Our Financial Services and White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Teams examine the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s new customer identification program (CIP) exemption that allows banks and credit unions to...more
Welcome to the latest edition of the Spectrum, covering hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in the U.S. and UK. Guest edited by our London team, this edition focuses on the opportunities that come from stressed...more
7/14/2022
/ Banking Sector ,
Capital Markets ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Income Share Agreements ,
Lenders ,
Loans ,
Succession Planning
Our International Trade & Regulatory Group addresses the new U.S. sanctions against Russia announced this week in response to its actions against Ukraine and summarizes the similar packages announced by key U.S. allies....more
2/25/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Canada ,
Crimea ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Policy ,
Germany ,
Japan ,
Military End Use ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Pipelines ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Singapore ,
Taiwan ,
Technology ,
UK ,
Ukraine
On October 15, 2021 the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen) of the Treasury Department issued a financial trend analysis on ransomware relating to Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reporting filed in the first half of this...more
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network takes the first of likely many steps to reform the outdated Bank Secrecy Act / Anti-Money Laundering regulatory scheme. Our Financial Services & Products and White Collar, Government &...more
The TCPA: Who Will Dictate Its Reach – the FCC or the Courts?
Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) litigation has hit the federal courts in a tidal wave of class action claims with almost unlimited financial exposure....more
2/11/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Automatic Stay ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Borrowers ,
FCC ,
Financial Institutions ,
Lenders ,
Mergers ,
TCPA
Just because a bank can doesn’t mean a bank should. Our Government & Internal Investigations Team discusses FinCEN’s new statement on banks that pool resources for Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering compliance....more