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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Hot Summer for Margin Rules and NAV Loans

Most net asset value (NAV) loans to fund borrowers do not include publicly traded positions in the collateral package because borrowers usually use NAV loans to finance against illiquid positions (and publicly traded...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Required margining of certain agency MBS transactions may be on the horizon

On Friday, May 7, 2021, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) filed a proposal with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to amend the provisions of a yet-to-become effective version of FINRA Rule 4210...more

Orrick - Finance 20/20

Agencies Approve Amendments to Swap Margin Rule

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On September 21, the Farm Credit Administration, the FDIC, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Federal Reserve and the OCC approved final amendments to swap margin requirements to conform with recent rule changes that...more

A&O Shearman

US Federal Financial Regulators Propose Amendments to Swap Margin Rule

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The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the US Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the US Farm Credit Administration and the US Federal Housing Finance...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

SEC Approves Rules to Ease Investor Access to Exhibits in Company Filings - On March 1, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt rule and form amendments that will require issuers to include a...more

Orrick - Finance 20/20

Agencies Release Swap Margin Guidance

On February 23, 2017, the Federal Reserve Board (Board) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued guidance regarding how supervisors should examine for compliance with the swap margin rule. The swap...more

Goodwin

Financial Services Weekly News - March 2017

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Editor's Note - In This Issue. The New York Department of Financial Services issued its highly anticipated cybersecurity regulation in its final form, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued updated guidance...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The Federal Reserve and OCC Guidance Regarding Initial Examinations for Compliance with Variation Margin Rules for Non-Cleared...

Last week the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC” and, collectively with the Federal Reserve, the “Banking Agencies”) released...more

Troutman Pepper

Update: Prudential Regulators Delay Compliance Deadline for New Swap Margin Rules

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If you have been following our alerts on the pending deadlines (and the delays of these deadlines by certain regulators) of the new swap variation margin rules (New Swap Margin Rules) that were due to go into effect on March...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Swap Dealer Banks Win Six Month Phase-In for Variation Margin Requirements for Most Counterparties

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U.S. swap dealer banks received much needed breathing room, but not complete relief from the March 1, 2017 variation margin (VM) deadline for swaps and security-based swaps. On February 23, 2017, the Federal Reserve Board...more

Orrick - Finance 20/20

Agencies Finalize Rule Exempting Certain Commercial and Financial End Users from Initial and Variation Margin Requirements

On August 1, 2016, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the Farm Credit...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Community Banks Win Exemption From Dodd-Frank Margin Requirements

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Community banks and other small financial institutions will not have to post margin for their noncleared swap transactions. On August 1, 2016, the Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

The Federal Housing Administration Announces New Loan Limits for 2016 - On December 9, 2015, the Federal Housing Administration ("FHA") announced its schedule of loan limits for the 2016 calendar year. The new schedule,...more

Goodwin

Financial Services Weekly News - November 2015

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Regulatory Developments - Client Alert: SEC Issues New Guidance on Excluding Shareholder Proposals under Rule 14a-8: Goodwin Procter’s Capital Markets practice has released a client alert on the SEC’s Division of...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

Federal Reserve, OCC, FCA, FHFA and FDIC Adopt Joint Final Rule on Swap Margin Requirements - On October 22, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the "OCC"), the Federal Reserve Board (the "Board"), the Farm...more

Goodwin

Financial Services Weekly News - October 2015 #4

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Regulatory Developments - SEC to Vote on Final Title III Crowdfunding Rules Oct. 30: The SEC has announced that it will vote on whether to adopt rules and forms related to the offer and sale of securities through...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Banking Regulators Adopt End-User Exemption for Swap Margin Requirements

New Margin Requirements - The Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation approved a final rule to establish margin requirements for swaps that are not cleared through a clearinghouse. This action is...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

ICMA Issues Updated Legal Opinions On GMRA - On April 9, the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) published the 2015 legal opinions on the Global Master Repurchase Agreement (GMRA), the principal standard...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Prudential Regulators and CFTC Re-Propose Margin Requirement Rules for Uncleared Swaps

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The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Farm Credit Administration, and the Federal Housing Finance Agency...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bridging the Week - October 2014 #4

Senior Fed Officials Encourage Financial Industry Firms to Improve Compliance Culture - Enhancing culture was the theme at a workshop on “Reforming Culture and Behavior in the Financial Services Industry” held at the...more

Perkins Coie

Financial Services Bulletin: Action at Federal Agencies

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The Federal Reserve Board Proposes Repeal of Unfair or Deceptive Acts Rules - On Friday, August 22, 2014, the Federal Reserve Board (the "Board") requested comments on its proposal to repeal its Regulation AA, which...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Regulators Publish Re-proposed Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps

On September 3, 2014, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Board) jointly adopted, with certain federal banking regulators, re-proposed rules that will require registered swap dealers, security-based swap...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bridging the Week - September 2014 #2

CFTC Proposes Margin Rules for Uncleared Swaps and Approves Special Treatment for Operations-Related Swaps With Certain Government-Owned Natural Gas and Electric Utilities - A few weeks after the Federal Reserve Bank...more

Orrick - Finance 20/20

Federal Agencies Seek Comment on Swap Margin Requirements

On September 3, the Fed, the Farm Credit Administration, the FDIC, the FHFA, and the OCC sought comment on a proposed rule to establish margin requirements for swap dealers, major swap participants, security-based swap...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Summary of Prudential Regulators’ Re-Proposed Margin Rules

On September 3, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Board”), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Farm Credit Administration and the Federal Housing...more

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