Strategic Benefits of Consumer Surveys in Complex Litigation | Episode 69
Compliance Perspectives: Michael Horowitz, Inspector General at the Department of Justice, on Conducting High Profile Internal Investigations - Part 2
Compliance Perspectives: Michael Horowitz, Inspector General at the Department of Justice, on Conducting High Profile Internal Investigations - Part I
The line between virtual and reality is getting thinner. Gamers pay gaming companies real currency for virtual in-game currency to buy skins, create the world they want to live in (virtually), or purchase loot that aid in...more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior month covered during the December 2023 webinar....more
A recent OCC report identified key issues facing the federal banking system, including increasing credit risk due to higher interest rates, increasing risk in commercial real estate lending, prolonged inflation, declining...more
There Has Been Little Movement in Federal Legalization. This has led to cannabis investors and companies to downgrade expectations for federal legalization and focus their strategies on state reform. Federal lawmakers...more
On May 20, the OCC published its Semiannual Risk Perspective, Spring 2019 and singled out financial innovation and rapid developments in Fintech as a special topic in emerging risks to the banking industry. This is the first...more
Setting the scene The long anticipated European Commission (DG COMP) report on "EU loan syndication and its impact on competition in credit markets" (see here) has finally been published. The study primarily focuses on the...more
Managing third party vendor relationships has always been an important function in banks. More recently it has become a hot topic for state and federal financial bank regulators. The increasing complexity of what vendors are...more
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) recently issued a report identifying common cybersecurity issues and concerns caused by the failure of some banks to sufficiently manage vulnerabilities posed by...more
On September 11, the BCBS issued a report and an accompanying press release, which summarized the aggregate results of the latest Basel III monitoring exercise, using data as of December 31, 2013. The report covers analysis...more
The CFPB moved closer to likely rulemaking on overdraft programs with the release late last week of a new report entitled “Data Point: Checking account overdraft.” The report is based on account-level and...more
On June 25, the OCC released a report presenting its findings on the risks facing national banks and federal savings associations. ...more
While Director Cordray’s appearance at the House Financial Services Committee’s hearing on the CFPB’s fifth Semi-Annual Report yesterday was accompanied by the usual dose of political theater, his testimony did yield the...more