In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a rule permitting most exchange-traded funds that satisfy a set of standardized conditions to operate without the expense and delay of obtaining exemptive...more
In This Issue. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) announced that it will launch a new round-the-clock, real-time payment and settlement service — the FedNow? Service — to support faster...more
8/8/2019
/ Banks ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
FDCPA ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Adviser ,
IRS ,
OCC ,
Regulation Z ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) ,
Virtual Currency
EDITOR'S NOTE -
Working Weekends and Holidays. While most Americans were enjoying the Independence Day holiday weekend, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve), the Office of the Comptroller of...more
7/12/2019
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Banking Sector ,
Call Blocking ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
FCC ,
FDIC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
HMDA ,
HOLA ,
Mutual Funds ,
No-Action Relief ,
OCC ,
Payday Lending Rule ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Summary Judgment ,
Volcker Rule
Editor's Note -
Busy Week for the Fed. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) was busy this past week, announcing that it would limit use of the “qualitative objection” in its Comprehensive...more
3/14/2019
/ CCAR ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
FFIEC ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FSOC ,
Minimum Salary ,
Over-Time ,
Regulation D ,
SCRA ,
Wage and Hour
Editor's Note -
In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Investment Management released a No-Action Letter that relieves mutual fund directors from in-person voting requirements under...more
3/7/2019
/ Clean Energy ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FHFA ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Mutual Funds ,
No-Action Relief ,
PACE ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)