On July 27, 2023, the US banking regulators issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (the “NPR”) to revise significantly the risk-based capital requirements applicable to large banks and to banks with significant trading...more
Federal Reserve Issues Policy Statement on Section 9(13) of the Federal Reserve Act - On January 27, the Federal Reserve issued a policy statement interpreting section 9(13) of the Federal Reserve Act, which authorizes...more
Division of Investment Management of the SEC Issues No-Action Letter to SSB - On May 8, 2018, the Chief Counsel's Office of the Division of Investment Management ("IM") of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the...more
In February 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) once again re-opened the comment period with respect to proposed revisions to Regulation AB relating to the disclosure of asset-level data after receiving many...more
Traditional utility securitizations, enabled by statute in approximately 17 states, have been used numerous times over the past 16 years to recover “stranded costs” resulting from deregulation, and environmental/pollution...more
On December 10, 2013, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity...more
In its February 28, 2013 Form 10-K filed with the SEC, Bank of America disclosed that it is under investigation by the New York Attorney General over its purchase, securitization and underwriting of home loans and RMBS....more
In This Issue: *Financial Industry Developments - CFPB Final Rule on Mortgage Servicing Standards - Joint Rule on Appraisals for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans - CFPB Final Rule on Written Appraisals - SEC...more
Dear Clients and Friends: In October, federal agencies proposed two new sets of regulations under the Dodd-Frank Act. The proposals — to implement the Volcker Rule and to create standards to designate certain nonbanks...more