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[Webinar] Top 5 Game-Changing Regulatory Shifts Impacting Financial Compliance and Board Accountability - September 24th, 1:00 pm...

Don’t miss this complimentary webinar spotlighting the five most pressing regulatory developments reshaping compliance in Canada’s financial sector. From board-level liability, to shifting enforcement priorities, get up to...more

A&O Shearman

PRA fines former notified non-executive director of Wyelands Bank

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The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has fined a former non-executive director of Wyelands Bank GBP72,000 for failing to act with due skill, care and diligence in connection with regulatory failings previously...more

K&L Gates LLP

Australia: APRA Proposes Reforms to Strengthen Governance Standards

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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has proposed reforms to strengthen core prudential standards and guidance on governance, currently set out in SPS 510 Governance, SPS 520 Fit and Proper, and SPS 521...more

Alston & Bird

New York Passes New Removal Procedures for Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Partners of Any Entity Regulated by Department of...

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What Happened? On December 21, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, signed into law, S7532, which repealed the existing section of the Banking Law addressing the removal of officers, directors, and trustees of banking...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Informed Board - Summer 2024

Across industries, companies are facing new and uncertain regulatory pressures and demands in areas including artificial intelligence, sustainability, algorithmic pricing and fintech-bank relations. In this issue of The...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Federal Reserve Board Issues Cease and Desist Order Against Banking-As-A-Service Provider

On June 14, the Federal Reserve Board (Fed) released a cease and desist order against an Arkansas-based banking-as-a-service (BaaS) provider for compliance and risk management failures. As part of the order, the bank is...more

Walkers

Digital Asset SCPS Consultation Guidance

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The Bermuda Monetary Authority (the "Authority") released its Digital Asset Business Single Currency Pegged Stablecoins (SCPS) Consultation Guidance (the "Guidance"). The Guidance seeks to provide information and...more

Venable LLP

CFPB Updates the Supervisory Appeals Process

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a procedural rule updating its supervisory process for institutions seeking to appeal a compliance rating or an adverse finding. Although the appeals process remains...more

Mayer Brown

Better Know Your CEO: New York Issues Final Guidance on Character and Fitness

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The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued final supervisory guidance on January 22, 2024, to New York banking institutions and financial services companies licensed by the NYDFS. The guidance sets forth the...more

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FDIC Proposes Guidelines Establishing Standards for Corporate Governance and Risk Management for Covered Institutions with Total...

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On October 3, 2023, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) approved proposed guidelines establishing standards for corporate governance and risk management for covered institutions with total assets of $10 billion...more

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New York Department of Financial Services Proposes Heightened Standards for Character and Fitness of Executives

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On May 9, New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS or the Department) Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris issued proposed guidance to clarify the DFS’s updated expectations regarding the review and assessment of the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Informed Board - Spring 2023

Changing CEOs is one of the most critical decisions any board faces. In this issue of The Informed Board, we offer tips on how to avoid the mistakes we most often see. We also explain the problems companies could face if the...more

Kaufman & Canoles

Credit Union Alert – FCUs Will Soon be Able to More Easily Expel Problematic Credit Union Members

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For a long time, federal credit unions (FCUs) have requested legislative changes to allow FCUs the ability to expel members who commit fraud or engage in violent or disruptive behavior. It took an act of Congress to get it...more

Goodwin

Financial Services Weekly Roundup: PPP Borrowers And Lenders Under The Microscope

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In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a new rule that would establish a revised framework for the fair value determination for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and have...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Fed’s Vice Chair for Supervision Proposes a Deregulatory Approach to Limit the Scope of “Matters Requiring Attention” used in Bank...

A January proposal to give banks compliance slack floated by a high-ranking Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) official has not yet gained the traction its supporters had hoped for. In remarks before the American Bar Association...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Panic of 1907 and Compliance Expertise on the Board

I recently listened to the Great Courses series of lectures, entitled Crashes and Crisis: Lessons form a History of Financial Disasters, hosted by Professor Connel Fullenkamp. It was so entertaining that this week I am...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Current Topics in Bank Governance and Recommended Practices

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Banking is one of the most heavily regulated industries in the United States. In recent years, that regulatory burden has grown, as has the complexity of the risks faced by the industry....more

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Qatar Gets Busy

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The past month has witnessed a significant amount of activity in the banking sector in Qatar. On the one hand, banks have been holding board meetings to review and approve the financial results ahead of the scheduled annual...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Bank Corporate Governance—Fed lowers Boom on Wells’ Directors

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On February 2, 2018, the Fed announced that it issued a consent Cease and Desist order with Wells Fargo—the bank holding company. The Fed’s press release noted that Wells is replacing 4 directors within this year (out of 17...more

Ruder Ware

Examiners are Carefully Scrutinizing Financial Institutions’ Compensation Arrangements

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It has come to our attention that some examiners have recently been carefully scrutinizing financial institutions’ employee compensation arrangements. Although it now appears unlikely that the proposed Dodd-Frank rules on...more

BCLP

The Sanity of Bank Directors

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On today's podcast, hosts Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler discuss the kickoff to the college football season and delve further into Jonathan's article on BankBryanCave.com this week responding to a WSJ Op-Ed by fellow...more

BCLP

Dealing with an Unsolicited Offer - The Bank Account

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On today's episode Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler discuss how to handle unsolicited offers for your bank....more

Sullivan & Worcester

Proposed Fed Guidance for Bank Boards of Directors

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Yesterday the Fed published a proposed guidance document for its expectations for board of directors of banks. The release only applies to the boards of banks with over $50 billion in consolidated assets, but the intent of...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Trump Administration Plan for Financial Regulation Includes Reducing Regulatory Compliance Activities for Bank Boards

The U.S. Department of the Treasury yesterday issued its first in a series of reports to President Donald J. Trump examining the United States’ financial regulatory system. Appendix B to the report includes 16 pages of...more

BCLP

Reimagining Your Board's Function

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A recent jury verdict against bank directors is causing banks to revisit the functions of their boards and committees. In this episode, Ken Achenbach joins Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler to discuss how a bank's board...more

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