As a part of Federal agencies’ issuance of their semi-annual Spring 2023 Regulatory Agenda, the CFPB has published its Spring 2023 Agency Rule List (“2023 List”). In that List, the CFPB has set forth the status of its...more
6/20/2023
/ Clean Energy ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fees ,
FIRREA ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Libor ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Overdraft Fees ,
Quality Control Plan ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Small Business ,
Small Business Loans
On January 6, 2021, Treasury issued two new Interim Final Rules (IFRs) addressing the new Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act’s (Act) creation of PPP Second Draw Loans, and the Act’s various...more
On October 8, Treasury issued a new Interim Final Rule Re Additional Revisions to Loan Forgiveness and Loan Review Procedures Interim Final Rules (new IFR), along with a new Loan Forgiveness Application Form 3508S and...more
The past decade has taught lenders much about regulatory enforcement risk. In the fallout of the 2008 financial crisis and collapse of the housing and related markets, the Department of Justice and other agencies...more
9/16/2020
/ Bank Fraud ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Due Process ,
Entrapment ,
Estoppel ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Indictments ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Lenders ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Mail Fraud ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
SBA ,
TARP ,
Underwriting ,
Whistleblowers ,
Wire Fraud
On July 23, SBA announced that lenders may begin submitting PPP loan forgiveness requests to SBA on August 10. To assist lenders, SBA issued a Procedural Notice with new guidance regarding lenders’ reviews of forgiveness...more
To implement the changes to the PPP program contained in the recently enacted PPP Flexibility Act, Treasury has issued a new Interim Final Rule (IFR). It has also issued a revised forgiveness application form, worksheet and...more
On May 22, Treasury issued a new Interim Final Rule (“IFR”) regarding Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Payroll Protection Program (”PPP”) loan forgiveness. Much of the IFR repeats information previously published by...more
Governmental and GSE responses to the COVID-19 crisis continue at a rapid pace. Just within the last few days, new guidelines have been issued regarding several multifamily and single family residential topics. These new...more