First Republic Executives Fail in Attempt to Recover Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan Assets
FIRREA: The New Weapon of Choice for Federal Prosecutors
What Happened? On June 20, 2024, a group of federal regulators published a rule addressing for the use of automated valuation models (AVMs) in mortgage origination and secondary market transactions....more
As a part of Federal agencies’ issuance of their semi-annual Spring 2023 Regulatory Agenda, the CFPB has published its Spring 2023 Agency Rule List (“2023 List”). In that List, the CFPB has set forth the status of its...more
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs recently released the CFPB’s spring 2023 regulatory agenda. Key rulemaking initiatives that the agency expects to initiate or continue include...more
Recently, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs released the CFPB’s fall 2022 regulatory agenda. Key rulemaking initiatives that the agency expects to initiate or continue include...more
The CFPB has published its Spring 2022 rulemaking agenda as part of the Spring 2022 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. The agenda’s preamble indicates that the information in the agenda is current...more
Section 1473(q) of the Dodd-Frank Act (now codified at 12 U.S.C. § 3354(q)) amended the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (“FIRREA”) to instruct the CFPB, Fed, OCC, FDIC, NCUA, and FHFA...more
On August 5, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a “ seeking to address regulatory roadblocks that have hindered the administration of the whistleblower reward program. This Statement follows just...more
The U.S. Senate on March 14 passed S.2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (the Act), by a vote of 67 to 31. Although the Act would not make the sweeping changes to the Dodd-Frank Act found...more
The Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (ASC) issued its anticipated final rule providing for collection and transmission of the appraisal management company (AMC) annual national...more
On May 20, 2016, the Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (ASC) issued a proposed rule to implement collection and transmission of the appraisal management company (AMC) annual...more
Six federal financial regulatory issued a final rule that implements minimum requirements for state registration and supervision of appraisal management companies, or AMCs. An AMC is an entity that provides appraisal...more
As reported by the Wall Street Journal, the Obama administration will seek to remove the $1.6 million cap on rewards to whistleblowers who provide evidence of criminal conduct by financial executives under the 1989 Financial...more
The semiannual regulatory agenda posted by the CFPB last week on its website indicates that the CFPB has potentially ambitious future rulemaking plans. The agenda identifies the regulatory matters the CFPB “reasonably...more
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) recently updated its guidance on procedures for internal appeals of supervisory decisions at various levels. The subject matter deals solely with internal appeal procedures...more
In this issue: - ISS Announces ISS Governance QuickScore to Replace GRId - Petitioners File Opening Brief Challenging SEC’s Conflict Minerals Rule - SEC Roundtable Discusses Decimalization and Tick Sizes -...more
The U.S. government continues to ramp up investigations and enforcement actions against banks, mortgage companies and other financial services companies, including using tools such as the False Claims Act and its power to...more