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25 Sep 2015, 7:56 am
In one instance, the authorities said at trial, Boyland funneled $200,000 of public money for the elderly to a nonprofit organization that he controlled and used the money to pay for events promoting his campaign, such as a boat cruise and “Team Boyland” T-shirts. [read post]
28 Aug 2015, 6:40 am
Ahmad admitted he funneled business to Douglas Hampton, a securities broker, in exchange for bribes. [read post]
11 May 2015, 9:05 pm
.'” [Kevin Funnell] Which “established members of the business establishment” brought the AIG prosecution to Eliot Spitzer’s desk, and from what motives? [read post]
7 May 2015, 3:35 am
Corporate Loan “Proxy Put” Provisions Trigger D&O Litigation Here’s an excerpt from this blog by Kevin LaCroix: In the face of increasing investor activism, companies have adopted a number of defensive measures. [read post]
23 Apr 2015, 9:05 pm
Critics say by naming payment processors in massive enforcement action over debt collection practices, CFPB is implementing its own version of Operation Choke Point [Kent Hoover/Business Journals; Barbara Mishkin, Ballard Spahr; Iain Murray, CEI] Green sprout in Amish country: “Bank of Bird-in-Hand is the only new bank to open in the U.S. since 2010, when the Dodd-Frank law was passed” [WSJ via Tyler Cowen; Kevin Funnell on smothering of new (de novo) bank formation;… [read post]
26 Mar 2015, 9:05 pm
Administration has abused the law in mortgage lender settlements [House Judiciary hearing: Paul Larkin, Ted Frank testimony] Department of Justice official says banks may need to go much farther in informing authorities of customers who may be up to no good than just sending Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) [Kevin Funnell] Interpol Red Notices, which among other effects cut off banking access, are open to geopolitical manipulation [Ted Bromund, Weekly Standard] No,… [read post]
11 Feb 2015, 9:05 pm
Luetkemeyer likely to keep up the pressure on regulators [Kevin Funnell] “Fed Officials Accused of Perjury in AIG Bailout Trial” [Lawrence Cunningham, Concurring Opinions] “Standard & Poor’s Settlement Shows Futility Of Fighting Government Policy” [Daniel Fisher, earlier] Tweet Tags: banks, Dodd-Frank, FATCA, Operation Choke Point, SwitzerlandBanking and finance roundup is a post from Overlawyered - Chronicling the high cost of our legal… [read post]
18 Dec 2014, 4:30 pm
How does Kevin feel about using the same Twitter account for professional AND personal stuff? [read post]
16 Dec 2014, 9:05 pm
Louis Post-Dispatch, Bloomberg, report, Kevin Funnell, HalfWheel (cigar shops), Pete Kasperowicz, The Blaze (guns), Joe Adler/American Banker (critical views)] “Fallout for the S.E.C. and the Justice Dept. [read post]
3 Nov 2014, 2:30 am
[Kevin Funnell, earlier on Operation Choke Point] Tweet Tags: banks, gunsNews from Operation Choke Point is a post from Overlawyered - Chronicling the high cost of our legal system [read post]
10 Oct 2014, 6:11 am
Marijuana measures will be on the November ballot in Oregon, Florida, Alaska, and Washington, D.C, so many donations are being funneled into those campaigns and the candidates who support them. [read post]
8 Oct 2014, 9:05 pm
[Bainbridge, more] Jury finds Arab Bank liable in terror finance lawsuit [Daniel Fisher first, second, third posts; Kevin Funnell first, second posts] “And since most cases do settle, the scope of the law is actually being determined by the DOJ rather than the courts. [read post]
20 Sep 2014, 9:05 pm
SEC regs suppress small business capital formation and that’s a shame [Commissioner Daniel Gallagher via Bainbridge] Federally sponsored gripe site for financial institutions not likely to end well [Hester Peirce and Vera Soliman, Mercatus via Kevin Funnell] Alleged terror payments “routed through” sued bank also went through major New York banks, which shouldn’t be surprising [Fisher] Did mid-level managers in securitized mortgage finance know they… [read post]
20 Sep 2014, 9:05 pm
SEC regs suppress small business capital formation and that’s a shame [Commissioner Daniel Gallagher via Bainbridge] Federally sponsored gripe site for financial institutions not likely to end well [Hester Peirce and Vera Soliman, Mercatus via Kevin Funnell] Alleged terror payments “routed through” sued bank also went through major New York banks, which shouldn’t be surprising [Fisher] Did mid-level managers in securitized mortgage finance know they… [read post]
28 Aug 2014, 9:05 pm
WSJ editorial on sanctions against Robbins Geller in Boeing securities suit; Profile of Vanguard tax informant David Danon [Philadelphia Inquirer, earlier] Some Denver foreclosure lawyers settle overcharge case [Kevin Funnell, earlier] Contains real juice: “$35 million will go to groups that provide legal, housing and community development programs. [read post]
29 Jul 2014, 9:05 pm
Federally run consumer complaint database at CPSC has been unfair and unreliable mess, so naturally CFPB wants one of its own [Kevin Funnell] Los Angeles, Miami, Providence, and Cook County among municipalities piling on lenders with mortgage and disparate-impact suits [same] “Just one way to stop corporate tax inversions: cut taxes” [Chris Edwards, NYT/Cato; more] “The IPO is dying. [read post]
24 Jun 2014, 9:05 pm
” [@tedfrank on NYT report about banks' use of databases to turn down business from persons with records of overdrawing accounts, a practice that now itself is being targeted for regulation] Scheme to seize mortgages through eminent domain stalling as cities decline to come on board [Kevin Funnell] Tweet Tags: banks, disabled rights, disparate impact, extraterritoriality, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Los Angeles, mortgages, Rhode IslandBanking and finance… [read post]
9 Jun 2014, 9:05 pm
[ABA Journal] Maryland does not approve of Bitcoin [my Free State Notes via Kevin Funnell] Behind Halliburton v. [read post]
17 Apr 2014, 9:05 pm
[Louise Bennetts, Cato; Peter Wallison, AEI, on Prudential SIFI designation] Regulators’ “choke hold” effort to throttle online payday lending draws protests [Kevin Funnell, more] Securities litigation after Amgen: time to reassess the fraud on the market presumption [Richard Epstein, Cato Regulation mag (PDF)] House hearing on allegations of employee retaliation at CFPB [Free Beacon, Funnell, more] “How To Destroy The Stock Market In 8… [read post]
6 Apr 2014, 9:01 pm
In Season 1 of the Netflix Original Series House of Cards, Kevin Spacey masterfully portrays Francis Underwood, whose scheming and manipulation take him from House majority whip to the Vice Presidency. [read post]
