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From Banks to FinTech: The Evolution of Small Business Lending — The Consumer Finance Podcast
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The Capital Ratio Podcast | Entering the US Banking Market
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Understanding MALPB Charters: A Collaborative Approach to Banking Innovation — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
The fatal flaws in the 2023 CRA rule
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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Private Civil Consumer Financial Services Litigation to Partially Fill CFPB Void - Part 1
Daily Compliance News: April 21, 2025, The Tribute to Pope Francis Edition
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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 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
Private credit funds (PCFs) are emerging as key players in the subscription and net asset value (NAV) line market, significantly impacting fund financing. Regulatory changes, economic trends, and strategic innovations are...more
The landscape of subscription line lending is undergoing significant transformation, with both private credit funds (PCFs) and traditional banks playing crucial roles. PCFs, which pool capital from institutional and...more
Our Global Fund Finance practice recently sponsored and attended the 2025 Global Fund Finance Symposium. Hosted annually by the Fund Finance Association, these conferences bring together key players in the fund finance...more
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - In the evolving landscape of the subscription credit facility market, the introduction of fraud allegations by an investor against a fund as a new exclusion event marks a pivotal shift....more
The European Union’s new Capital Requirements Directive 6 (CRD6) introduces significant regulatory changes for non-EU banks operating within EU Member States. This update explores the impact of CRD6 on US lenders providing...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
More than 1,800 industry players attended the 13th annual Global Fund Finance Symposium that wrapped up yesterday afternoon at the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach. There was a lot to talk about in terms of market evolution...more
Laurie Lawler (Société Générale) did a wonderful job moderating last week’s panel titled “The Evolving Lender Landscape & Impacts on Balance Sheet Management.” The panelists comprised a group of industry experts, including...more
Everyone is talking monetary policy as though they have been watching the Federal Reserve closely for years. Some people are even claiming to have had lunch with Paul Volcker in the ‘80s. Inflation and rising rates are a...more
In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed modifying the disclosure framework for mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (funds), which would create a new layered disclosure regime that attempts to...more
Three Flint Hill may provide valuable lessons on the use of bankruptcy to reduce real estate debt to match present property values. Chapter 11 strategies may exist for valuable real estate assets that are not producing...more
In This Issue. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) published new procedures for federal deposit insurance applications from applicants that are not traditional community banks; federal banking regulators released...more
Financial Industry Developments - Rejecting "True Lender" Arguments, California District Court Dismisses Claims Against Student Loan Servicers - This past Thursday, September 22, a federal district court in the...more