The court issued a permanent injunction against enforcement by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and its Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) for the named plaintiffs only....more
On February 13, 2024, U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking to expand the Bank Secrecy Act’s definition of “financial institution” to include...more
The U.S. Congress enacted the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) in 2020. The CTA for the first time created a federal obligation to report beneficial ownership information for most U.S. entities (and foreign entities doing...more
On 6 November 2023, the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security issued a joint notice concerning a new Suspicious Activity Report key...more
Effective January 1, 2024, new Treasury regulations under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) will require many U.S. entities and foreign entities doing business in the United States to report identifying beneficial owner...more
The US Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a Small Entity Compliance Guide to aid in understanding and complying with the Corporate Transparency Act’s beneficial ownership information reporting...more
Federal and state financial regulators have released after-action reports regarding the recent closures of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank. Especially when viewed in the light of First Republic Bank’s failure...more
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the U.S.’s 16th largest bank, was closed on Friday, March 10, 2023, by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation...more
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the U.S.’s 16th largest bank, was closed on Friday, March 10, 2023, by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation...more
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the US’s 16th largest bank, was closed on Friday, March 10, 2023, by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued Supervisory Highlights in late September 2022 stating that post-secondary institutions that provide loans directly to students (Institutional Lenders) and that have...more
On Thursday, April 2, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released the Interim Final Rule (Rule) under the CARES Act (Act) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Included in the Rule are the highly anticipated details...more
Amid widespread concern about student debt and calls for higher education institutions to put more "skin in the game," some have looked to income share agreements (ISAs) as part of the solution.
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