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Fed Terminates Enforcement Actions Against Three Banking Institutions

The Federal Reserve Board announced Monday the termination of enforcement actions against three financial institutions: Riverbend Financial Corporation, Northwest Bancorporation of Illinois, Inc., and First Citizens Bank of Butte. The regulatory relief indicates these institutions have successfully addressed compliance issues that originally triggered federal oversight.

•Federal Reserve terminated enforcement actions against three banking institutions on Nov. 4
•Affected institutions include Riverbend Financial Corporation, Northwest Bancorporation of Illinois, and First Citizens Bank of Butte
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SEC Grants Temporary Relief from New Market Structure Rules

The Securities and Exchange Commission issued an exemptive order providing temporary relief from compliance deadlines for new rules under Regulation NMS. The order affects regulations governing minimum pricing increments, access fees, and transparency requirements for better-priced orders in U.S. securities markets.

•SEC granted temporary exemptive relief from compliance dates for Regulation NMS rules
•Relief covers minimum pricing increments, access fees, and transparency of better-priced orders
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FTC Approves $35B Synopsys-Ansys Merger with Required Asset Sales

The Federal Trade Commission has finalized a consent order allowing Synopsys and Ansys to proceed with their $35 billion merger after requiring both companies to divest critical software assets to preserve competition in semiconductor design markets.

•FTC approved $35 billion Synopsys-Ansys merger with required asset divestitures to Keysight Technologies
•Companies must sell optical, photonic, and power analysis software tools to preserve market competition
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FTC Shuts Down Tax Relief Scam That Impersonated IRS, Stole Millions

The Federal Trade Commission and Nevada obtained a federal court order to temporarily halt American Tax Service and its operators for running a multi-million dollar tax debt relief scam. The defendants allegedly impersonated government agencies including the IRS and defrauded consumers by falsely promising to settle tax debts for pennies on the dollar.

•Federal court temporarily halted American Tax Service and operators Terrance Selb and Tyler Bennett for impersonating government agencies including the IRS
•Company allegedly defrauded consumers of tens of millions by falsely promising to settle tax debts for 'pennies on the dollar'
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SEC Creates Hub for Treasury Clearing Rules Implementation

The Securities and Exchange Commission launched a centralized webpage to assist broker-dealers and market participants in implementing new central clearing requirements for U.S. Treasury securities. The initiative provides status updates and guidance as the financial industry transitions to enhanced market infrastructure rules.

•SEC creates centralized online resource for Treasury clearing rule implementation
•New webpage provides status updates and guidance for broker-dealers and market participants
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SEC Grants Cost Relief for Consolidated Audit Trail Operations

The Securities and Exchange Commission issued an order granting conditional exemptive relief to reduce operating costs associated with the Consolidated Audit Trail. The order addresses certain requirements under the CAT National Market System Plan and Rule 613 of Regulation NMS.

•SEC granted conditional exemptive relief for CAT operating cost requirements
•Order affects National Market System Plan governing Consolidated Audit Trail
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FTC Sues Zillow and Redfin Over $100M Anti-Competition Deal

The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against real estate giants Zillow and Redfin, alleging they entered into an illegal $100 million agreement in February 2025 that eliminates competition in the rental housing advertising market. The FTC claims Redfin agreed to exit the multifamily rental advertising business for up to nine years.

•FTC alleges $100 million payment from Zillow to Redfin constitutes illegal anti-competitive agreement
•Redfin agreed to exit multifamily rental advertising market for up to nine years under the deal
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FTC Denies Quantum Energy Bid to Overturn $5.2B EQT Deal Order

The Federal Trade Commission rejected Quantum Energy Partners' petition to reopen a 2023 consent order restricting its $5.2 billion investment in natural gas producer EQT Corporation. The FTC determined Quantum failed to demonstrate sufficient grounds to justify overturning the antitrust settlement.

•FTC unanimously rejected Quantum Energy's petition to overturn 2023 consent order restricting its $5.2 billion EQT investment
•Original deal raised antitrust concerns about market concentration between competitors in Appalachian Basin natural gas production
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Citizens Disability to Pay $1M for 109 Million Illegal Telemarketing Calls

Citizens Disability, LLC and its subsidiary will pay $1 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made over 109 million illegal telemarketing calls between 2019-2022, including more than 25 million calls to numbers on the Do Not Call Registry.

•Citizens Disability made 109 million illegal telemarketing calls over 3.5 years, with 25.7 million to Do Not Call Registry numbers
•Company allegedly used deceptive prize and coupon websites to collect consumer information for illegal sales calls
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Dun & Bradstreet Pays $5.7M for Violating FTC Consumer Order

Business credit reporting giant Dun & Bradstreet agreed to pay $5.7 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that it violated a 2022 consent order. The violations include providing inaccurate subscription pricing information and falsely claiming paid products would improve customers' credit scores.

•D&B must pay $5.7 million, including $3.7 million in consumer refunds and $2 million in civil penalties
•The company violated a 2022 FTC order by providing inaccurate pricing information and making false credit score improvement claims
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