Articles by Greg Farrell

Ex-Goldman Banker Faces Insider Trading Trial After Being Cut Off by Bank’s Insurer

A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. vice president who goes on trial for insider trading in June is scrambling to pay for his legal defense after he was cut off by the bank’s insurers. Brijesh Goel, who has pleaded not …

Fake Financial Records Are Readily Available as U.S. Hunts for Fraud

For anyone who wants a phony pay stub or doctored tax return, an easy source is just a click away. A website called banknovelties.com claims it can provide “fake bank statements” as well as “fake pay stubs,” “fake utility bills” …

District Attorney Questions Deutsche Bank, Aon Employees Over Trump Organization

Prosecutors from the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. have interviewed employees of Deutsche Bank and insurance broker Aon as part of their investigation of the Trump Organization, according to people familiar with the matter. The interviews, which …

New York Regulator Subpoenas Insurance Broker About Trump Organization

New York’s insurance regulator issued a subpoena to the Trump Organization’s primary insurance broker, a person familiar with the matter said. It came just days after President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney testified to Congress that the president’s company sometimes …

Lacewell Takes Over as New York DFS Superintendent Following Vullo’s Tenure

When Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York launched his statewide banking and insurance regulator several years ago, he picked an aggressive ex-prosecutor who’d spent years under his wing. Now, in naming his latest chief of the state’s Department of Financial …

Vullo to Step Down as New York Insurance Regulator; Gov. Cuomo Weighs Successor

Maria Vullo is stepping down as head of New York’s banking and insurance regulator, she said in an interview, after three years in which she created a national model for cybersecurity regulations at banks and fought back against federal attempts …

New York Gives Aetna-Humana Merger Green Light with Conditions

New York’s insurance regulator has conditionally approved Aetna Inc.’s $37 billion takeover of Humana Inc., one of the last state sign-offs needed for the deal, people familiar with the matter said. The transaction is still under review by U.S. officials. …

U.S. Victims of Mexican Drug Gangs Sue HSBC Bank Under Anti-Terrorism Act

Families of U.S. citizens murdered by drug gangs in Mexico sued HSBC Holdings Plc, claiming the bank can be held responsible for the deaths because it let cartels launder billions of dollars to operate their businesses. The lawsuit brings fresh …

Vullo Nomination Signals Shift at N.Y. Dept. of Financial Services

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signaled a shift in New York’s oversight of Wall Street, tapping a longtime corporate lawyer to run the state banking regulator previously overseen by an aggressive career law enforcer. Cuomo on Jan. 21 nominated Maria …

Albanese to Exit as New York’s Financial Regulator Before End of Year

The acting head of New York’s Department of Financial Services will step down before the end of the year, giving New York Governor Andrew Cuomo a run at reshaping a regulator that has levied billions of dollars of penalties against …