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The past two weeks have been a whirlwind of activity for the financial and crypto sectors, with developments on Capitol Hill and from key regulatory agencies. President Donald Trump’s nomination of Michelle Bowman as the...more
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more
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August 2, 2023- The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, on behalf of its members, released updates to six sections of the Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual....more
June 15, 2023- Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo gave remarks at the Center for a New American Security regarding securing America's future. June 15, 2023- The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the...more
June 14, 2023- The Federal Open Market Committee announced that the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) has voted unanimously to maintain the interest rate paid on reserve balances at 5.15...more
En enero del 2023, Agencias Reguladoras; incluyendo la Junta de Gobernadores del Sistema de la Reserva Federal, la Corporación Federal de Seguros de Depósitos y la Oficina del Contralor emitieron una Declaración Conjunta...more
February 17, 2023- The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service released information on the Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax, a key provision of the Inflation Reduction Act to ensure billion-dollar...more
November 3, 2022- The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued three additional notices requesting public input on key climate and clean energy tax incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act....more
As inflation and expectations of further interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve continue to challenge the U.S. economy, a silver lining of sorts is the opportunity to save at record levels, on a tax-deferred basis. In...more
October 5, 2022- The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued six Notices requesting public input on key climate and clean energy tax incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act....more
Where is the Economy Heading? According to the data released Friday by the Department of Labor, the U.S. economy added approximately 528,000 jobs in July, reducing the unemployment rate to 3.5 percent. Although this...more
The latest and greatest from Fed Chair Powell as the Fed’s March Open Markets Committee meeting wrapped yesterday, including a markets-pleasing assurance that better-than-expected economic growth wasn’t enough to push the...more
Like most industries today, Consumer Finance Services businesses are being significantly impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Troutman Pepper has developed a dedicated COVID-19 Resource Center to guide clients...more
FinCEN issues implementing regulations that “ensure” compliance with the BSA. FinCEN delegates its examination authority to federal agencies. These federal agencies are the “Federal Functional Regulators” who supervise...more
On October 8, 2020, the Attorney General’s Cyber-Digital Task Force (“the Task Force”) issued its Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework (the “Report”), which offers background on virtual assets, enforcement milestones, and...more
Intel Corp. has reached a nearly $9 billion deal to sell its NAND flash memory unit to South Korea’s SKY Hynix, a “move that reorient[s] the semiconductor giant away from an area of historical importance that has become...more
Round Two- “Painful social lockdowns in Europe and some American states helped blunt the coronavirus. Now, amid a fitful reopening, the pandemic is once again surging.” So begins an article on the front page of last...more
Below, please find a summary of recent federal government activity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Congress - On Tuesday, after returning from the August recess, Senate Republicans unveiled a “targeted” COVID...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of August 17, 2020 – August 21, 2020... August 19, 2020: The IRS requested comments from large...more
Congress - Congressional leaders from both parties and administration officials have acknowledged that the two sides remain far apart as negotiations on the next COVID relief package continue....more
Below, please find a summary of the federal government’s activities in response to COVID-19 since Monday’s update. Our next update will be published Friday, July 24 Congress - Senate Republicans and administration...more
On Friday, July 17, 2020, the Federal Reserve Board released term sheets for the nonprofit loan facilities (the Nonprofit Organization New Loan Facility (NONLF) and the Nonprofit Organization Expanded Loan Facility (NOELF)...more
Below, please find a summary of the federal government’s activities in response to COVID-19 since Monday’s update. Our next update will be published Friday, July 17....more
Below, please find today’s update on the federal government’s recent activities in response to COVID-19, including major announcements from the Federal Reserve regarding its Main Street Lending Program and its Secondary...more