Walmart sues Visa for $5 bn for rigging card fees The Hindu The world’s largest retailer Walmart has sued credit card giant Visa for more than $5 billion for conspiring with banks to fix fees that merchants pay for accepting Visa card payments. | In the suit filed this week in Arkansas, where Walmart is based, the retailer said Visa worked with some of...
Bank of America to Pay $6.3 Billion to Settle Mortgage Securities Suit The New York Times Updated, 7:51 p.m. | Bank of America is paying $6.3 billion to settle a lawsuit arising out of troubled mortgage-backed securities it cobbled together and sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the run-up to the financial crisis. | The bank agreed on Wednesday to pay that sum to settle a lawsuit file...
Three men dominate Afghan election race Canberra Times Kabul: Afghanistan will go to the polls with three contenders dominating the eight-man race to succeed President Hamid Karzai and lead the country without the aid of NATO combat troops to fight the Taliban: | Abdullah Abdullah | The urbane former for...
US regulators Zeenews A group of top US regulators on Wednesday warned about the threat of rising cyber-attacks on banks` websites and their cash machines, urging the industry to put proper measures in place to guard against fraud. ...
Walmart sues Visa for $5 bn for rigging card fees The Hindu The world’s largest retailer Walmart has sued credit card giant Visa for more than $5 billion for conspiring with banks to fix fees that merchants pay for accepting Visa card payments. | In the suit filed this week in Arkansas, where Walmart is...
Bank of America to Pay $6.3 Billion to Settle Mortgage Securities Suit The New York Times Updated, 7:51 p.m. | Bank of America is paying $6.3 billion to settle a lawsuit arising out of troubled mortgage-backed securities it cobbled together and sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the run-up to the financial crisis. | The bank agreed on ...
Watson, Bjorn challenge at Augusta Belfast Telegraph Bubba Watson continued his impressive bid for a second Masters title in three years on Friday as Thomas Bjorn became Europe's leading contender for a first victory since 1999. | Watson was the only player in the 97-strong field to card a bogey-free round on a testing opening day at Augusta National, the left-hander's 69 containing three birdies and...
Watson, Bjorn challenge at Augusta Belfast Telegraph Bubba Watson continued his impressive bid for a second Masters title in three years on Friday as Thomas Bjorn became Europe's leading contender for a first victory since 1999. | Watson was the only player in the 97-strong field to card a bogey-free round on a testing opening day at Augusta National, the left-hander's 69 containing three birdies and...