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LEGAL ALERT: CFPB Issues Proposed Revisions to No-Action Letter Policy
Open for Business: SEFs Navigate the New Regulatory Environment
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") Division of Market Oversight ("DMO") has issued relief (see CFTC Letter 21-21) extending the no-action positions previously granted with respect to certain position...more
Editor's Note - The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency,...more
On May 24, CFPB announced the opening of the Office of Competition and Innovation, as part of its new approach to increase competition amongst consumer financial service companies by identifying barriers to entry for new...more
In This Issue. The House of Representatives voted to pass a Congressional Review Act resolution repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) “true lender” rule; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) approved the publication of two releases (the “Final Rules”) on November 25, 2019, adopting final amendments to Part 4 of the CFTC Rules which codify and expand a number...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) announced on Monday that it had voted to propose amendments to modernize Rule 206(4)-1 (which addresses investment adviser advertisements) (the Advertising Rule) and Rule...more
An April 11, 2019, Office of Management and Budget Memorandum seeks to bring certain guidance issued by federal agencies, including the SEC, under more effective scrutiny. By its terms, the Memorandum applies to agency rules,...more
On April 8, 2019, Commissioner Hester Peirce of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) delivered a speech entitled “SECret Garden” at the Practicing Law Institute’s 2019 SEC Speaks conference. In her speech,...more
On February 28, 2019, the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a no-action letter to the Independent Directors Council (IDC) granting no-action relief to certain situations where...more
Wow, it finally happened. The SEC granted long awaited guidance on when tokens are not securities in the form of a no-action letter. ...more
“Disclosure Sandbox.” In September 2018, the Bureau proposed significant revisions to its “Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs” which sets forth the Bureau’s standards and procedures for exempting individual...more
On December 13, 2018, the CFPB published a proposed rule, seeking public comment regarding a change to its policy on No-Action Letters, as well as a new feature called the “Product Sandbox,” a rule change that was initially...more
The BCFP has issued proposed revisions to its 2016 final policy on issuing “no-action” letters (NAL), together with a proposal to create a new “BCFP Product Sandbox.” Comments must be received on or before February 11, 2019....more