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
In This Issue. The Federal Reserve Board of Governors (Federal Reserve), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released stress test scenarios to assess...more
2/18/2022
/ Augmented Reality ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Derivatives ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Investment Firms ,
Investors ,
OCC ,
OMB ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Stress Tests ,
Virtual Reality ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed changes to private fund regulation; the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) succeeded in validating its “valid-when-made” rulemaking; the...more
2/11/2022
/ Appraisal ,
Banking Sector ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Borrowers ,
Comment Period ,
Community Development ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Fair Lending ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Savings Associations ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
FinTech ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Lenders ,
New Rules ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
OCC ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Private Funds ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State Savings Associations ,
Valid When Made Doctrine
In This Issue. The Board of the Governors of the Federal Reserve (Federal Reserve) proposed a new supervisory framework for certain holding companies engaged in insurance activities; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...more
2/4/2022
/ Alternative Trading System (ATS) ,
Annual Reports ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Reporting Agencies ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Depository Institutions ,
Federal Reserve ,
Filing Fees ,
Form PF ,
Fund Sponsors ,
Hedge Funds ,
Holding Companies ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Guidance ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Regulation ATS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In This Issue. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a proposed rule about the establishment of a limited-duration pilot program for sharing suspicious activity reports (SARs); FinCEN published the final...more
1/28/2022
/ Borrowers ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cross-Border ,
Deposit Insurance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Division of Investment Management ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Examination Procedures ,
FDIC ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Fund Distribution ,
Inflation Adjustments ,
Investors ,
Irrevocable Trusts ,
Lenders ,
Marketing ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
New Rules ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Pilot Programs ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Revocable Trusts ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Student Loans ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
In This Issue. Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu discussed the importance of regulation in the crypto space; and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...more
In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose money market fund reforms; the SEC also proposed amendments to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans and to modernize and improve share repurchase...more
12/17/2021
/ 10b5-1 Plans ,
AML/CFT ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Comment Period ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Electronic Fund Transfer Act ,
Federal Reserve ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investment Funds ,
Money Market Funds ,
OCC ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Regulation E ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Request For Information ,
Risk Management ,
Rule 2a-7 ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SBS Entities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Security-Based Swaps ,
Stock Repurchases ,
Swap Dealers ,
Trading Plans
In This Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reminded institutions of a new threshold for reporting Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data about open-end lines of credit; the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network...more
11/22/2021
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
HMDA ,
Investment Adviser ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgages ,
Open-Ended Lines of Credit ,
Ransomware ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Alert ,
Robo-Advisors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Threshold Requirements
In This Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interpretive rule on Fair Credit Report Act consumer information matching requirements; the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the Public...more
11/12/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Climate Change ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Information ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Electronic Filing ,
Employer Mandates ,
Employment Policies ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Filing Requirements ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Interpretive Rule ,
Masks ,
OCC ,
OSHA ,
PCAOB ,
Proxy Statements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
In this Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Examinations recently published a risk alert spotlighting observations from its “RIC Initiatives”; the Federal Financial Institutions Examination...more
11/8/2021
/ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Examination Procedures ,
FFIEC ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Guidance Documents ,
Lenders ,
OCC ,
OTCBB ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
Regulation Z ,
Risk Alert ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
In This Issue. The Treasury Department’s Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) issued a report acknowledging climate change as threat to financial stability; Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman advocates for...more
10/29/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Climate Change ,
Community Banks ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
ETFs ,
Federal Reserve ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FSOC ,
Mutual Funds ,
OCC ,
Payment Systems ,
Regulation Z ,
Risk Alert ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
U.S. Treasury
In This Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a new Compliance Aid; the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to Form N-PX with the goal of making it easier and more...more
10/11/2021
/ Collection Agencies ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
Debtors ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
FDCPA ,
Federal Reserve ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Services Industry ,
International Organization for Standardization ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Investors ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proxy Voting ,
Public Comment ,
Regulation F ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In This Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) withdrew its proposal to delay the Debt Collection Final Rules; the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), the Federal Deposit Insurance...more
9/17/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Comment Period ,
Community Banks ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
Digital Platforms ,
Due Diligence ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
FRB ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
OCC ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Regulation F ,
Retail Investors ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Third-Party Risk
In This Issue. The federal bank regulators published frequently asked questions concerning the London Interbank Offered Rate transition; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) confirmed an effective date for two...more
8/6/2021
/ Annual Meeting ,
Banking Sector ,
Breach of Duty ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Capital Rules ,
Comment Period ,
Comptroller ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Debtors ,
FDCPA ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
FedNow ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Inter-Bank Offered Rates (IBORs) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investment Firms ,
Investors ,
Libor ,
OCC ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Section 36(b) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In This Issue. The House of Representatives voted to pass a Congressional Review Act resolution repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) “true lender” rule; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...more
7/28/2021
/ AML/CFT ,
Annual Reports ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Arkansas Teacher Retirement System v Goldman Sachs Group ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Basic v Levinson ,
Borrowers ,
BSA/AML ,
Burden of Persuasion ,
Burden of Proof ,
Certiorari ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Community Development ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Distressed Properties ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
Foreclosure ,
Goldman Sachs ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Loss Mitigation ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Mortgages ,
No-Action Letters ,
OCC ,
Presumption of Reliance ,
Regulation X ,
Repeal ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Litigation ,
Shareholders ,
True Lender ,
Underserved Locations
In This Issue. Several federal financial regulatory agencies updated their Spring 2021 regulatory agendas; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced its intention to restart Military Lending Act examinations;...more
7/27/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Depository Institutions ,
FDIC ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Lenders ,
Military Lending Act ,
Phishing Scams ,
Policy Statement ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Wire Fraud
In This Issue. In a move that gives him the opportunity to put his stamp on housing policy and the potential overhaul of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, President Biden replaced the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency...more
6/25/2021
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Biden Administration ,
BSA/AML ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Creditors ,
Debit Cards ,
Durbin Amendment Rules ,
Fannie Mae ,
Federal Reserve ,
FFIEC ,
FHFA ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Freddie Mac ,
Holidays ,
Inflation Adjustments ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Lenders ,
Mortgages ,
Popular ,
Public Comment ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
In This Issue. The Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), Gary Gensler, issued a statement on the application of the proxy rules to proxy voting advice directed to the SEC staff to consider whether...more
6/11/2021
/ 10b5-1 Plans ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Escrow Accounts ,
Freddie Mac ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Property ,
Mortgages ,
Proxy Advisory Firms ,
Proxy Voting ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Regulation X ,
Second Homes ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In This Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced that it will reconsider its controversial June 2020 final rule revising its Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rules, and published its Semiannual...more
5/21/2021
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Banking Sector ,
Comment Period ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Depository Institutions ,
Digital Assets ,
FDIC ,
Federal Savings Associations ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Lenders ,
OCC ,
Public Comment ,
Request For Information ,
Risk Management ,
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID)
In This Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted preliminary conditional approval to a third cryptocurrency firm chartering a national trust bank; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)...more
5/4/2021
/ American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
Banking Sector ,
Closed-End Funds ,
COBRA ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Depository Institutions ,
Final Rules ,
Income Taxes ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Mortgages ,
National Bank Charters ,
NYSE ,
OCC ,
Private Funds ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Qualified Mortgage Rule
In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Investment Management provided notice that it would terminate or withdraw certain temporary relief provided in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; the...more
5/3/2021
/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) ,
Debt Collection ,
Debtors ,
Division of Investment Management ,
Eviction ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Moratorium ,
OCC ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Business ,
Tenants ,
Written Notice
In This Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) continued to be active under its new leadership this week, warning mortgage servicers to prepare now for an anticipated surge of homeowners needing assistance...more
4/8/2021
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
ATDS ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Borrowers ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Debt Collection ,
Facebook ,
Facebook Inc v Duguid ,
FDIC ,
FinCEN ,
Foreclosure ,
Homeowners ,
Loss Mitigation ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Mortgage Servicing Rules ,
Mortgages ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Random or Sequential Number Generator ,
Regulation X ,
Robocalling ,
SCOTUS ,
TCPA
In This Issue. President Biden signed a bill extending the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) through May 31, 2021; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced the rescission...more
4/2/2021
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automotive Industry ,
Biden Administration ,
Capital Requirements ,
Causation ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Dividends ,
Federal Reserve ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Ford Motor ,
Ford Motor Co. v Bandemer ,
Ford Motor Co. v Montana Eighth Judicial District Court ,
Jurisdiction ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Payday Lending Rule ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Policy Statement ,
SBA ,
SCOTUS ,
Share Buybacks ,
Small Dollar Lenders ,
Stress Tests ,
Supervisory Guidance
In this Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued guidance on its authority to charter limited purpose trust companies, raising the possibility that a limited purpose national bank could be organized...more
1/15/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Capital Rules ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Debt Instruments ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Stock Purchase Plans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Incentive Stock Options ,
Interpretive Letters ,
MD&A Statements ,
New Guidance ,
OCC ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
SBA ,
TCPA ,
Terms of Service ,
U.S. Treasury