News & Analysis as of

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act › Prudential Standards

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is a United States federal statute signed into law on July 21, 2010. The Act was passed in response to the Great Recession of the late 2000s and... more +
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is a United States federal statute signed into law on July 21, 2010. The Act was passed in response to the Great Recession of the late 2000s and includes broad reforms related to many aspects of the financial and banking industry. Notable sections of the Act include stricter regulations of the derivatives market, as well as the Volcker Rule, which restricts the trading practices of FDIC-insured institutions.    less -
Latham & Watkins LLP

FRB Governor Recommends Circumspect Approach to Bank Regulatory Reform

Latham & Watkins LLP on

Governor Bowman calls for transparent supervisory expectations and attention to the consequences of regulatory reform on the broader financial system. On June 25, 2023, US Federal Reserve Board (FRB) Governor Michelle W....more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Could the US Government’s Financial Stability Oversight Council Subject the Residential Mortgage Industry or Mortgage REITs to...

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives on

Raise your hand if you are an independent mortgage banker, a residential mortgage real estate investment trust (“mREIT”) or a nonbank investor in residential mortgage loans that would like to be subject to additional federal...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Federal banking agencies release tailoring rules

Ballard Spahr LLP on

On October 10, 2019, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), together with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, adopted a final rule to revise the...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

US, UK Enter Into ‘Covered Agreement’ on Reciprocity in Insurance Regulation

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP on

On Dec. 18, 2018, the Trump Administration signed a bilateral agreement on prudential insurance matters between the United States and the United Kingdom (the U.S.-U.K. Covered Agreement)....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Rightsizing Regulation: U.S. Banking Agencies Release “Tailoring” Proposals and Regional Banks Are the Winners

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on

Last week, the federal banking agencies issued two notices of proposed rulemaking designed to lessen regulatory requirements on small and regional banking organizations....more

A&O Shearman

Financial Regulatory Developments Focus - May 2018 #4

A&O Shearman on

In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more

A&O Shearman

First Major Dodd-Frank Reform Bill Signed Into Law

A&O Shearman on

On May 24, 2018, President Trump signed into law the first major financial services reform bill since the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) in 2010. The Economic...more

Sullivan & Worcester

What Does the Dodd-Frank Relief Bill mean for Enhanced Prudential Standards for Foreign Banks?

Sullivan & Worcester on

On May 23, Congress passed a bill to revise Dodd-Frank to reduce regulatory burdens on banks. Just as with the original Dodd-Frank Act, the real work will have to be done by the banking agencies and thus months will have to...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Financial Regulatory Reform Legislation Proceeds through Congress

Morrison & Foerster LLP on

On May 22, 2018, the U.S. House of Representatives (“House”) passed S. 2155, the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act.” The bill was passed on a bipartisan basis with a vote of 258-159. The bill...more

Sullivan & Worcester

How Does the Fed Want to Regulate Foreign Banks?

Sullivan & Worcester on

On March 5, 2018, the Fed’s new Vice Chairman for Supervision, Randal Quarles, spoke at the Institute of International Bankers annual conference. He wanted to express his thoughts on the appropriate regulatory environment for...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest, Featuring Topics on CFTC, Litigation, Derivatives and UK Developments

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on

CFTC - CFTC and UK Financial Conduct Authority Sign Cooperation Arrangement on Financial Technology Innovation - On February 19, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Tailoring More Stringent Prudential Standards Under Section 165 of Dodd-Frank: Fed Finalizes Stress Test Relief for Large and...

Morrison & Foerster LLP on

On January 30, 2017, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”) adopted a final rule (the “Final CCAR Rule”) that revises the capital plan and stress test rules under the Dodd-Frank Wall...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

US, EU Enter Into Covered Agreement on Insurance

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP on

On Jan. 13, 2017, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative ("USTR") released the terms of the long-awaited covered agreement between the United States and the European Union (the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Federal Banking Agencies Issue Recommendations as Part of Their Section 620 Report to Solidify the Safety and Soundness of the...

Morrison & Foerster LLP on

On September 8, 2016, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC,” and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Dodd-Frank at 4: Where do we go from here?

Morrison & Foerster LLP on

Where do we go from here? As we mark another milestone in regulatory reform with the fourth anniversary of the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act, it strikes us that although most studies required to be undertaken by the Act...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"New Provisions Require Structural Change for Foreign Banking Organizations"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on

The Enhanced Prudential Standards (Regulation YY) of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System represent a significant shift in the U.S. regulation of foreign banking organizations (FBOs). In general, Regulation...more

Morgan Lewis

Federal Reserve Finalizes U.S. and Foreign Bank Prudential Standards

Morgan Lewis on

The long-awaited standards establish significant structural, liquidity, risk management, and capital requirements for the largest U.S. and foreign banks operating in the United States, including new intermediate holding...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Summary of Final Rule Imposing Enhanced Prudential Standards on FBOs

Morrison & Foerster LLP on

Last week, the Federal Reserve Board (the “Board”) issued its long-awaited final enhanced prudential rule (Regulation YY) under Section 165 of the Dodd-Frank Act (the “Final Rule”) for bank holding companies and foreign...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Federal Reserve Board Extends Comment Period to Implement Enhanced Prudential Standards and Early Remediation Requirements Until...

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on

Due to “the range and complexity of the issues addressed in the rulemaking,” the Federal Reserve Board (Board) has extended until April 30, 2013, the comment period on a proposed rule to implement the enhanced prudential...more

19 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide