Court cases

Court blocks Dem efforts to intervene in CFPB case

02/02/17

A federal appeals court on Thursday denied efforts by 16 Democratic attorneys general, several consumer groups and two Democratic lawmakers to defend the CFPB in a critical case.

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Banks' call for looser robo-call rules getting friendlier reception

01/31/17

The newly installed chairman of the Federal Communications Commission voted against 2015 rules that largely rejected the banking industry's entreaties.

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JPMorgan says it has settled U.S. bias suit over mortgages

01/18/17

JPMorgan Chase & Co. agreed to pay $55 million to settle U.S. allegations of racial discrimination in home loans through mortgage brokers, leading black and Hispanic borrowers to pay higher interest rates and fees from 2006 to 2009, a person familiar with the matter said.

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Banks rejected by Supreme Court, lose bid to derail Libor suits

01/17/17

The U.S. Supreme Court turned away an appeal by Bank of America, Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase, refusing to stop antitrust lawsuits that accuse some of the world’s largest banks of conspiring to rig Libor.

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