In this issue:

- FINRA and ISG Extend Effective Date for Certain Electronic Blue Sheet Data Elements

- NFA Amends FCM Capital Requirements for Forex Transactions with ECPs

- Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Collateral Estoppel in Multiforum Litigation

- DOJ Narrows “Carve Out” Practice Regarding Corporate Plea Agreements

- Bill Introduced to Require Study on Basel III

- ABA Endorses Bill to Mandate Examination Fairness

- Agencies Provide Additional Instructions for Submission of Resolution Plans and Extend Deadline

- Federal Reserve Proposes Assessments for BHCs with $50 Billion or Greater in Assets

- Steve Antonakes, Acting Deputy Director of the CFPB, Addresses Bankers

- Excerpt from Federal Reserve Proposes Assessments for BHCs with $50 Billion or Greater in Assets:

On April 18 the Federal Reserve Board (Board) proposed an annual assessment of bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies with $50 billion or greater in total consolidated assets and for nonbank financial companies designated by the Financial Stability Oversight Council for supervision by the Federal Reserve.