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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Multistate and CFPB Enforcement Actions Against Lease Finance Company Tempoe

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) announced on Monday that it and 41 states and the District of Columbia had resolved a multistate investigation in the leasing activities engaged in by specialty consumer...more

Sullivan & Worcester

“What to do if things start to go wrong in a Trade, Export or Project Finance Transaction”

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Jacqueline Cook, Of Counsel, sums up the key messages from Sullivan’s May webinar. Geoffrey Wynne considered what financiers could do if things start to go wrong in a trade, export or project finance transaction and...more

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Tougher Standards for Certain Home Improvement Loans

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On May 1, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a report and a proposed rule to clarify and strengthen its regulation of so-called Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing. PACE financing is...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Springing into Q2 April 2023 - FFF Sovereign Immunity Series – Part VIII: England & Wales

For our eighth installment in the FFF Sovereign Immunity Series, we consider the doctrine of sovereign immunity in England & Wales. We begin with our usual disclaimer that sovereign immunity is a complex legal and tax...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Special Alert: SVB/Signature Receiverships: Key Impacts of SVB/Signature Receiverships on Fund Finance Transactions

It has been a chaotic 72 hours, with changing facts, breaking news and unexpected developments. The market turmoil has kept us scrambling to figure out how best to get deals closed, to keep money moving and to meet our...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

DOJ settles with bank for $31 million to resolve alleged redlining allegations

On January 12, the DOJ announced a more than $31 million settlement with a national bank over redlining allegations. Calling the action the largest redlining settlement agreement in the department’s history...more

Hogan Lovells

World Bank investigations spike and highlight integrity risks in private sector development finance

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Ignoring integrity risks in emerging markets when receiving financing from the World Bank Group (WBG) is about to become much riskier, as the WBG Sanctions System Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) indicates. The...more

McGlinchey Stafford

CFPB Eyes Unfair, Deceptive Acts: Here Are Some Tips To Avoid Scrutiny

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With a new administration comes new priorities for federal agencies, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is no different. During the Trump administration, the Bureau focused on “educating” consumers. Under...more

The Volkov Law Group

Credit Suisse Settles Multi-Jurisdiction Bribery and Fraud Case for $547 Million (Part I of II)

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Credit Suisse Group AG (“Credit Suisse”), a global financial institution, and its London-based European subsidiary, Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited (“CSSEL”) resolved a wide-ranging bribery and fraud scheme...more

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SEC Issues No-Action Relief On Registered Funds’ Custody Of Loan Interests

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In this Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was very active this week, having (i) issued no-action relief allowing registered funds to engage in self-custody of interests in loans that are originated,...more

White & Case LLP

Africa Focus: Autumn 2020 - World Bank and African Development Bank increase their financing and anticorruption enforcement

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Pay attention to sanctions and debarment risks amid new COVID-19 financing opportunities. In recent weeks, the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and other multilateral development banks (MDBs) have greenlit...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Republican members of House Financial Services Committee release new report on CFPB’s auto finance actions

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Republican members of the House Financial Services Committee recently released a report, prepared by the Republican Staff of the Committee, titled “Unsafe at Any Bureaucracy, Part III: The CFPB’s Vitiated Legal Case Against...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Focus on China - October 2015

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Welcome to the third issue of Focus on China Compliance for 2015. According to the FCPA Blog’s October 2015 Corporate Investigations List, China leads the countries reported to be involved in FCPA investigations with 29...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

What is Crowdfunding Anyway?

Rarely has a capital markets concept been more ambiguous, and potentially more confusing, than crowdfunding. It seems that everyone has his or her own definition, which sometimes varies depending on the circumstances. ...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume IX, Issue 44

In this issue: - SEC Sanctions 10 Companies for Disclosure Failures Surrounding Financing Deals and Stock Dilution - Delaware Court of Chancery Rejects Entire Fairness Review in Absence of Conflicted Transaction...more

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