RegFi Episode 7: Fintechs, Bank Partnerships and the Evolution of Financial Supervision with Konrad Alt
Current Landscape of Cryptocurrency Regulation and Enforcement - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Crypto Year in Review 2022: Crypto Enforcement and the U.S. Treasury - The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Commercial Financing Regulatory Developments - The Consumer Finance Podcast
2021 Financial Services Priorities: Fairness and Equality
De Novos During the Time of COVID-19
Brexit & Financial Services: Preparing for the End of the Transition Period
In a significant shift, each of the country's three federal bank regulatory agencies have announced they will no longer consider reputational risk as a stand-alone supervisory category. Originally published in Law360 -...more
A significant headwind for companies in the digital asset space is that they have reportedly struggled to secure and maintain relationships with banks, in what is now called “Choke Point 2.0.” With the incoming Trump...more
On October 30, two leading fintech industry trade associations submitted comments (see comment letters here and here) in response to a joint Request for Information (RFI) issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the...more
On March 12, at the Institute of International Bankers Annual Washington Conference, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu discussed the importance of operational resilience in the banking sector and hinted that...more
Please join Holland & Knight's Financial Services Regulatory Team for a roundtable discussion on what to expect on the financial services landscape in 2024. Our attorneys will present on a wide range of topics in a "3-Minute...more
Editor's Note - The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency,...more
This week, the Senate Banking Committee and the House Financial Services Committee held oversight hearings with leaders of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”), the National Credit...more
The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency, specifically focusing on:...more
This note summarizes the federal regulator panels at ETA's annual FinTech Policy Forum, which was hosted by Venable in our Washington, DC office. We provide key takeaways from the discussions with (a) CFPB Director...more
President Biden spent nearly 18 months assembling his team of top financial services regulators. Michael Barr’s nomination as the top banking regulator at the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) will fill the last remaining vacancy...more
In This Issue. Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu discussed the importance of regulation in the crypto space; and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...more
Hardly a day goes by without news of a new cybercrime hobbling a major business.1 The grand scope of the SolarWinds hack, which went undetected for many months, underscored that even the most sophisticated technology...more
Each month, we host a 30-minute webinar outlining the month's key announcements and takeaways from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for financial services providers to consider. In this month's article, we...more
- Financial regulators will use their supervisory authority to make sure banks weigh the risks of lending to, investing in and otherwise supporting carbon centric activities. - The risk-based approach will force a...more
In This Issue. President Joe Biden issued a sweeping executive order aimed at cracking down on anticompetitive practices and reducing consolidation across multiple industry sectors, including financial services; the Federal...more
In This Issue. The House of Representatives voted to pass a Congressional Review Act resolution repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) “true lender” rule; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...more
In this Issue. In one of its first acts after being installed on January 20, the Biden Administration issued a regulatory freeze on new agency rules that have been adopted but are not yet effective; in one of its final acts...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
In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted broad exempt offering reforms; the Department of Labor (DOL) finalized a rule, with significant revisions from the original proposal, on ESG investments; the...more
The OCC has filed its reply brief with the Second Circuit in its appeal from the district court’s final judgment in the lawsuit filed by the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) challenging the OCC’s issuance of...more
Like our clients, Holland & Knight's Financial Services Industry Group is committed to actively contributing to our nation's response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and related economic fallout and recovery efforts....more
In This Issue. The ongoing global outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to grow in scale and scope. In response, federal financial regulators are continuing efforts to bring regulatory relief to promote stability...more