The White House is reportedly extending the temporary license for some US businesses to work with Huawei, a move that would likely help smooth the way for trade negotiators between the US and China to see their way back to...more
After a brutal Tuesday, the White House tried to take advantage of yesterday’s market day off to run some damage control “and ease concerns that [the] trade truce with China was already floundering.” I suspect we’ll find out...more
Agencies to Propose Amending CRA Regulations to Conform to HMDA Regulation Changes, and Remove References to the Neighborhood Stabilization Program - On September 13, 2017, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve...more
Financial Industry Developments - CTFC Approves Proposed Rules Addressing Application of Certain CEA Regulations to Cross-Border Transactions - On October 11, 2016, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission...more
The SEC has opened an inquiry into Alibaba’s accounting related to affiliated companies and related-party transactions, a big deal for a company “long seen as a symbol of China’s growing technological might”...more
MetLife went to the mats over its SIFI label . . . and it won big. A federal judge in D.C. yesterday rescinded the “too big to fail” designation for the insurer, though the government can appeal the decision. The decision...more
Our top hits of the past week just keep on coming, including: The Deal Professor reviewing the “snap judgments” on what led to Valeant’s current mess—explanations that include “Valeant as Enron,” a McKinsey-driven...more
UBS and Capital Ventures Settle RMBS Dispute - On March 26, Capital Ventures International and several UBS affiliates filed a stipulation of dismissal after reaching a settlement disposing of all claims in the action....more