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Enhancing Card Partnerships and Compliance: A Conversation With Matthew Goldman — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Regulatory Rollback: CFPB’s Withdrawal of Informal Guidance Sparks New Litigation Dynamics – The Consumer Finance Podcast
Sunday Book Review: August 10, 2025, The More Books from The Ethicsverse Library Edition
AI Today in 5: August 6, 2025, The Rethinking Compliance Episode
Wild Times for the Community Reinvestment Act
Suluki Secrets: Behind the Scenes of Reasonable Investigations — FCRA Focus Podcast
The Current State of the Holder Rule: Friend or Foe? — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Regulatory Rollback: Legal Challenges and Opportunities in Earned-Wage Access — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Regulatory Rollback: Legal Challenges and Opportunities in Earned-Wage Access — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Daily Compliance News: July 22, 2025, The I-9 Hell Edition
Compliance Tip of the Day: Avoiding CCO Liability
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 55 – The From Worse to Worser Edition
Balch’s Consumer Finance Compass: How Standing Can Make or Break Certification for Class Action Lawsuits in Debt Collection
Top challenges with Compliance Management
Sittenfeld v. United States – Campaign Contributions as Crimes?
From Banks to FinTech: The Evolution of Small Business Lending — The Consumer Finance Podcast
From Banks to FinTech: The Evolution of Small Business Lending — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
The Capital Ratio Podcast | Entering the US Banking Market
Daily Compliance News: July 7, 2025 the Disaster on the River Edition
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the use of in-kind creation and redemption mechanisms for cryptocurrency exchange-traded product (ETP) shares on July 29.1 This move aligns crypto-based ETPs with...more
On July 16, TradeStation Securities, Inc., a member firm of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent (AWC) to FINRA’s Department of Enforcement. This AWC...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is once again considering a proposal that could exempt certain individuals—known as “finders”—from broker registration requirements when helping small businesses raise...more
On June 11, 2025, FINRA proposed amendments to Rule 3220 (Influencing or Rewarding Employees of Others) (the “Gifts Rule”) that would raise the annual gift limit per recipient to $250 from $100, as well as codifying...more
Let’s say, once upon a time, you worked from home during the pandemic. If so, did you use a variety of communication methods (perhaps switching among different platforms, never sure which camera or microphone would be...more
On June 2, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for writ of certiorari filed by Alpine Securities Corp. in Alpine Securities Corp. v. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. In doing so, the Supreme Court declined...more
Key Points - - The SEC’s Crypto Task Force acknowledges past hostility toward digital assets and aims to create more sensible regulations. - Tokenized securities face complex regulatory challenges, including compliance...more
The evolving regulatory landscape for marijuana-related businesses poses unique compliance challenges for firms in the securities industry. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) continues to enforce its 2014...more
On this episode of Raising Capital 101, Tom Voekler is joined by colleague Rhys James for the second half of our two-part series, to continue discussing different ways securities can be bought and sold, focusing on using...more
On April 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit vacated a summary judgment ruling in favor of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC, also known as Commonwealth...more
On March 14, 2025, Judge John P. Cronan of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted summary judgment in favor of defendants in an action brought under Section 16(b) of the Securities...more
On March 10, 2025, Acting Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mark Uyeda indicated in public remarks that he was directing the SEC staff to revisit a 2020 proposal under then-Chair Jay Clayton that, among other...more
Key Takeaways - FINRA’s 2025 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report 2025-annual-regulatory-oversight-report.pdf included a focus on issues related to retirees and senior investors. - The Report provides guidance to...more
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a consultation report on neo-brokers, a subset of brokers which provide online-only investment services and do not operate physical branches....more
Several recent enforcement actions from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) reaffirm that “finders” involved in soliciting investors on behalf of private companies are, in the SEC’s view, required...more
As generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) tools rapidly evolve in 2025, FINRA member broker-dealers will be presented with both promising opportunities for investors and challenges in satisfying regulatory obligations....more
StraightPath Venture Partners, LLC and PMAC Consulting have recently reached settlements with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) following SEC enforcement actions against them....more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought a number of significant enforcement proceedings against investment advisers and broker-dealers in FY 2024 and during the first quarter of FY 2025. If history serves as a...more
On January 13, FINRA accepted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent (AWC) from a financial services member firm to address allegations of supervisory failures related to recommendations of alternative investments. ...more
Is FINRA constitutional? According to the D.C. Circuit’s November 2024 opinion in Alpine Securities Corp. v. FINRA, FINRA proceedings may be unconstitutional in one narrow set of circumstances. ...more
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that it lacked jurisdiction over a petition to vacate an arbitration award....more
U.S. federal law gives the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) flexibility when seeking sanctions, including remedies that are tailored to specific cases. ...more
New Jersey AG Matthew Platkin has settled with Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P., as part of a multistate investigation that included 14 states and the North American Securities Administrators Association, over allegations that the...more
Welcome to the Regulatory Roundup. Each month, Eversheds Sutherland Investment Services attorneys review significant regulatory developments (including notable rulemakings and guidance from securities regulators) from the...more
The SEC has increased its enforcement efforts against firms that are registered as broker-dealers and/or investment advisers for alleged violations of federal securities laws involving “off-channel communications.” Such...more