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The CFPB has adopted a final rule to extend its oversight to the largest nonbank providers of digital consumer payment applications, including those that enable transfers from deposit accounts held at banks and other insured...more
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more
Editor's Note - The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency,...more
On January 12, South Dakota’s Division of Banking issued a mandate setting March 31, 2024 as the deadline for all South Dakota licensed money lenders and non-residential mortgage brokers to comply with their Bank Secrecy...more
On December 21, 2023, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule (Access Rule) regarding access to the beneficial ownership information (BOI) reported to FinCEN...more
A recent OCC report identified key issues facing the federal banking system, including increasing credit risk due to higher interest rates, increasing risk in commercial real estate lending, prolonged inflation, declining...more
The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency, specifically focusing on:...more
On December 1, 2021, we issued a client alert summarizing the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), a federal law passed to fight “shell company” money laundering, tax fraud, and other financial crimes. The CTA provides for rules...more
In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose money market fund reforms; the SEC also proposed amendments to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans and to modernize and improve share repurchase...more
In This Issue. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced (1) a notice of proposed rulemaking for beneficial ownership information reporting requirements and (2) a regulatory process for new real estate...more
In This Issue. The House of Representatives voted to pass a Congressional Review Act resolution repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) “true lender” rule; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...more
In this Issue. In one of its first acts after being installed on January 20, the Biden Administration issued a regulatory freeze on new agency rules that have been adopted but are not yet effective; in one of its final acts...more
Federal Banking Agencies Issue New Guidance on Managing the LIBOR Transition - The member agencies of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (“FFIEC”) have issued joint guidance for banking organizations...more
In the News. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) granted a no-action letter (NAL) regarding a proposed small-dollar credit product and sought comment on the CFPB’s plan to study how consumers locate, comprehend...more
In the News. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalized its “true lender” rule, which establishes that a national bank or federal savings association (bank) is the “true lender” of a loan if, as of the...more
In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it adopted Rule 12d1-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), providing a new regulatory framework for fund-of-funds and final...more
In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules to update and expand the statistical disclosures that bank and savings and loan registrants must provide to investors for the first time in 30...more
In the News. On the heels of a lawsuit challenging the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) recently issued Madden fix/valid when made rule, eight state attorneys general filed suit challenging a similar rule...more
In This Issue. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the single director leadership structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in a ruling that could have far-reaching implications for the CFPB and other...more
FDIC Approves 3-Year Phase-In for Adverse Effects on Capital from CECL - The FDIC has approved a final rule that will provide banks with the option to phase in over a three-year period the day-one adverse effects on...more
On May 11, 2016, FinCEN published in the Federal Register its long-awaited anti-money laundering (“AML”) rules (the “Final Rules”) governing corporate entities doing business with banks and other financial institutions that...more
Below is a summary of recent investment management developments that affect registered investment companies, private equity funds, hedge funds, investment advisers, and others in the investment management industry. ...more
Regulatory Developments - DOL Issues Final Fiduciary Rule - On April 6, the Department of Labor (DOL) unveiled its pre-publication final version of the long-awaited fiduciary rule (the Final Rule). Some of the more...more