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Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Friday, April 11, 2025

Paul Hastings LLP on 4/11/2025

April 9, 2025- The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs passed a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rule on overdraft fees based upon the...more

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Monday March 24, 2025

Paul Hastings LLP on 3/24/2025

March 21, 2025 - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an interim final rule striking the requirement for U.S. companies and U.S. persons to report beneficial ownership information (BOI) to FinCEN under...more

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Friday March 7, 2025

Paul Hastings LLP on 3/7/2025

March 6, 2025- U.S. Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Chair Tim Scott (R-S.C.) led legislation that would eliminate the ability for federal regulators to use reputational risk as a component of supervision....more

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Thursday February 27, 2025

Paul Hastings LLP on 2/27/2025

February 26, 2025- The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets held a hearing entitled “The Future of American Capital: Strengthening Public and Private Markets by Increasing Investor...more

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Wednesday February 26, 2025

Paul Hastings LLP on 2/26/2025

February 25, 2025- The Financial Deposit Insurance Corporation released the Quarterly Banking Profile for Q4 2024 with reports from 4,487 commercial banks and savings institutions insured by the FDIC which reported a...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

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Paul Hastings LLP on 12/6/2022

December 5, 2022- Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu discussed the importance of continued prudent credit risk management and diversity and inclusion, two important safety and soundness topics, at the RMA...more

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Friday, September 16, 2022

Paul Hastings LLP on 9/16/2022

Hearing: Oversight of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission- September 15, 2022- The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled, "Oversight of the U.S. Securities and...more

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Paul Hastings LLP on 5/31/2022

Major Developments- Federal Agencies- Federal Reserve Board Speech: Responding to High Inflation, with Some Thoughts on a Soft Landing- ...more

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Friday, May 27, 2022

Paul Hastings LLP on 5/27/2022

Congress- U.S. House of Representatives- Committee on Financial Services- Hearing: Digital Assets and the Future of Finance: Examining the Benefits and Risks of a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency-...more

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Saturday, May 21, 2022

Paul Hastings LLP on 5/23/2022

The G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors issued a communique on the results of their May 18-20 Meeting in Petersburg, Germany....more

FHFA Eliminates Adverse Market Refinance Fee

Goodwin on 7/30/2021

In This Issue. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will no longer charge lenders the Adverse Market Refinance Fee; the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is seeking...more

SBA Implemented Changes to PPP as a Part of American Rescue Plan Act

Goodwin on 3/25/2021

In this Issue. The federal bank regulatory agencies announced that the temporary change to the supplementary leverage ratio for depository institutions will expire as scheduled on March 31, 2021; the Small Business...more

SEC Releases 2021 Examination Priorities

Goodwin on 3/8/2021

In this Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Examinations released its 2021 Examination Priorities and issued a risk alert noting that “Digital Asset Securities” entail characteristics and...more

CFPB To Revisit Trump-Era QM Final Rules

Goodwin on 2/26/2021

In this Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a statement announcing its intention to revisit Trump-era qualified mortgage (QM) final rules; the Biden Administration announced changes to the Small...more

SEC Issues No-Action Relief On Registered Funds’ Custody Of Loan Interests

Goodwin on 2/15/2021

In this Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was very active this week, having (i) issued no-action relief allowing registered funds to engage in self-custody of interests in loans that are originated,...more

FDIC Finalizes Brokered Deposits and ILC Rules Ahead of the Holidays

Goodwin on 12/17/2020

In this Issue. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was busy this week, finalizing rules that modernize brokered deposits regulations, establish new standards for parent companies of industrial loan companies and...more

Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - November 2020 #2

Troutman Pepper Locke on 11/11/2020

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

SEC Charges Trust Company With Operating Unregistered Investment Companies

Goodwin on 10/8/2020

SEC Charges Trust Company with Operating Unregistered Investment Companies and Failing to Register Securities Offerings. On September 30, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it had settled charges with...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

Financial Services Weekly Roundup: Gone Phishing – The SEC’s OCIE Addresses Ransomware Attacks

Goodwin on 7/16/2020

In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to its exemptive applications procedures under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act) and proposed to amend Form 13F to...more

Financial Services Weekly Roundup: Code Libor – SEC And OCIE Issue Risk Alert In Preparation Of Libor Discontinuation

Goodwin on 6/26/2020

In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a Risk Alert about the scope and content of examinations OCIE plans to conduct of various...more

Financial Services Weekly Roundup: Treasury And SBA Codify Changes To PPP Flexibility Act

Goodwin on 6/18/2020

In This Issue. The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) released an interim final rule to reflect changes made by H.R. 7010, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act,...more

Financial Services Weekly Roundup: OCC Adds “Madden Fix” To Its Playbook

Goodwin on 6/4/2020

In This Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalized its “Madden fix,” establishing a rule that codifies the “valid when made” principle for nationally chartered banks; the Securities and Exchange...more

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