On Friday, March 10, 2023, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation closed Silicon Valley Bank ("SVB") and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") was appointed SVB's receiver....more
3/15/2023
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Banks ,
Deposit Accounts ,
Deposit Insurance ,
Depository Institutions ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Crisis ,
Financial Institutions ,
Insolvency ,
Receivership ,
Relief Measures ,
Silicon Valley
In an effort to align the permissibility of crypto activities for all member banks of the Federal Reserve System (the "FRS", which includes all national banks and state member banks), the Board of Governors of the Federal...more
2/15/2023
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Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
FDIA ,
Federal Reserve ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Institutions ,
FRB ,
Joint Statements ,
OCC ,
Popular ,
Trading Policies
Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act authorizes the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) in “unusual and exigent circumstances” to establish programs or facilities with “broad-based eligibility” that allow a Federal Reserve Bank...more
Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act authorizes the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) in “unusual and exigent circumstances” to establish programs or facilities with “broad-based eligibility” that allow a Federal Reserve Bank...more
4/21/2020
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Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Stimulus ,
FRB ,
Lenders ,
Liquidity ,
Main Street Lending Programs ,
Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (MMLF) ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF) ,
Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility (PMCCF) ,
Relief Measures ,
Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF) ,
Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF)
On January 30, the Federal Reserve released a highly anticipated final rule that substantially updates and clarifies the agency's regulatory framework for determining when an investor exercises a controlling influence over a...more
2/18/2020
/ Bank Holding Company Act ,
Banks ,
Board of Directors ,
Controlling Influence Test ,
Divestiture ,
Federal Reserve ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Final Rules ,
HOLA ,
Interlocking Directorate ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Proxy Contests ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
Senior Managers ,
Voting Securities
With the regulatory agenda for the US operations of foreign banks in a state of flux, Kevin Petrasic, Paul Saltzman, Glen Cuccinello, Will Giles and Alexander Abedine of global law firm White & Case provide a map to help...more
4/2/2019
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Board of Directors ,
Combined US Operations (CUSO) ,
Corporate Governance ,
FBOs ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Foreign Banks ,
FRB ,
Intermediate Holding Company (IHCs) ,
NYDFS ,
OCC ,
Regulatory Agenda