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OCC Hits Federal Savings Bank With Consent Order for Deceptive VA Loan Ads
The OCC issued a consent order against The Federal Savings Bank of Chicago this month, alleging deceptive acts or practices in the bank's advertising to…
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FinCEN Filed NPRM Offering 10-30% Cut to Financial Crime Whistleblowers
FinCEN published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking under 31 U.S.C. § 5323 that would pay whistleblowers 10-30% of monetary sanctions collected in cases…
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Revived: $176.5M Patent Verdict Leaves Lilly to Evaluate Options
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Thursday reinstated the $176.5 million verdict that Teva won in 2022, reviving its claim that Eli Lilly's…
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Huizenga Filed Bill to Sanction DeepSeek Under 1977 Law
If the Deterring American AI Model Theft Act passes, companies like DeepSeek, Moonshot, and MiniMax could face placement on the Commerce Department's Entity…
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FTC Sues NERD Solutions for $8.8M Student Loan Scheme
The FTC sued NERD Solutions Inc., ED REF Inc., and their operators Natalie Rodriguez and Pablo Ortiz in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of…
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Judge Orders Drillmec VP to Forfeit $1,019,757 in PEMEX Bribery Case
Judge David Hittner in the Southern District of Texas ordered Diego Bergonzi to forfeit $1,019,757 earlier this week, the exact proceeds Bergonzi pocketed…
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Judges Dismissed 5 FCPA Cases Over DOJ Misconduct in 26 Trials
Judge Howard Matz called it "an unusual and extreme picture of a prosecution gone badly awry.
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Seventh Circuit Frees 2 ComEd Execs, Orders New Trial
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ordered two former Commonwealth Edison executives released from federal prison hours after oral arguments on the FCPA's…
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Cleared: Judge Hoyt Acquits Rovirosa in FCPA's 4th Post-Trial Win
Judge Kenneth Hoyt of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas dismissed the FCPA indictment against Ramon Alexandro Rovirosa Martinez…
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Treasury Filed First GENIUS Act Rule on $10B Stablecoin State Oversight
Treasury filed its first proposed rule under the GENIUS Act, 12 C.F.R. Parts 1520–1521, setting the standard that determines whether a stablecoin issuer…
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Filed: DOJ Moves to Block Rovirosa Release Before Hoyt's Dismissal
The DOJ asked U.S. District Court Judge Kenneth Hoyt in the Southern District of Texas to stay his forthcoming dismissal order in the foreign bribery…
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FDIC Proposed Stablecoin Framework; 13% of Firms Report Actual Usage
The FDIC this week released its proposed rule under the GENIUS Act, tying stablecoin issuance to reserve integrity, liquidity discipline and custodial…
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CFTC Names 5-Member Task Force for AI and Crypto Rules
The CFTC named five senior advisors to its Innovation Task Force on April 10, setting up a formal rule-writing process for crypto assets, artificial…
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Curb Dollar Stablecoins, Bank of France Tells EU in 3-Point Plan
Denis Beau, first deputy governor of the Bank of France, told EU policymakers at the Eurofi High Level Seminar on March 26 that the Markets in Crypto-Assets…
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Blocked: Arizona Can't Enforce Gambling Laws Against Prediction Markets
A Phoenix federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked Arizona from enforcing its gambling laws against federally regulated prediction markets.
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Ruled Too Late, Mallinckrodt Irish Unit Stays in State Price-Fixing Suit
A Connecticut federal judge ruled Mallinckrodt's Irish unit can't escape a state price-fixing suit after a five-year jurisdictional delay.
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FDIC Proposes 191-Page Stablecoin Rule, Blocking Pass-Through Insurance
The FDIC proposed a 191-page Genius Act stablecoin rule Tuesday, its second under the Act.
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Targets 50-State AI Patchwork: White House Framework Recommends Preemption
The White House released its National Policy Framework for AI on March 20, 2026, calling on Congress to preempt state AI laws that "impose undue burdens.
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FTC Warns PayPal, Stripe, Visa, Mastercard on Debanking
FTC Chairman Ferguson warned PayPal, Stripe, Visa, and Mastercard that debanking customers on political grounds may violate the FTC Act.
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Minnesota AG Enters New Era of Data Privacy Enforcement
Minnesota's attorney general is moving into a new phase of data privacy enforcement, signaling a shift in how the state approaches compliance obligations…
