Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 72 - Cultural Roots, Belonging, and the Fear of Change: What’s Next for Inclusion?
Innovation in Compliance: LeadHERship with Linda Fisk
12 O’Clock High, a podcast on business leadership: Empowering Female Entrepreneurs - A Conversation with Linda Fisk
Clocking in with PilieroMazza: Latest Developments on DEI Executive Order and Action Items before April 21 Deadline
Daily Compliance News: March 25, 2025, The AI Skills Edition
#WorkforceWednesday®: Should Employers Shift Workforce Data Collection Under President Trump? - Employment Law This Week®
When DE&I Are Under Attack: On Record PR
Part 2: Accelerating Gender Equality in Professional Services Marketing - Passle's CMO Series REPRESENTS
#WorkforceWednesday®: Workplace Law Shake-Up - DEI Challenges, NLRB Reversals, and EEOC Actions - Employment Law This Week®
Terra Davis of Knobbe Martens on Fostering Psychological Safety, Inclusion and Belonging - CMO Series REPRESENTS Podcast
Lynnette Espy-Williams of Cozen O’Connor on Thriving Together: Cultivating Allyship, Safety & Diversity in Law Firm Culture - CMO Series REPRESENTS Re-release
Diana Lauritson of Hogan Lovells on Color, Culture, and Leadership: Raising the Next Generation of Marketing Leaders - CMO Series REPRESENTS
DEI for the Savvy Employer: Navigating Challenges and Maximizing Opportunities
DE Talk | How SMBs Can Use AI Hiring Tech in Inclusive Ways
Discussing Sports, Sneaker Culture and Diversity
Jose Almanzar Opens Up About His Immigration Journey from the Dominican Republic to the U.S. and His Path as a Hispanic Attorney
Market Leaders Podcast Episode 94: Exploring the Perils of Optics-Driven DEI Initiatives with Guest Mira Dewji
What Does Pride Mean at Work Today?
GILTI Conscience Podcast | Spotlight Series: A Celebration of Pride Month With IRS Veteran De Lon Harris
Juneteenth
On March 19, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) penned a letter to CFPB Acting Director Russell Vought expressing concerns regarding the Acting Director’s recent directive that allegedly advises all CFPB personnel to cease all work...more
On December 11, 2024, the 5th Circuit issued another important opinion (for the third time this year) requiring that an administrative agency's rules fit squarely within the statutory scheme that empowers the agency to act....more
Financial Institution Diversity Voluntary Self-Assessments: Due September 30 - On July 13, the FDIC issued a financial institution letter announcing that FDIC-supervised financial institutions are encouraged to...more
In Part I of this three -part series on artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace, we explored some of AI’s uses in the workplace and potential legal complications with the technology. In this Part II, we explore legal...more
Major Developments- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporatio Quarterly Banking Profile: Insured Institutions Reported Net Income of $59.7 Billion in First Quarter 2022-...more
We thank you for reading our Top 10 and listening to our CFPB Bites of the Month webinars over the past two years. We are pleased to continue the series in 2022. In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB”) Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (“OMWI”) has released guidance and recommendations for small, midsize, and large organizations to demonstrate their commitment to...more
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: Show Me the Money: Attorneys General Urge CFPB...more
In the News. Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) published its proxy voting guidelines updates for 2021, which include new and updated voting recommendations on federal forum and exclusive forum provisions in companies’...more
In the News. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) granted a no-action letter (NAL) regarding a proposed small-dollar credit product and sought comment on the CFPB’s plan to study how consumers locate, comprehend...more
We recently learned that several clients have received letters from the CFPB’s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) indicating that the Bureau will be inviting them to submit a self-assessment of their diversity and...more
Wells Fargo has reportedly uncovered another trove of unauthorized accounts, according to a regulatory filing on Friday. The bank also disclosed a CFPB investigation over potential harm to customers over its practice of...more
The CFPB’s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) has issued its annual report to Congress covering the OMWI’s activities in FY 2016. The Dodd-Frank Act required the CFPB and various other federal agencies, including...more
Women in the real estate financing sector have a new opportunity to connect with others in their field and to access and exchange information about the industry. On October 18, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)...more
Ballard Spahr Partner Dee Spagnuolo joined Director Stuart Ishimaru of the CFPB’s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion and other industry leaders for the panel discussion "Diversity and Dodd-Frank Section 342," on September...more
Members of Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services group recently participated in the American Bar Association Business Law Section Annual Meeting held in Boston, Massachusetts. On September 8, Ballard partner, Dee...more
Editor's Note - OATS Reporting Violations and FINRA Enforcement. FINRA’s Order Audit Trail System (OATS), is an integrated audit trail of order, quote and trade information for all NMS stocks and OTC equity securities,...more
On June 29, 2016, BancorpSouth Bank announced a proposed settlement and consent order with the CFPB and the U.S. Department of Justice of charges that the bank’s mortgage lending practices violated the Equal Credit...more
In a notice to be published in tomorrow’s Federal Register, the CFPB, OCC, Fed, FDIC, SEC, and NCUA announce that the Office of Management and Budget has approved the “information collection” contained in their “Final...more
A report last month issued by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that a survey of nonexecutive CFPB employees revealed “heightened concerns related to fair treatment, trust that employees can raise concerns...more
Some interesting links we found across the web this week: Congressional Panel To Investigate The Fairness Of Pay TV Billing, Competitive Practices - There was plenty of startup news out of DC this week, starting...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)'s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) has issued its third annual report to Congress covering the OMWI's activities in 2015. The Dodd-Frank Act required the CFPB and...more
The CFPB’s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) published its third annual report to Congress highlighting its 2015 activities. Dodd-Frank requires the CFPB and other federal regulators to establish an office of...more
The CFPB’s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) has issued its third annual report to Congress covering the OMWI’s activities in 2015. The Dodd-Frank Act required the CFPB and various other federal agencies,...more
Regulatory Developments: FINRA Requests Comment on Rules Relating to Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults - On Oct. 15 FINRA published Regulatory Notice 15-37, requesting comment on proposed amendments to...more