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Credit Suisse client in tax dodge case gets  million bail

Credit Suisse client in tax dodge case gets $15 million bail

March 13, 2024March 13, 2024 · Banking

Dan Rotta, a Brazilian-American businessman charged with dodging U.S. taxes for decades using accounts at Swiss banks including Credit Suisse, was granted a $15 million bail package on…

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Morgan Stanley suit isn’t about money, billionaire Mike Ashley says

Morgan Stanley suit isn’t about money, billionaire Mike Ashley says

February 22, 2024February 22, 2024 · Banking

Retail tycoon Mike Ashley says his lawsuit against Morgan Stanley is in part because the bank acted out of “snobbery.”Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg Billionaire Mike Ashley said he brought…

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TD Bank to pay .9 million over duplicate NSF fees

TD Bank to pay $15.9 million over duplicate NSF fees

December 22, 2023December 23, 2023 · Banking

TD Bank has agreed to pay more than $15.9 million Canadian dollars to settle a lawsuit alleging that the bank charged customers multiple nonsufficient funds fees per transaction.NORM…

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Bankman-Fried struggles on stand in rare dress rehearsal before testimony

Bankman-Fried struggles on stand in rare dress rehearsal before testimony

October 26, 2023October 27, 2023 · Banking

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s team is trying to show that many of the transactions that are the subject of criminal charges were conducted in the full view…

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Wells Fargo-SEC settlement on advisory fees underscores M&A challenges

Wells Fargo-SEC settlement on advisory fees underscores M&A challenges

August 25, 2023August 25, 2023 · Banking

Wells Fargo overcharged nearly 11,000 accounts about $26.8 million in advisory fees from 2002 to 2022, the SEC said. The problem was said to have begun at Wachovia…

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Change Lending loses federal certification for non-QM originations

Change Lending loses federal certification for non-QM originations

August 25, 2023August 26, 2023 · Banking

Non-bank originator Change Lending has apparently lost a certification by the U.S. Treasury Department to issue non-qualified mortgages for underserved borrowers.  The lender isn’t included on an updated…

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U.S. Bancorp’s CEO, other top officials sued over unauthorized accounts

U.S. Bancorp’s CEO, other top officials sued over unauthorized accounts

August 11, 2023August 11, 2023 · Banking

U.S. Bancorp CEO Andy Cecere is among the defendants in a shareholder suit filed this month in Delaware state court. U.S. Bancorp is contending with the latest fallout…

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Directors of failed Chicago bank plead guilty to conspiracy

Directors of failed Chicago bank plead guilty to conspiracy

August 11, 2023August 12, 2023 · Banking

William Mahon, George Kozdemba and Janice Weston conspired to falsify bank records shared with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, according to the pleas lodged in federal court.Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg…

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Wells Fargo, BNP to pay millions in U.S. fines in WhatsApp probes

Wells Fargo, BNP to pay millions in U.S. fines in WhatsApp probes

August 8, 2023August 8, 2023 · Banking

Wells Fargo and BNP Paribas will pay millions of dollars in penalties for employees using unofficial communications like WhatsApp to conduct business as the Securities and Exchange Commission…

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FHFA rule change could expand the number of suspended counterparties

FHFA rule change could expand the number of suspended counterparties

July 7, 2023July 8, 2023 · Banking

The Federal Housing Finance Administration is looking to make it easier to put entities and people into its Suspended Counterparty Program, a proposed rule change states. This would…

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Frank founder Charlie Javice says JPMorgan documents will exonerate her

Frank founder Charlie Javice says JPMorgan documents will exonerate her

June 2, 2023June 4, 2023 · Banking

Charlie Javice was charged criminally in April in Manhattan federal court, where she faces charges including conspiracy, wire fraud affecting a financial institution and bank fraud in connection with the…

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Chapter 3: Heads in the sand

Chapter 3: Heads in the sand

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 · Banking

In July 2011, Wells Fargo agreed to pay an $85 million fine to the Federal Reserve — a little-noticed enforcement action that served as a precursor to the…

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