Securities and Exchange Commission v. BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. et al

  1. March 12, 2015

    Ex-BankAtlantic CEO Loses Bid For New Fraud Trial

    A Florida federal judge has denied BankAtlantic Bancorp Inc. former head Alan Levan's bid for a new trial after a jury found him guilty of securities violations for hiding weaknesses in the bank's commercial real estate portfolio in the early days of the financial crisis.

  2. February 13, 2015

    SEC Says Ex-BankAtlantic CEO's Bid For Retrial Lacks Merit

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission urged a Florida federal judge Friday to reject BankAtlantic Bancorp Inc. head Alan Levan's bid for a new trial after he was found guilty of securities violations, saying the arguments were recycled and without merit.

  3. January 13, 2015

    BankAtlantic Wants New Trial On False Statement Verdict

    BankAtlantic Bancorp Inc. head Alan Levan on Tuesday asked a Florida federal judge to overturn a jury verdict finding him guilty of violating securities laws by hiding weaknesses in the bank's commercial real estate portfolio from the investing public in the early days of the financial crisis.

  4. December 15, 2014

    BankAtlantic Hid Precrash Woes From Investors, Jury Finds

    A Florida federal jury on Monday found BankAtlantic Bancorp Inc. head Alan Levan guilty of violating securities laws by hiding weaknesses in the bank's commercial real estate portfolio from the investing public in the early days of the financial crisis.

  5. November 04, 2014

    BankAtlantic Head Hid Precrash Loan Woes, SEC Tells Jury

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday told a Florida federal jury that BankAtlantic Bancorp Inc. head Alan Levan violated securities laws by hiding weaknesses in the bank's commercial real estate portfolio from the investing public in the early days of the financial crisis.

  6. January 30, 2014

    SEC's Partial Win Stands In BankAtlantic Fraud Suit

    A Florida federal judge on Thursday refused to reconsider the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's partial win in its accounting-fraud case accusing BankAtlantic Bancorp Inc. of hiding weaknesses in its commercial real estate portfolio, agreeing that BankAtlantic failed to disclose key problems to its investors.

  7. October 10, 2013

    Fla. Judge Rules For SEC In BankAtlantic Fraud Suit

    A Florida federal judge on Thursday handed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission a victory on two claims in its accounting fraud suit accusing BankAtlantic Bancorp Inc. of hiding problems in its commercial real estate portfolio from investors in the early days of the financial crisis.

  8. December 10, 2012

    BankAtlantic Can't Shake Accounting Claims In Fraud Suit

    A Florida federal judge Friday kept intact a suit accusing BankAtlantic Bancorp Inc. of hiding problems in its commercial real estate portfolio from investors in the early stages of the financial crisis, refusing to slash two claims connected to the company's accounting practices.

  9. May 29, 2012

    BankAtlantic Can't Sink SEC Claims It Hid Loan Troubles

    A Florida federal judge on Tuesday kept intact most of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission suit alleging BankAtlantic Bancorp Inc. hid problems in its commercial real estate portfolio from investors in the early stages of the financial crisis.

  10. January 18, 2012

    BankAtlantic, CEO Hid Bad Loans From Investors: SEC

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued BankAtlantic Bancorp Inc. in federal court Wednesday, accusing the Florida-based bank of defrauding investors to hide growing problems in its commercial real estate portfolio in the early stages of the financial crisis.