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Big-Picture Legal Strategy Saves Shareholders

Posted on 08/29/2018 at 10:29 AM by William Reasoner

Categories: Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Litigation, William Reasoner

Tagged As: bankruptcy, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights Law - Des Moines Iowa, banks, Chapter 11 bankruptcy , Commercial Litigation - Des Moines Iowa, NASDAQ, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, SEC, Sino Clean Energy

Earlier this week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy fil...

Fiserv Leaves Window Open for Hackers

Posted on 08/28/2018 at 10:36 AM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

Tagged As: banks, data breach, Gramm Leach Bliley Act, Iowa banking law, Iowa cybersecurity law, iowa financial institutions, Krebs on Security, vendor contracts, Fiserv

Security blog Krebs on Security is reporting that Fiserv, Inc. recently implemented a fix for a “glaring weakness&...

Iowa Sales Tax on Financial Institution Service Charges? Obviously?

Posted on 08/24/2018 at 11:49 AM by Cody Edwards

Categories: Banking Law, Cody Edwards, Table SALT, Taxation Law

Tagged As: internet sales tax, Iowa banking law, Iowa Department of Revenue, iowa financial institutions, Iowa sales tax, Iowa Table SALT , Iowa Tax, negotiable order of withdrawal, Turkish baths

Like most states, Iowa does not tax services unless they are specifically enumerated. The long list of taxable ser...

Banks Beware: Massive Phishing Attack in Progress!

Posted on 08/16/2018 at 07:45 AM by Jesse Johnston

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, Jesse Johnston, John Lande

Tagged As: fraudelent emails, bank cyber attack, business email compromise, cyber attack, Necurs botnet, phishing scams

Tech security and research firm Cofense issued a report on August 15 warning of a change in Necurs botnet activity of wh...

FBI Warns: Fraudsters Trying to Convert ATMs to Slot Machines

Posted on 08/13/2018 at 10:23 AM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

Tagged As: ATMs, Banking & Finance Law - Des Moines Iowa, banking fraud, banks, cyber security, FBI, financial fraud, fraud, iowa financial institutions, jackpotting, firewall, anti-virus

The FBI is alerting financial institutions about a global fraud scheme targeting ATMs. Fraudsters may be planning a worl...

Cutting Corners with Corporate Debt: Merely Transferring Your Assets to a New Entity Won’t Save Your Business from Paying its Creditors

Posted on 08/10/2018 at 09:34 AM by Laura Wasson

Categories: Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Business Law, Laura Wasson

Tagged As: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights Law - Des Moines Iowa, business law, Iowa Court of Appeals, Iowa Start-Up Group, startup lawyer

Like people, all businesses have baggage. For new or small business owners, constantly carrying corporate debt can be ov...

Watch out for dethroned Nigerian princes

Posted on 08/09/2018 at 08:19 AM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

Tagged As: consumers harmed by data breach, cyber attacks, cyber defense, cyber security program, UnityPoint

The ubiquitous “Nigerian prince” scheme seems like it wouldn’t trick anyone anymore, but a recent repo...

Sub-Subcontractor Loses Mechanics’ Lien Rights

Posted on 08/07/2018 at 10:34 AM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, John Lande, Real Estate & Land Use

Tagged As: construction, contractors, due diligence, general contractors, Iowa banking law, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa Court of Appeals, Iowa mechanics' liens, Iowa Real Estate & Land Use, LM Construction Inc v HGIK Hospitality LLC, mechanics' liens, subcontractors

A recent decision from the Iowa Court of Appeals highlights a significant trap for contractors working on commercial con...

The Bank That Cried Breach: Knowing When It's Time to Send a Security Breach Notice to Customers

Posted on 08/03/2018 at 11:40 AM by Jesse Johnston

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, Jesse Johnston

Tagged As: banks, computer security, cyber security, cybersecurity, data breach, data breach notice, Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, hackers, identity theft, Iowa banking law, network security, vendor contracts

Data breaches can occur in a myriad of ways: by the hacker, by an employee’s departure with customer informat...

Trump Tariffs Impacting Farmers. Are Your Ag Loans OK?

Posted on 07/26/2018 at 04:17 PM by Howard Hagen

Categories: Agribusiness Law, Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law

Tagged As: ag lending, Donald Trump, Howard Hagen banking & finance law, Iowa Agricultural Law, Pork, Soybeans, Tariffs

Since the tariff announcements, soybean futures are down 20 percent and pork futures are declining. Meanwhile, the...

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