In this Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was very active this week, having (i) issued no-action relief allowing registered funds to engage in self-custody of interests in loans that are originated,...more
2/15/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Biden Administration ,
Capital Raising ,
CARD Act ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Debt Management Companies ,
Debt Relief ,
Debtors ,
Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financing ,
FinTech ,
Guidance Update ,
Industry Letters ,
Investigations ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Loans ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Money Market Funds ,
No-Action Relief ,
NYDFS ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Processing Fees ,
Public Comment ,
Registered Funds ,
Regulation O ,
Reporting Requirements ,
SBA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement ,
Settlement Proposals ,
State Attorneys General ,
Student Loans
In the News. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), along with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and more than 50 federal and state law enforcement partners, announced Operation Corrupt Collector, a nationwide law...more
10/2/2020
/ Accredited Investors ,
Appraisal ,
Banking Sector ,
Capital Rules ,
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corrective Actions ,
Debt Collection ,
Depository Institutions ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Fannie Mae ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Freddie Mac ,
FSOC ,
Lenders ,
Liquidity ,
Military Service Members ,
Mortgages ,
OTS ,
Public Comment ,
Qualified Institutional Buyers ,
Relief Measures ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Student Loans ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Veterans
In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules to update and expand the statistical disclosures that bank and savings and loan registrants must provide to investors for the first time in 30...more
9/17/2020
/ Accredited Investors ,
Amended Rules ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Brokers ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crowdfunding ,
Data Collection ,
Deposit Insurance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Disparate Impact ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Extensions ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Fees ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Reporting ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Flood Insurance ,
HUD ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Investors ,
Leverage Ratio ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
OCC ,
Public Comment ,
Qualified Institutional Buyers ,
Relief Measures ,
Savings and Loan Companies ,
Section 1071 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Business ,
Temporary Regulations ,
Time Extensions
In This Issue. Federal banking agencies finalized an Interagency Policy Statement on Allowance for Credit Losses, which is intended to promote consistency in the interpretation and application of the current expected credit...more
3/6/2020
/ Amended Rules ,
Banking Sector ,
CBLR ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Creditors ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Lenders ,
Policy Statement ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID)
Editor's Note -
CFPB Remains Active During Government Shutdown. As the government shutdown entered its fourth week and became the longest in history, many federal agencies, including many federal financial regulatory...more
1/17/2019
/ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt-Relief Industry ,
FDCPA ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Mortgage Servicing Rules ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Qualified Mortgage Rule ,
Regulation A ,
RESPA ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Student Loans
Editor's Note -
In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a no-action letter that closes the gap in investor protection created by the SEC’s approval of FINRA Rule 2165; the SEC’s Investment...more
Editor's Note -
Appointments Clause Revisited. As we noted in a previous edition of the Roundup, Raymond Lucia was fined and barred from the industry by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for material...more