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The Capital Ratio Podcast | Entering the US Banking Market
2023 CRA Rule Repeal: Lessons to be Learned
Unlocking Crypto's Future: Insights From Coinbase's John D'Agostino — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Point-of-Sale Finance Series: The Great Debate of Loans vs. Credit Sales — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Importance of Compliance Management in times of transition
The fatal flaws in the 2023 CRA rule
Navigating the Future of Payment Stablecoins: Legislative Updates and Market Implications — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Navigating the Future of Payment Stablecoins: Legislative Updates and Market Implications — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
CHPS Podcast Episode 2: Bitcoin in the Halls of Power
Predictions regarding the 2023 CRA Rule and Section 1071 and how to prepare for expected developments
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 66 – The U.S. Strategic Reserve and the Emerging Multipolar Crypto World + Recent Developments in US Virtual Asset Regulation with Henri Arslanian and Andrew Fei
New York's Bold Move to Create a Mini CFPB — The Consumer Finance Podcast
The Capital Ratio Podcast | Stablecoins: Regulatory Issues for UK and EU Banks To Consider
Through the Crystal Ball: What's Next for Auto Finance — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: How to Use the Restatement of Consumer Contracts - A Guide for Judges
2024 in Review: Major Debt Collection Trends and 2025 Outlook — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Fintech Focus Podcast | Crypto 2.0: What’s Next in the US?
State Regulators Step Up: Responding to the CFPB's New Leadership — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
State Regulators Step Up: Responding to the CFPB's New Leadership — The Consumer Finance Podcast
In a move poised to reshape the regulatory landscape for U.S. banks, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has signaled support for raising asset thresholds that determine the intensity of regulatory...more
Last month, I blogged that the PCAOB may be absorbed by the SEC under the budget reconciliation bill that is making its way towards the finish line. In that blog, I indicated that the only thing that might stop the merger of...more
On June 18, the CFPB published a final rule in the Federal Register rescinding a previous rule that specified how the agency issues rules and when those rules are considered issued. Effective June 18, the final rule rescinds...more
As new Chair Paul Atkins begins to make his mark on the Securities and Exchange Commission, the news cycle has been heavily focused on crypto regulation. The SEC, however, is more than just a crypto regulator....more
As commissioners continue to depart, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) may soon find itself in an unprecedented situation - operating with only one sitting commissioner. While the Commission has...more
On May 14, the CFPB issued a proposed rule to rescind recent amendments to its nonbank supervisory program. The amendments were designed to expand and formalize the Bureau’s process for subjecting nonbank covered persons to...more
The CFPB will not make enforcement of its Buy Now, Pay Later rule a priority, according to a recent statement....more
With an across-the-board freeze on all rulemaking, enforcement, and supervisory activities, and a potential mass lay-off in the works, the CFPB continues to make news. Here’s a recap of all that happened this past week at the...more
This week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released its semiannual regulatory agenda, outlining its planned rulemaking initiatives. This agenda includes a mix of rules in the pre-rulemaking, proposed...more
The current and incoming Republican leaders of the House Financial Services Committee have asked financial regulators, including the CFPB, to stop “finalizing partisan rulemaking” over the next several weeks....more
Senate Banking Committee ranking Republican Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C. said on December 11 that unlike several other regulators, the CFPB is ignoring his call to pause rulemaking until the Trump Administration takes office....more
The Securities and Exchange Commission continues to move forward with its rulemaking agenda. Yesterday, the SEC announced that it voted to adopt amendments to the MD&A disclosure requirements. These had been proposed at the...more
When the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) last summer issued its Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making (“ANPR”) to revise the definition of a “Qualified Mortgage” (“QM”) under the Dodd-Frank Act’s...more
On January 30, 2020, the SEC issued guidance on the use of key performance metrics for public companies discussing their financial results and proposed amendments to certain financial reporting requirements. The published...more
On January 30, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its proposal to amend certain financial disclosure requirements in Regulation S-K for the purpose of eliminating duplicative disclosures and...more
On January 30, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Fed”), the Federal Deposit...more
On Jan. 30, 2020, the SEC proposed amendments to modernize Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) financial disclosure requirements in Regulation S-K....more
In remarks last week, Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Clayton discussed the SEC’s proposed amendments to streamline and modernize the requirements for Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) disclosures. The...more
The SEC issued documents on January 30, 2020, regarding management discussion and analysis (MD&A) and other disclosures. ...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday voted to propose amendments to the Regulation S-K requirements for Management’s Discussion and Analysis, or MD&A, and also issued agency guidance relating to MD&A. ...more
Earlier this month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom revealed plans to create a state version of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as part of the state’s proposed 2020-2021 budget. According to the...more
As previously reported, in October 2019 the CFPB issued a final rule under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) to...more
By a 3-2 vote, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) approved the publication of a release on December 18, 2019, generally expanding the scope of the definitions of “accredited investor” in Rule 501(a) of...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing to expand the definition of “accredited investor” to include additional entities that could bear the economic risks of investment and certain financially sophisticated...more
Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved FINRA’s proposed amendments to its Corporate Financing Rule, which are intended to modernize, simplify, and streamline the rule....more