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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Give and Take February 2025 - When Relationships Go South

In entering into a fund financing, both the Lender and the Fund have expectations that the relationship will be a success.  The Lender is appreciative of the association, and the Fund is confident in its ability to raise...more

Stinson LLP

An Uncertain Future for CFPB's Section 1071 Rule Regarding Small Business Lending Data

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In a pivotal development, the U.S Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has stayed enforcement of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Small Business Lending Rule — also known as Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank...more

Akerman LLP

The End of No-Coiners in the Beltway: Form or Substance?

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The Biden administration's approach to digital assets and crypto products frustrated industry participants and advocates for years. As the SEC, CFTC, FDIC, OCC, Federal Reserve, and even CFPB attempted to regulate these...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Court stays a medical debt credit reporting case against CFPB

On February 13, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas stayed a lawsuit against the CFPB regarding the CFPB’s medical debt reporting final rule. The final rule, which the CFPB finalized in early January,...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB obtains fortnight extension to inform the court of its intent to pursue action

On February 12, the U.S. SDNY granted the CFPB’s request to extend its deadline to explain if the Bureau wishes to continue its litigation efforts. The Bureau filed a letter with the SDNY requesting a two-week extension. The...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Baltimore government files to challenge the CFPB’s funding decisions, Vought delays budget cuts

On February 12, a complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland against the CFPB and its Acting Director, Russell Vought. The plaintiffs — which include the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Texas Federal Court Pauses CFPB Rule Banning Medical Debt from Credit Reports

On February 6, a judge for the United District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a 90-day stay on the CFPB’s final rule prohibiting the inclusion of medical debt in consumer credit reports, delaying the rule’s...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Congressional Financial Services Committee members pen letter to CFPB requesting explanation for a $0 funding request

On February 11, the ranking members from both the House Committee on Financial Services and the House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions sent a letter to CFPB Acting Director Russell Vought expressing concerns regarding...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB will reportedly continue to update Average Prime Offer Rate tables

On February 11, it was reported that, despite the temporary halt in the CFPB’s operations, the Bureau’s tables for the Average Prime Offer Rate (APOR) will continue to be updated weekly by the CFPB. A Bureau spokesperson...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Congressional Republicans introduce resolution to repeal CFPB overdraft lending rule

On February 13, Republican members of the U.S. House and Senate introduced a joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to nullify the CFPB’s final rule related to overdraft lending fees. The CFPB’s overdraft...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Q&A: What Will the CFPB Look Like Under McKernan?

On February 11, the White House announced Jonathan McKernan’s nomination as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). McKernan was previously confirmed to the Board of the FDIC by the Senate on a voice...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

OFAC and KoFIU Sanctions Compliance for Financial Technologies Companies

As financial technologies companies expand operations across borders, understanding the sanctions regimes of both the United States and South Korea becomes essential. The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2025 Perspectives in Private Equity: AI & Technology

Technology continued to be an industry of particular focus for private equity (PE) through 2024. Blackstone’s $16 billion acquisition of data center platform Airtrunk was the largest deal of Q3 2024, according to Ernst &...more

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FINRA Issues 2025 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report

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On January 28, 2025, FINRA issued its 2025 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report, providing a detailed look into FINRA’s current regulatory oversight of member firms and their registered personnel....more

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Pullback on Consideration of Board Diversity by ISS, BlackRock and Vanguard

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Citing recent DEI developments in the U.S., ISS released its Statement on Diversity Factors in Director Elections on February 11, 2025 announcing that it will “indefinitely halt consideration of certain diversity factors in...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Congressional Democrats accuse Trump Administration of ‘incursion’ at the CFPB

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More than 185 Democrats in the House and Senate are urging Trump Administration officials to restore the enforcement and supervisory powers of the CFPB....more

Paul Hastings LLP

Crypto-Focused Congress Drops Two New Stablecoin Bills

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Last week, both chambers of Congress presented drafts of legislation intent on regulating payment stablecoins. The GENIUS Act, presented by Sens. Tim Scott, Bill Hagerty, Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand, arrived on...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FinReg Currents - Week 4

On February 7, 2025, newly confirmed Office of Management and Budget (OMB) director Russell Vought replaced Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as acting director of the CFPB....more

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Luxembourg Strengthens Its Regulatory Framework for Crypto-Assets with the Implementation of MiCAR

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On 10 February 2025, the law of 6 February 2025 regarding, notably, digital finance was published in the Official Journal of Luxembourg (the “Law”)....more

Bailey & Glasser, LLP

CTA Reporting Obligations Still on Hold Despite Supreme Court Ruling

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The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) continues to take reporting companies on a roller coaster ride. Now, there are not just one, but two Eastern District of Texas federal cases challenging the requirement for certain...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Trump May Revive Effort to Close Carried Interest Loophole

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President Trump is meeting with Republican lawmakers to discuss potential tax code changes, including a proposal to eliminate the carried interest tax break. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Lessons from PayPal’s $2 Million Cybersecurity Settlement with the New York State Department of Financial Services

On January 23, 2025, PayPal settled an enforcement action brought by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NY DFS) for failing to comply with cybersecurity regulations required for financial services businesses...more

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SEC Renewed Action on Hedge Clauses

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Hedge clauses are provisions in investment advisory agreements that aim to limit an adviser’s liability for certain actions or outcomes. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has expressed the position that...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 223

Olipop, a functional prebiotic soda brand (and DWT client), raised $50 million at a $1.85 billion valuation in its latest funding round. The round was led by JP Morgan Private Capital's Growth Equity Partners. Acres Farms, a...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

This Week From the Hill (February 9 – February 15, 2025)

Each week while Congress is in session, our Policy team delivers a key update to highlight a topical benefits, health, or retirement news item from the Hill, such as a newly introduced bill, a summary of a committee hearing,...more

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