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BoE Proceeds With Partial Revocation Of UK Technical Standard On Resolution Reporting

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The Bank of England (BoE) has published a policy statement on the partial revocation of the UK technical standard (UKTS) 2018/1624 on resolution reporting, specifically relating to COREP13 templates. Following the September...more

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Financial Services M&A: FINRA Notice Regarding Bulk Account Transfer Reduces Regulatory Burdens and Provides Updated Guidance

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FINRA has issued Regulatory Notice 26 03, providing updated and consolidated guidance on the use of negative consent to effect the bulk transfer or assignment of customer accounts between broker dealers. This new guidance is...more

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FinCEN Limits Beneficial Ownership Review for Subsequent Account Openings

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On February 13, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an exceptive relief order that streamlines customer due diligence (CDD) requirements for financial institutions...more

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Cooling Eurozone inflation to weigh on the euro?

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A lack of British economic data left the pound (GBP) to trade without a clear trajectory on Tuesday. GBP investors also seemed content to stay on the sidelines ahead of the Bank of England’s (BoE) interest rate decision,...more

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Daily Compliance News: February 17, 2026, The All FT Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News....more

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UK Weekly Sanctions Update - Week of February 9, 2026

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In this weekly update, we summarise the most notable updates in the UK sanctions world. ...more

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IRS Releases Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQ”) on Transition to Electronic Payments Under Executive Order 14247

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The IRS has published new FAQs explaining how Executive Order 14247, Modernizing Payments To and From America’s Bank Account (the “Order”), will reshape how taxpayers receive refunds and make payments.  The Treasury and IRS...more

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FINRA Proposes to Amend its OBA and PST Rules as Part of a Rule Modernization Initiative

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On January 22, 2026, FINRA filed a proposed rule change with the SEC to adopt FINRA Rule 3290, which would replace existing FINRA rules on outside business activities (OBAs) and private securities transactions (PSTs)....more

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Stopping Wall Street at the Front Door: The Growing Push Against Institutional Homebuyers

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On January 7, 2026, the President announced on social media that he was “immediately taking steps to ban large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes” and that he “will be calling on Congress to codify...more

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U.S. Department of Education seeks comment on new federal student loan rules

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On January 30, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would implement the July 4, 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s (OBBBA) changes to federal student financial aid...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

GAO issues report on status of CFPB’s reorganization efforts

On January 27, GAO released a report requested by a group of Democratic senators and representatives chronicling the CFPB’s reorganization efforts between February and August 2025. GAO found that during that period, the CFPB...more

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Updated Energy NPS: Impacts on Planning, Financing and Transactions

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Updates to the National Planning Policy on Energy for new energy infrastructure projects – reflecting the Government’s current energy priorities - came into force on 6 January 2026. This policy provides the strategic...more

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NCUA announces fifth round of deregulatory proposals

On February 10, the NCUA announced a fifth round of proposed regulatory changes under its ongoing “Deregulation Project” seeking to reduce administrative burden and eliminate duplicative requirements for federally insured...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

District court dismisses proposed mortgage discrimination class action with prejudice

On February 5, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois dismissed with prejudice a putative class action lawsuit alleging race discrimination in mortgage lending. ...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB union urges D.C. Circuit to uphold injunction blocking the Bureau’s shutdown

On February 2, the union representing CFPB employees filed an en banc brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, urging the court to uphold the district court’s preliminary injunction preventing the executive...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

OFAC Enforcement Update: $1.72M Settlement Highlights Screening Gaps in Education, Similar Sectors

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On February 12, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a $1.72 million settlement with IMG Academy, LLC (IMG) arising from apparent violations of OFAC’s counternarcotics...more

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Conversion of a Cayman Umbrella Fund from an Exempted Company to a Segregated Portfolio Company

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Umbrella fund structures in the Cayman Islands are commonly established either as an exempted company (“EC”) or as a segregated portfolio company (“SPC”)....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Court declines to halt Washington’s racial equity homeownership program

On February 9, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington denied a motion for preliminary injunction in a case challenging Washington’s Covenant Homeownership Program, a special purpose credit program...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Life sciences dealmaking accelerates in 2026: Key insights from EY’s Firepower M&A Report

Life sciences companies are entering 2026 with momentum. According to Ernst and Young’s (EY) 2026 Firepower M&A Report, dealmaking is accelerating — driven not by short-term market shifts, but by long-term strategic...more

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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Patient Square to Acquire Paradigm From OMERS

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Patient Square Capital will acquire Paradigm from OMERS Private Equity, according to a news release. Paradigm, founded in 1991 and based in Walnut Creek, California, is a specialty care management organization focused...more

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Agentic payments and the new fraud landscape for retailers

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Agentic payments create new opportunities for fraud. When an external AI agent is increasingly the “shopper”, both the merchant and payments provider sees less of the human and more of an automated request. That loss of...more

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SEC clarifies application of federal securities laws to tokenized securities

On January 28, the SEC issued a statement clarifying the application of federal securities laws to tokenized securities, which are financial instruments represented by digital assets and recorded on distributed ledger...more

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Nigeria v VR Global Partners LP & Ors – English Court of Appeal reaffirms robust case management powers in third-party cost claim

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On 23 January 2026, the Court of Appeal delivered an important judgment in The Federal Republic of Nigeria v VR Global Partners LP & Ors, reaffirming the English courts' robust and pragmatic approach to case management in...more

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Credit Roundtable Proposes Changes to Rule 14E for Debt Tender Offers

The Credit Roundtable, an association of fixed income investors, recently published a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) expressing concern with potential changes to the SEC’s debt tender offer...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Judge trims mortgage lender’s fraud suit against title insurer, allows key claims to move forward

On February 9, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina granted in part and denied in part a title insurer’s motion to dismiss in a real estate fraud case, where a mortgage lender alleged it suffered...more

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