In this Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized reforms under the Investment Advisers Act to modernize rules that govern investment adviser advertisements and payments to solicitors, and published a risk...more
1/7/2021
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Appeals ,
Banking Sector ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Cash Solicitation Rule ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Interpretive Letters ,
Investment Adviser ,
Lenders ,
OCC ,
OCIE ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Popular ,
Preemption ,
Proposed Rules ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulation Z ,
Relief Measures ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Alert ,
Safe Harbors ,
SAR ,
SEC Advertising Rule ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Violations ,
Special Purpose Entities
In the News. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalized its “true lender” rule, which establishes that a national bank or federal savings association (bank) is the “true lender” of a loan if, as of the...more
10/29/2020
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Amended Rules ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
CFTC ,
Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) ,
Comptroller ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Depository Institutions ,
Derivatives ,
FDCPA ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
FHFA ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Records ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
FinTech ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
Insured Depository Institutions ,
Inter-Bank Offered Rates (IBORs) ,
Investors ,
ISDA ,
Military Service Members ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
Private Investment Funds ,
Proposed Rules ,
Proxy Statements ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) ,
Travel Rule ,
True Lender ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
In This Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking seeking comments on several issues related to digital technology and innovation, as well as proposed...more
6/12/2020
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Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Amended Rules ,
Banking Sector ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
E-Signatures ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Reporting ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Innovation ,
Libor ,
Main Street Lending Programs ,
OCC ,
Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (PPPFA) ,
Payday Loans ,
Public Comment ,
Restraining Orders ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF)
In this Issue: Senate Votes to Expand Paycheck Protection Program; FHFA (Finally) Addresses Liquidity Concerns for Mortgage Servicers. Yesterday, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation providing $484 billion in...more
4/24/2020
/ Banking Sector ,
Borrower Protection Programs ,
Borrowers ,
BSA/AML ,
CARES Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Fannie Mae ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Reserve ,
FHFA ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Freddie Mac ,
HMDA ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Lenders ,
Liquidity ,
Main Street Lending Programs ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
SBA ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Small Business ,
Startups
On August 10, 2018, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve (“Board of Governors”) announced that a national bank had consented to the assessment of a civil money penalty totaling $8.6 million pursuant to the Federal...more
On February 2, 2018, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Board”) announced that it would restrict the growth of a national bank based on its past consumer abuses and compliance failures and its need to...more
On September 14, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System announced the execution of a settlement with a state bank concerning alleged violations of the National Flood Insurance Act (“NFIA”), 42 U.S.C. §...more