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The GENIUS Act: Transforming U.S. Stablecoin Regulation

A&O Shearman on 7/23/2025

On July 18, 2025, President Trump signed into law the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (the “GENIUS Act”), establishing the first U.S. statutory federal regulatory framework for payment...more

Legal Issues, Problems, and Unanswered Questions Regarding a State’s Ability and Potential Departure from the Depository...

Womble Bond Dickinson on 3/26/2024

In 1980, Congress passed Public Law 96-221, called the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act (“DIDMCA”), which, in part, allowed federally insured state banks, state credit unions, and state savings...more

Tying deposit insurance reform to reform of the tying of deposits

White & Case LLP on 10/5/2023

On March 10, 2023 the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation ("CDFPI") closed Silicon Valley Bank ("SVB"), a California chartered, non-member bank. The CDFPI placed SVB into receivership and appointed...more

House of Representatives Passes Bill Aimed at Marijuana Industry Financial Reforms

The Volkov Law Group on 10/17/2019

A new bill that would make it easier for financial institutions to provide services to “marijuana-related businesses” has passed the U.S. House of Representatives 321-103 with strong bipartisan support....more

Should the Financial Industry Be Detecting Future Mass Shooters?

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/6/2019

The United States continues to be plagued by mass shootings, which appear to be increasing in both frequency and lethality. Certain businesses have reacted by adjusting their business models, such as the recent decision by...more

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