Regulatory Developments -
FinCEN Issues Initial Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Guidance -
On March 24, FinCEN published guidance materials for the new beneficial ownership reporting requirements taking...more
4/17/2023
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Commercial Loans ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Credit Cards ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Preemption ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
Regulatory Developments -
Agencies Issue Joint Statement on Liquidity Risks Resulting from Crypto-Asset Market Vulnerabilities -
On February 23, the Federal Reserve, FDIC and OCC (the Agencies) issued a “Joint...more
3/3/2023
/ Adjudicatory Process ,
Change in Control ,
Construction Loans ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Cryptoassets ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
FDIC ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Stability Board ,
Liquidity ,
OCC ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management
Regulatory Developments -
FinCEN Proposes Form of Report to Collect Beneficial Ownership Information and Application to Obtain FinCEN Identifiers -
On January 17, FinCEN proposed a form of report to collect beneficial...more
1/27/2023
/ Beneficial Owner ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Climate Change ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Examination Priorities ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
New Guidance ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Transfer on Death Deed (TOD)
Regulatory Developments -
Federal Reserve Invites Public Comment on Proposed Principles for Large Banking Organizations to Manage Climate-Related Financial Risks -
On December 2, the Federal Reserve announced that it...more
12/12/2022
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Climate Change ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Military Service Members ,
Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
OCC ,
Payment Systems ,
Preemption ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Comment ,
Pump and Dump ,
Regulation S-ID ,
Risk Management ,
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
Regulatory Developments -
Federal Reserve and FDIC Solicit Public Comments on Proposed Rulemaking Addressing Large Banks’ Financial Stability -
On October 14, the Federal Reserve and the FDIC published for public...more
Regulatory Developments -
Federal Reserve Seeks Feedback on Proposed Updates to FMUs Risk Management Requirements -
On September 23, the Federal Reserve invited comment on proposed updates to operational risk...more
10/3/2022
/ 10b5-1 Plans ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Market Utilities ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Marketing ,
Mortgages ,
Refinancing ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Regulatory Developments -
Agencies Issue Joint Proposal to Strengthen and Modernize CRA Regs -
On May 5, the FDIC, the FRB and the OCC issued a joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) to “strengthen and modernize” the...more
5/16/2022
/ Advisory Opinions ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Crowdfunding ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
ECOA ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Export Controls ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
FinTech ,
NPRM ,
Popular ,
Risk Alert ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rules to include certain significant market participants as “dealers” or “government securities dealers” to essentially eliminate the trader exclusion...more
4/1/2022
/ Bank Merger Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Ratings ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Examination Procedures ,
FDIC ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Market Participants ,
Mergers ,
New Rules ,
Notification Requirements ,
OCC ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulation M ,
Request For Information ,
Reverse Mergers ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Dealers ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Transactions ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
UDAAP
In this Issue. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published an alert warning financial institutions of possible efforts to evade U.S.-imposed sanctions on Russia and Belarus; the U.S. Department of the Treasury...more
3/14/2022
/ Banking Sector ,
Belarus Sanctions ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Biden Administration ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Digital Assets ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
FATF ,
FDIC ,
Financial Action Task Force ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Investors ,
Money Laundering ,
OCC ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Russia ,
Shell Corporations ,
Terrorist Financing ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Virtual Currency
In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a new rule to increase market transparency regarding short selling and extended the comment period for its proposed rule requiring reporting on...more
3/4/2022
/ Annual Percentage Rate (APR) ,
Banking Sector ,
Bias ,
Borrowers ,
Comment Period ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Federal Reserve ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Form CRS ,
Interest Rates ,
Lenders ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Loan Servicer ,
OCC ,
Property Valuation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF program) ,
Regulation Best Interest ,
Regulation SHO ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Short Sales ,
Short Selling ,
Student Loans