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Common legal phrase. Lawful action, such as an agreement consciously agreed to by two or more entities, establishing lawful accountability. For example, an apartment lease legally binds the lessor and the lessee.

Synapse Bankruptcy Trustee Finds $85 Million ‘Shortfall’ Amid Tangled Web of Accounts
Synapse Bankruptcy Trustee Finds $85 Million ‘Shortfall’ Amid Tangled Web of Accounts
June 07, 2024  |  Legal

Former Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chair Jelena McWilliams will present her initial findings as trustee of Synapse’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case Friday afternoon (June 7)....

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Analysts Say Fines Could Rise as TD Bank Faces Additional Allegations
Analysts Say Fines Could Rise as TD Bank Faces Additional Allegations
June 05, 2024  |  AML

Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD Bank) reportedly could be facing fines of up to $4 billion in relation to money-laundering probes in the United States. This estimate by...

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This Week in Web3: Cross-Border Payments, Crypto Investments, User Education
This Week in Web3: Cross-Border Payments, Crypto Investments, User Education
June 05, 2024  |  Blockchain

Blockchain-based technologies may one day change the worlds of finance and payments. But so far, they haven’t. At least, not in the sweeping and transformative...

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Will Regulators’ Public Shaming Blunt Innovation?
Will Regulators’ Public Shaming Blunt Innovation?
June 05, 2024  |  Regulation

The respective online “walls of shame” that U.S. and U.K. regulators have proposed to erect — spotlighting companies under various investigations — may have a...

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FTX Asks Judge to Stop Class Action Complaints
FTX Asks Judge to Stop Class Action Complaints
June 04, 2024  |  Legal

FTX reportedly aims to stop class action complaints and other lawsuits that target company insiders and venture capital firms accused of being involved in the...

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CFPB to Create Registry of Consumer Law-Breaking Nonbank Financial Companies
CFPB to Create Registry of Consumer Law-Breaking Nonbank Financial Companies
June 03, 2024  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule to establish a registry of nonbank financial companies that have broken consumer laws and are...

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Sam Bankman-Fried to Remain in Brooklyn Prison to Prepare Appeal
Sam Bankman-Fried to Remain in Brooklyn Prison to Prepare Appeal
June 03, 2024  |  Legal

Sam Bankman-Fried is reportedly back in a prison in Brooklyn after the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) began moving him to a facility in California, the...

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CFPB Sues PHEAA, Alleging Illegal Collections on Student Loans
CFPB Sues PHEAA, Alleging Illegal Collections on Student Loans
May 31, 2024  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has sued student loan servicer Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA), alleging that it collects on loans that borrowers...

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Mastercard and Visa Pay $197 Million to Settle ATM Suit
Mastercard and Visa Pay $197 Million to Settle ATM Suit
May 30, 2024  |  Legal

Visa and Mastercard will pay $197 million to end a class action suit centered on ATM fees. According to court papers filed Wednesday (May 29),...

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