Eight bold regulatory predictions on the direction of U.S. Banking and Fintech regulation in light of the election results. The era of “outside the law” Federal regulation is over. Critics of the CFPB (exclusively...more
Regulatory Developments - Cordray Testifies before Senate Banking Committee - On April 7, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray testified before the Senate Banking Committee during the...more
Goldman Sachs—the last big-bank holdout—has agreed to resolve a spate of state and federal investigations related to its role in the 2008-era MBS debacle for an eye-popping $5.1 billion – WSJ and Bloomberg and Law360... ...more
MetLife went to the mats over its SIFI label . . . and it won big. A federal judge in D.C. yesterday rescinded the “too big to fail” designation for the insurer, though the government can appeal the decision. The decision...more