Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act authorizes the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) in “unusual and exigent circumstances” to establish programs or facilities with “broad-based eligibility” that allow a Federal Reserve Bank...more
In response to the global COVID-19 crisis, US federal financial regulators are taking important actions that affect US and non-US financial institutions, other financial services providers, consumers, and the US and global...more
5/2/2020
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CFTC ,
Comment Period ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
FDIC ,
Federal Loans ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Foreign Banks ,
FRB ,
Midsize and Large Business Loans ,
OCC ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Popular ,
Public Comment ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Business Loans ,
State of Emergency ,
Volcker Rule
In response to the global COVID-19 crisis, US federal financial regulators are taking important actions that affect US and non-US financial institutions, other financial services providers, consumers, and the US and global...more
4/28/2020
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CFTC ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DSIO ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
FRB ,
OCC ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Relief Measures ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The State of California is home to almost 40 million consumers and the world’s fifth largest economy. It represents a key exposure to most financial services companies’ US footprint. In recent years nonbank financial services...more
2/19/2020
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BSA/AML ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Commercial Loans ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Business Oversight ,
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Governor Newsom ,
Interest Rate Caps ,
Lenders ,
Money Transmitter ,
New Rules ,
Payment Systems ,
State Regulators ,
Unfair Competition
On January 30, the Federal Reserve released a highly anticipated final rule that substantially updates and clarifies the agency's regulatory framework for determining when an investor exercises a controlling influence over a...more
2/18/2020
/ Bank Holding Company Act ,
Banks ,
Board of Directors ,
Controlling Influence Test ,
Divestiture ,
Federal Reserve ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Final Rules ,
HOLA ,
Interlocking Directorate ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Proxy Contests ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
Senior Managers ,
Voting Securities
On December 23, 2019, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued an Industry Letter instructing each institution it regulates, including banks and licensed Fintechs, to make submissions describing the...more
1/14/2020
/ Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) ,
Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon ,
Banks ,
Depository Institutions ,
Derivatives ,
Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinTech ,
FRB ,
Industry Letters ,
Interest Rates ,
Lenders ,
Libor ,
Loans ,
Money Transmitter ,
NYDFS ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR) ,
Securitization ,
Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA) ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
UK ,
Virtual Currency
Since the 2008 financial crisis, a non-US bank seeking to establish or maintain a US presence has been required to comply with a set of stringent regulatory requirements, but a recently adopted rule (Final Rule) limits their...more
1/3/2020
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Capital Requirements ,
FBOs ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Foreign Banks ,
Intermediate Holding Company (IHCs) ,
Liquidity Coverage Ratio ,
Non-US Entities ,
Prudential Standards ,
Stress Tests
On August 5, 2019, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Board”) proposed the development of a real-time gross settlement service (“RTGS”) called “FedNow.” The service, expected to launch in 2023 or 2024,...more
9/5/2019
/ Banks ,
Board of Governors ,
Credit Unions ,
Federal Reserve ,
FedNow ,
Financial Institutions ,
Payment Systems ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Real Time Payment (RTP) ,
Request For Information
In February 2019, the CFPB released the highly anticipated revamp of its Payday Rule, reinforcing its more lenient attitude towards payday lenders. In light of the Bureau’s softer touch, as well as similar developments at the...more
3/7/2019
/ Ballot Measures ,
Banks ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Creditors ,
Director Kraninger ,
Director Mulvaney ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FinTech ,
FTC Act ,
High-Interest Loans ,
Interest Rate Caps ,
Lenders ,
Military Lending Act ,
Payday Lending Rule ,
Payday Loans ,
Political Parties ,
Rescission ,
Small Loans ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Subprime Loans ,
Trump Administration ,
Underwriting ,
Usury
In 2018, the CFPB issued multiple rules, and Congress passed legislation, to clarify, revise and update the regulatory framework applicable to the home mortgage origination and servicing market....more
3/6/2019
/ Amended Regulation ,
Banks ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Veterans Affairs ,
Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FinTech ,
GAO ,
HMDA ,
Lenders ,
Mortgage Loan Originators ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
Popular ,
RESPA ,
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
Unduly Burdensome
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Executive Summary -
Developments and Trends in Policy and Enforcement
- US Department of the Treasury
- The Office of Foreign Assets Control
- Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
-...more
1/22/2019
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Banks ,
Broker-Dealer ,
BSA/AML ,
CFTC ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance ,
Cuba ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Currency ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FDIC ,
FFIEC ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
FinTech ,
FRB ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Information Sharing ,
Investment Banks ,
Iran ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Nicaragua ,
North Korea ,
NYDFS ,
OCC ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Piling-On ,
Russia ,
Sanction Violations ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement ,
Sudan ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
Syria ,
Terrorism Funding ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Ukraine ,
Venezuela