Banking Archive » January, 2015

Banking - January, 2015

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• FINRA Bars Waiver Of UBS Adviser Action, 2nd Circ. Told
• JPMorgan To Pay $99.5M To Escape FX Rigging Class Action
• Market Rumors: Alibaba, 1MBD, GFI Group
• Pa. Treasurer Admits To Strong-Arming Potential Donors
• Revolving-Door Roundup: Grant & Eisenhofer, Quinn, Boies
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Emmes, Capital One, Times Property
• Tackling Energy Loan Defaults At A Time Of Cheap Oil
• CFTC Swaps Reform Seen As Big Plan With Steep Climb
• NY Appeals Court Lets TCW Duck Claim In $128M MBS Suit
• Revel Creditors Make Peace With $125M Bankruptcy Loan
• Developer Charged In Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Found Dead
• BB&T Board Beats Derivative Suit Over ARS Investigation
• Fed Eyeing Asset Management Risks, Tarullo Says
• Fed Rule Would Allow More Banks To Rely On Debt Funding
• Liberty Reserve Tech Whiz Gets 3-Year Prison Sentence
• FTC Hits Car Title Lenders For Deceptive Tactics
• Condor Capital Case May Embolden More State Regulators
• A General Counsel's Top 10 Tips On Calif. Wage-And-Hour Law
• Pa. Treasurer Resigns Amid Possible Fed. Campaign Probe
• MSRB Says Bank Loan Secrecy Harms Bondholders
• Simpson Thacher May Be Haunted By $1.5B Loan Gaffe
• Manatt Adds Ex-Debevoise Real Estate Pro In NY
• Deals Rumor Mill: BOC Hong Kong, Sysco, Lions Gate
• Ashland Inks $270M Share Buyback With Deutsche, Chase
• SEC Witness Escapes Fine Over Ex-Barclays Rep's 'Parking'
• Industry Groups Push Senate To Pass Cybersecurity Bill
• CFPB Moves To Expand Rural Mortgage Lending
• Ex-S&P Exec Wants SEC Case Halted For Constitutional Test
• Basel Committee Seeks More Standardized Bank Risk Reports
• Newman Undermines Plea In Wells Fargo Insider Suit: Filing
• Plaintiffs Push For LBO Collusion Settlement Approval
• CFTC Commish Presses Case For Swap Trading Reforms
• Citigroup, MetLife Use Alice To Kill Price Quote Patent
• W.Va. Bank Says Liens On $8M Estate Trump IRS
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: SMGQ Law's Emilia Quesada
• EU's Russia Sanctions And Tips For The Year Ahead
• Warren, Cummings Ask Banks For Swaps Pushout Info
• US Businesses Slam 'Intrusive' Chinese Cybersecurity Rules
• Ex-Madoff Aide Slams Feds' 'Godfather' Remark In 2nd Circ.
• Judge To Dismiss IBM Insider Trading Case At Feds' Request
• High Court Provides Closure On Durbin Rules — What Now?
• Key Questions When Selecting E-Discovery Vendors
• Microsoft, AmEx Urge Senate To Back Cyber Info-Sharing
• FINRA Didn't Fire Deputy Director In Retaliation, Jury Finds
• AG Nom Lynch Promises Independent DOJ In Senate Hearing
• FDIC Can't Ease 'Choke Point' On Its Own, Industry Says
• 3rd Circ. Shuts Down IDT Suit Over $42.5M Winstar Deal
• US Loses Bid To Stay Fannie, Freddie Takeover Suit
• KPMG's European GC To Step Down
• Market Rumors: Citgo, LSE, Davivienda
• FDIC Tells Doral To Boost Capital Or Find A Buyer
• Judge Says Banks Must Face US-Based Forex Rigging Claims
• JPMorgan Gave False Justifications For Firing, Ex-Worker Says
• FXCM To Pursue Top Traders After Swiss Franc Shock
• Citi To Ease Account Screening In Deal With NY AG
• DOJ, States Near $1.38B Accord With S&P
• 2nd Circ.'s Fairfield Decision Will Be Cited With Fervor
• Bribery Charges Over BNY Mellon's Wealth Fund Interns Loom
• Caesars Plugs Windy City As Proper Place For Unit's Ch. 11
• Deals Rumor Mill: Informatica, HSBC, TE Connectivity
• Feds' $5B Suit Against S&P Gets September Trial Date
• Judge Won't Move Petters Ponzi Scheme Suit To Fed Court
• EU Members To Vote On Anti-Tax Fraud Registry
• Bitcoin Miner CoinTerra Files For Liquidation
• Silicon Valley Bank Parent Prices $350M In Senior Notes
• 6th Circ. Says Paperless Bank Retainer Valid Against FDIC
• CFPB Says Nondisclosure Agreements Do Not Shield Firms
• NY's Novel Data Security Proposal Likely To Have Wide Appeal
• FHFA Chair Defends Looser Lending From Lawmakers' Attacks
• Dutch Court Says Russian Cyberthief Suspect Belongs In US
• Caribbean Resort Lender Fails In Attack On Ch. 11 Plan
• Fed Plans To Bring Payments System Into The Digital Era
• European Property Loan Deals Hit Record $92B In 2014
• A Primer On Financial Covenants In Asset-Based Lending
• SEC, FinCEN Fine Oppenheimer $20M Over Penny Stock Sales
• Invoice Intercepted: A New Form Of Wire Fraud
• Caesars, Creditors Square Off Over Ch. 11 Venue
• Lehman Brothers Worker Battles For $84M Bonus
• Downey Financial Gets $370M Refund In FDIC Fight: 3rd Circ.
• NJ Court Backs BofA Over Loan Modification Refusal
• LA Bank's Proposed $52M Merger Raises Shareholder Hackles
• Ex-TD Bank VP Mired In Rothstein Fallout Cuts Deal With SEC
• SEC Backs Bharara In 2nd Circ. Insider Trading Appeal
• FDIC Wants High Court To Nix $170M AmFin Tax Refund Row
• Ocwen Rejects Hedge Funds' Bond Default Claims
• Visa Contends Its Stiffer Merchant Fees Breed Competition
• Mayer Brown DQ'd From Representing HSBC In MBS Row
• South Beach Hotel Owner Protests Foreclosure Sanctions
• OCC Won't Issue Anti-Money Laundering Recommendations
• Libor Investors Seek OK To Join 2nd Circ. Antitrust Appeal
• Russia Faces More US Sanctions As Ukraine Violence Mounts
• Jesinoski Presents Lenders With Difficult Questions
• To Err Is Costly: Why 2nd Circ. Enforced Faulty UCC Filing
• Once More Unto The Breach — Rehearing In Newman?
• Ocwen Shells Out $2.5M To Keep Calif. Mortgage License
• 11th Circ. Upholds Release For FFS Owner In Ch. 11 Plan
• JPMorgan Accused Of Futures Manipulation In $25M Suit
• FDIC Can Recover Up To $15.2M From Integra's Insurer
• KeyBank Loan Tampering Intent Is Key To Coverage: NY Court
• Goldman, Other Banks Sued Over Metals Benchmark Rigging
• Deals Rumor Mill: Electricite, Banco Santander, Dodgers
• Market Rumors: Standard Chartered, Yildiz, Costa
• Financial Trade Groups Push Congress For Data Breach Law
• Chinese Co. Pays Deutsche $490M For London's Tower Place
• €1.5B Deal Cuts BBVA's Citic Stake For 2nd Time In 2 Years
• Moody's Cuts Atlantic City Bond Rating After NJ Takeover
• Nomura Says Jury Should Decide Facts Of FHFA Suit
• Katten Looks To Ax $4M Suit Over Payday Loan Service
• SEC Accuses Ex-Lehman Vet Of Illegal Trading
• 7 Things For Attys To Watch As Oil Prices Plunge
• Winklevoss Twins To Launch New Bitcoin Exchange In NY
• Justice Dept. Subpoenas Nevada Subprime Auto Lender
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, Wachtell, Weil
• China's Draft Foreign Investment Guidance Is Encouraging
• Bharara Appeals 2nd Circ.'s Landmark Newman Decision
• Regions Coughs Up $125M to End Suits Over Funds' Collapse
• Pro Athletes Demand $8.5M Ponzi Dispute Award Be Paid Up
• Debt Collector Beats Class Claims In FDCPA, TCPA Suit
• A Data Security Checklist For Companies Hiring Law Firms
• Exide Judge Open To Narrow Expansion Of Price-Fixing Probe
• Capital One Says Alice Dooms Intellectual Ventures IP Suit
• Citigroup Monitor Calls $2.5B Consumer Relief A 'Mixed Bag'
• Convicted Ex-Jefferies Trader Barred From Securities Industry
• FINRA Fines Scottrade Over Customer Privacy Violations
• Travelers Blames Web Designer In Bank Website Data Breach
• Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Pay $36M In Mortgage Kickback Deal
• Retailers Continue Push For Lower Debit Swipe Fees
• UK FCA Bans Ex-Execs Over Martin Brokers' Libor Failings
• DOD Credit Rule May Limit Lending To Service Members
• RBC Set To Drop $5.4B To Pick Up City National
• SEC Accuses Ex-Capital One Analysts Of Insider Trading
• Gelboim Does Little To Limit MDL Court Appeals Discretion
• FSOC At It Again, Places Asset Managers In Its Crosshairs
• Can Consumers Waive Right To Revoke Consent Under TCPA?
• Justices Grill Texas On FHA Coverage Of 'Disparate Impact'
• SEC's Stiff S&P Sanction Raises Curtain For DOJ Action
• Exide Creditors Want To Expand Lead Price-Fixing Probe
• Liens Safe After $1.5B Mayer Brown Loan Gaffe Upheld
• Feds Can't Stop Pershing From Dropping Fannie-Freddie Suit
• What Legal Departments Can Expect If Buying Into E-Billing
• CFTC Commish Eyes Retail Forex Regs After Swiss Shock
• Obama Tax Plan Could Position Dems For 2016 Win
• Calif. Appeals Court Favors Title Insurer In Bad Mortgage Row
• Libor Clears Appeal Path For Benchmark Manipulation Cases
• BofA Denied Early Win In Mortgage Fee Scheme Case
• NY AG Looks To Expand Dark Pool Suit Against Barclays
• Hana Is No Landmark, But Might Still Affect TM Confusion
• Deals Rumor Mill: Citgo, Permira, Alibaba
• Alternative Assets Near $7T As Hedge Funds Lead Growth
• Market Rumors: Uber, Red Star, PT Ciputra Property
• Attorneys Weigh In On SEC's $77M Settlement With S&P
• Feds To Explore Revamping SIFI Designation Process
• HFF Arranges $103M Refinancing For Md. Office Building
• Cantor Sues To Scrap Trader's $1.2M Arbitration Win
• Nationstar Hit With RICO Suit Over Forced Inspections
• Banks Must Heed The Warnings Of Weidenbenner
• SEC Loses Key Force Behind $3T Money Market Reforms
• 2nd Circ. Holds JPMorgan To Faulty Mayer Brown Loan Deal
• Justices Say 2nd Circ. Must Hear Libor Antitrust Appeal
• High Court Says Trademark Tacking Up To Juries
• State Of The Union Sets Stage For Privacy Legislation
• SEC Suspends S&P As Part Of $77M MBS Settlement
• Top-End Tax Reform Plan Headlines State Of The Union
• Obama's Leverage Fee Faces Long Odds In Congress
• High Court Housing Case Could Ease Discrimination Claims
• Visa Sued For Infringement Of Copyrighted Hotel Pics
• Silk Road Bitcoin Dealer Faiella Gets 4 Years In Prison
• BNY Mellon Sued Over Foreclosure On Army Reservist's Home
• Binding Arbitration Called A Must For OECD Tax Treaty Rules
• Market Rumors: Schaeffler, Alceon, Cheung Kong
• NY Judge Axes Lehman Suit Over Meadowlands Loan Snafu
• 3 In-House Management Strategies For 2015
• Dinsmore To Merge With Huddleston Bolen, Add 40 Attys
• SIFMA Blasts FINRA, MSRB Bond Price Transparency Plan
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Winston & Strawn's Kobi Brinson
• JPMorgan Top-Level Counsel Joins Debevoise
• Moving The Needle For Prepetition Waiver Permissibility
• Morgan Stanley Sees Big Drop In 4Q Legal Expenses
• Can Silence Keep You Safe? New Debate On 10b-5 Liability
• High Court Rejects Challenge To Fed's Debit Card Fee Rules
• Obama Proposal Would Raise Taxes On Banks, Wealthy
• Ex-S&P MBS Chief Sues SEC To Block In-House Proceeding
• Retail FX May Face New Rules, Inspections After Swiss Shock
• 3rd Circ. Won't Reconsider Remand Of Short-Sale Suit
• San Francisco Mortgage Agency Inks $459M MBS Settlement
• Fannie, Freddie Exempt From Transfer Taxes, 11th Circ. Says
• FedEx, Others Settle With Credit Cos. In Swipe Fee MDL
• Ex-Goldman Programmer's Legal Fee Fight Do-Over Thwarted
• Credit Suisse Fight Will Shape Future Bank Penalties
• Student Loan Agencies Win 3rd Dismissal In FCA Suit
• Covington, DLA Piper Attys Start Firms In Europe, Middle East
• Lehman Trustee, Barclays Scrap Over $1.2B In Assets
• US Urges DC Circ. To Put MWI On $15M Hook In FCA Suit
• Commercial Creditors Urge Reversal On Ch. 7 Junior Liens
• Market Rumors: Azul, Taikang Life, GlaxoSmithKline
• Leucadia Lends FXCM $300M To Help Firm Stay Afloat
• Credit Card Cos. To Pay $2.3M Over Mo. Protection Plans
• Credit Suisse Attys Misled Court In Loan Suit, Landowners Say
• 'Mommy-Track' Claims Against Deutsche Bank Called Solid
• 5 Insights From Garden City Group GC Karen Shaer
• Lloyds Pays $465M For UK Venue Co. In Take-Private Deal
• Payday Lenders Agree To Record $21M FTC Settlement
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Richards Kibbe's James Walker
• Chadbourne Says Stanford Malpractice Suit Is Time-Barred
• Goldman Reports Drop In 4th Quarter 2014 Legal Costs
• Grocery Chain Gets Data Leak Funds Returned
• Errors In Previously Issued Financials? A 'Big P' Problem
• What Companies Should Know About Changes To Cuba Policy
• Financial Institutions Will See More Focus On Cybersecurity
• FINRA To Raise Heat On Firms In Broker Disclosure Push
• Ralph Nader Slams Credit Suisse Bid For ERISA Exemption
• U.S. Loosens Cuba Embargo With New Rules On Travel, Trade
• JPMorgan Insurers' Public Policy Claim Revived In $200M Suit
• Bank Of America Hit With RICO Reinsurance Kickback Suit
• Market Rumors: JPMorgan, 1MDB, ICBC
• MoneyGram Bank Ruling Will Keep Financial Cos. On Alert
• Bradley Arant Expands Into Fla. With Tampa Firm Merger
• NY AG Proposes Data Security Standards, Tougher Notice Law
• Swiss Central Bank Abruptly Ends Franc-Euro Rate Cap
• Citi's Legal Woes Sink 4th Quarter Earnings
• Data Center Sues Bitcoin Miner For $5.4M Delinquency
• Akerman Hires Polsinelli Tax Partner To Grow Chicago Office
• SEC Fines UBS $14M Over Dark Pool Operations
• BofA Sees Litigation Costs Drop In Tough 4th Quarter
• Lenders Should Pay Attention To Calloway And Its Progeny
• House Vote To Ease Volcker Hints At More Dodd-Frank Fights
• Capital One To Pay $32M To Exit Overdraft Fee MDL
• State AGs Won't Stand Down In Face Of Federal Breach Law
• 2 Firms To Cash In On Dodd-Frank Reform Fever
• Pa. High Court To Review Foreclosure-Related Atty Fees
• State Attys General Want Info On JPMorgan Hack
• DRW Buys High-Speed Trading Rival Amid Industry Scrutiny
• Lehman To Sell $2.5B More In Unsecured Bankruptcy Claims
• Morgan Stanley Faces OT Suit From Operations Associates
• Legal Services Would Be Taxed Under Calif. Sen. Proposal
• Banking Group Of The Year: Mayer Brown
• Chamber Head Says Trimming Regs Is Top Goal For 2015
• CFPB Proposes 'Scorecard' For College Financial Products
• Edelson, Husch Blackwell Lose Dueling Sanctions Bids
• Split SEC Approves Swaps Data Reporting Rules
• House OKs Bill To Ease Volcker Rule Requirements
• JPMorgan Sets Aside $990M For Forex, Other Settlements
• Cybersecurity Will Be A Top Priority In State Of The Union
• Malaysian Lenders Scrap $22B Merger, Blame Tough Economy
• Wells Fargo Ruling Does Little To Deter Relator Misconduct
• OFAC Sanctions Compliance: Sample Contract Provisions
• House Postpones Vote On Bill To Ease Volcker Rule
• Obama Cybersecurity Blitz May Lessen Liability For Breaches
• Refugee Seeks Revival Of $1B Suit Against Venezuela
• SEC Announces Members Of Market Structure Advisory Panel
• MetLife's SIFI Designation Challenge Will Be Uphill Battle
• Calif. Regulator Wants Ocwen Mortgage License Suspended
• SEC's 2015 Exam Plans Take Broad View Of Saver Risk
• A Closer Look At Supreme Court's Jesinoski Opinion
• BankAtlantic Wants New Trial On False Statement Verdict
• Supreme Court Sets Lenders Up For More Rescission Fights
• FDIC Wrongly Nixed $9M Tax Claim Over Lateness, Court Told
• Deals Rumor Mill: CIMB Group, Xstrata, TowerBrook
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Wide Reach For Ch. 15 Courts
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Fannie Mae, Goldman, Joe Sitt
• Market Rumors: Mindbody, OneMain, Hyundai Motor
• Banking Group Of The Year: Kasowitz
• Barclays Dodges Antitrust Claims In Libor Class Action
• 5 Questions Weighing On Whistleblower Lawyers In 2015
• How To Avoid An Unwanted Oral 'Settlement'
• BMS, Citi, Others On Hook For $92M NJ Superfund Settlement
• CFPB Unveils Mortgage Rate Shopping Tool
• SEC Examiners To Focus On Cybersecurity, Alt Funds In 2015
• White House Unveils Proposal To Bolster Cyber Info-Sharing
• MetLife Takes SIFI Designation Challenge To DC Court
• Dewey & LeBoeuf, Proskauer Rose Face Tax Malpractice Suit
• High Court Backs Homeowners' Right To Rescind Mortgages
• High Court KBR Fight Could Lead To Endless FCA Litigation
• MasterCard Hits Nike With $5M Cyber Talent Poaching Suit
• Prosecutors To Appeal Madoff Aides' Sentences
• Wells Fargo Wants Class Nixed After $55M Unfair Fee Verdict
• BofA Shakes RMBS Suit In NY Thanks To Delaware Law
• IRS Launches Encrypted Exchange For FATCA
• High Court Snubs $2.7B HSBC Iran Sanctions Case
• Obama's Data Breach Plan Great On Paper But That May Be All
• SEC Judge Hits 'Big Short' Money Manager With $3M Sanction
• Debevoise Adds Ex-DOJ Prosecutor To Data Privacy Team
• DOJ Libor Prosecutor Joins Hughes Hubbard In New York
• 2nd Circ. Buries $4.4B Morgan Stanley Swap-Loss Fraud Suit
• Banking Group Of The Year: Davis Polk
• Former Del. AG Biden Joins Grant & Eisenhofer
• Obama Floats Breach Notification, Student Privacy Standards
• US Denies Discovery Claims in Wells Fargo Fraud Suit
• Lew Vows To Hold The Line On Dodd-Frank Changes
• The 'I' Of The Storm: Insured V. Insured Is Ambiguous
• Ropes, Milbank Guide $2.5B TPG–Deutsche Loan Deal
• CFTC Slams Forex Trader's 'Dangerous' Lehman Claim
• Brennan, Goldman Snag 23 Industrial Properties In Chicago
• Midconstruction Refinancing: A Plunge Into The Void?
• Gupta Loses High Court Bid To Escape $13.9M SEC Judgment
• Banking Group Of The Year: Arnold & Porter
• Ex-WilmerHale Atty, Treasury Official Tapped As CIA Deputy
• Citi Investors Ask 2nd Circ. To Revive RMBS Loss Suit
• Feds Say Martoma's Wife Doesn't Get Dibs On Home, Money
• Roetzel Atty Jumps To Burr & Forman's Litigation Team
• Groups Seek Expanded Mortgage Servicer Language Outreach
• Ag Lobby Begins Forceful Push For Cuban Market Access
• JPMorgan Settles Suit Over $17.6B In Bear Stearns MBS
• Ex-Wells Fargo Workers Fight SEC Insider Trading Charge
• Revolving-Door Roundup: Morvillo, Skadden, Jenner
• Squire Patton Boggs Settles Bankruptcy Trustee's Fee Suit
• Fla. Judge Dismisses FCA Complaint Against OneWest, Soros
• Encore To Vacate $18M In Improper Debt Collection Judgments
• DOJ Taps FBI's Ex-GC As Fraud Chief
• Lawmakers Say FHA Calls For Use Of Disparate Impact
• A Lesson On Financial Adviser Engagement Letters
• Second Bite At Fla. Foreclosures May Not Be So Sweet
• Law Schools Are (Finally) Teaching 'The Biz' Of Lawyering
• Fed Resources Drained In Lead-Up To London Whale: Report
• Chartis Says Mexican Bankruptcy Blocks $103M Coverage Suit
• 8th Circ. Reverses $2.7M Cy Pres Award In BofA Merger Suit
• Revel Defends $125M Ch. 11 Loan From Creditor Assault
• FHA Premium Cut Sets Up Fight Over Future Of Housing
• Deals Rumor Mill: Societe Generale, DIC, Lavazza
• Goldman Can't Ask To Decertify $2.4B Toxic Asset Class
• Credit Suisse Milan Offices Searched By Italian Police
• S&T Bank, Interstate Hotels, CFP Board Add GCs
• Banco Santander To Raise $8.86B In Accelerated Offering
• TD Bank Accused Of Violating $62M Overdraft Fee Settlement
• DriveTime 'Bombards' Cellphones With Robocalls, Suit Says
• Top Swiss Court Refuses To Hold UBS Liable In Swatch Suit
• Class Certification Tees Up Another True Lender Case
• Banking Patent Owner To Appeal Invalidity Ruling To Fed. Circ.
• UBS Rips Investor Suit Over $2B Rogue Trades In 2nd Circ.
• San Bernardino Creditors Sue Over CalPERS Payment Plan
• Standard Chartered Eyes $400M In Savings Through Overhaul
• Welsh Water Gets $347M EIB Loan for Infrastructure Works
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: KKR, Sapir, Limitless
• An Illustrative Lesson In Make-Whole Litigation
• 2014's Valuable Lessons For M&A Financial Advisers
• Calif. Fixes Timing Problem For Post-Trial Motions
• 2015 To See More AG-Led Multistate Enforcement Actions
• Union Fund Can't Appeal Lost Claims In Goldman RMBS Suit
• MoneyGram Can't Write Off $540M In Bad Securities: Tax Court
• King & Spalding Hires Kirkland Financing Partner in NYC
• 5 Ways Companies Can Protect Themselves From Inside Hacks
• Wells Fargo Floats Deal To End Revel Creditor Beefs
• Feds Won't Block AIG Brass From Unsealing Evidence
• Fed. Circ. Weighs JPMorgan Bid To Pause Software IP Suit
• FHA To Cut Mortgage Insurance Premiums, White House Says
• SEC Mulls Releasing Cybersecurity Sweep Exam Report
• Investor Claims Innocence In Tech Traders Ponzi Scheme
• CFPB Names Ex-Mayer Brown Partner As Enforcement Head
• House Dems Defeat Bill To Grant Volcker Rule Delay
• $1.5B Barclays Loan Wasn't Tax Shelter, BB&T Tells Fed. Circ.
• Citibank, JPMorgan Get RICO Claims Chopped In Fraud Suits
• PNC Can't Lean On Nixed BofA Case To Duck Kickback Suit
• SolarCity, JPMorgan Partner In $350M Solar Projects Fund
• Blackstone, TPG Funds Pick Up Lehman's Mortgage Co.
• CFPB May Look To NY For Its Own Debt Collection Rules
• World's Tallest Holiday Inn Lands $135M In Financing
• Secrets To In-House Cost Control
• Highlights From Recent CFTC Guidance On ILS Registration
• FDIC, FBOP Agree To Prioritize Tax, Senior Lien Disputes
• Ex-AIG Brass Say Evidence Discredits Witness In Fraud Suit
• 11th Circ. Upholds TD Bank Win In Resale Of $27M Loan
• Former WaMu Execs Contest $37M Bankruptcy Deal
• S&P Can't Escape NJ's Fraud Suit Over Skewed Analyses
• Establishing Cash Dominion In Asset-Based Facilities
• Wells Fargo Seeks To Force US To Produce Docs In Fraud Suit
• ING Trader Fired After Knicks Heckling Incident Sues MSG
• SEC Mulls Exchange Plan To Loosen Trade Info Barriers
• $145M Legal Expense To Hit SunTrust 4Q Earnings
• Obama Nominates Community Banker Landon To Fed Board
• Baker Botts Adds Ex-Goodwin Procter Partner To NY Office
• UK Watchdog Issues 1st-Ever Listing Violation Fine
• FINRA Announces 2015 Regulatory, Exam Priorities
• Attys Scolded For Feud After $36M EW Bank Verdict
• SecurityNational Settles With BofA Over Mortgage Problems
• Bank Of America Hit With TCPA Suit In Fla. Over Debt Call
• Madoff Victims Seek Testimony From The Man Himself
• Relators Hit With $1.6M Sanction In Wells Fargo FCA Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: NPS, Morgan Stanley, Club Med
• SEC To Hear Appeal Of Ex-Barclays Rep's 'Parking' Sanction
• HSBC, Assurant Near Force-Placed Insurance Settlements
• Ashford Hospitality Refinances $354M Goldman, Merrill Loans
• ArmorWorks Slams Houlihan Lokey's $1M Fees Request
• A Closer Look At Delaware's Lee V. Pincus Opinion
• Gibson Dunn Picks Up Singapore-Based Finance Atty
• JPMorgan Reaches Settlement In Forex Antitrust Class Suit
• Morgan Stanley Says Ex-Worker Leaked Info On 900 Accounts
• $1B China Venture Sale Caps Off Ally's International Exit
• 12 Building Blocks Of A Digital Law Library
• Trade-Based Money Laundering Is On The Rise
• 9th Circ. Latest To Say No To Fannie, Freddie Transfer Tax
• Capital One Wins Approval Of $7.2M Deal In Customer Fee Row
• Texas Court Reinstates Fraud Indictments Against Oil Heir
• Wells Fargo Foots Atlantic City Casino's $26M Tax Bill
• Puerto Rico Appeals $229M Doral Tax Dispute Ruling
• Securities Regulation To Watch In 2015
• Pa. Justices Tighten Rules For Attys Investing Client Funds
• RBS Could Pay $7.7B To Settle MBS Suit With FHFA
• Lehman Trustee Inks $20M Deal With Pimco
• Merrill Lynch Fined $7.2M Over Options Reporting Flubs
• NY Mortgage Co. Shells Out $36M To Settle FCA Fraud Suit
• Banking Cases To Watch In 2015
• Fair Lending: Year In Review
• Banking Legislation And Regulation To Watch In 2015
• Ambac Hits BofA With $600M Suit Over Countrywide MBS
• Madoff Aide Alleges 'Deplorable' Gov't Misconduct In Bail Bid
• 2015: Judiciary, Lawyers And Law Schools At The Precipice
• Mixed Year For Madoff Recovery, Clarity For Private Funds