Welcome to the latest edition of the Spectrum, covering hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in the U.S. and UK. This edition features a close look at business development companies, an introduction to project...more
3/5/2025
/ Asset Management ,
Business Development Companies ,
Capital Investments ,
Capital Markets ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investment ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Loans ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgages ,
Retail Investors ,
Securitization ,
Structured Finance
A&B Abstract: On December 6, 2023, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a bulletin aimed at providing guidance to national banks and federal savings associations (“Financial Institutions”) involved in...more
Welcome to the latest edition of the Spectrum, covering hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in the U.S. and UK. This edition features smooth sailing through safe harbors, the English Court doing the cross-class...more
8/9/2023
/ Banking Sector ,
Bankruptcy Court ,
Banks ,
Borrowers ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Credit Facilities ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Debtors ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Lenders ,
Loans ,
Mortgages ,
Safe Harbors
Welcome to the latest edition of the Spectrum, covering hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in the U.S. and UK. This edition features a new year for a new UCC Article 12, a farewell to LIBOR, and an appraisal...more
2/28/2023
/ Appraisal ,
Asset Management ,
Banking Sector ,
Bias ,
Blockchain ,
Commercial Loans ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Foreclosure ,
Libor ,
Non-Bank Lenders ,
Proposed Rules ,
Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR)
In August 2022, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (“Department” or “DFPI”) entered into a consent order with a company offering point of sale financing products that the DFPI deemed to be buy...more
Rhode Island made a number of amendments to financial institutions statutes with the passage of Senate Bill 2794 / House Bill 7781 Sub A. Changes include the scope of licensing requirements applicable to retail installment...more
Last year, California passed the California Consumer Financial Protection Law (“CCFPL”), which renamed the Department of Business Oversight as the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (“DFPI”) and expanded the...more
A&B Abstract: On September 30, 2021, the Senate confirmed Rohit Chopra to serve as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in a 50-48 vote along party lines. He had been serving as a member of the Federal...more