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When you need legal help for your business, there’s usually a lot at stake. Whether you need help setting up a business entity, resolving a partnership…

Key insight: Acquiring Signature Bank will shrink Esquire’s concentration of litigation-related loans, giving it more room to grow in the niche.Expert quote: “At some point there’s…

They make it seem like in their marketing or in their sales pitch, they’re saying, ‘Yeah, oh, you’re looking for a $300 payment,’ they don’t say…

Processing ContentKey insight: CashCall is officially on the hook for a $134 million restitution payout to compensate consumers who were harmed by the company’s illegal loan…

Key insight: Truist’s fourth-quarter earnings were hurt by $130 million in legal-related fees and $63 million in severance costs.What’s at stake: As part of the settlement…

Banks are beginning to engage with decentralized finance. But until lawmakers create a foundation for allowing legally recognized entities like LLCs and nonprofits to govern these…

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair, Jerome Powell and U.S. President Donald Trump. Annabelle Gordon | Kevin Lamarque | ReutersIf President Donald Trump tries to fire Federal Reserve…

Merchants scored a small victory in the long legal battles involving card payment fees as a U.K. agency ruled Visa and Mastercard fees violate European competition…

Life happens: Lawsuits, creditor claims and unexpected financial setbacks can quickly put savings and property at risk.   Asset protection is a way to legally reduce that…

The STATES 2.0 Act, currently pending in Congress, would go a long way toward giving banks confidence that they can provide services to legal cannabis businesses…