Banking agencies and the DOJ have signaled an openness to bank M&A where the combined institutions will enhance competition, customer benefits, technological innovation, and enterprise risk management....more
7/31/2025
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Banks ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
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Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
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Trump Administration
In February 2024, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the results of its 2023 False Claims Act (“FCA”) enforcement efforts. Through those efforts, it obtained more than $2.6 billion in overall recoveries, and of that...more
4/8/2024
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False Claims Act (FCA) ,
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Healthcare Fraud ,
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Medicare Advantage ,
OIG ,
Stark Law
Under a new U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") policy related to mergers and acquisitions ("M&A"), DOJ will decline to prosecute an acquiring company for misconduct by an acquired company where the acquiring company timely...more