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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Regulation in Flux, March 2025 - CFTC Staff Withdraws Advisory on Swap Execution Facility Registration Requirement

On March 13, 2025, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) issued Letter 25-05, withdrawing controversial and much-criticized Staff Letter 21-19 (“SEF Registration Advisory”), which was issued September 29, 2021...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Eastern District of Kentucky Tolls Compliance Deadlines for § 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act

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On February 25, 2025, Judge Danny C. Reeves of the Eastern District of Kentucky granted a Joint Motion to Stay Proceedings in Forcht Bank, NA et al v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau et al, temporarily staying litigation...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New Administration Outlook: What Does the CFPB "Freeze" Mean for Regulations and Pending Litigation?

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is currently serving as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), emailed staff on Monday directing employees to cease all rulemaking activities and delay...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New Administration Outlook: A Possible Roadmap to What's Ahead for the CFTC Under New Leadership

On January 20, 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") unanimously elected Commissioner Caroline D. Pham as acting chairman. The Administration has not yet identified who will be nominated for the position of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Fifth Circuit Strikes Down FTC’s ‘Junk Fee’ Rule for Auto Dealers

On January 24, 2025, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down an FTC rule aimed at curbing deceptive advertising and sales practices in the auto industry. The rule, which sought to prohibit certain “junk fees” and...more

Cozen O'Connor

New York Note: OMB Memorandum on Temporary Pause of Financial Assistance Programs

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Tuesday evening, January 27, 2025, Matthew Vaeth, the Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), distributed a Memorandum to all federal department and agency leaders, instituting a temporary pause on...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Kansas Bank's Suit Could Upend FDIC Enforcement Authority

On Nov. 19, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. issued a notice of assessment finding that between December 2018 and August 2020, CBW Bank — a single-branch bank in Weir, Kansas — failed to maintain an adequate...more

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Nationwide Injunction Halts Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act -

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As of the posting of this article, reporting companies nationwide do not need to comply with the Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) revised beneficial owner information (BOI) reporting deadlines, though the situation may...more

Hinch Newman LLP

FCC Postpones Effective Date of TCPA One-to-One Consent Rule Before it is Vacated by the Eleventh Circuit

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On the eve prior to its effective date, the FCC’s One-to-One Consent Rule that sought to redefine the meaning of "prior express written consent" under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, was postponed for one year by order...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

“Under the Wire” E-Comms Settlements: More Confusion Than Closure

On January 13, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced settled enforcement actions with five registered investment advisers for failing to maintain and preserve internal electronic communications. These...more

Mayer Brown

New Action on No-Action Letters – CFPB Begins Accepting Applications Under Updated No-Action Letter Procedures

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The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is giving no-action letters (NALs) a second chance. On January 8, 2025, the CFPB issued a policy statement setting forth new procedures for companies to request supervisory...more

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EnforceMintz — Medicare Advantage and Part D Programs to Remain in the Enforcement Spotlight in 2025

As government scrutiny and enforcement targeting the Medicare Advantage (Medicare Part C) program continued in 2024, the industry’s response to agency actions escalated. Last year also resulted in the first sizable Part D...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

What’s Ahead as Corporate Transparency Act Comes to a Crossroads

The recent whiplash regarding the validity of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)—it was enjoined just to particular parties, then enjoined nationwide, then un-enjoined, then enjoined again, while other courts let it...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The FTC’s Final “Click-to-Cancel” Rule Faces Legal and Political Hurdles

The fate of the FTC’s long-awaited final “Click-to-Cancel” rule has become tangled in uncertainty as it faces numerous lawsuits and the new incoming presidential administration. In October, the FTC published its Final Rule...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Hybrid Event] Healthcare Litigation, Compliance and Investigations Forum 2023 - November 1st, Chicago, IL

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McDermott’s Healthcare Litigation, Compliance and Investigations Forum is back when you need it the most. Heightened regulatory scrutiny and enforcement activity pose legal, financial and reputational risks for healthcare...more

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