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by S. Mohsin Reza , Jason Manning and John C. Lynch On September 28, the U.S. government filed a lawsuit alleging that a purported charitable “counseling fund,” five mortgage lenders, and their principals defrauded the United States and...

Todd Rundgren is a well known musician, songwriter, and producer. Most of his hits came out in the 1970's and early 1980's and are therefore a bit before my time. However, he was thrust back into the limelight when Liv Tyler shot to fame in the...

NCUA Files Libor Manipulation Antitrust Suit: Even though the federal judge presiding over the consolidated Libor antitrust litigation has granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the antitrust claims, the federal credit union regulatory agency...

Back in 2009, when the current bank failure litigation wave was in its very earliest stages, I noted that in its preliminary efforts to lay the groundwork to pursue failed bank litigation, the FDIC had resurrected FIRREA, a statutory vestige from the...

With one lone exception , the FDIC has not yet itself pursued litigation against the directors and officers of a failed financial institution. However, the FDIC has already made it clear that it intends to assert its rights under FIRREA as the receiver...

By Oluwaseun O. Ajayi and Kendra C. Kinnaird Stepped-up enforcement of state consumer protection laws in the field of home mortgage lending is inevitable for all types of lenders, including those with federal charters. Federal banks and thrifts, long...

It was inevitable that the guidance coming out of the IRS would begin to focus on addressing the numerous tax issues raised by business events resulting from the declining economy. Taxpayers are incurring significant losses by selling or disposing of...

By Oluwaseun O. Ajayi and Kendra C. Kinnaird Stepped-up enforcement of state consumer protection laws in the field of home mortgage lending is inevitable for all types of lenders, including those with federal charters. Federal banks and thrifts, long...

LOS ANGELES - (Mealey's) The U.S. government on Feb. 5 announced the filing of a lawsuit in California federal court against Standard & Poor's Ratings Services alleging that the ratings agency lied about its objectivity and independence and...

A federal court has ruled in the only FDIC failed bank lawsuit pending in Florida that directors cannot be liable for ordinary negligence under Florida law. On August 8, 2012, Middle District of Florida Judge Gregory Presnell granted the motion of the...

The Department of Justice filed one of the most significant market crisis cases this week against a major rating agency as a defendant. The case centers on years of false statements about ratings given to RMBS and CDOs, according to the complaint, as...

Though 268 banks have failed since January 1, 2008, there has been relatively little litigation related to the failed banks, as least so far. For example, the FDIC only recently filed its first action against former directors and officers of a failed...