Bankruptcy Blogs

Real Loser in Visa-Walmart Dispute? Card Security

05/26/16

In the ongoing melee between the two major players, strong authentication has been put on the backburner in favor of the respective economies of implementing chip card technology.

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Diocese of Duluth, Abuse Victims to Enter Mediation in July

05/26/16

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Congress Risks Letting Big Banks Control Housing Finance

05/26/16

Recent legislative proposals to make piecemeal changes to the government-sponsored enterprises could set broader GSE reform on the wrong path.

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Morning Scan: Citi Fined $425M; Rare Financial Crime Charges

05/26/16

Receiving Wide CoverageÂ... Citigroup was fined $425 million by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Wednesday, for claims that it tried to manipulate several interest-rate benchmarks between 2007 and 2012. However, it appears the bank could avoid any criminal charges, as the Department of Justice said it had closed its investigation already told Citi it would not prosecute over Libor. Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, New York Times. Wall Street Journal Â...

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Alvarez & Marsal Turns up Heat on Zohar Funds Creator Tilton

05/26/16

[wsj-responsive-image P="//art.wsj.net/api/photos/31690525/smartcrop?height=499&width=749" J="//art.wsj.net/api/photos/31690525/smartcrop?height=639&width=959" M="//art.wsj.net/api/photos/31690525/smartcrop?height=853&width=1280" caption="New York financier Lynn Tilton speaks with her attorneys after her hearing at the U.S. District courthouse in New York, May 11, 2015. Alvarez & Marsal is seeking more information on the Zohar investment vehicle she founded.. " credit="Reuters" placement="Inline" suppressEnlarge="false" ]

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Mundane Interactions Can Still Win Over Mobile Customers

05/25/16

When it comes to earning consumer loyalty with user-friendly mobile banking tools, everyday interactions can matter more than momentous ones.

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Should Faster Payments Be, Well, Slower?

05/25/16

The debate over speeding up payments transactions should consider the necessity of allowing consumers time to rethink and abort their purchases.

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Jevic CVSG Recommends Granting Cert

05/25/16

The brief is not up on the SG's webpage yet, but they are recommending granting the petition and reversing the Third Circuit.  Hat tip to Professor Lipson or Attorneys Goldblatt et al.?  I think this now places granting odds at "moderately decent."

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