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Common legal phrase. Lawful action, such as an agreement consciously agreed to by two or more entities, establishing lawful accountability. For example, an apartment lease legally binds the lessor and the lessee.

Court Halts CFPB’s Open Banking Rule as Banks, FinTechs Await Rewrite

Court Halts CFPB’s Open Banking Rule as Banks, FinTechs Await Rewrite
Court Halts CFPB’s Open Banking Rule as Banks, FinTechs Await Rewrite
October 29, 2025  |  Bank Regulation

Open banking’s path toward implementation took another turn on Wednesday (Oct. 29) when the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky enjoined the...

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Apple Asks Judge to Dismiss Fintiv’s Racketeering Lawsuit Focused on Apple Pay
Apple Asks Judge to Dismiss Fintiv’s Racketeering Lawsuit Focused on Apple Pay
October 28, 2025  |  Mobile Commerce

Apple reportedly asked a judge Monday (Oct. 27) to dismiss a racketeering lawsuit brought by Fintiv. FinTiv, a digital payments solution provider, alleges the tech...

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Evolve Board Terminates CEO After Inappropriate Content Charge
Evolve Board Terminates CEO After Inappropriate Content Charge
October 26, 2025  |  Personnel

Evolve Bank & Trust CEO Bob Hartheimer was arrested Thursday in Memphis on felony charges tied to the sexual exploitation of a minor, according to several local...

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AI Makes Inroads in Legal Industry as Funding Tops $2.4 Billion
AI Makes Inroads in Legal Industry as Funding Tops $2.4 Billion
October 24, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence is making its deepest inroads yet into the legal profession. It is turning pilot-scale experimentation into production-level automation. From research and contracting to...

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Legal Battle Over Mass Firing at CFPB Paused by Government Shutdown
Legal Battle Over Mass Firing at CFPB Paused by Government Shutdown
October 22, 2025  |  Legal & Regulation

A legal battle over the Trump administration’s mass firings of staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is reportedly on hold because of the government...

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MoneyLion Accused of Misleading Customers in Baltimore Lawsuit
MoneyLion Accused of Misleading Customers in Baltimore Lawsuit
October 07, 2025  |  Legal & Regulation

The city of Baltimore accused FinTech MoneyLion of misleading consumers. In a lawsuit filed Monday (Oct. 6), the city alleged the company violated Baltimore’s consumer...

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Google Tells Supreme Court Changes to App Store Would Cause ‘Irreparable Harm’
Google Tells Supreme Court Changes to App Store Would Cause ‘Irreparable Harm’
September 25, 2025  |  News

Google asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday (Sept. 24) to pause a lower court’s ruling that requires changes to the company’s app store policies,...

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FTC Sues Ticketmaster, Alleging Illegal Coordination With Brokers and Bait-and-Switch Pricing
FTC Sues Ticketmaster, Alleging Illegal Coordination With Brokers and Bait-and-Switch Pricing
September 18, 2025  |  Legal & Regulation

The Federal Trade Commission and seven states sued Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation Entertainment Thursday (Sept. 18), alleging that they illegally sold event...

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