On May 30, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Cantero v. Bank of America, vacating and remanding a decision by the Second Circuit that concluded that the federally authorized powers of national banks under...more
On June 6, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) issued a request for information (RFI) on the “uses, opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence (AI) in the financial services sector.” The RFI seeks...more
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency recently announced proposals to update their approaches to evaluating bank mergers and other business combinations under the Bank Merger...more
5/1/2024
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Biden Administration ,
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Proposed Rules
On May 9, New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS or the Department) Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris issued proposed guidance to clarify the DFS’s updated expectations regarding the review and assessment of the...more
The rise of ransomware attacks has prompted the international community to explore a range of approaches to deter these attacks, including the use of sanctions, the further development and instantiation of norms governing...more
6/2/2023
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Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Economic Sanctions ,
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Ransomware ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Risk-Based Approaches ,
Russia ,
SDN List
On Sunday evening, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Federal Reserve, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announced measures to (1) prevent losses to all depositors — including all uninsured depositors — after...more
3/17/2023
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Banks ,
Biden Administration ,
Deposit Accounts ,
Deposit Insurance ,
Depository Institutions ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Insolvency ,
Receivership ,
Relief Measures ,
Silicon Valley ,
U.S. Treasury
On Sunday evening, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), Federal Reserve, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced measures to (1) prevent losses to all depositors—including all uninsured...more
3/14/2023
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Banks ,
Deposit Accounts ,
Deposit Insurance ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Insolvency ,
Receivership ,
Relief Measures ,
Silicon Valley ,
U.S. Treasury