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The Small Business Administration is a United States federal agency established in 1953 by the Small Business Act. The SBA is dedicated to assisting and supporting small business and entreprenuers. The SBA carries out its mission through a variety of programs including providing financial and federal contract procurement assistance, management assistance, and specialized outreach to women, minorities and armed forces veterans. less -

SBA Orders Small Business Lenders to End Debanking Practices Pursuant to President Trump’s Executive Order

Troutman Pepper Locke on 8/29/2025

On August 26, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) took action to enforce President Trump’s directive by issuing a letter to its network of over 5,000 lenders. This letter mandates the cessation of alleged politicized...more

2024 Pre-Election Analysis: Financial Services

Mintz - ML Strategies on 10/1/2024

Financial services encompass a wide range of services offered by the nation’s financial institutions, including banking, mortgage, investment, and credit services. The next administration and Congress’s financial services...more

Defendant Challenges FDIC Enforcement Proceeding, Citing Jarkesy

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/4/2024

In one of the first tests of the implications of the Jarkesy decision for other federal regulatory agencies, an individual accused by the FDIC of participating in fraudulent loan activity is asking a federal judge to dismiss...more

Promissory Notes - Banking & Finance Insights, Issue 3

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 5/10/2021

House Passes Cannabis Banking Bill - "The House passed the same bill in 2019 by a similar margin, but it stalled in what was then the GOP-controlled Senate." Why this is important: The Safe Banking Act, if passed, will...more

OCC Delays Publication Of Trump Administration “Fair Access” Rule

Goodwin on 2/9/2021

In this Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) delayed publication of the “fair access” rule finalized late in the Trump Administration; the OCC also announced the availability of the 2021 list of bank...more

Financial Services Weekly Roundup: Madden Fix/Valid When Made Rule Faces New Challengers

Goodwin on 8/28/2020

In the News. On the heels of a lawsuit challenging the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) recently issued Madden fix/valid when made rule, eight state attorneys general filed suit challenging a similar rule...more

Financial Services Weekly Roundup: SEC Proposes Modified Disclosure Framework For Funds

Goodwin on 8/14/2020

In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed modifying the disclosure framework for mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (funds), which would create a new layered disclosure regime that attempts to...more

Financial Services Weekly: Amendments To SEC Proxy Solicitation Rules Approved By A 3-1 Vote

Goodwin on 8/3/2020

In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized amendments to its proxy solicitation rules that will modify the practices of proxy advisory firms, providing them with greater transparency and...more

Summary of 28th Annual Conference on Fair Lending and Consumer Financial Protection

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/13/2020

Year In Review - Anand Raman, the head of Skadden’s Consumer Financial Services (CFS) practice, began the conference by providing a summary of notable events and trends over the past year relating to consumer financial...more

How the CARES Act Will Affect Banking During the Coronavirus Emergency

Alston & Bird on 3/31/2020

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act sprawls across 800 pages. Our Financial Services & Products Group delves into the sections that deal specifically with banking and lending....more

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