The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit that challenged the OCC’s authority to issue "FinTech" charters under the National Bank Act.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut ordered a former precious metals trader to pay a civil monetary penalty for placing orders with the intention of canceling them prior to execution.
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York determined that the CFTC failed to prove that a Chicago trader and his firm had either manipulated or attempted to manipulate the price of certain interest rate swaps.
A U.S. District Court ruled in favor of the Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc. and Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. from allegations that they conspired to stop the CFTC from approving the application of a competing exchange.
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York acquitted three foreign exchange traders on charges of conspiracy to manipulate benchmark currency rates after a jury determination.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled that cryptocurrencies fall within the definition of a "commodity" under the Commodity Exchange Act.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered two Ireland-based companies that operate an online "prediction market" trading website to pay a $3 million penalty for violating a 2005 cease and desist order and illegally trading binary options.
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York determined that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau "lacks the authority to bring claims" because it is "unconstitutionally structured."