Lawsuits

Newly unsealed court documents make clear that regulators forced banks to terminate relationships with payday lenders and other lawful businesses, setting a dangerous precedent.

Newly unsealed court documents make clear that regulators forced banks to terminate relationships with payday lenders and other lawful businesses, setting a dangerous precedent.

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The suit is tied to Walmart's decision to shift its credit card business to Capital One.

The two allegedly helped to defraud a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund; Michelle Bowman is expected to bring a Main Street perspective to the central bank.

The lawsuit comes as the $188 milion-asset institution faces backlash from a high-profile national news story that portrayed its business practices negatively.

The worldwide week-long celebration of credit unions will include two NCUA board meetings focused on issues that have impacted the last five years and could set the stage for the remainder of the decade.

A two-year-old lawsuit by the CFPB may be languishing, but nine members of the Teachers Federation of America sued the student loan servicing giant alleging that it misled borrowers in public service professions in order to line its pockets.

Hanmi alleges that SWNB's directors actively advised the Houston bank's investors to reject the merger.

Major banks including Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Credit Suisse and JPMorgan Chase must face allegations that they conspired to prevent the "antiquated" stock loan market from evolving into a transparent electronic exchange.

Apple Federal Credit Union and Envision CU are the latest to be targeted in a growing trend as plaintiffs go after credit unions alleging deceptive overdraft practices.

The consumer bureau alleges Future Income Payments lured vulnerable consumers into taking out high-cost loans in exchange for their future pension payments.

JPMorgan Chase has reached a settlement with financial advisers who say they were treated poorly because they're black.

Nine of the world's biggest banks won dismissal of a lawsuit accusing them of conspiring to rig bonds issued by government entities and institutions like the World Bank, after a federal judge said the investors who sued didn't show how the alleged collusion led to higher prices for the securities.

A Maryland-based credit union is suing the nation's largest CUSO in a dispute related to call center services provided by PSCU.

The board chair for CoastHills Credit Union says a wrongful termination suit by ousted CEO Jeff York is full of "false allegations," and that the credit union acted in the "best interests" of members.

The investors initially won the right to sue as a group in 2015 before an appeals court reversed the ruling; the $13 billion lawsuit can now proceed as a class action.

After being fired earlier this year, former CEO Jeff York says in legal action he was let go without cause, prior to end of contract term.

The bureau is expected to choose an option that could trigger court challenges after a judge yet again refused to halt the rule’s compliance date.