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HMT consults on Consumer Credit Act Reform – Phase 1

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HM Treasury (HMT) has published Phase 1 of its two-part consultation on reforming the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (CCA), accompanied by an updated webpage. The proposals aim to modernise the CCA to better align with new...more

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Mobility@McDermott: Monthly Update (11/2023)

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1. Proposal for EU directive for right to repair no longer covering motor vehicles - The European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee has voted on a draft report on the proposed EU directive...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Code Update: Get Ready March 2023 | Issue No. 214 - New UCC Article 12 Matters to More than Just Cryptocurrency

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After being approved by its drafting committees last summer, a new article to the Uniform Commercial Code is now making its way through state legislatures for enactment. Because the new Article 12 and its related code...more

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California Approves Commercial Financing Disclosure Regulations

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On June 9, the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation’s (DFPI) proposed commercial financing disclosure regulations issued pursuant to SB 1235...more

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Implications for Credit Agreements After the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

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Following the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine, many countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom and member states of the European Union, have imposed a coordinated series of sanctions unprecedented in scope...more

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DOE Loan Programs Office Backs Loan Guarantees to Foster Innovation and Achieve 2050 Net Zero Carbon Economy

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Under the new leadership of Director Jigar Shah, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) has announced that more than $40 billion is available in loans and loan guarantees to fund innovative energy...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Treasury Launches Consultation on Regulation of ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Financing

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On 21 October 2021, the UK Treasury (Treasury) published a consultation paper setting out policy options for the regulation of “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) credit agreements. The consultation follows the publication of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The UK’s Woolard Review Proposes Regulations for BNPL Credit Agreements

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On 2 February 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) published a report on the U.K. unsecured credit market (the Woolard Report), which makes several recommendations designed to generate alternatives to high-cost...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

IRS Paves the Way for Lenders to Obtain Guarantees and Collateral From (and 100% Stock Pledges of) Foreign Subsidiaries

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Background On Oct. 31, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations under Section 956 of the Internal Revenue Code that will eliminate the adverse tax consequences when a U.S. parent corporation (i)...more

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Proposed Treasury Regulations Permit Foreign Subsidiary Credit Support for U.S. Multinational Financings

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The proposed regulations, released October 31, 2018, generally provide tax-free treatment to a U.S. corporate parent of a controlled foreign corporate subsidiary ("CFC") for deemed dividends triggered when the CFC provides...more

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FERC Proposes Expansive “Connected Entity” Reporting Requirement

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has proposed requiring the operators of centralized wholesale power markets to collect and provide to FERC a broad range of market participant data, including (i) each market...more

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HUD Issues Proposed Rule Regarding ARM Disclosures

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On May 8, 2014, HUD issued a Proposed Rule meant to align HUD rules governing FHA-insured ARMs with the recent CFPB rules regarding ARM interest rate adjustment and disclosures under Regulation Z (ARM Rules). Comments on the...more

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