Banking

  • March 10, 2025

    Tribal Casino Says Sovereign Immunity Sinks 401(k) Fee Suit

    A tribal hospitality and casino company said it shouldn't face a proposed class action alleging its 401(k) plan was bogged down by exorbitant costs and underperforming investment options, telling a New York federal court it's immune from the case as an arm of the Oneida Indian Nation.

  • March 10, 2025

    Feds Sue FDIC For $1.9M For First Republic Tax Bill

    The U.S. government sued the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in D.C. federal court as receiver for the failed First Republic Bank, alleging the bank understated its withholding tax for U.S.-sourced income of foreigners and now owes almost $2 million to the federal government.

  • March 10, 2025

    Treasury's CTA Halt Doesn't Justify Block, Feds Tell 5th Circ.

    The U.S. Treasury Department halting enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act on domestic entities doesn't add justification to a nationwide block on the law because it's a valid exercise of Congress' powers to regulate commerce, taxes, foreign affairs and national security, the U.S. government told the Fifth Circuit.

  • March 10, 2025

    Money Manager Can't Block Alleged Client Poach, Judge Says

    Connecticut investment firm TJT Capital Group LLC has not demonstrated that it will suffer irreparable harm without a temporary restraining order that bars a former member from using client information he allegedly misappropriated, a federal judge has ruled in denying the request.

  • March 10, 2025

    Fintech-Focused SPAC Titan Acquisition Files $240M IPO

    Special purpose acquisition company Titan Acquisition Corp. on Monday detailed plans to raise up to $240 million in its initial public offering, with the goal of merging with a company in the finance and tech-enabled services industries.

  • March 10, 2025

    Court Affirms FBAR Penalties Against Estate, Not Widow

    The estate of a man who failed to report his Swiss bank accounts is liable for tax penalties of at least $2 million, an Idaho federal court determined, finding the man's widow off the hook.

  • March 10, 2025

    Paul Weiss, Fenwick Build Rocket's $1.75B Redfin Buy

    Detroit-based real estate-focused fintech platform Rocket Cos., advised by Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, on Monday announced that it has agreed to buy Fenwick & West LLP-led digital real estate brokerage Redfin in a $1.75 billion all-stock deal.

  • March 10, 2025

    Comerica Sued Over Interest Earned On Gov't Benefits Cards

    Comerica Bank was hit with a proposed class action Friday claiming that the bank is not entitled to keep interest it earns on Social Security and other federal benefits Comerica distributes through government benefits cards.

  • March 07, 2025

    As Key Hearing Looms, CFPB Emails Hint At Signs Of Life

    Recent batches of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau internal emails hint at early, fumbling efforts to bring parts of the agency back online, but whether these flickers of life will undercut an employee union's fight to keep the agency intact remains to be seen.

  • March 07, 2025

    Trump Sues Capital One Over 'Illegal' De-Banking

    President Donald Trump's company and his son Eric Trump sued Capital One on Friday in a Florida state court, claiming it illegally canceled hundreds of Trump-affiliated accounts in the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the U.S. Capitol.

  • March 07, 2025

    US Bank Loses Renewed Bid To Arbitrate Deposit Box Dispute

    A California federal judge denied U.S. Bancorp's renewed motion to compel arbitration in a suit alleging the bank unlawfully drilled into some of its customers' safe deposit boxes without consent, after the Ninth Circuit vacated the court's prior order compelling arbitration, finding the bank failed to prove the arbitration clause was properly incorporated into customer contracts.

  • March 07, 2025

    Frost Bank Wins Arbitration Right In Texas Ownership Dispute

    A Texas appeals court has found Frost Bank has the right to compel arbitration in a tangled ownership dispute involving a privately owned South African packaging company's Texas affiliate, holding Thursday that the bank has a valid arbitration agreement.

  • March 07, 2025

    Tariffs, Diversity And DOGE Dominate Trump 2.0 'Risk Factors'

    Public companies are busily reworking risk disclosures since the arrival of President Donald Trump's second administration, seeking to walk a fine line of being upfront with investors about potential threats to business despite vast legal and policy uncertainties.

  • March 07, 2025

    Peru Broke Trade Deal, Scotiabank Tells Arbitrators

    Scotiabank asked the World Bank's international arbitration institution to consider a new argument in a value-added tax dispute with the Peruvian government, saying Peru's treatment of the bank violated a trade agreement with Canada.

  • March 07, 2025

    Menendez Co-Defendant Gets 3 Years In NJ Bank Fraud Case

    The former Mariner's Bank chief executive who was convicted alongside former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez in a blockbuster bribery indictment was sentenced Friday in a separate bank fraud case to three years and one month in prison to run concurrently with his seven-year sentence in the Menendez case.

  • March 07, 2025

    DC Judge Declines To Block DOGE From Treasury Systems

    A D.C. federal judge on Friday declined to wall off access to the federal government's payment systems from employees of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency during a lawsuit brought by retirees and union groups, determining the alleged privacy risks were not enough to warrant the court's intervention.

  • March 07, 2025

    BofA Sued Over Auto-Pay Shutdown For 1-Account Clients

    Bank of America NA improperly cut off auto-pay arrangements for loans to customers who did not have another active account with the bank, according to a proposed class action from a customer who claims the shutdown of his car loan payments ruined his credit.

  • March 07, 2025

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

    This past week in London has seen an Iranian oil company sued for $95 million, Betfred hit with a lawsuit from a property company and NHS England face a human rights claim brought by a man detained under the Mental Health Act for over 20 years. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • March 06, 2025

    Frank Wanted Artificial Data To Ensure $175M Deal, Jury Told

    A JPMorgan Chase & Co. engineering executive on Thursday told a Manhattan federal jury that Frank founder Charlie Javice and her deputy asked him to produce artificial data for millions of purported users of the education company's services, in order to induce the bank into buying the startup for $175 million.

  • March 06, 2025

    Amid Court Setbacks, Trump Wants Foes To Foot Legal Bills

    With judges hitting the brakes on the White House's aggressive agenda, President Donald Trump on Thursday vowed to up the ante with his legal adversaries by seeking legal costs and damages if his administration ultimately prevails after initial setbacks in litigation.

  • March 06, 2025

    BofA Says COVID-Era Workers Too Dissimilar For Class Cert.

    Proposed classes of Bank of America loan officers include too many individualized claims for certification, the bank has argued in litigation alleging the loan officers were "short-changed" as they processed emergency small business loans during the pandemic.

  • March 06, 2025

    'Debanking' In Crosshairs Of GOP Bill On Reputational Risk

    Senate Republicans on Thursday unveiled legislation that would bar federal regulators from scrutinizing for "reputational risk" in bank supervision, a measure aimed at curbing the so-called debanking of crypto firms and other politically sensitive customer categories.

  • March 06, 2025

    CFPB Pulls Plug On Acima Suit In Latest Enforcement Retreat

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's purge of its enforcement docket continued Thursday as the agency dropped a predatory lending lawsuit against Acima, a fintech lease-to-own company and affiliate of Rent-A-Center.

  • March 06, 2025

    ND High Court Nixes Greenpeace Transfer Bid In $300M Trial

    The North Dakota Supreme Court has denied Greenpeace's motion to transfer venue in an ongoing $300 million defamation trial by pipeline-builder Energy Transfer out of a district where all local judges earlier recused themselves before the case finally landed in a state judge's court.

  • March 06, 2025

    Comerica Demands To Face Music In CFPB Suit Amid Stay Bid

    Comerica Bank has urged a Texas federal judge to reject the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's request for a stay of its lawsuit accusing the bank of mismanaging a government benefit card program, arguing the delay lacks "any legal justification" and would harm the bank.

Expert Analysis

  • Navigating Mortgage Insurance Provisions After LA Fires

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    As homeowners affected by the Los Angeles wildfires consider rebuilding, mortgage lenders and servicers must negotiate the complex intersection between the standard deed of trust and property insurance, says Heather Wright at Buchalter.

  • Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: February Lessons

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    In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses five federal appellate court class certification decisions and identifies practice tips from cases involving breach of life insurance contracts, constitutional violations of inmates and more.

  • Comparing 2 Pending Bills To Regulate Stablecoins

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    Alexandra Steinberg Barrage at Troutman analyzes the key similarities and differences between two payment stablecoin proposals currently pending in Congress — the STABLE and GENIUS acts — as both chambers are forming a working group to deliver a clear regulatory framework for digital assets and bipartisan agreement appears within reach.

  • Citibank Wire Transfer Ruling Creates New Liability For Banks

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    A New York federal court's recent decision in New York v. Citibank, affirming the Electronic Fund Transfer Act's consumer protections cover wire transfers allegedly initiated by scammers who infiltrated Citibank customers' online accounts, creates new liability for sending financial institutions and upends decades-old regulatory guidance, say attorneys at Stinson.

  • Series

    Competitive Weightlifting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The parallels between the core principles required for competitive weightlifting and practicing law have helped me to excel in both endeavors, with each holding important lessons about discipline, dedication, drive and failure, says Damien Bielli at VF Law.

  • Year Of The Snake Will Shake Up RE And Mortgage Finance

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    The year ahead may bring profound transformation and opportunities for growth in the real estate and mortgage finance sectors, with significant issues including policy battles and questions surrounding the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, says Marty Green at Polunsky Beitel.

  • The Syria Sanctions Dilemma Facing Trump Administration

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    Parties looking to engage in transactions involving Syria will be watching the expiration of General License 24 in July, when the Trump administration will need to decide whether to make significant changes to the Syrian sanctions program and reconsider the de facto government's status as a foreign terrorist organization, says Charlie Lyons at Ferrari & Associates.

  • Inside The Uncertainty Surrounding CFPB's Overdraft Rule

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    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's overhaul of overdraft fee regulation hangs in limbo as the industry watches to see whether new leadership will repeal the rule, allow it to stay in place, or wait for congressional action or the courts to drive its demise, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.

  • The Case For Compliance During The Trump Administration

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    Given the Trump administration’s shifting white collar enforcement priorities, C-suite executives may have the natural instinct to pare back compliance initiatives, but there are several good reasons for companies to at least stay the course on their compliance programs, if not enhance them, say attorneys at Riley Safer.

  • Opinion

    Despite Noble Intentions, Va. Usury Bill Is Bad For Consumers

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    A Virginia bill purportedly aimed at eradicating predatory online bank lending actually does nothing to achieve that goal, and instead would limit credit opportunities for state residents, says Catherine Brennan at Hudson Cook.

  • Opinion

    DOJ's Visa Suit Shows Pitfalls Of Regulating Innovative Tech

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    A policy of allowing free-market mechanisms to operate without undue interference remains the most effective way to foster innovation, and the U.S. Department of Justice's 2024 case against Visa illustrates the drawbacks of regulating innovative technology, says attorney Thomas Willcox.

  • CFPB Small Biz Study Brings Fair Lending Considerations

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    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's recent report highlighting potential racial discrimination in small business lending may not result in more aggressive enforcement under the Trump administration — but lenders can expect state regulators, private plaintiffs and advocacy groups to step up their own efforts, say attorneys at Husch Blackwell.

  • Expect To Feel Aftershocks Of Chopra's CFPB Shake-Up

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    Publications released by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau personnel in the last days of the Biden administration outline former Director Rohit Chopra's long-term vision for aggressive state-level enforcement of federal consumer financial laws, opening the doors for states to launch investigations and pursue actions, say attorneys at Hudson Cook.

  • Corp. Transparency Act's Future Under Treasury's Bessent

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    The Corporate Transparency Act’s ultimate fate faced uncertain terms at the end of 2024, but new U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's statements and actions so far demonstrate that he does not intend to ignore the law, though he may attempt to make modifications, say attorneys at Taylor English.

  • A Look At A Possible Corporate Transparency Act Exemption

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    Attorneys at Kirkland offer a deep dive into the application of the Corporate Transparency Act's reporting requirements specifically to U.S.-domiciled co-issuers in typical collateralized loan obligation transactions, and consider whether such issuers may be able to assert an exemption from the CTA's reporting requirements.

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