(October 31, 2018, 1:55 PM EDT) -- SHERMAN, Texas — A Texas federal judge on Oct. 30 denied a bank’s request to strike allegations against it asserted by a group of relators, holding that the bank failed to show that its alleged conduct before a $25 billion settlement reached with the U.S. government and others did not relate to current allegations for violations of Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) guidelines (Michael J. Fisher, et al. v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., No. 4:16-CV-00395, E.D. Texas, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 185384)....