In this Issue. The federal bank regulatory agencies announced that the temporary change to the supplementary leverage ratio for depository institutions will expire as scheduled on March 31, 2021; the Small Business...more
3/25/2021
/ Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) ,
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
Banking Sector ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Consumer Loan Companies ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Depository Institutions ,
Division of Investment Management ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Valuation ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Libor ,
NYDFS ,
OCC ,
Partnerships ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation FD ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
Secondary Markets ,
Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Violations ,
Small Business
On October 28, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted Rule 18f-4 (the “Rule”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) and amended related rules designed to provide a modernized,...more
11/25/2020
/ Amended Rules ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Derivatives ,
Exceptions ,
Internal Reporting ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Mutual Funds ,
New Regulations ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Popular ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Registered Funds ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Repurchase Agreements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Rule 18f-4 ,
Rule 6c-11 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Transactions ,
Stress Tests
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
On October 7, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") adopted Rule 12d1-4 under (the "Rule") the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") and related amendments designed to put in place a comprehensive...more
10/21/2020
/ Business Development Companies ,
Closed-End Funds ,
ETFs ,
ETMFs ,
Exemptive Relief ,
Form N-CEN ,
Fund of Funds ,
Insurance Contracts ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investment Management ,
Investment Trust Companies ,
Liquidity ,
Open-Ended Fund Companies (OFCs) ,
Registered Funds ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Rule 12d1-4 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Voting Securities
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) 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)