Podcast: Private Fund Regulatory Update: Post-U.S. Government Shutdown
Podcast: Keeping Up with Recent Changes and Trends in Private Fund Regulation
The Senate has confirmed Jonathan Gould as Comptroller of the Currency. Gould, who served as Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief Counsel at the OCC during President Trump’s first term, was confirmed 50-45. Every Democrat...more
On June 24, Senate Banking Chairman Tim Scott (R-SC), Subcommittee on Digital Assets Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) released a set of guiding principles for the...more
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced May 9 that President Trump intends to nominate Jonathan McKernan, his nominee to head the CFPB, as the Undersecretary of Domestic Finance at Treasury....more
On April 24, four members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs sent a letter to the FDIC requesting information regarding DOGE’s involvement at the FDIC. The senators are seeking information...more
The Senate on March 27 adopted a resolution that would nullify the CFPB’s overdraft rule. The Senate adopted S. J. Res. 18 by a vote of 52-48, with Sen. John Hawley, R-Mo., the only Republican voting against repeal....more
On February 27, new CFPB Director Jonathan McKernan testified before the Senate Banking Committee, emphasizing his commitment to enforcing the law while operating within the confines of the law. His testimony focused on his...more
On February 11, the White House announced Jonathan Gould’s nomination as Comptroller of the Currency. Recently, Rodney E. Hood was named Acting Comptroller of the Currency effective February 10....more
This week, the Senate Banking Committee and the House Financial Services Committee held multiple hearings on bank failures that have occurred this year, with each committee holding a hearing with former leaders of the failed...more
Members of the US Senate Banking Committee recently introduced a bill to create the Fair Access Financial Services Act of 2020, which is aimed to make any practice of discrimination by a financial institution on the grounds...more
Last week, members of the Senate Banking Committee announced that they had reached bipartisan agreement on “legislative proposals to improve our nation’s financial regulatory framework and promote economic growth.” ...more
The latest Wall Street revolution appears to be driven in large part by companies like Creative Planning, a registered investment adviser in a suburb of Kansas City that’s helping lead a shift away from brokers and mutual...more