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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
El 21 de julio de 2025 se publicó el Decreto (el “Decreto”) por el cual se reforman, adicionan y derogan diversas normas de las Disposiciones de Carácter General en Materia Financiera de los Sistemas de Ahorro para el Retiro...more
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has published revised standards and an accompanying explanatory note, updating its comprehensive framework on recommendations to strengthen global efforts in anti-money laundering,...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has updated its webpage on transparency waivers and deferrals in light of the upcoming changes to the UK MiFIR transparency regime for bond and derivatives markets. The FCA added a...more
On February 11, the White House announced Jonathan McKernan’s nomination as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). McKernan was previously confirmed to the Board of the FDIC by the Senate on a voice...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) remains on hold despite a recent Supreme Court ruling. On January 23, 2025, the Supreme Court granted the government’s motion to stay a nationwide injunction that had been issued by a...more
Earlier this month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued new policy statements regarding its Compliance Assistance Sandbox (CAS) and No-Action Letters (NAL) programs. ...more
A recent bipartisan bill, if enacted, would particularly benefit small lenders and bank/fintech partnerships by promoting transparency, appellate rights and examiner accountability. On Dec. 14, 2023, a bipartisan group of...more
On January 24, 2024, the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit published in the Federal Gazette the "Decree amending, adding, and repealing various provisions of financial laws in matters of administrative procedure" (the...more
As technology continues to advance, regulators are increasingly addressing the fair lending implications of artificial intelligence (AI), even though comprehensive rules governing AI have yet to be promulgated. Notably, the...more
The Proposed Rule Aims To Increase Transparency in CVC Mixing - On October 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released a notice of proposed rulemaking (Proposal)...more
This edition covers new global sustainability reporting standards, proposals to reform corporate criminal liability laws, the enactment of FSMA 2023, FRC guidance on dividend reporting, Investment Association guidance on...more
U.S. House Passes Corporate Transparency Act; FATF Issues Guidance on Identifying Entities’ Beneficial Owners - First Post in a Two-Post Series on Beneficial Ownership - As we often blog, the issue of the beneficial...more
As a result of a new securitization amendment (Regulation (EU) 2019/876) passed by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union (EU), effective as of June 27, 2019, EU parent undertakings and their...more
The Issue of Who Truly Runs and Owns Entities Contines to Gnaw at Congress and Law Enforcement - First Post in a Two-Post Series on the ILLICIT CASH Act - On June 10, a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the U.S. Senate...more
Testimony Supports Bill Requiring States to Collect Beneficial Ownership Information at Entity Formation - As we have blogged, the proposed Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 (the “Act”) seeks to ensure that persons who...more
In early March, the House Financial Services Committee released three proposed bills to codify many of the suggested reforms discussed during ongoing conversation among financial agencies, law enforcement, financial...more
President Trump signed the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act into law on May 24, 2018. Section 211 of the law requires the Secretary of the Treasury, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve...more
Financial Regulatory Advice and Response Team members Neil Bloomfield, Ed O’Keefe, Tom Pennington, and Kris Whittaker attended the Prudential Regulation Conference presented by SIFMA and The Clearing House in Washington, D.C....more
Critics Bemoan Removal of Potential Weapon Against Shell Companies - Last week, and on the eve of a scheduled markup of the original bill in the House Financial Services Committee, a new draft of the Counter Terrorism and...more
U.S. Financial Industry Developments - Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act - The "Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act," signed by the President on May 24, amends...more
On April 3, 2018, the Department of Treasury released recommendations to “modernize” the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (“CRA”). Treasury’s recommendations include:...more
The US Government Accountability Office released a report that details the compliance of six US federal financial institution regulators (the US Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the US Office of the...more
There is much for authorised firms to consider in the year ahead. Firms have been through the intensive period of the enactment of the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), but must now step up their...more
Where do we go from here? As we mark another milestone in regulatory reform with the fourth anniversary of the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act, it strikes us that although most studies required to be undertaken by the Act...more
UK Fair and Effective Markets Review Calls for Upping the Standards in UK and Global Fixed Income, Currency and Commodity Markets: The Fair and Effective Markets Review issued 21 recommendations to “restore trust” in...more