As spring turns to summer, climate change is on our minds. A new day, a new story about how financial institutions are addressing climate-related risks. In the past few months, six major banks—Bank of America, JPMorgan...more
On July 29, 2020, the state attorneys general of California, Illinois, and New York filed suit against the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) challenging the OCC’s Final Rule reaffirming the “valid when made”...more
EDITOR'S NOTE - Working Weekends and Holidays. While most Americans were enjoying the Independence Day holiday weekend, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve), the Office of the Comptroller of...more
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was enacted as a measure to promote financial stability and protection for consumers through increased regulation of nearly every aspect of the consumer finance...more
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act” or the “Act”), signed into law in 2010, contains a series of regulatory reforms aimed in part to combat what was perceived as lax financial...more