In This Issue. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) published new procedures for federal deposit insurance applications from applicants that are not traditional community banks; federal banking regulators released...more
2/13/2020
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Borrowers ,
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Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
FDIC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Fraud ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Insurance Industry ,
Interest Rates ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
New Guidance ,
Non-Bank Lenders ,
Payday Loans ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Street ,
Stress Tests ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
In This Issue. Federal financial regulators brought January to an impactful conclusion last week. On the morning of January 30, five federal financial regulators issued a proposed rule that would fundamentally modify the...more
2/6/2020
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Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) ,
Bank Holding Company ,
Bank Holding Company Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Board of Governors ,
CFTC ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Controlling Influence Test ,
Covered Funds ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Federal Reserve ,
FHFA ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financial Statements ,
Investment Management ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Libor ,
MD&A Statements ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mutual Funds ,
New Guidance ,
No-Action Letters ,
No-Action Relief ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Policy Statement ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Vendors ,
Volcker Rule
In This Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) highlighted the key risks facing the federal banking system in its Semiannual Risk Perspective for Fall 2019; the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC)...more
In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a rule that would permit funds to enter into derivative and certain other transactions, notwithstanding leverage restrictions under the Investment Company...more
In This Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve Board), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued two final rules —...more
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In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Investment Management staff announced plans to seek industry input on custodial practices relating to trading that is not...more
3/21/2019
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Disclosure Requirements ,
FDCPA ,
FDIC ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
TCPA ,
UK Brexit
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Busy Week for the Fed. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) was busy this past week, announcing that it would limit use of the “qualitative objection” in its Comprehensive...more
3/14/2019
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
FFIEC ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FSOC ,
Minimum Salary ,
Over-Time ,
Regulation D ,
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) ,
Wage and Hour
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Good News, Bad News. Key developments in federal securities laws have recently brought both good news and bad news for current and prospective public companies. First, the Securities and Exchange Commission...more
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A Big Deal. On February 7, BB&T and SunTrust announced a “merger of equals” in an all-stock transaction valued at $66 billion. The transaction is the largest U.S. bank merger in over a decade and will...more
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In This Issue. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) released 2019 stress test scenarios and exempted less complex banks with between $100 billion and $250 billion in assets...more
2/7/2019
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Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Management ,
OCC ,
Payday Loans ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stress Tests ,
Subsidiaries ,
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID)
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The Legacy of the Government Shutdown Lives On. The federal government shutdown is finally over, at least temporarily. However, its legacy lives on as federal financial regulators must now deal with the...more
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When will the government shutdown end? The government shutdown has forced many federal agencies, including those mentioned in the articles below, to operate in accordance with the agency's emergency plan for...more
1/10/2019
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
FDIC ,
Financial Services Industry ,
HMDA ,
Interest Rates ,
OCC ,
OCIE ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stress Tests
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In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted rules and amendments designed to promote research on mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), registered closed-end funds, business...more
12/7/2018
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Banks ,
Carlton & Harris Chiropractic Inc v PDR Network LLC ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Investment Funds ,
OCC ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders ,
TCPA
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First Half of 2018 Sees Significant Decline in Publicly Announced or Publicly Filed Enforcement Activity. During the first half of 2018, Enforcement Watch tracked 40 publicly announced or publicly filed...more
11/8/2018
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Excessive Fees ,
FDIC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders ,
SIFIs ,
TCPA
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State Regulators Sue OCC Over Federal FinTech Charter, Again. On October 25, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) once again sued the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) in the U.S....more
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Regulators Continue Push for Financial Innovation. Speaking at the American Bankers Association Annual Convention in New York City, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chairman Jelena McWilliams...more
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In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) granted no-action relief for fund boards; the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) announced the rescission of the “systemically important...more
10/18/2018
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Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Excessive Fees ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
FSOC ,
Investment ,
Joint Statements ,
No-Action Relief ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
TCPA ,
Virtual Currency
In This Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released its annual supervision operating plan outlining its bank supervision priorities, issued an updated Truth in Lending Act booklet, and provided...more
10/4/2018
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Corrective Actions ,
Cybersecurity ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Form 10-Q ,
Loans ,
OCC ,
Payday Loans ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
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In This Issue. California enacted a new data privacy law; the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a risk alert highlighting deficiencies observed in recent examinations of...more
7/23/2018
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Banking Sector ,
Consumer Fraud ,
Credit Reporting Agencies ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Agency Taskforce ,
Financial Services Industry ,
NYDFS ,
OCIE ,
Summary Judgment ,
TCPA ,
Volcker Rule
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Differing Priorities? On June 14, Comptroller of the Currency Joseph M. Otting testified before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, addressing his priorities for the Office of the...more
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Treasury Issues Recommendations to Modernize the Community Reinvestment Act. On April 3, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released a report containing its recommendations for modernizing the Community...more
4/5/2018
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Arbitration ,
Commercial Real Estate Market ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
FDIC ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Federal Reserve ,
FHFA ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Libor ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
SCOTUS ,
Small Entity Compliance Guide