In Squawk Box Trial
• SEC Probes Hedge Funds' Short-Selling Claims
• Judge Silences State Farm's Outcry Over SBA Loans
• Morgan Stanley Settles SEC Charges For $7.9M
• Judge Grants $1M Bail To Ex-Credit Suisse Broker
• ABN Amro To Appeal Ruling Blocking LaSalle Deal
• IRS Says New Century May Owe $400M
• House Debates Subprime Industry Regulation
• Goldman Sachs Dismissed From Fannie Mae Suit
• Court Upholds "Prime Rate" Case Dismissal
• Massachusetts Launches Student Loan Probe
• Suit Says HSBC Misclassified Loan Officers
• Shareholders Object to Northwest's Chapter 11 Plan
• Former LendingTree Exec Gets Probation
• Refco, BofA Reach Settlement
• Dutch Regulator Cedes Authority To EU In ABN Deal
• Appeals Court Tosses 4 of 6 Claims Against Grasso
• Unum Group Settles 401(k) Class Action
• Citigroup To Pay $200K To Quell SEC Charges
• Marathon Oil Unit Faces CFTC Enforcement Action
• Mortgage Lenders May Pay $48M In Antitrust Case
• Qantas Takeover Deal Falls Apart
• Cuomo Probes Pension Fund Conflict Of Interest
• Hedge Fund Financier Pays $16.8M To Settle With SEC
• Judge Rules Against SEC In Pay-To-Play Case
• Judge: No Committee for Ex-New Century Employees
• Ex-Credit Suisse Broker Denied Bail In TXU Case
• BofA Sues ABN Amro Over LaSalle Sale
• Broker Charged With TXU Insider Trading
• HSBC Settles Fraud Case For $23M
• SEC Freezes Assets Of Boston Hedge Fund
• Citigroup Charged With Withholding Overtime Pay
• Investment Co. Wins New Century Mortages For $58M
• College Alumni Groups Subpoenaed In Loan Probe
• Judge Says ABN, Goldman Misled Investors
• Shareholders Attack Hostile Takeover Of Reinsurer
• Bear Stearns Seeks Reversal Of Bankruptcy Ruling
• Judge Tosses Suit Challenging NASD-NYSE Deal
• A.G. Edwards Settles Market Timing Suit For $3.86M
• ResMae Wins Approval Of Disclosure Statement
• Wachovia Suit Against Delphi Employee Stayed
• Ameridebt Founder Gets Jail Time
• Mississippi AG Preparing To Sue State Farm
• Solutia Triumphs In Bondholder Spat
• Circuit Clears Microsoft, HP In Smart Card Case
• Ex-Hedge Fund Manager Pleads Guilty
• Subprime Lender Hit With Securities Class Action
• EU Exchange Seeks Documents In CBOT/CME Merger
• Copper Antitrust Suit Rolls To Trial
• Ex-Chair Of House Ways & Means Joins Buchanan
• Judge Dismisses Claim Against Banks From Refco Suit
• "Wal-Mart Bank" Ban Gets Crucial Committee Support
• New Century Drops Execs From Bonus Plan
• Credit Suisse Hit With Suit Over Subprime Loans
• Players' League Countersues In Hedge Fund Battle
• Heightened Oversight Obligations For Prime Brokers
• Black Merrill Workers Seek Board's Help In Race Case
• Judge Orders Payment Of $11M In Trading Scheme