The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 contains two sets of provisions for managing the insolvency of financial institutions. First, the legislation creates an Orderly Liquidation Authority...more
1/28/2015
/ Banking Sector ,
Bankruptcy Code ,
Banks ,
Counterparties ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Dodd-Frank ,
FBOs ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Insolvency ,
ISDA ,
Living Will ,
Orderly Liquidation Authority ,
SIFIs
The last major revision to U.S. business reorganization laws occurred in 1978. Since then, companies’ capital structures have become more complex and rely more heavily on leverage, including secured debt in particular; their...more