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Fraud is the making of false representations or engaging in deceptive behavior in order to unlawfully secure financial or personal gain. 
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Defendant Challenges FDIC Enforcement Proceeding, Citing Jarkesy

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In one of the first tests of the implications of the Jarkesy decision for other federal regulatory agencies, an individual accused by the FDIC of participating in fraudulent loan activity is asking a federal judge to dismiss...more

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Lessons from the Wells Fargo Scandal

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Financial institutions must meet standards for safeguarding customer data given the particularly sensitive information they hold, and regulators have been stepping up their efforts to provide guidance on just how they must do...more

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LendingClub Hit With Class Action Over Usurious Interest

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A New York resident, Ronald Bethune, accused LendingClub Corporation of violating the state's usury laws by charging him 29.97 percent interest on his loan—roughly twice the 16 percent limit under New York law and high enough...more

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Nevada’s Business Judgment Rule: FDIC – 4; Management – 0

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In recent weeks, the U.S. District Court has issued four separate rulings in cases brought by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) against former bank managers for breach of fiduciary duty. Here is a brief recap...more

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‘Operation Choke Point’ under Fire

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"Operation Choke Point," the coordinated multiagency federal effort to choke off banking services to alleged fraudsters (according to its defenders) or politically unpopular industries (according to its detractors), has come...more

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Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

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Council of the EU Adopts Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive - On May 6, the Council of the EU adopted at first reading the text of the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD). The BRRD seeks to harmonize...more

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Former CEO of Failed Bank Enters Plea Agreement Admitting that He Caused Bank to File False Call Reports with FDIC to Conceal...

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The former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman (the “CEO”) of the failed Summit Bank (the “Bank”), a Washington state-chartered bank with $142.7 million of total assets, entered into a plea agreement (the “Plea Agreement”) ...more

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