HVCRE: The Continuing Saga of Lenders
Welcome to the latest edition of the Spectrum, covering hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in the U.S. and UK. This edition features the shifting single-family rental landscape, what’s next for EDGAR, and...more
On July 27, 2023, the US banking regulators issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (the “NPR”) to revise significantly the risk-based capital requirements applicable to large banks and to banks with significant trading...more
The Federal Reserve has announced that its FedNowSM Service, a new interbank settlement service with clearing functionality to support instant payments, went live on July 20 with 35 early-adopting banks and credit unions. The...more
Regulatory Developments - OCC Releases Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2023-2027 - On September 6, the OCC released its strategic plan for the next five years, covering fiscal years 2023-2027 (the Plan)....more
SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues New C&DIs about the SEC’s Conditional Relief Order and Compliance with Rule 12b-25 - On March 31, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance...more
In This Issue. Federal banking regulators proposed the long-awaited “community bank leverage ratio,” which would exempt community banks with a leverage ratio of at least 9% from Basel III capital requirements; the Federal...more
SEC Statement on Potentially Unlawful Online Platforms for Trading Digital Assets - On March 7, 2018, the Divisions of Enforcement and Trading and Markets of the Securities and Exchange Commission released a "Statement on...more
Editor's Note - Attack of the State AGs. On December 12, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and 16 other state attorneys general (State AGs) sent a letter to President Trump arguing that past statements by Mick...more
Editor's Note - DOJ Emphatically Ends Operation Chokepoint. After four years, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the formal end of its controversial Operation Chokepoint initiative. Launched in 2013, Operation...more
The Brexit vote and President Donald Trump’s election and proposed regulatory and other reforms have led to worldwide geopolitical uncertainty. We expect reporting companies will continue to disclose risk factors relating to...more
A new era at the SEC officially began last week when Jay Clayton was sworn in as the 32nd Chairman of the SEC. The Senate’s confirmation of Mr. Clayton on May 2nd by a 61 to 37 vote continued the Trump Administration’s...more
Recently introduced legislation suggests that Republicans and Democrats in post-election Congress will be looking in very different directions on how to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act...more
On June 15, 2016, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) released a more detailed summary of the Financial CHOICE Act (“FCA”), a proposal to revisit the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer...more
On June 7, 2016, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) released an executive summary of the Financial CHOICE Act (the “FCA”), his highly anticipated bill to revisit the Dodd-Frank Wall Street...more
CFTC Says Virtual Currencies Are a “Commodity” Under Federal Law, Files Charges Against Coinflip for Operating an Unregistered Bitcoin Options Trading Platform - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed and...more
This is our fifth annual Golden Turkey Awards at CrunchedCredit. It just gets easier and easier. There are simply so many worthy contenders for an award this year. You know, we don’t stop and take a moment often enough to...more
With apologies to Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein, and in the afterglow of a relatively amiable final AB Rule, we are reminded this week that our business remains hogtied to a regulatory establishment that can’t seem to...more
Amendments to Offshore Fund Rules to Reflect Finance Act 2014 AIFM Partnership Tax Changes - Regulations amending the Offshore Funds Regulations 2009 (the 2009 Regulations) to reflect the Finance Act 2014 changes to...more
The proposal is consistent with international recommendations and Basel III criteria. On March 12, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new rules and rule amendments (the Proposal) that would enhance...more
SEC Proposes Crowdfunding Rules - On Wednesday, October 23, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") voted unanimously to propose rules to permit companies to offer and sell securities through...more
In This Issue: - Recent Cases ..Dodd-Frank Act Amendments to RESPA ..Amendments to Preemption Standards ..Whistleblower Protection ..SEC Final Rule Pursuant to Dodd-Frank Act Vacated ...more
On July 2, the Fed finalized a rule to implement Basel III in the U.S. ...more
In this issue: - SEC Adopts and Proposes New Rules, Including Easing the Prohibition on General Solicitation - District Court Vacates SEC’s Resource Extraction Issuer Rule - SEC Announces Three New...more
The SEC Adopts First JOBS Act Rules - On Wednesday, July 10, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted amendments to Rule 506 of Regulation D and Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 to...more
The FRB Issues Final Basel III Capital Reform Rule - On Tuesday, July 2, 2013, the Federal Reserve Board (the “FRB”), in coordination with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) and the Office of the...more