In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): (i) adopted amendments clarifying auditor independence rules in light of lending relationships with shareholders of an audit client; (ii) adopted a set of new...more
Editor's Note -
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
Editor's Note -
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
Editor's Note -
Everything You Wanted to Know About De Novo Bank Formations But Were Afraid to Ask. For several years under two different chairs, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has been publicly stating...more
In This Issue. Federal banking regulators proposed the long-awaited “community bank leverage ratio,” which would exempt community banks with a leverage ratio of at least 9% from Basel III capital requirements; the Federal...more
11/29/2018
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ATDS ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Basel III ,
Blockchain ,
CFIUS ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cybersecurity ,
FASB ,
FDIC ,
FFIEC ,
FHFA ,
NYSE ,
Real Estate Development ,
Regulation CC ,
Regulation J ,
Regulation M ,
Regulation Z ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) ,
Smaller Reporting Companies