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November 04, 2024
SEC Must Prep For Legal Challenges To Regs, Watchdog Says
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission should prepare for more litigation over its rulemaking agenda and make sure its new regulations can pass judicial muster, particularly in light of budget constraints, the agency's inspector general warned in a Monday report.
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November 04, 2024
Robinhood Users Denied Class Cert. In Order Flow Suit
A proposed class of Robinhood customers must run their expert's damages model before asking a California federal judge to weigh their class certification bid in litigation alleging that the investing platform failed to disclose financial interests affecting order flow on the platform.
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November 04, 2024
BofA Unit Escapes Trading Firm's Spoofing Suit For Now
An Illinois federal judge has tossed a trading firm's proposed class action claiming that a Bank of America unit manipulated markets for U.S. Treasury futures and options, ruling that the firm fails to allege actual damages, but giving it an opportunity to amend the suit.
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November 04, 2024
Binance Says Lawsuit Can't Connect It To Terrorism Finance
Cryptocurrency platform Binance has asked a New York federal judge to toss a suit alleging the firm helped foster terrorist activity, saying that it "unequivocally condemns all acts of terrorism" and that the complaint does not connect the company to the alleged acts.
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November 04, 2024
Ex-Dentons Atty Botched $54M Currency Deal, Jury Told
A Venezuelan lawyer blamed a former Dentons US LLP attorney Monday for a $54 million loss in a bolivar-to-dollars currency swap, telling a Miami jury that the attorney never communicated that the buyer of the bolivars had not agreed to deposit the U.S. dollars into escrow and instead proceeded with a doomed transaction.
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November 04, 2024
FINRA Fines Morgan Stanley $1M For Controls Violations
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC has agreed to pay $1 million to resolve Financial Industry Regulatory Authority claims it violated the Exchange Act by failing to safeguard its customers against the entry of orders that were placed in error.
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November 04, 2024
Debt Collectors Sue Over CFPB's Guidance On Medical Debt
A debt collection trade group has sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Washington, D.C., federal court to overturn recent guidance that warned collectors about seeking payment on potentially inflated or unverified medical bills, slamming it as an "overtly political" end-run around proper rulemaking.
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November 04, 2024
Crypto Industry Hopes Election Will Bring SEC Shake-Up
The White House is poised to take a fresh approach to the digital asset industry regardless of who wins the presidency, but experts said the crypto industry's hopes for more rules and fewer enforcement cases ultimately depend on a new head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and a renewed push from Congress to pass crypto legislation.
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November 04, 2024
Coinme Crypto ATMs Suspended By Conn. Banking Chief
Connecticut's banking commissioner has suspended cryptocurrency ATM company Coinme Inc.'s ability to transfer money in the Constitution State and has hinted toward possible fines, citing violations of know-your-consumer laws, complaints of scams, a negative multistate investigation and failures to meet minimum capitalization laws.
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November 04, 2024
Citizens Bank Reaches Deal With Loan Officers To Avoid Trial
Citizens Bank struck a deal with a group of mortgage loan officers to resolve the final remaining claim in their lawsuit alleging the company stiffed them on overtime wages by compelling them to put in extra work off the clock, a filing in Pennsylvania federal court said.
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November 04, 2024
Justices Won't Hear UBS Suit Over Disclosed Account Info
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a couple's suit accusing UBS of fraudulently flagging an account to the Internal Revenue Service in violation of civil provisions under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.
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November 04, 2024
Haynes Boone Hires 3 More RE Attys From Holland & Knight
Haynes and Boone LLP has hired a trio of attorneys from Holland & Knight LLP in Dallas and Northern Virginia, saying Monday that their additions will complement the firm's real estate and finance offerings.
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November 04, 2024
Feds Slam Ozy Media CEO's 'Last-Ditch' Effort To DQ Judge
Prosecutors have pushed back against Ozy Media CEO Carlos Watson's "last-ditch effort" to get his fraud and identity theft convictions undone, insisting that investments owned by the New York federal judge overseeing his case are in hedge funds and not in Watson's victims, and are too small to matter.
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November 04, 2024
Justices Skip TM Challenge To BofA's Virtual Assistant 'Erica'
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a Tenth Circuit decision that found Bank of America Corp. did not infringe a movie website owner's trademark with its virtual financial assistant "Erica."
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November 04, 2024
Justices Nix Ex-Adviser's Manifest Disregard Challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a petition asking it to resolve whether the Eleventh Circuit wrongly nixed an ex-Morgan Stanley financial adviser's bid to vacate an arbitral award favoring his former employer on the grounds that the panel manifestly disregarded the law.
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November 01, 2024
USCIS Moves To Toss Regional Centers' EB-5 Guidance Fight
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has urged a D.C. federal judge to toss a lawsuit alleging that it unlawfully changed the minimum investment period for foreign investors seeking green cards, saying it did not create a legislative rule but merely interpreted one.
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November 01, 2024
NJ Man Cops To Russian Scheme To Smuggle US Tech
A dual U.S.-Russian national accused of scheming to smuggle sensitive, American-made technology to further Russia's weapons development pled guilty on Friday to conspiracy charges in New York federal court, according to prosecutors.
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November 01, 2024
Suit Calls School Lunch Pay Processors Junk Fee 'Bullies'
Three parents filed a proposed class action in New Jersey federal court alleging consumer fraud against a major school lunch payment processor, saying it has misrepresented the purpose of the "junk fees" it charges for electronic transactions that are imposed on families mostly just for profit.
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November 01, 2024
5th Circ. Punts On Bid To Stay CFPB Small Biz Rule
The Fifth Circuit said it won't immediately start tolling compliance deadlines for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's small business lending data collection rule and will reserve judgment on whether to stay the rule pending an appeal by the bank trade groups challenging it.
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November 01, 2024
CFPB Inks Deal With Townstone Over Redlining Claims
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau informed an Illinois federal court on Friday that it has reached a settlement with Townstone Financial resolving its redlining claims against the mortgage lender.
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November 01, 2024
Law Profs Urge Del. Reversal Of Chancery's Moelis Ruling
Four prominent law professors have weighed in with an amicus brief on the side of a Delaware Supreme Court appeal seeking to reverse a Court of Chancery ruling earlier this year that struck down a company charter amendment ceding some corporate governance rights to the business' founder.
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November 01, 2024
CFPB Fines VyStar $1.5M For 'Botched' Web Platform Rollout
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has fined VyStar Credit Union $1.5 million for an alleged "botched" rollout of a new online banking platform that made it hard for members to perform basic banking functions for weeks, with some features unavailable for more than six months.
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November 01, 2024
Cross River Bank Drops Contract Suit Against Fintech Biz
Cross River Bank on Friday voluntarily dropped its suit against First Data Merchant Services LLC over the payment processor's alleged attempt to "wriggle" its way out of a contract to save itself from paying nearly $4 million in commissions for the bank's referrals to customers, including Coinbase.
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November 01, 2024
Capital One Says CFPB Eyeing Case Over Savings Accounts
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is considering whether to pursue an enforcement action against Capital One over the interest rates it pays on high-yield savings accounts that are the subject of ongoing class action litigation, the financial services company said.
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November 01, 2024
Danish Tax Agency To Settle With Atty In $2.1B Tax Fraud Suit
Denmark's tax authority has agreed to settle with an attorney whom it has accused of helping clients claim fraudulent tax refunds in a sprawling $2.1 billion case, according to a letter by its attorney in New York federal court.
Expert Analysis
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What's Next For Federal Preemption In Financial Services
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's review of its preemption interpretations and growing pressure from state regulators signal potential changes ahead for preemption in U.S. financial services, and the path forward will likely involve a reevaluation of the entire framework, say attorneys at Clark Hill.
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Unpacking Jurisdiction Issues In 3rd Circ. Arbitration Ruling
The Third Circuit's recent ruling in George v. Rushmore Service Center could be interpreted to establish three principles regarding district courts' jurisdiction to enter arbitration-related orders under the Federal Arbitration Act, two of which may lead to confusion, says David Cinotti at Pashman Stein.
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Why Attorneys Should Consider Community Leadership Roles
Volunteering and nonprofit board service are complementary to, but distinct from, traditional pro bono work, and taking on these community leadership roles can produce dividends for lawyers, their firms and the nonprofit causes they support, says Katie Beacham at Kilpatrick.
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'Pig Butchering': The Scam That Exploits Crypto Confusion
Certain red flags can tip off banks to possible "pig-butchering," and with the scam's increasing popularity, financial institutions need to take action to monitor entry points into the crypto space, detect suspicious activity and provide a necessary backstop to protect customers, say Brandon Essig and Mary Parrish McCracken at Lightfoot Franklin.
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Opinion
Agencies Should Reward Corporate Cyber Victim Cooperation
The increased regulatory scrutiny on corporate victims of cyberattacks — exemplified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's case against SolarWinds — should be replaced with a new model that provides adequate incentives for companies to come forward proactively and collaborate with law enforcement, say attorneys at McDermott.
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9 Liability Management Tips As Debt Maturity Cliff Looms
As the debt maturity cliff swiftly approaches in this challenging environment, attorneys at Winston & Strawn highlight the top considerations for boards of directors and finance professionals to think about when structuring and executing liability management transactions, including reviewing capital structure, evaluating debt covenants, and more.
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How Transaction Lookbacks Can Guide Fintech Companies
As transaction lookbacks continue to be a key focus of enforcement actions, newer financial institutions like fintech companies should know they can benefit from proactively investigating their potential failure to identify suspicious activity, creating a compliance road map and building trust with regulators in the process, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.
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Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World
After the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision overturning Chevron deference, law firms will need to integrate litigation, lobbying and communications functions to keep up with the ramifications of the ruling and provide adequate counsel quickly, says Neil Hare at Dentons.
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Roundup
A Day In The In-House Life
As more attorneys make the jump to fintech companies, and the regulatory landscape continues to shift, this Expert Analysis series follows in-house fintech counsel on an average workday as they grapple with everything from regulatory challenges and product launches to work-life balance and lunch orders.
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Series
A Day In The In-House Life: Narmi GC Talks Peak Productivity
On a work-from-home day in August, Narmi general counsel Amy Pardee chronicles a typical day in her life in which she organizes her time to tackle everything from advising on products and contract negotiations to volunteering and catching up on the New York Times crossword.
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Opinion
CFPB's AI Stance Backslides On Innovation Issues
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's recent response to a Treasury Department's request for information about artificial intelligence in the financial services sector uses alarmist rhetoric about the technology's risks, ceding an opportunity to help shape this important discussion, says Mike Silver at Husch Blackwell.
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5 Tips To Succeed In A Master Of Laws Program And Beyond
As lawyers and recent law school graduates begin their Master of Laws coursework across the country, they should keep a few pointers in mind to get the most out of their programs and kick-start successful careers in their practice areas, says Kelley Miller at Reed Smith.
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Assessing Whether Jarkesy May Limit FINRA Prosecutions
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Jarkesy v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, holding that civil securities fraud defendants are entitled to jury trials, may cause unpredictable results when applied to Financial Industry Regulatory Authority prosecutions, say Barry Temkin and Kate DiGeronimo at Mound Cotton.
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The Bank Preemption Ripple Effects After Cantero, Flagstar
The importance of federal preemption for financial institutions will only increase as technology-driven innovations evolve, which is why the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Cantero v. Bank of America and vacatur of Kivett v. Flagstar Bank have real modern-day significance for national banks, say attorneys at WilmerHale.
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Series
Being An Opera Singer Made Me A Better Lawyer
My journey from the stage to the courtroom has shown that the skills I honed as an opera singer – punctuality, memorization, creativity and more – have all played a vital role in my success as an attorney, says Gerard D'Emilio at GableGotwals.