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Ex-Discover Exec Sues to Recoup Pay Ahead of Capital One Merger

September 05, 2024
Discover Financial
Synapse Hearing Highlights Frustration With Banking-as-a-Service Complexities
Legal // June 10, 2024

The drama surrounding the Synapse Financial bankruptcy continued Friday (June 7) with an afternoon court hearing in California’s Central District Bankruptcy Court, although the case appeared no closer to a resolution. As a result, the hearing set the stage for what will be a complex...

UK Tribunal Allows Class Action Lawsuits Against Visa, Mastercard
Legal // June 07, 2024

Visa and Mastercard are facing new lawsuits over multilateral interchange fees. The United Kingdom Competition Appeal Tribunal ruled Friday (June 7) that collective proceedings — which are similar to class action lawsuits in the United States — brought on behalf of merchants can proceed, Reuters...

FTX Has Enough Cash to Repay Creditors in Full
Cryptocurrency // May 08, 2024

Eighteen months after its collapse, FTX is ready to repay its customers in full. The cryptocurrency exchange says it has pulled together assets worth $14.5 and $16.3 billion, enough to pay back 98% of its creditors 118% of what they are owed.  The remaining 2%...

NYCB Targeted With Class-Action Lawsuit Alleging Securities Fraud
Legal // February 07, 2024

New York Community Bank (NYCB) is the target of a class-action lawsuit alleging securities fraud. The lawsuit comes after the bank acquired certain assets of Signature Bridge Bank on March 20, 2023, and reported a fourth quarter net loss of $252 million on Jan. 31,...

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Synapse Hearing Highlights Frustration With Banking-as-a-Service Complexities

June 10, 2024
The drama surrounding the Synapse Financial bankruptcy continued Friday (June 7) with an afternoon court hearing in California’s Central District Bankruptcy Court, although the case appeared no closer to a resolution. As a result, the hearing set the stage for what will be a complex series of events that will stress-test the very concept of […]

A Tale Of Two CFPB Directors

November 28, 2017
Wherever you might come down on the current controversy over who’s really in charge at the CFPB, you have to admit it’s driven no shortage of headlines. Some of our favorites:...

Labor Day Edition — American Express, Pizza Wars And Wells Fargo

September 04, 2017
Today, nationwide, Americans are celebrating the joys of hard work and earning an honest day’s living by sleeping late, going one last time to the beach and soaking up the last of...

Quick Reads
Ex-Discover Exec Sues to Recoup Pay Ahead of Capital One Merger

September 05, 2024
A lawsuit by a former Discover executive claims the company wrongfully revoked millions in compensation. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday (Sept. 4) in federal court in Chicago by former Discover chief information officer Diane Offereins, also claims the payments giant used her as a “scapegoat” for the company’s misclassification of credit cards as regulators examine Discover’s […]

UK Tribunal Allows Class Action Lawsuits Against Visa, Mastercard

June 07, 2024
Visa and Mastercard are facing new lawsuits over multilateral interchange fees. The United Kingdom Competition Appeal Tribunal ruled Friday (June 7) that collective proceedings — which are similar to class...

FTX Has Enough Cash to Repay Creditors in Full

May 08, 2024
Eighteen months after its collapse, FTX is ready to repay its customers in full. The cryptocurrency exchange says it has pulled together assets worth $14.5 and $16.3 billion, enough to...

NYCB Targeted With Class-Action Lawsuit Alleging Securities Fraud

February 07, 2024
New York Community Bank (NYCB) is the target of a class-action lawsuit alleging securities fraud. The lawsuit comes after the bank acquired certain assets of Signature Bridge Bank on March...