In This Issue. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will no longer charge lenders the Adverse Market Refinance Fee; the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is seeking...more
7/30/2021
/ Adverse Market Refinance Fees ,
Banking Sector ,
Board of Governors ,
Borrowers ,
Comment Period ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
CRA ,
Delinquent Borrowers ,
Deposit Insurance ,
Division of Investment Management ,
Fannie Mae ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
FHFA ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Freddie Mac ,
Lenders ,
Liquidity ,
Money Market Funds ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Public Comment ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SBA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In This Issue. The House of Representatives voted to pass a Congressional Review Act resolution repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) “true lender” rule; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...more
7/28/2021
/ AML/CFT ,
Annual Reports ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Arkansas Teacher Retirement System v Goldman Sachs Group ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Basic v Levinson ,
Borrowers ,
BSA/AML ,
Burden of Persuasion ,
Burden of Proof ,
Certiorari ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Community Development ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Distressed Properties ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
Foreclosure ,
Goldman Sachs ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Loss Mitigation ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Mortgages ,
No-Action Letters ,
OCC ,
Presumption of Reliance ,
Regulation X ,
Repeal ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Litigation ,
Shareholders ,
True Lender ,
Underserved Locations
In This Issue. President Biden signed an executive order addressing climate-related financial risks; the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalized a rule applicable to national banks and federal savings...more
5/27/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Biden Administration ,
Call Reports ,
Climate Change ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Executive Orders ,
FDIC ,
Federal Insurance Office ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Savings Associations ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FSOC ,
Governor Baker ,
Investment Funds ,
Masks ,
OCC ,
Proxy Voting ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Secretary of the Treasury
In This Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced that it will reconsider its controversial June 2020 final rule revising its Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rules, and published its Semiannual...more
5/21/2021
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Banking Sector ,
Comment Period ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Depository Institutions ,
Digital Assets ,
FDIC ,
Federal Savings Associations ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Lenders ,
OCC ,
Public Comment ,
Request For Information ,
Risk Management ,
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID)
In This Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted preliminary conditional approval to a third cryptocurrency firm chartering a national trust bank; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)...more
5/4/2021
/ American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
Banking Sector ,
Closed-End Funds ,
COBRA ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Depository Institutions ,
Final Rules ,
Income Taxes ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Mortgages ,
National Bank Charters ,
NYSE ,
OCC ,
Private Funds ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Qualified Mortgage Rule
In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Investment Management provided notice that it would terminate or withdraw certain temporary relief provided in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; the...more
5/3/2021
/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) ,
Debt Collection ,
Debtors ,
Division of Investment Management ,
Eviction ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Moratorium ,
OCC ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Business ,
Tenants ,
Written Notice
In this Issue. The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that it was opening the application process for the Emergency Capital Investment Program, a new program designed to provide long-term, low-cost equity and...more
3/12/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Capital Investments ,
Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Debt Financing ,
Depository Institutions ,
Division of Investment Management ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Gender Identity ,
Lenders ,
Liquidity ,
New Guidance ,
OCC ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Small Business ,
U.S. Treasury
In this Issue. In one of its first acts after being installed on January 20, the Biden Administration issued a regulatory freeze on new agency rules that have been adopted but are not yet effective; in one of its final acts...more
1/29/2021
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Appeals ,
Banking Sector ,
Biden Administration ,
Borrowers ,
Carried Interest ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Debt Relief ,
Debtors ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Access to Credit ,
FDIC ,
Fees ,
Final Report ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Lenders ,
Misrepresentation ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
New Rules ,
OCC ,
Popular ,
Public Comment ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
Ripple ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Student Loans ,
Supervisory Guidance ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
Unlawful Practices ,
Unregistered Securities ,
Virtual Currency
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
/ Advisory Opinions ,
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 this Issue. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was busy this week, finalizing rules that modernize brokered deposits regulations, establish new standards for parent companies of industrial loan companies and...more
12/17/2020
/ §314(b) ,
Banking Sector ,
Branch Offices ,
Brokered Deposits ,
Brokers ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Loan Companies ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Debt Collection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Policies ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FDCPA ,
FDIC ,
Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies ,
Federal Reserve ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Reporting ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Historic Preservation ,
Information Sharing ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
Investors ,
MD&A Statements ,
NEPA ,
NHPA ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
OCC ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Qualified Mortgage Rule ,
Registered Funds ,
SBA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Regulation ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
In the News. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a long-awaited rule seeking comment on its proposed approach to determine the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) evaluation measure benchmarks, retail...more
11/30/2020
/ Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Benchmarks ,
Charitable Organizations ,
Comment Period ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Debt Buyers ,
Debt Collection ,
Derivatives ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Document Retention Policies ,
Due Diligence ,
Fannie Mae ,
FDIC ,
FHFA ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Adviser ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Freddie Mac ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Lenders ,
MD&A Statements ,
Mutual Funds ,
Nonprofits ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
OCC ,
OCIE ,
Private Investment Funds ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Registration Statement ,
Regulation M ,
Regulation S-K ,
Regulation S-T ,
Regulation Z ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Relief Measures ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Alert ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Student Loans ,
Supervisory Guidance
In the News. Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) published its proxy voting guidelines updates for 2021, which include new and updated voting recommendations on federal forum and exclusive forum provisions in companies’...more
11/19/2020
/ Affordable Housing ,
Amended Regulation ,
Banking Sector ,
Board of Directors ,
Borrowers ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
Debt Collection ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity ,
E-Signatures ,
EDGAR ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Exclusive Forum ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fannie Mae ,
FHFA ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Freddie Mac ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Interpretive Letters ,
Investment Management ,
Lenders ,
Loan Origination Funds ,
MNPI ,
Mortgages ,
Multi-Family Housing ,
No-Action Letters ,
Non-Public Information ,
OCC ,
Proxy Voting ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In the News. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) granted a no-action letter (NAL) regarding a proposed small-dollar credit product and sought comment on the CFPB’s plan to study how consumers locate, comprehend...more
11/12/2020
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Blockchain ,
Board of Directors ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Debt Settlement Services ,
Disclosure ,
Diversity ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FDCPA ,
FDIC ,
Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies ,
Federal Reserve ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Geographic Targeting Order ,
Interest Rates ,
Joint Statements ,
Libor ,
Loans ,
New Guidance ,
New Rules ,
No-Action Letters ,
OCC ,
Payday Loans ,
PayPal ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Shareholders ,
Small Dollar Lenders ,
Student Loans ,
Telemarketing Sales Rule ,
Title Insurance
In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted broad exempt offering reforms; the Department of Labor (DOL) finalized a rule, with significant revisions from the original proposal, on ESG investments; the...more
11/5/2020
/ Banking Sector ,
Capital Formation ,
Climate Change ,
Confidential Information ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Department of Financial Services ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Derivatives ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
FDCPA ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Fiduciary ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Records ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Main Street Lending Programs ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
OCC ,
Offerings ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Registered Funds ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Business ,
Small Business Loans ,
UDAAP
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 the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it adopted Rule 12d1-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), providing a new regulatory framework for fund-of-funds and final...more
10/22/2020
/ Asset Management ,
Auditor Independence ,
Audits ,
Bank Holding Company ,
Banking Sector ,
Brokers ,
Capital Rules ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Depository Institutions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Exemptions ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Stimulus ,
FinCEN ,
Finders ,
Fund of Funds ,
Gifts ,
GSE ,
Insurance Fraud ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Liquidity ,
Marketing Services Agreements ,
Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) ,
OCC ,
Promotional Items ,
Regulation S-X ,
Regulation X ,
Relief Measures ,
Reporting Requirements ,
RESPA ,
Robocalling ,
Rule 12d1-4 ,
Section 8 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
TCPA ,
TLAC ,
Trump Administration ,
UDAAP ,
Unemployment Insurance ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
SEC Charges Trust Company with Operating Unregistered Investment Companies and Failing to Register Securities Offerings. On September 30, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it had settled charges with...more
10/8/2020
/ Banking Regulators ,
Banking Sector ,
Borrowers ,
Capital Requirements ,
Change of Ownership ,
Class Action ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) ,
Dividends ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Reserve ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Instruments ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Incentive Awards ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
New Guidance ,
New Rules ,
NYSE ,
OCC ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Public Comment ,
Relief Measures ,
Risk Management ,
SBA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Approval ,
Shareholders ,
Small Banks ,
Small Business ,
Stock Repurchases ,
Stress Tests ,
Supervision ,
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) ,
Trust Funds ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
Unregistered Securities
In the News. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) proposed rules to modernize the regulations that implement the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA); the Conference of State Bank Supervisors...more
9/24/2020
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Holding Company Act ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Blockchain ,
Borrowers ,
CD&I ,
Comment Period ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
CSBS ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Debt Collection ,
Debtors ,
Depository Institutions ,
Digital Assets ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Governor Newsom ,
Hackers ,
Interpretive Letters ,
Lenders ,
Main Street Lending Programs ,
Money Transmitter ,
New Legislation ,
OCC ,
OCIE ,
Payment Processors ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Regulation S-K ,
Risk Alert ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stablecoins ,
Stress Tests ,
Underwriting
In the News. On the heels of a lawsuit challenging the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) recently issued Madden fix/valid when made rule, eight state attorneys general filed suit challenging a similar rule...more
8/28/2020
/ Abuse of Discretion ,
Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) ,
Appeals ,
Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Best Practices ,
CARD Act ,
Carried Interest ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Credit Discrimination ,
Delays ,
Depository Institutions ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fannie Mae ,
FDIC ,
Federal Deposit Insurance Act ,
Fees ,
FHFA ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Freddie Mac ,
GSE ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Joint Statements ,
Libor ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Loans ,
OCC ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Policy Statement ,
Predatory Lending ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Comment ,
Refinancing ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Request For Information ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
Small Business Loans
In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized amendments to its proxy solicitation rules that will modify the practices of proxy advisory firms, providing them with greater transparency and...more
8/3/2020
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Borrowers ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Confidential Supervisory Information ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Discrimination ,
Criminal Records ,
Cross-Border ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Emergency Lending ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Records ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
FOIA ,
Form CRS ,
Freedom of Information ,
Lenders ,
Liquidation ,
Loan Applications ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
OCC ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Proxy Advisory Firms ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Solicitations ,
Proxy Voting ,
SBA ,
Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Swaps ,
Virtual Currency
In This Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) proposed a rule that would establish that a national bank or federal savings association is the “true lender” of a loan if, as of the date of origination, the...more
7/23/2020
/ Banking Sector ,
Board of Directors ,
Board of Governors ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Complaint Database ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Savings Associations ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Lenders ,
Loan Agreements ,
Main Street Lending Programs ,
Nonprofits ,
OCC ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Personal Data ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Regulation Z ,
Request For Information
In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to its exemptive applications procedures under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act) and proposed to amend Form 13F to...more
7/16/2020
/ Banking Sector ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
FFIEC ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Form 13F ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investment Management ,
Joint Statements ,
Libor ,
Mortgage Escrow Account ,
New Guidance ,
OCC ,
OCIE ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular ,
Proposed Rules ,
Ransomware ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Alert ,
Risk Management ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SBA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Dollar Lenders
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
/ Acquisitions ,
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. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalized its “Madden fix,” establishing a rule that codifies the “valid when made” principle for nationally chartered banks; the Securities and Exchange...more
6/4/2020
/ Borrowers ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FHFA ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Lenders ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Madden v Midland Funding ,
Main Street Lending Programs ,
National Bank Act ,
No-Action Letters ,
OCC ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
SBA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF)
In This Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalized a rule to strengthen and modernize regulations under the Community Reinvestment Act; the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt...more
5/21/2020
/ Amended Rules ,
Banking Sector ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CARES Act ,
Comment Period ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consolidated Audit Trail ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
CSBS ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FCC ,
Federal Reserve ,
FHFA ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
Form CRS ,
Homeowners ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Mortgages ,
National Market System (NMS) ,
New Rules ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
OCC ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Public Comment ,
Qui Tam ,
Regulation Best Interest ,
Regulation D ,
Relief Measures ,
Robocalling ,
SBA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Time-Barred Debt ,
Transparency