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JPMorgan Settles Epstein Lawsuit With US Virgin Islands for $75 Million

JPMorgan Chase reached settlements with the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) and former executive Jes Staley to resolve lawsuits over sex trafficking by the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, largely resolving a scandal that has weighed on the largest U.S. bank for …

Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Board Defeat Shareholders’ Jeffrey Epstein Lawsuit

A federal judge has dismissed a shareholder lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Jamie Dimon and his board of directors of ignoring red flags surrounding disgraced former client Jeffrey Epstein. In a Wednesday evening decision, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff …

JPMorgan Chase $290M Settlement With Epstein Accusers Wins Preliminary Approval

A U.S. judge on Monday granted preliminary approval to JPMorgan Chase’s $290 million settlement with women who said Jeffrey Epstein abused them, and that the largest U.S. bank turned a blind eye to the late financier’s sex trafficking. The approval …

JPMorgan Agrees to Pay $290 Million to Settle Epstein Suit

JPMorgan Chase & Co. agreed to pay $290 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it knowingly benefited from former client Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking, according to a court filing late Thursday. Lawyers for Epstein’s victims filed a notice of settlement …

JPMorgan Must Face Suit by Ray-Ban Maker Unit Over Cyber Theft

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA will have to face a lawsuit by a unit of the French maker of Ray-Ban glasses that claims the bank ignored suspicious transactions as cybercriminals drained $272 million from its New York bank account. Essilor Manufacturing …

Swiss Re, Allianz, Other European Financial Services Firms Turn Their Backs on Russia

Allianz and Swiss Re said on Monday they were cutting back on Russian business as European financial institutions turn their backs on Russia. The German insurer and Swiss reinsurer join banks Deutsche, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase which have exited …

JPMorgan Beats Insurers in Appeal Over $140M Bear Stearns Settlement

New York’s highest court ruled on Tuesday that JPMorgan Chase & Co. is entitled to insurance coverage for $140 million of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission settlement with the former Bear Stearns Cos. over improper mutual fund trading. Reversing …

How One Big Bank Is Targeting Millennials by Mobilizing Car Buying, Financing

Millennials, countless surveys will tell you, are not fans of big banks. They are smart, price-sensitive consumers who are far more likely than older customers to switch lenders if they find a better deal. They are also a huge, irresistible …

Israeli Cyber Security Business Foundry, Team8, on Track to Build 5 Firms by 2020

Team8, a cyber security business foundry created by veterans of the Israeli army’s technology and intelligence unit 8200, said it closed a $23 million round of financing. Team8 plans to use the money to develop five companies over the next …

Russia Cracks Down on Financial Hacking Ring, Raiding Moscow Office: Sources

Russian authorities in November raided offices associated with a Moscow film distribution and production company as part of a crackdown on one of the world’s most notorious financial hacking operations, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter. Cyber …