On August 20, 2019, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) approved a final rule (the “2019 Final Rule”) to amend the rules implementing Section 13 of the Bank...more
The Federal Reserve and the FDIC published proposed changes to resolution plan (or “living will”) requirements applicable to U.S. and foreign banking organizations. The regulatory changes are necessary because the 2018...more
On May 22, 2018, the U.S. House of Representatives (“House”) passed S. 2155, the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act.” The bill was passed on a bipartisan basis with a vote of 258-159. The bill...more
Where do we go from here? As we mark another milestone in regulatory reform with the fourth anniversary of the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act, it strikes us that although most studies required to be undertaken by the Act...more
8/6/2015
/ Accredited Investors ,
AIF ,
Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD) ,
Capital Rules ,
CFTC ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Reporting Agencies ,
Covered Banking Entity ,
Covered Funds ,
Credit Cards ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Debt Collection ,
Derivatives ,
Dodd-Frank ,
ECOA ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Executive Compensation ,
Exemptions ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fair Lending ,
FDCPA ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Transaction Tax ,
Foreign Banks ,
FSOC ,
HMDA ,
HOEPA ,
Incentive Compensation ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
IOSCO ,
Liquidity Risk Management Rule ,
MiFID II ,
Mortgage Servicing Rules ,
NRSRO ,
OCC ,
Privacy Notice Rule ,
Proprietary Trading ,
Prudential Standards ,
Remittance Transfer Rule ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Security-Based Swaps ,
Shadow Banking ,
SIFIs ,
Stand-Alone SBSDs ,
Swap Execution Facilities ,
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) ,
Transparency ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
UCITS ,
UDAAP ,
Volcker Rule
On Friday, February 27, 2015, the Volcker Inter-Agency Group posted a new frequently asked question (FAQ 13), clarifying the scope of the so-called “marketing restriction” under the SOTUS covered fund exemption. The SOTUS...more
Last week, the Federal Reserve Board (the “Board”) issued its long-awaited final enhanced prudential rule (Regulation YY) under Section 165 of the Dodd-Frank Act (the “Final Rule”) for bank holding companies and foreign...more
On December 10, 2013, the Federal Reserve, FDIC, OCC, SEC, and CFTC (the “Agencies”) issued the long-awaited final rule (“Final Rule”) construing the Volcker Rule. The Volcker Rule generally prohibits banking entities — a...more
12/12/2013
/ CFTC ,
Exemptions ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Foreign Banks ,
OCC ,
Proprietary Trading ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sovereign Debt ,
Volcker Rule
Table of Contents:
Introduction; Financial Stability Reform; Resolution Planning; Agencies and Agency Oversight Reform; Securitization Reform; Derivatives Regulation; Investor Protection Reform; Credit Rating Agency...more
12/29/2012
/ Capital Requirements ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Corporate Governance ,
Credit Ratings ,
Derivatives ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Financial Stability Acts ,
Foreign Banks ,
Mortgage Loan Originators ,
Mortgages ,
Securitization ,
Servicing Policies ,
Volcker Rule