It has been a period rife with notable shifts on the global stage; a new administration in the US, the end of the Brexit transition period and the reaching of key milestones in the discontinuation of LIBOR, to name but a few....more
11/16/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Biden Administration ,
Climate Change ,
Cross-Border ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Libor ,
OCC ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Sustainability ,
UK
The OCC recently finalized two broad updates to its regulations that increase flexibility for regulatory filings, including for corporate transactions such as business combinations, and update and clarify permissible...more
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a final rule that creates a bright-line test to determine when a national bank or federal savings association (bank) makes a loan and is the "true lender," including...more
In response to the global COVID-19 crisis, US federal financial regulators are taking important actions that affect US and non-US financial institutions, other financial services providers, consumers, and the US and global...more
5/2/2020
/ Banks ,
CFTC ,
Comment Period ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
FDIC ,
Federal Loans ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Foreign Banks ,
FRB ,
Midsize and Large Business Loans ,
OCC ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Popular ,
Public Comment ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Business Loans ,
State of Emergency ,
Volcker Rule
In response to the global COVID-19 crisis, US federal financial regulators are taking important actions that affect US and non-US financial institutions, other financial services providers, consumers, and the US and global...more
4/28/2020
/ Banks ,
CFTC ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DSIO ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
FRB ,
OCC ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Relief Measures ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In response to the global COVID-19 crisis, US federal financial regulators are taking important actions that affect US and non-US financial institutions, other financial services providers, consumers, and the US and global...more
4/22/2020
/ Appraisal ,
Borrower Protection Programs ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Deferred Action ,
FDIC ,
FHFA ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FRB ,
HMDA ,
NCUA ,
OCC ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Relief Measures ,
Temporary Regulations