Daily Compliance News: September 26, 2024 – The Legal Limbo Edition
The Hill Country Podcast: Exploring Kerrville’s Literary Community with Rachael Carruthers
Compliance into the Weeds: Argentieri Speech and Updated ECCP – The First Analysis
Compliance Tip of the Day: Lesson from The John Deere FCPA Enforcement Action – Pre – acquisition Due Diligence
Daily Compliance News: September 25, 2024 – The $11bn Forfeiture Edition
Breaking Down Credit Reporting With Credit Builders Alliance — FCRA Focus Podcast
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - What Makes it a Securities Offering?
Shout Outs and Rants – Episode 141
Daily Compliance News: September 24, 2024 – The Revised ECCP Released Edition
The Ethics Experts: Episode 183 – Julie Winkle Giulioni
Corruption Crime and Compliance: Nicolas Garcia, GC at Orica, on Compliance Trends and Challenges in Latin America
FCPA Compliance Report: Jon May Critiques The DOJ Whistleblower Financial Incentive Program
Compliance Tip of the Day: Everything Old is New Again: The John Deere FCPA Enforcement Action
Daily Compliance News: September 23, 2024 – The That Old Time Religion Edition
Sunday Book Review: September 21, 2024, Books on Venice Edition
Megatrax Trailblazers Podcast: Episode 41 - Tom Fox (Voice of Compliance Podcast Network)
JONES DAY TALKS®: A Trip to the Dark Side – Venture Capital Down Rounds and Recaps
Creativity and Compliance: Transforming Toxic Cultures
Compliance Tip of the Day: How A CEO Can Set The Tone at The Top with Town Halls
Fox on Podcasting: Enhancing Your Podcast with Megatrax: Ileana Landon’s Expert Insights
On September 10, Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) penned a letter expressing their support for a new interpretive rule by the CFPB classifying “Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) providers as...more
The global financial crisis in 2008 saw distressed real estate assets flooding the market as values plunged and borrowers defaulted on loans secured against their properties. In 2024, some have predicted a real estate crash,...more
Readers of this article may think I am referring to Orcas, sometimes known as “killer whales.” But what I am referring to is the new form of Assessment Area in the 2023 CRA Rule. However, the analogy/metaphor may be...more
On September 16, the NCUA released its Q2 2024 State-Level Credit Union Data Report, which covered the performance of federally insured credit unions over the year. According to the NCUA, the latest Quarterly U.S. Map Review...more
TIAA has entered into a strategic partnership with global advisory firm Accenture to help transform TIAA’s retirement recordkeeping capabilities and operations....more
A common, and a venerable, question when modifying a mortgage loan — should the mortgage lender record the modification of the mortgage in the land records?...more
On September 11, Senate Democrats sent a letter addressed to ten of the largest CEOs of bitcoin ATMs calling for “immediate action” to address reports that the ATMs may be contributing to financial fraud against elderly...more
On September 17, the CFPB published a data spotlight examining the impact of mortgage interest rates on housing affordability. Mortgage rates significantly rose from 2.65 percent in January 2021 to a high of 7.79 percent in...more
Employee benefits or employee benefit issues can arise anytime you are providing employees something of value other than direct cash compensation. Engagement is very important. I hear it talked about a lot at 401(k) committee...more
On September 30, 2022, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) published its final rule to implement beneficial ownership reporting requirements set forth in the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”). The CTA...more
Recently, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a discovery ruling, including an award of $93,243.50 in attorneys’ fees, against a defendant in a lawsuit arising under the Fair Credit Reporting Act...more
On September 20, 2024, in a 4-1 vote, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or “Commission”) approved final guidance for derivatives exchanges concerning the listing of voluntary carbon credit (“VCC”) derivative...more
Stripe has options to provide liquidity to investors beyond an IPO, one of which is a stock buyback, said James Stevens, a partner at the law firm Troutman Pepper who works with fintech companies. But “that takes away money...more
In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis delves into the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) recent response to the Treasury Department's request for information on the use of artificial...more
Welcome to “Compliance Tip of the Day,” the podcast where we bring you daily insights and practical advice on navigating the ever-evolving landscape of compliance and regulatory requirements. Whether you’re a seasoned...more
On September 17, 2024, the FDIC board approved a notice of proposed rulemaking that would increase recordkeeping obligations for bank deposits received from third party, non-bank companies that accept those deposits on behalf...more
On 18 September 2024, the FCA provided an update on its work in the cash savings market. Following the FCA’s 2023 cash savings market review in light of concerns that higher interest rates were not being passed on effectively...more
Key Takeaways - •FinCEN has issued two new final rules to significantly expand regulation around certain investment adviser and residential real estate sectors to combat illicit finance in these areas. These highly...more
September 24, 2024- The House Financial Services Committee (FSC) held a hearing to conduct oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission with testimony from all five Commissioners. In preparation of such hearing the...more
The U.S. Treasury Department’s SSBCI program provides a potentially significant source of capital for venture capital fund managers. In particular, venture capital funds focused on targeted geographies may find SSBCI...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted amendments to the reporting requirements of Forms N-PORT and N-CEN and issued guidance related to registered open-end funds’ liquidity risk management programs...more
On Sept. 17, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Board met to finalize an updated approach to increase scrutiny of bank mergers, particularly those that would result in a bank with over $100 billion in...more
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is pleased to present the 2024 Mid-Year Technology and Life Sciences PIPE and RDO Report, analyzing 124 private investments in public equity (PIPEs) and registered direct offerings (RDOs) by...more
In the latest of our quarterly webinars, we looked at selling illiquid investments in preparation for a buy-in, including...more
On July 25, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (collectively, the agencies) issued a “Joint Statement on Banks’...more