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CFPB publishes policy statement on criminally liable regulatory offenses

On June 27, the CFPB published a policy statement in the Federal Register outlining its plan to address criminally liable regulatory offenses. The statement came in response to Executive Order 14294, which the President...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

In Response to the President’s Directive, CFPB Unveils New Strategy to Tackle Criminal Regulatory Offenses

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Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) published a policy statement in the Federal Register outlining its approach to addressing criminally liable regulatory offenses. This publication comes in...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Proposes to Eliminate Education Allocations from Civil Penalty Fund

On June 18, the CFPB published a proposed rule that would rescind its authority to use money from the Civil Penalty Fund for consumer education and financial literacy initiatives. The proposed changes would amend the CFPB’s...more

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Illinois Passes Bill Prohibiting Collection of Coerced Debt

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On May 22, Illinois House Bill 3352 passed the Illinois legislature and now awaits Governor JB Pritzker’s signature. This bill amends the Illinois Collection Agency Act to provide an individual a way to avoid liability for a...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

What the CFTC's Operating Divisions Will Consider When Making Enforcement Referrals

The three operating divisions of the CFTC (Division of Market Oversight, Market Participants Division, and the Division of Clearing and Risk, together the Operating Divisions) issued an advisory on April 17, explaining the...more

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CFPB Abandons Credit Card Late Fee Rule

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) agreed to vacate its controversial credit card late fee rule in a joint motion for entry of consent judgment filed in Chamber of Commerce of the United States of...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CFTC Acting Chair Caroline D. Pham Announces CFTC’s 30-Day Enforcement Sprint

On February 25, 2025, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released an enforcement advisory regarding the impact of self-reporting, cooperation and remediation in enforcement cases (the “Enforcement...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Treasury Limits CTA Enforcement to Foreign Companies

On March 2, 2025, the Treasury Department expanded the scope of FinCEN’s February 27, 2025 statement that it will not enforce any penalties or fines under the Corporate Transparency Act with respect to existing regulatory...more

Paul Hastings LLP

CFTC Advisory on Self-Reporting, Cooperation and Remediation: A Game-Changer for the Industry

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This week, the CFTC released an Enforcement Advisory setting forth concrete guidelines for self-reporting, cooperation and remediation that will reshape how market participants report and defend potential violations....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

CFTC Announces New Enforcement Advisory on Self-Reporting, Cooperation and Remediation

On February 25, 2025, the Division of Enforcement of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or the Commission) issued an advisory to Division staff on how to evaluate self-reporting, cooperation and remediation credit...more

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UK Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: Banks and EMIs face detailed new information and account direct deduction...

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Banks and EMIs will need to consider the impacts of proposed new requirements to comply with information notices and account direct deduction orders on their policies, procedures and controls. For information notices, this...more

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CFIUS Proposed Rule Aims to Strengthen Penalty and Enforcement Measures

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The US Department of the Treasury (Treasury), which chairs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee), recently released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to augment certain CFIUS...more

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CFIUS Bites Back: Proposed New Enforcement Powers and Penalties

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In an effort to give the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) more “bite,” yesterday the Committee published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NRPM) in the Federal Register to enhance its procedures and...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Corporate Transparency Act Guide

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On January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) will go into effect, and if your business is deemed to be a Reporting Company under the CTA, the clock will begin ticking on new federal reporting obligations....more

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Overview of New Reporting Requirements Under the Corporate Transparency Act

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What is the Corporate Transparency Act- The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, which is part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA), established the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)....more

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Florida Enacts Commercial Financing Disclosure Law, Mandatory Compliance Date January 1, 2024

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Florida has enacted its own Commercial Financing Disclosure Law (“CFDL”) that is similar to California and New York’s disclosure laws. The Florida CFDL applies to covered “Commercial Financing Transactions” consummated on or...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

In Principle: 10 Things Authorised Firms Need to Know for 2018 – The World of Financial Regulation as the UK Prepares to Exit the...

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

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