Banking

  • March 31, 2026

    Prior Loss Dooms Robocall Blocker's Fight With Synchrony

    The 2016 outcome of a robocall blocker's lawsuit in the Northern District of Illinois bars the same company from pursuing similar claims that it filed against Synchrony Financial in Connecticut, a federal judge has ruled in tossing the latest case for good.

  • March 31, 2026

    Lenders Balk At Bankrupt IHC's Pitch To Hire Raymond James

    Six creditors have asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to withhold approval from senior living facility investor and operator Inspired Healthcare Capital's current bid to hire Raymond James & Associates Inc. in the company's Chapter 11.

  • March 31, 2026

    Wells Fargo Can't Duck Finance Manager's Disability Bias Suit

    Wells Fargo has been denied an early exit from a finance manager's disability bias lawsuit, with a North Carolina federal judge saying Tuesday her complaint contained sufficient allegations to survive dismissal.

  • March 31, 2026

    OCC Scraps Recovery Planning Standards For Big Banks

    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said Tuesday that it is dropping its requirements for large banks to keep contingency plans for handling severe financial stress scenarios, finalizing the withdrawal of guidelines that date back to the Obama administration.

  • March 31, 2026

    Libre Sale Voided Under $811M CFPB, State AG Judgment

    A Virginia federal judge has overturned the sale of an immigration bond company found liable for predatory lending practices, ruling the transaction knowingly violated the terms of an $811 million judgment entered just days before the deal was signed.

  • March 31, 2026

    Atlanta, Ex-IG Freed From Lobbyist's Bank Subpoena Suit

    A Georgia federal judge freed the city of Atlanta and its former inspector general from a lobbyist and city contractor's suit accusing them of illegally issuing subpoenas for the lobbyist's bank records to bolster a frivolous corruption probe.

  • March 31, 2026

    Clifford Chance Structured Finance Partner Jumps To Kirkland

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP has hired a former Clifford Chance LLP attorney as a debt finance partner in the firm's complex securitizations practice.

  • March 30, 2026

    FinCEN Cautions On Benefits Fraud, Floats Tipster Award Plan

    The U.S. Department of the Treasury's illicit finance watchdog called Monday for banks to step up monitoring for Medicare and Medicaid fraud, issuing new guidance on flagging suspicious activity, which came as officials also moved to incentivize financial crime reporting with new draft rules to offer tipster rewards.

  • March 30, 2026

    Blumenthal Questions SEC Over Crypto Cases, Ryan Exit

    U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is demanding answers from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins about the sudden resignation of the regulator's enforcement director and whether her departure was related to cryptocurrency cases, including one touching on the Trump family's ventures.

  • March 30, 2026

    X Gets Backup In Fed. Circ. Fight Against $175M Patent Loss

    Patent quality advocacy group Askeladden LLC has backed X Corp.'s Federal Circuit challenge to a loss of more than $175 million that it saw in a patent infringement suit, saying the patented claims at issue should have been found invalid to begin with.

  • March 30, 2026

    Comerica Beats Suit Over Interest On Benefit Card Funds

    A Michigan federal judge on Friday freed Comerica Bank from claims that it unlawfully profited from a government benefit debit card program it administered by keeping the interest generated by the funds, finding that two contractual agreements invalidate the cardholders' claims to the earnings.

  • March 30, 2026

    TD Bank Moves Funds' Suits Over Failed First Horizon Deal

    Toronto-based TD Bank has moved to New Jersey federal court two suits from hedge funds that invested in First Horizon Corp. alleging TD Bank is liable for their losses due to statements it made about the likelihood of regulatory approval of the banks' merger, arguing the suits both raise federal questions that belong in federal court.

  • March 30, 2026

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    The Delaware Chancery Court's docket this past week featured disputes involving globally recognized companies, high-dollar contract fights, revived claims from the state's high court and the resolution of a closely watched de-SPAC case.

  • March 30, 2026

    DOL Rule Would Expand Alternatives In Retirement Plans

    The U.S. Department of Labor unveiled a proposal Monday to expand access to alternative investments, like private equity and digital assets, in retirement plans by establishing a safe harbor process for fiduciaries to follow when deciding where retirees' savings go.

  • March 27, 2026

    BofA Will Pay $72.5M In Deal Ending Epstein Ties Allegations

    Bank of America agreed to pay $72.5 million to put to rest a proposed class action alleging the bank helped facilitate Jeffrey Epstein's sex crimes, according to a motion for preliminary approval of the deal filed in New York federal court Friday.

  • March 27, 2026

    FCC Told It Can't Make Foreign Call Centers Speak English

    The National Creditors Bar Association is not pleased with the Federal Communications Commission's plans to pass new rules that would require companies to make sure their foreign call center operators speak "American Standard English," saying the agency has no power over foreign employees.

  • March 27, 2026

    Kansas City Fed Pressed For Kraken Account Approval Terms

    The ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee asked the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City to share more information about its decision to grant crypto firm Kraken Financial access to Fed payment rails, including what limits it imposed on the new type of tailored master account.

  • March 27, 2026

    Split Fed Gives Morgan Stanley OK For European Arm Reorg

    The Federal Reserve has narrowly granted its permission for Morgan Stanley to turn its European Union banking arm into a unit of its insured U.S. bank, a move that sharply divided the central bank's board amid concerns about straining the federal bank safety net.

  • March 27, 2026

    Bank Says Ex-Execs Fired For Conduct, Not Whistleblowing

    Florida community bank First National Bank of Pasco told a federal judge that two former executives who claim they were fired for blowing the whistle on banking law violations were actually fairly terminated, and one of the plaintiffs did not even participate in the alleged whistleblowing.

  • March 27, 2026

    Credit Suisse Gets Bondholders' NJ RICO Claim Axed

    An investor lawsuit accusing Credit Suisse of concealing its financial strains leading up to its takeover by UBS AG was trimmed by a New York federal judge, who found the suit failed to support its New Jersey racketeering claim.

  • March 27, 2026

    NYC Sheds FDIC's Claim For Silicon Valley Bank Tax Refund

    A D.C. federal court said Friday it does not have the authority to order New York City to issue a tax refund sought by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in its capacity as receiver of the failed Silicon Valley Bank.

  • March 27, 2026

    Ex-Husch Blackwell CIO Joins Wells Fargo As AI Exec

    Blake Rooney, who spent the past eight years as the chief information officer of Husch Blackwell LLP, announced through a LinkedIn post on Friday that he would be joining Wells Fargo & Co. as its artificial intelligence business executive for legal, public affairs and internal audit.

  • March 27, 2026

    Polsinelli Hires Practice Head From McDermott In NY

    Polsinelli PC has hired a longtime McDermott Will & Schulte LLP attorney to co-lead its special situations and alternative investment practice, saying the move "further advanc[es] the firm's strategic focus on private credit, distressed investing, and complex restructuring matters."

  • March 27, 2026

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    The past week in London has seen Apple hit back at a tech company's wireless charging patent claim, a flurry of businesses bring COVID-19 pandemic insurance claims as a key deadline draws closer and Ipulse Partners LLP file a claim against a luxury yacht company it represented in a trademark dispute. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • March 27, 2026

    United Bank's $2M Deal In ESOP Suit Clears Final Hurdle

    A Georgia federal court granted final approval Friday to United Bank Corp.'s $2 million class action settlement ending allegations that it unlawfully ousted ex-workers from an employee stock ownership plan and cut them out of proceeds from a $23.3 million dividend.

Expert Analysis

  • 2nd Circ. Ruling Shows Procedural Perils Of Civil Forfeiture

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    The Second Circuit’s recent U.S. v. Ross decision, partially denying the return of an attorney's seized funds based on rigid standing requirements, underscores the unforgiving technical complexities of civil asset forfeiture law, and provides several lessons for practitioners, says Elisha Kobre at Sheppard Mullin.

  • Preparing For Congressional Investigations In A Midterm Year

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    2026 will be a consequential year for congressional oversight as the upcoming midterm elections may yield bolder investigations and more aggressive state attorneys general coalitions, so companies should consider adopting risk management measures to get ahead of potential changes, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • How Bank M&A Prospects Brightened In 2025

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    Even with less-than-ideal macroeconomic conditions in 2025, federal banking regulators' shift away from procedural concerns to focus more on core financial risks boosted M&A in several key ways, including shorter review timelines and increased interest in de novo charters, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

  • 3 Securities Litigation Trends To Watch In 2026

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    Pending federal appellate cases suggest that 2026 will be a significant year for securities litigation, with long-standing debates about class certification, new questions about the risks and value of artificial intelligence features, and private plaintiffs' growing role in cryptocurrency enforcement likely to be major themes, say attorneys at Willkie.

  • Funding Haze And Deregulatory Pursuits: The CFPB In 2026

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    In 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau did not seek additional funding from the Federal Reserve and unwound the legacy of former bureau leadership, and this year will bring further efforts to rescind or rewrite bureau regulations, as well as a changed tone to supervision efforts, say attorneys at Covington.

  • 4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape

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    The legal profession spent 2025 at the edge of its ethical comfort zone as courts, firms and regulators confronted how fast-moving technologies and new business models collide with long-standing professional duties, signaling that the profession is entering a period of sustained disruption that will continue into 2026, says Hilary Gerzhoy at HWG Law.

  • Navigating AI In The Legal Industry

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    As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly integral part of legal practice, Law360 guest commentary this year examined evolving ethical obligations, how the plaintiffs bar is using AI to level the playing field against corporate defense teams, and the attendant risks of adoption.

  • Regulatory Rollback And Lingering Limbo: The CFPB In 2025

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    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has implemented significant changes since President Donald Trump took office in January, including dismissing actions with prejudice, withdrawing guidance and rescinding rules, casting the bureau in uncertain light heading into 2026, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.

  • 2025 Calif. Banking Oversight Centered On Consumer Issues

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    The combination of statutory reform, registration mandates and enforcement activity in 2025 signals that California's financial regulatory landscape is focused on consumer protection, particularly in the areas of crypto kiosk fee practices, earned wage access providers and elder fraud, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

  • The Major Securities Litigation Rulings And Trends Of 2025

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    The past 12 months saw increased regulator focus on disclosures concerning artificial intelligence, signs of growing judicial scrutiny at the class certification stage, and shifting regulatory priorities at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — all major developments that may significantly affect securities litigation strategy in 2026 and beyond, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • The CFTC's Road Ahead Under Newly Confirmed Chair

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    Michael Selig's Dec. 18 confirmation as U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair comes at a critical juncture, as the agency is poised to gain oversight over the crypto industry and increase its jurisdictional mandate covering prediction markets, says Elizabeth Lan Davis at Davis Wright.

  • How Fractional GCs Can Manage Risks Of Engagement

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    As more organizations eliminate their in-house legal departments in favor of outsourcing legal work, fractional general counsel roles offer practitioners an engaging and flexible way to practice at a high level, but they can also present legal, ethical and operational risks that must be proactively managed, say attorneys at Boies Schiller.

  • 5 Lender Strategies When A Commercial Borrower Defaults

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    With an estimated $2 trillion in commercial real estate loans set to mature by 2027, now is an opportune time for lenders to review practices on both the front and back ends, and understand the full range of options available in the event of a default, says Keith Mundrick at Amundsen Davis.

  • SEC Rulemaking Radar: A Reset, A Shift And A Preview Of '26

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    With major proposals withdrawn and new priorities emerging, forthcoming U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposals in 2026 will look to reshape how digital assets are regulated, recalibrate market structure and simplify how small companies go public, says Christopher Grobbel at Goodwin.

  • Changes In Crypto, Cybersecurity Defined NY Banking In 2025

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    The major takeaways from 2025 in New York banking policy involve updated guidance, regulations and requirements primarily affecting innovation and digital banking, in areas such as cybersecurity, virtual currencies, and buy now, pay later programs, say attorneys at Steptoe.

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