How 'Sue the Regulators' Became Part of Wall Street's Washington Playbook

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It used to be a maxim in the financial services industry, don’t sue your regulator. Who wants to get into a fight with the powerful federal agency that writes your rules? Or inspects your business? Or metes out steep enforcement fines? 

The answer these days, however, seems to be: Pretty much everybody. Litigation is quickly becoming de rigueur, part of …