In This Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve Board), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued two final rules —...more
In This Issue. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve Board) approved its long-awaited framework for tailoring enhanced prudential standards for firms with $100 billion or more in assets; the...more
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 U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve the SAFE Banking Act, which would permit banks to serve cannabis-related businesses in states where it is legal; the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more
10/3/2019
/ Banking Sector ,
Cannabis Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
FDIC ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Minimum Salary ,
OCC ,
Popular ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
SAFE ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In This Issue. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released supplemental question and answer materials clarifying certain aspects of the application process for deposit insurance; the Consumer Financial...more
In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a risk alert on investment adviser principal and agency cross trading compliance issues, published disclosure interpretations relating to the Inline XBRL...more
9/12/2019
/ Compliance ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cross Trading ,
Cybersecurity ,
Debt Collectors ,
ESOP ,
FDCPA ,
FDIC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FFIEC ,
Filing Fees ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Flood Insurance ,
Investment Adviser ,
OCIE ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
XBRL Filing Requirements
In This Issue. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) approved an interagency final rule to simplify and tailor requirements relating to the Volcker Rule; the...more
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In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) explained how state and federal securities laws might apply to fundraising for...more
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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
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In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Investment Management staff announced plans to seek industry input on custodial practices relating to trading that is not...more
3/21/2019
/ CFTC ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
FDCPA ,
FDIC ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
TCPA ,
UK Brexit
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Good News, Bad News. Key developments in federal securities laws have recently brought both good news and bad news for current and prospective public companies. First, the Securities and Exchange Commission...more
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In This Issue. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) released 2019 stress test scenarios and exempted less complex banks with between $100 billion and $250 billion in assets...more
2/7/2019
/ Banks ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Management ,
OCC ,
Payday Loans ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stress Tests ,
Subsidiaries ,
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID)
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The Legacy of the Government Shutdown Lives On. The federal government shutdown is finally over, at least temporarily. However, its legacy lives on as federal financial regulators must now deal with the...more
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When will the government shutdown end? The government shutdown has forced many federal agencies, including those mentioned in the articles below, to operate in accordance with the agency's emergency plan for...more
1/10/2019
/ BSA/AML ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
FDIC ,
Financial Services Industry ,
HMDA ,
Interest Rates ,
OCC ,
OCIE ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stress Tests
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In This Issue. Federal financial regulators issues a proposed rule exempting community banks from the Volcker Rule; the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking...more
12/20/2018
/ Banks ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
FDIC ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Investment Adviser ,
No-Action Letters ,
OCIE ,
Sandbox ,
Stress Tests ,
Volcker Rule
Editor's Note -
Everything You Wanted to Know About De Novo Bank Formations But Were Afraid to Ask. For several years under two different chairs, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has been publicly stating...more
In This Issue. Federal banking regulators proposed the long-awaited “community bank leverage ratio,” which would exempt community banks with a leverage ratio of at least 9% from Basel III capital requirements; the Federal...more
11/29/2018
/ Antitrust Division ,
ATDS ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Basel III ,
Blockchain ,
CFIUS ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cybersecurity ,
FASB ,
FDIC ,
FFIEC ,
FHFA ,
NYSE ,
Real Estate Development ,
Regulation CC ,
Regulation J ,
Regulation M ,
Regulation Z ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) ,
Smaller Reporting Companies
Editor's Note -
First Half of 2018 Sees Significant Decline in Publicly Announced or Publicly Filed Enforcement Activity. During the first half of 2018, Enforcement Watch tracked 40 publicly announced or publicly filed...more
11/8/2018
/ Banking Sector ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Excessive Fees ,
FDIC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders ,
SIFIs ,
TCPA
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State Regulators Sue OCC Over Federal FinTech Charter, Again. On October 25, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) once again sued the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) in the U.S....more
In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) withdrew interpretive guidance pertaining to reliance on voting recommendations of proxy advisory firms in advance of their upcoming Roundtable on the U.S. proxy...more
9/20/2018
/ Advertising ,
Affiliates ,
Cease and Desist Orders ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
FDIC ,
FinTech ,
Investment Adviser ,
Marketing ,
NYDFS ,
OCC ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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In This Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued revised guidance on Community Reinvestment Act ratings; the OCC also released an update to the Bank Accounting Advisory Series; and...more
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Third Circuit Affirms AXA Section 36(b) Decision. On July 10, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision in favor of the investment adviser in the Sivolella v....more
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In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a no-action letter that closes the gap in investor protection created by the SEC’s approval of FINRA Rule 2165; the SEC’s Investment...more
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Proposed Volcker Rule Amendments Reduce Burden on Community Banks and Banks With Limited Trading Activities. Last week and earlier this week, all five federal financial regulators with jurisdiction over the...more
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Modest Proposals. Last week, federal banking regulators issued two proposals that would substantively amend certain regulatory capital regulations applicable to the nation’s largest banks. On April 10, the...more