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Cozen Currents: Use the Force

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The Cozen Lens- •As bipartisanship wanes, forced compromise remains an essential component of governance in Washington, DC. - •Dealmaking activity is up, but antitrust enforcement is also expected to increase as growing...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

A New Colorado Bill Seeks To Subject More Fees To Consumer Credit Rate Caps

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Colorado is in the headlines again. On January 29, a bill was introduced in the Colorado legislature to include certain additional charges in the total amount of finance charges subject to rate limits under the Colorado...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Regulatory and Transactional Implications of Recent Moody’s Bank Ratings Downgrades

Earlier this week, Moody’s Investor Services downgraded the credit ratings of 10 regional banks and put 17 other banks under review or gave their rating a negative outlook. Notwithstanding the downgrades, most of the...more

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UK Conduct Regulator Publishes Dear CEO Letter to Credit Rating Agencies

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published a Dear CEO letter to Credit Rating Agencies setting out its expectations on the actions CRAs should undertake to minimize risks to consumers, market integrity and...more

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ESMA Fines Five Banks for Negligently Issuing Credit Ratings

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The Situation: The European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") has fined several banks for negligently issuing credit ratings on a professional basis without obtaining the necessary authorization to be a credit rating...more

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Five EU Banks Fined for Issuing Credit Ratings Without Authorization

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The European Securities and Markets Authority has fined five EU banks for issuing credit ratings without being authorized to do so by ESMA. The Credit Rating Agencies Regulation requires firms to register with ESMA as a...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Campbell’s Soup CEO Denise Morrison retired abruptly late last Friday. Though the company’s stock has struggled in the past year, Morrison gave no reason for stepping down—a move that drops the number of female chief...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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As has been buzzed about for several months, music-streaming startup Spotify has officially filed [directly] a prospectus for its listing on the New York Stock Exchange....more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Uber’s got more than a spot of bother on its hands in London after this morning’s announcement that the company’s largest market in Europe won’t renew the ride-hailing service’s license to operate in the city (citing “a lack...more

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Loyal Starwood pointers have been waiting anxiously to hear what the hotel brand’s merger with Marriott will mean for their coveted reward system. They’ll have to wait a bit longer, but here are a lot of answers to other...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

As American as Duck Soup, the Marx Brothers and Stepping In It

I am at the end of my week of Marx Brothers themed posts. As you can tell, I am a huge fan and several of you have asked which is my favorite film. Before answering I must confess that I much prefer their Paramount films to...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review - July 29,2013

FHFA Statement on Freddie Mac Risk-Sharing Transaction - On July 24, the FHFA announced that Freddie Mac is nearing completion of its first risk-sharing transaction, a direct debt issuance, that will assist Freddie Mac...more

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