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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

DOJ settles with large bank for violating personal injury settlement terms

On October 18, the DOJ reached a settlement agreement with a bank to resolve allegations related to the administration of certain trust accounts referred by a third-party bank. The settlement, involving a payment of...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Maryland banking regulators release settlement agreement with bank

On May 16, the Maryland Office of Financial Regulation (OFR) publicized an April 30 settlement agreement pursuant to which the Maryland banking agencies will withdraw its four counts against the bank and dismiss the case with...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Bank enters into settlement agreement with SEC for charging advisory fees

On August 25, the SEC entered into a settlement agreement with a national bank that requires the bank to pay a $35 million civil penalty for overcharging more than 10,900 investment advisory accounts over $26.8 million in...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

(Another) Big Bank Pays FCPA Penalty for Hiring Practice

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• A payment to a government official can take many forms. • The SEC charges bank for books and records violation even absent a bribery charge. • Industry-wide enforcement is a continuing tactic for U.S. regulators. ...more

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The Banks Sue NCUA for Breach of 2013 MBS Settlement Agreement

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On February 11, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and Countrywide (together, “the Banks“) filed suit against the National Credit Union Administration Board (“NCUA“) in its capacity as liquidating agent or conservator to six...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Bank Settles Overdraft Fee Class Action for More Than $1.2B

A California federal court judge signed off on a settlement agreement involving a national bank and a class of customers challenging its overdrawn balance charge fee with recovery north of $1 billion....more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Your daily dose of financial news - The Brief – 9.9.16

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We’ve got a number for that Wells Fargo settlement/fine, and it’s a doozy: $185 million for illegal banking practices (including secretly issuing credit cards without customer consent, signing up customers for online banking...more

Carlton Fields

Third Circuit Slams The Door On Coverage For The Cost of Defending Excluded Claims—Then Leaves It Wide Open

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An insured corporation settles a class action, and a portion of the settlement pays the plaintiffs’ attorneys. Payments to the class are excluded from coverage under the terms of the corporation’s liability policy. But can...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

False Claims Act: 2014 Year In Review

In what is becoming an annual refrain, 2014 marked another year of robust False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and mushrooming qui tam lawsuits by whistleblowers. Indeed, fiscal year 2014...more

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