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Oklahoma Judge Orders Chiefs Superfan to Pay $10.8M to Bank Teller

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge ordered a Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as “ChiefsAholic” who admitted to a series of bank robberies to pay $10.8 million to a teller who was assaulted with a gun, though attorneys say …

Citigroup Urges Dismissal of New York’s ‘Misguided’ Lawsuit Over Online Scams

Citigroup on Tuesday urged a federal judge to dismiss New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit accusing its Citibank unit of failing to reimburse customers who fall victim to online scammers. While recognizing that the problem of online wire fraud …

Rhode Island Bank to Pay $9M to Resolve Discriminatory Lending Allegations It Denies

A community bank in Rhode Island agreed to pay $9 million to resolve allegations that it engaged in lending discrimination by redlining majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods, a U.S. attorney announced Wednesday. A complaint accused Washington Trust Company of failing to …

Banks Seeking New Protections in Wake of Citigroup’s $900M Mistake

Wall Street banks are seeking new legal protections to help avoid a repeat of Citigroup Inc.’s accidental $900 million payment to Revlon Inc. lenders. After last month’s surprise court ruling that let certain Revlon creditors keep $500 million of the …

After Helping Shepherd Pandemic Loans, Banks Now Brace for Regulatory Risks

Banks that facilitated the U.S. government’s Paycheck Protection Program at first saw the effort as a small revenue booster with a patriotic bonus, shepherding $525 billion in loans to businesses slammed by the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. But as …

Reuters: Banks Cite Liability Risks, May Not Participate in Coronavirus Lending Plan

Thousands of U.S. banks, including some of the country’s largest lenders, have said they may not participate in the federal government’s small-business rescue program due to concerns about taking on too much legal and financial risk, five people with direct …

JPMorgan Must Face Discrimination Claim by Arab-American Family Business

An Arab-American family whose business and personal bank accounts were closed in 2014 without explanation can sue JPMorgan Chase for racial discrimination, a federal judge in Detroit has ruled. Filed in February, the lawsuit by Najah Manni, his wife Kathy …

Bankers to Be Held Personally Liable for Sanctions Violations: U.S. Treasury

The U.S. Treasury Department plans to hold bankers personally responsible and subject them to fines when their banks help countries such as Iran evade economic sanctions. The shift is in line with recently declared intentions also to hold individual bankers …

U.S. Judge Puts New Lawsuits Against Banks Over Libor on Hold

A federal judge on Wednesday suspended several new lawsuits that allege banks rigged key interest rates, saying she first needed to sort through the issues in an earlier round of related lawsuits. U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald said from …