WORD OF THE DAY® – Clean-Up Call
June 26, 2024- The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance held a hearing entitled, “Housing Oversight: Testimony of the HUD and FHFA Inspectors General.” The Committee heard...more
January 18, 2024- The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled, "National Security Challenges: Outpacing China in Emerging Technology."...more
October 19, 2023- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed a rule that would accelerate a shift toward open banking, where consumers would have control over data about their financial lives and would gain new...more
September 28, 2023- The U.S. House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains held a hearing titled "Energy Independence: How Burdensome Energy Regulations are Crushing Small...more
September 20, 2023- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg addressed The Exchequer Club in Washington, DC on the financial stability risks of nonbank financial institutions....more
July 26, 2023- The Department of Justice, Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), and the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a joint compliance note focusing...more
July 13, 2023- The Bank Policy Institute, American Bankers Association, Financial Services Forum, Institute of International Bankers and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association submitted a letter to Federal...more
June 21, 2023- The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a nomination hearing on the following nominations: •The Honorable Philip Nathan Jefferson, of North Carolina, to be Vice Chairman of the...more
May 23, 2023- The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing entitled, "FHFA Oversight: Protecting Homeowners and Taxpayers." •Hearing- •Committee Memorandum- •Committee Vice Chair Hill Statement- ...more
April 19, 2023- The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets held a hearing entitled, "Understanding Stablecoins' Role in Payments and the Need for Legislation."...more
March 28, 2023- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced it has determined that state disclosure laws covering lending to businesses in California, New York, Utah, and Virginia are not preempted by the...more
March 16, 2023- U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, sent a letter to the Treasury Department, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and...more
September 29, 2022- The U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a final rule establishing a beneficial ownership information reporting requirement, pursuant to the bipartisan Corporate Transparency Act....more
July 29, 2022- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation published a fact sheet entitled, "What the Public Needs to Know About FDIC Deposit Insurance and Crypto Companies." The FDIC also issued a Financial Institution...more
July 28, 2022- The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled, "Protecting Investors and Savers: Understanding Scams and Risks in Crypto and Securities Markets."...more
June 30, 2022- The Task Force on Financial Technology held a hearing entitled, "Combatting Tech Bro Culture: Understanding Obstacles to Investments in Diverse-Owned Fintechs."...more
Major Developments- Federal Reserve Board- Federal Reserve Board releases results of annual bank stress test- June 23, 2022- The Federal Reserve Board released the results of its annual bank stress test....more
Congress- U.S. Senate- Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs- Hearing: Considering the Index Fund Voting Process-...more
SEC/CORPORATE - SEC To Hold Forum on Small Business Capital Formation in November - On October 21, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it will hold its annual Government - Business Forum on Small...more
In This Issue: - Meeting of the SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies - FINRA Requests Comment on a Proposed Rule to Require Delivery of an Educational Communication to Customers of a Transferring...more