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April 23, 2024- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved final rules to amend its swap execution facility (SEF) regulations related to uncleared swap confirmations to address issues which have been...more
February 23, 2024- the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning almost 300 individuals and entities to mark the second anniversary of the Ukraine war and in response to the...more
February 21, 2024- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York published the Empire State Manufacturing Survey supplemental report entitled, "Businesses Expect Costs, Prices, Wages, and Inflation to Continue Moderating."...more
January 30, 2024- The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions held a hearing entitled, "Better Investment Barriers:...more
January 8, 2024- Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen gave remarks at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. January 8, 2024- The Federal Reserve Board released the G.19 consumer credit data for November 2023....more
December 18, 2023- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued an advisory to reemphasize the importance of strong capital, appropriate credit loss allowance levels, and robust credit risk-management practices for...more
December 8, 2023- The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion held a hearing entitled, "Connecting Communities: Building Innovation Ecosystems Across...more
December 7, 2023- U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Banking Committee Republicans are calling on Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Martin...more
November 21, 2023- The U.S. Department of the Treasury, through the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and IRS Criminal Investigation (CI), has settled with Binance...more
September 7, 2023- The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled, "Perspectives on Challenges in the Property Insurance Market and the Impact on Consumers."...more
April 26, 2023- House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion Subcommittee Chairman French Hill (AR-02), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee...more
March 27, 2023- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) entered into a purchase and assumption agreement for all deposits and loans of Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, National Association, by First–Citizens Bank & Trust...more
March 24, 2023- Members of the Senate Banking Committee Republicans are demanding answers and seeking records from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) and the Federal Reserve Bank of San...more
November 16, 2022 The U.S House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing entitled, "Oversight of Prudential Regulators: Ensuring the Safety, Soundness, Diversity, and Accountability of Depository Institutions." The...more
October 31, 2022- Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw gave remarks at the inaugural ECGI Responsible Capitalism Summit entitled, "Moving Forward in Our Lane."...more
October 28, 2022- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a no-action letter extending the no-action position of CFTC Letter No. 20-37 concerning certain swap reporting requirements to December 1, 2025....more
July 20, 2022- The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing entitled, "Housing in America: Oversight of the Federal Housing Finance Agency."...more
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled, "Advancing National Security and Foreign Policy Through Export Controls: Oversight of the Bureau of Industry and Security."...more
FHFA Issues Final Rule on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Duty to Serve Underserved Markets - On December 13, 2016, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued a final rule implementing the Duty to Serve provisions...more
FHFA Requests Input on Credit Risk Transfer Transactions - On June 29, 2016, the Federal Housing Finance Agency published a report outlining its perspective on the credit risk transfer programs of Fannie Mae and Freddie...more
Regulatory Developments - CFPB Announces Steps to Improve Checking Account Access - On Feb. 3, the CFPB announced that it was taking three steps to expand checking account access to the approximately 10 million...more
ESMA Publishes Final Technical advice on the MiFID II Directive and MiFIR - On December 19, 2014, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published final technical advice (ESMA/2014/1569) to the European...more
In This Issue: FHFA Limit on Fannie and Freddie Loan Purchases to Qualified Mortgage; Rating Agency Developments; MBIA and Bank of America Settle MBS Litigation for $1.7 Billion: Assured and UBS Agree to Settle RMBS...more