Congress is considering some significant regulatory relief for financial institutions, including a rollback of certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. Just how much will depend on a number of factors....more
With the new administration weeks from taking over, President-elect Donald J. Trump's transition team is getting ready to make changes in the financial services industry, including a potential overhaul of the Dodd-Frank Act...more
Republicans retain the House and Senate and Donald Trump wins the presidential election, providing a Republican sweep of all the elected branches of the federal government. At this moment, it is unclear and uncertain what the...more
Why it Matters -
On March 7, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it is now accepting complaints on consumer loans from online marketplace lenders (MPLs). Established in 2010 under the...more
Why it matters -
In a split vote, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a final rule requiring public companies to disclose the "pay ratio" between the chief executive officer's (CEO) annual total...more
9/2/2015
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Statistical Sampling
On April 29, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the long-awaited proposal to disclose the relationship between executive pay and a company’s financial performance (the Pay to Performance Proposal)....more
Why it matters -
Continuing its efforts to accelerate enforcement actions against fraudulent practices in the auto industry, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently reported the results of its Operation Ruse Control....more
Community Banks and the Volcker Rule: What’s Next? -
For now, banks that have investments in CDO securities that are issued by funds that are invested in trust preferred securities (TruPS CDOs) have dodged a bullet. On...more
1/17/2014
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Banking Sector ,
Collateralized Loan Obligations ,
Community Banks ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Covered Entities ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Fair Lending ,
FFIEC ,
Financial Institutions ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Social Media ,
Trust Preferred Securities ,
Volcker Rule