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With inflation continuing to impact the US economy, lenders are focused on the economic impact of elevated interest rates. Lenders’ expectations for the US economy’s performance in the longer term – beyond the next six months...more
With inflation continuing to impact the US economy, lenders are focused on the economic impact of the presidential election in November. Lenders’ expectations for the US economy’s performance in the longer term – beyond the...more
In April 2023, we published an overview of the BE-12, a benchmark survey conducted every five years by the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (“BEA”) to gather information about foreign direct investment in...more
Interest rates and inflation have been the big drivers of the US economy as of late, but lenders are increasingly optimistic for 2024, despite some challenges. Lenders foresee interest rate declines beginning in 2024 – with...more
On July 31, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) issued its July Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices, which addressed changes in the standards and terms on, and...more
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce requires an incorporated U.S. business enterprise or an equivalent unincorporated U.S. business enterprise in which a foreign person or entity owns or...more
Letter from Our Co-Chairs - As the digital transformation of financial markets accelerates at breakneck speeds, fintech presents significant opportunities and challenges for both investors and innovators around the world. ...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is asking providers of small business finance to take a survey on potential up-front costs associated with complying with Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and...more
As we previously reported, the CFPB is conducting an assessment of the TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) Rule. Although the comment period associated with the Federal Register notice regarding the assessment ended on...more
Further liberalisation of the Myanmar banking and financial services sector The Central Bank of Myanmar (“CBM”) is making significant strides towards opening up Myanmar’s banking and finance sector. In the past few months,...more
The Bureau of Economic Analysis of the U.S. Department of Commerce (BEA) requires U.S. businesses in which a foreign person or entity owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than 10 percent of the voting securities (a...more
The deadline for submission of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) five-year benchmark survey regarding foreign direct investment in the United States is rapidly approaching.1 The survey, known...more
The CFPB has published a notice in the Federal Register announcing that it plans to seek OMB approval to conduct online testing of ATM/overdraft disclosures with 8,000 individuals. Comments are due on or before January 16,...more
In a new white paper, “An Overview of the Analytical Flaws and Methodological Shortcomings of the CFPB’s Survey of Consumer Experiences with Debt Collection,” ACA International takes aim at the report released by the CFPB in...more
The CFPB released two items at year-end: the results of its 2016 annual employee survey and its updated Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan (Strategic Plan) for 2016-2020....more
The CFPB has published a notice in the Federal Register indicating that it is planning to conduct a “Financial Well-Being National Survey.” In the notice, the CFPB states that through its prior research, it has determined...more
Regulatory Developments: FINRA Requests Comment on Rules Relating to Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults - On Oct. 15 FINRA published Regulatory Notice 15-37, requesting comment on proposed amendments to...more
The Commerce Department’s BE-180 Survey of Financial Services Transactions is a mandatory benchmark survey conducted every five years and administered by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (the “BEA”). Reports are required by...more
Private equity firms may be subject to new mandatory BEA reporting requirements with respect to their cross-border financial services transactions. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the US Department of Commerce...more
For many U.S. asset managers and other financial services providers, the recent BE-10 Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad (BE-10) and the upcoming BE-180 Benchmark Survey of Financial Services Transactions...more
Now that the dust has settled a little on the BE-10 benchmark survey responses, U.S. financial service providers, including investment advisers, should take note that the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (the “BEA”) has...more
The November 1, 2015 deadline is approaching for US financial services providers—including many US fund managers, private funds, and registered investment companies—to file a BE-180 with the US Department of Commerce....more
In the fall of 2015, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) will administer its next Benchmark Survey of Financial Services Transactions between U.S. Financial Services Providers and Foreign...more
The CFPB has published a notice indicating that it is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget to conduct “a national web survey of 8,000 individuals as part of its study of ATM/debit card overdraft...more
The U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis (the "BEA") recently released the final version of the BE-180 report, a five-year benchmark survey that collects data on transactions between U.S. persons that are...more