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FCPA Compliance Report: Death of CTA
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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Alan Kaplinsky’s “Fireside Chat” with Former CFPB Leader David Silberman: His Experience During the Prior Transition from the Obama Administration to Trump
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#WorkforceWednesday®: After the Block - What’s Next for Employers and Non-Competes? - Spilling Secrets Podcast - Employment Law This Week®
Employment Law Now VIII-150 - The FTC Noncompete Rule is Dead: What Now?
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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: What Banking Leaders Need to Know About the U.S. Supreme Court Ruling That the CFPB’s Funding Mechanism is Constitutional Part I
Unpacking FERC's Transmission Planning and Permitting Final Rules
The Burr Broadcast: Key Differences Between PWFA and ADA
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The FTC Issued a New Rule to Ban All New Noncompete Agreements
The U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) released final and proposed regulations under § 861 of the Code addressing the U.S. federal income tax classification of digital content and cloud computing transactions (the “Final...more
On April 1, the Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Rep. French Hill (R-AR) released nine letters they sent to the heads of the FDIC, the OCC, the Fed, the CFPB, the SEC, and the Federal Stability...more
On January 14, 2025, the Treasury Department and IRS issued final and proposed regulations on sourcing income from digital content and cloud transactions. Why is Source Important? While U.S. persons generally are...more
On December 27, 2024, the Treasury and the IRS released final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) on reporting requirements for decentralized finance (“DeFi”) participants, accompanied by a press release, and Notice 2025-3,...more
On January 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final regulations (the Final Regulations) regarding the classification of digital content transactions and cloud...more
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of December 23, 2024 – December 27, 2024....more
On December 30, 2024, the Department of the Treasury (the Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) published the final regulations (Final DeFi Regulations) relating primarily to persons who are front-end service...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final regulations that significantly impact the reporting requirements for brokers involved in digital asset transactions. The stated aim of...more
The U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final broker reporting regulations with respect to DeFi on December 27, 2024, in T.D. 10021. These final regulations apply to sales of digital...more
Republicans have swept the 2024 elections, returning Donald Trump to the White House as the 47th President and flipping the Senate to a Republican majority. Having narrowly maintained control of the House of Representatives,...more
Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....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
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) recently finalized Treasury Regulations (the “Final Regulations”) and published two notices and a Revenue Procedure (the “Transitional Guidance”) for broker reporting of certain...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
Introduction - On 6 February 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-2 to adopt two new rules that significantly expand the definitions of a “dealer” and “government securities dealer” in Sections...more
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of January 15, 2024 – January 19, 2024. ...more
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (the “GFSC”) has issued The Lending, Credit and Finance Rules and Guidance, 2023 (the “Rules”) which govern businesses that will be regulated under the Lending, Credit and Finance...more
In This Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a new initiative focused on financial issues faced by rural communities and also updated its examination procedures to cover unfair discrimination; the...more
FDIC Board Governance Dispute on Review of Bank Mergers Aired Publicly - CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on December 9 published on the CFPB’s website a blog post captioned “How Should Regulators Review Bank Mergers?” in...more
In This Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (together, the Agencies) issued a final rule...more
In This Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced that it will reconsider its controversial June 2020 final rule revising its Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rules, and published its Semiannual...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
SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Adopts Rules to Modernize and Simplify Disclosure - The Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted final rules to modernize and simplify the disclosure requirements for public companies...more
June Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split Interest Charitable Trusts The June § 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs and GRATs...more