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The fatal flaws in the 2023 CRA rule
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The Capital Ratio Podcast | Stablecoins: Regulatory Issues for UK and EU Banks To Consider
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Navigating 2025: Federal Legislative and Regulatory Updates on Stablecoins and Decentralized Finance — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Third-Party Risk The competitive world of banking struggles to keep up with technological advances, particularly in a regulatory environment.
Deposit Account Litigation: Highlights From 2024 and What to Expect in 2025 — The Consumer Finance Podcast
The recent Orders issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on June 25, 2025, designating CIBanco, Intercam, and Vector as institutions of primary money laundering concern,...more
The growing need for quick capital in today’s fluid investing market has led to a recent trend of requests for expedited closings with aggressive timelines and inflexible targeted closing dates. While banks certainly strive...more
As an American living abroad, you may have experienced firsthand the challenges of finding a financial institution willing to work with you. Whether it’s for opening a bank account, investing in local markets, securing a...more
Mergers and acquisitions continue to be a critical strategy for banks aiming to bolster their market presence and operational efficiency. The United States has 4,500+ banks, 4,000+ credit unions, and a large number of...more
Virtually every bank’s form lending program agreement we’ve negotiated for our fintech clients has come with an exclusivity provision. The bank’s policy behind them is simple: We’ve put in the time, effort, expertise...more
Between tariffs, tightening export controls, evolving sanctions, and ramped up enforcement, the cost and complexity of compliance is rising for oil and gas supply chains. ACI’s Trade & Sanctions Compliance for the Oil and...more
On January 14, 2025, the American Fintech Council (AFC) submitted a letter to the Ohio Department of Financial Institutions, urging it to re-examine its recent guidance on responsible bank partnerships and provide more...more
On August 27, 2024, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) announced a consent order involving a $35 million settlement with Nordea Bank Abp (“Nordea”) for alleged significant failures related to...more
In times of economic uncertainty, lending is not exclusively within the realm of banks. Non-financial institutions, such as corporate entities, pension funds, insurance companies, and even high-net-worth individuals, play a...more
On May 3, 2024, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) jointly released the...more
NAV facilities come in all shapes and sizes and, unlike subscription facilities, there is no standardised collateral package for these kinds of transactions. In the European market, many lenders - particularly investment...more
Regulator sets out its expectations for banks looking to provide digital asset custody services, and sell and distribute tokenised products. On 20 February 2024, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) published two...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and state authorities have agreed to a consent order with a large national bank to resolve allegations that the bank engaged in a pattern or practice of lending discrimination by affecting...more
Impact investing has been gaining new prominence recently to respond to the environmental and social challenges that the traditional frameworks of philanthropy alone could not address. Impact investors generally seek to...more
The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has been very active in the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) / Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) space, as reflected by a recent series of individual prosecutions and corporate non-prosecution agreements...more
Walkers' regulatory partners Lucy Frew and Ian Mason consider the learning points for financial services providers (FSPs) from recent enforcement actions by Cayman regulatory bodies. While financial services and related...more
Kilpatrick Townsend’s Gary Bronstein recently joined a panel of other industry leaders at “The Bank Director: Bank Audit and Risk Conference." The panel discussed the countless risks facing banks today and what banks can do...more
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) recently published a consent order issued against Cross River Bank that alleged the bank’s fair lending program’s noncompliance and weaknesses in its oversight of fintech...more
Jacqueline Cook, Of Counsel, sums up the key messages from Sullivan’s May webinar. Geoffrey Wynne considered what financiers could do if things start to go wrong in a trade, export or project finance transaction and...more
Bank partnerships are a critical component of the U.S. fintech ecosystem and infrastructure. The agreements that govern bank-fintech partnerships are nevertheless frequently overlooked simply as a legal formality—a...more
Please join Troutman Pepper Partner Chris Willis and his colleagues Associates Caleb Rosenberg and Josh McBeain as they discuss commercial financing regulatory developments, specifically what is happening in both legislatures...more
In today’s global, technology-driven economy, financial crime risk takes many forms. Those responsible are highly innovative in devising and deploying methods to perpetrate financial crimes, leveraging knowledge and...more
In recent years, payment processors and other financial intermediaries have faced heightened scrutiny from regulatory agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission, for their relationships with companies engaged in...more
Federal Banking Agencies Issue Guide for Community Banks on Conducting Due Diligence on Fintech Companies - On August 27, 2021, the federal banking agencies (Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC) published “Conducting Due...more
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