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HHS Issues Policy Statement to Expand Use of Rulemaking Without Notice and Comment

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The policy statement aims to bring more rapid action on personnel and management decisions and empowers HHS and each of its offices and subagencies to promulgate or rescind certain rules without a period of notice and comment...more

Polsinelli

FTC Issues Statements Signaling Major Changes to its Oversight of Franchise Relationships and Franchise Disclosure Requirements

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On July 12, 2024, the FTC released several statements and a News Release as its first response to comments collected in response to the March 2023 Franchise Request for Information (RFI). These actions are part of the FTC’s...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

[Hybrid Event] Navigating the SEC: A 2023 Look Back and Look Forward - August 31st, Houston, TX

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Sarah Morgan, M&A and Capital Markets partner, and Rebecca Fike, Securities Litigation and Government Investigations partner will give a look back at the first half of 2023 through SEC Enforcement actions, public speeches,...more

Hogan Lovells

FCC to explore new rules for in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing missions

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently took the first steps toward new rules to govern the next frontier of space innovation by adopting a notice of inquiry on in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing...more

BakerHostetler

The 14th Public Commission Meeting - Dark Patterns, Imposter Rulemaking and Yet Another Policy Statement

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​​​​​​​After a surprise three-month hiatus, we are back in business with our Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) public and totally unscripted meetings. Candidly, we were a bit surprised to see the return of these...more

Jenner & Block

CFPB Adds “Discrimination” to its “Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Acts and Practices” (UDAAP) Examination Guidance

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On March 16, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced its intent to address discrimination as an “unfair practice” under the Consumer Financial Protection Act (commonly known as Dodd-Frank)....more

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The UK Investment Firms Prudential Regime Effective 1 January 2022: Key considerations for Investment Firms

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What is the IFPR? The new UK Investment Firms Prudential Regime (“IFPR”) will come into force on 1 January 2022 and will apply to UK investment firms authorised under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID”)...more

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FMC Announces Actions to Address Demurrage and Detention Charges

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The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) announced on Sept. 15, 2021, that it would move forward with two demurrage-and-detention related initiatives proposed by Commissioner Rebecca F. Dye as part of Fact Finding 29. The...more

Goodwin

SEC Announces Annual Regulatory Agenda

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In This Issue. Several federal financial regulatory agencies updated their Spring 2021 regulatory agendas; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced its intention to restart Military Lending Act examinations;...more

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Financial Services Weekly Roundup: Madden Fix/Valid When Made Rule Faces New Challengers

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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

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FDIC to Codify Policy under Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is accepting comments until March 16, 2020 on the proposed codification to the Statement of Policy for Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as well as...more

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The CFPB's Policy Statement Concerning the Meaning of "Abusiveness"

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The Situation: For the past 10 years, regulated entities and others have sought more definition concerning the nature and scope of claims the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") might bring alleging "abusive"...more

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CFPB Issues Long-Anticipated Framework for ‘Abusive’ Acts and Practices Supervision and Enforcement

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In an effort to promote compliance and certainty, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) on January 24 issued an often promised and much anticipated policy statement regarding how it intends to apply the...more

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Arizona Corporation Commission Presses Forward with New Energy Policies and Potential Updates to Energy Rules

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Over the past two years, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) has been considering how to address the rapidly changing electric energy landscape. Through a variety of proceedings, the ACC is reviewing existing...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Taxpayers Already Seeking to Hold Treasury and IRS to Policy Statement

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On March 5, 2019, the US Department of Treasury (Treasury) issued a policy statement on the tax regulatory process. We previously wrote an article for Law360 on the policy statement... In our article, we noted the disclaimer...more

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Significant Changes In IRS Regulatory Process Ahead

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In a previously unannounced development, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a policy statement on the tax regulatory process on March 5, 2019, announcing significant changes related to regulations and subregulatory...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Chair Recaps Year and Outlines Priorities

In a speech last week, Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Jay Clayton provided an overview of the Commission’s significant accomplishments in 2018....more

Vedder Price

Regulatory Relief: It’s About Time

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In November 2016, with the election results confirmed, the banking industry was awash in hopes for a more lenient regulatory posture. To date, the industry has seen no reform. However, on March 14, 2018, the Senate passed and...more

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CFPB to look to state AGs for more leadership in enforcement arena

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In remarks yesterday at the winter meeting of the National Association of Attorneys General in Washington, D.C., Mick Mulvaney indicated that the CFPB will be looking to state attorneys general for “much more collaboration...more

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