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Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: January 14, 2025 The RTO Compliance Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance brings to 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

Troutman Pepper Locke

Auto Finance Under the Microscope: Unpacking Landmark FTC and AG Settlements — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast

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In this episode, Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso from Troutman Pepper Locke’s Consumer Financial Services Practice Group are joined by Chris Carlson, a partner in the Regulatory Investigations Strategy and Enforcement...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Post-Closing Incentive Structures for Key Management in Private Equity

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If you own or manage a company that a private equity firm is looking to acquire, and you plan to stay on after the closing, you’ll likely need to negotiate two key points: rolling over some or all of your equity and...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program: Day 14 – Internal Controls

Welcome to a special podcast series on the Compliance Podcast Network, 31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program. Over these 31 days series in January 2025, I will post a key part a best practices compliance program each...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Innovation in Compliance: Todd Haugh on Ethical Decision Making in the Workplace - Beyond Financial Incentives

Innovation comes in many areas and compliance professionals need to not only be ready for it but embrace it. Join Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance as he visits with top innovative minds, thinkers and creators in the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Cryptoasset Staking Excluded From the UK Fund Compliance Regime

On 8 January 2025, the UK’s HM Treasury issued a statutory instrument amending the scope of “collective investment schemes” (the Amendment) under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Collective Investment Schemes)...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Finalizes Rule Removing Medical Bills from Credit Reports

On January 7, 2025, the CFPB announced the finalization of a rule amending Regulation V, which implements the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., to prohibit the inclusion of medical bills on credit...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Announces Plans to Regulate Nonbank Personal Loan Providers

On January 8, the CFPB announced its intent to pursue rulemaking that would allow the agency to oversee nonbank personal loan lender. The announcement came in response to a petition filed in September 2022 by the Consumer...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Public M&A – Outlook for 2025

In 2024, in line with our predictions from last year, the UK public takeover market saw a sharp increase in the number of megadeals, i.e., those valued in excess of £1 billion. Seventeen such transactions were announced in...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Weekly IRS Roundup December 30, 2024 – January 3, 2025

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Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of December 30, 2024 – January 3, 2025. December 30, 2024: The IRS released Internal Revenue Bulletin 2025-1,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FDIC Enforcement Spotlights Deficiencies in Kansas Bank’s Anti-Money Laundering Program

On December 27, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced a notice of assessment of a civil money penalty against a Kansas-based bank. The action, originally brought in November, imposed a $20.4 million...more

Mayer Brown

UK Weekly Sanctions Update - Week of January 6, 2025

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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

DOJ Announces Third Settlement with a Non-Depository Lender to Resolve Alleged Redlining Claims

On January 7, 2025, the United States Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) announced that a non-depository mortgage lender has agreed to pay $1.75 million in connection with allegations that it engaged in a pattern or practice...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

PBGC Issues Technical Update on Accelerated Due Date for 2025 Premium Filings

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has issued its first technical update of the year to provide guidance on the accelerated premium filing date for plan years that begin in 2025. As required by a provision in the...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Dual Registrant Regulatory Roundup - January 2025

Welcome to the Regulatory Roundup. Each month, Eversheds Sutherland Investment Services attorneys review significant regulatory developments (including notable rulemakings and guidance from securities regulators) from the...more

Conyers

New Regulatory Framework for Virtual Asset Custodians and Trading Platforms in the Cayman Islands

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The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (“CIMA”) has issued a new Rule and Statement of Guidance on the obligations for the provision of virtual asset services – Virtual Asset Custodians and Trading Platforms (the “Rule”). With...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

International Trade Enforcement Roundup – December 2024

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You are reading the December 2024 Update of the Bass, Berry & Sims Enforcement Roundup, where we bring notable enforcement actions, policy changes, interesting news articles, and a bit of our insight to your inbox. - An...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Alleges Credit Reporting Agency Conducted Sham Investigations of Errors

On January 7, 2025, the CFPB filed a lawsuit against a nationwide consumer reporting agency for violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The lawsuit claims the company’s investigation of consumer disputes was inadequate,...more

A&O Shearman

The U.K.'s Authorised Push Payment (APP) Fraud Reimbursement Scheme

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The UK’s Authorised Push Payment (APP) Fraud Reimbursement Scheme came into force on October 7, 2024. It requires in-scope payment service providers (PSPs) sending payments through either the Faster Payment System (FPS) or...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Updates No-Action Letter and Compliance Assistance Sandbox Policies to Spur Innovation

On January 3, 2025, the CFPB announced a reboot of its no-action letter and compliance assistance sandbox policy, aimed at promoting consumer-beneficial innovation in financial services. The new policies are designed to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Sues Mortgage Lender for Predatory Lending Practices in Manufacture Homes Loans

On January 6, 2025, the CFPB filed a lawsuit against a non-bank manufactured home financing company for violations of the Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z. The lawsuit alleges that the mortgage lender engaged in...more

BakerHostetler

Weekly Blockchain Blog - January 2025

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Crypto Companies Launch New Products, Expand Partnerships - A major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange recently launched Ink, a Layer 2 network built on the Optimism Superchain blockchain. ...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

FCA and PRA Issue Joint Guidelines on Prudential Assessments for Acquisitions in Regulated Firms

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) and Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”) have issued a joint policy statement on their guidelines for the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increases in qualifying...more

J.S. Held

Navigating the Professional Standards for Performing Forensic Accounting and Valuation Services

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Financial experts are engaged to perform forensic accounting and valuation services for a number of reasons. Forensic accounting services are most often performed as part of a litigation or investigation. Valuation services...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Treasury Department, IRS Release Section 45Z Clean Fuel PTC Guidance

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS released initial guidance on Jan. 10, 2025, regarding the production tax credit (PTC) for clean fuels under Section 45Z of the Internal Revenue Code, as enacted by the Inflation...more

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