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On May 12, 2025, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an interim final rule significantly extending the reporting deadlines for PFAS reporting under Section 8(a)(7) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)....more
On May 12, 2025, EPA announced that it will again revise the reporting timeline for manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under Section 8(a)(7) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The data...more
The CFPB has announced it will not make enforcement of its rule requiring financial institutions to report their lending to women-owned, LGBTQI+-owned and minority-owned small businesses a priority....more
On April 30, the CFPB announced it will deprioritize enforcement and supervision of its small business lending data collection rule for institutions not covered by the stay issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth...more
On March 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued an interim final rule to the U.S. Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) that eliminates beneficial ownership...more
On March 13, a trade group in commercial finance filed an unopposed motion in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to stay the CFPB’s Section 1071 rule. The final rule would amend the ECOA to mandate...more
On February 27, FinCEN announced its plans to issue an interim final rule that will extend the current beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting deadlines under the Corporate Transparency Act to March 21. Until the new...more
In a tentative win for the CFPB, a federal judge in Texas ruled on August 26, 2024, that the agency did not exceed its authority when it issued its final Section 1071 small business lending rule. The court also rejected...more
The CFPB, as part of its initiative to accelerate the shift to open banking in the United States, issued a final rule on June 5 that outlines the qualifications to become a recognized industry standard setting body, which can...more
As discussed here, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Community Financial Services Association of America, Limited v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau), which upheld the CFPB’s funding...more
As discussed here, this summer, Representative Roger Williams (R-Texas) and Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) introduced identical Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions in the U.S. House and Senate (H.J. Res. 66 and S. J....more
This summer, Representative Roger Williams (R-Texas) and Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) introduced identical Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions in the U.S. House and Senate (H.J. Res. 66 and S. J. Res. 32, respectively)...more
On March 30, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued the small business lending rule (Final Rule) which implements the small business lending data collection requirements set for in Section 1071 of the...more
The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation became the nation's first regulator with authority to police "abusive" acts and practices in commercial financing when it recently adopted final regulations to...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB" or "Bureau") recently published a Small Entity Compliance Guide (the "Guide") regarding Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which amended ECOA to require that financial...more
Within a little less than four weeks after the publication on March 30, by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) of its nearly 900-page final rule related to small business data collection (the Final Rule) mandated...more
The rule requires that lenders collect and report extensive applicant data to the CFPB, intended to deter discrimination and promote economic growth. On March 30, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)...more
Please join Troutman Pepper Partner Chris Willis and his colleagues Lori Sommerfield and Caleb Rosenberg for the second installment of a special three-part series about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) new...more
As many contractors have known for quite some time, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) regulations provide detailed requirements for joint venture agreements, and failure to meet any of the regulatory requirements...more
Following a series of delays, on August 18 the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that it would withdraw the Final Rule modifying its regulations on the ability of a small business investment company (SBIC) to...more