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Treasury Strips Away Obama Administration Earnings Stripping Rules

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In 2016, the Obama administration issued a series of rules and regulations designed to stem the flow of corporate inversions – transactions where U.S. corporations moved offshore to avoid the high 35% U.S. corporate tax rate....more

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Volcker 2.0: Agencies Propose to Reduce Regulatory Burdens Imposed by the Volcker Regulations

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After a long lead up, the five agencies (Agencies) with responsibility for the regulations that implement the Volcker Rule (Regulations) have issued a wide ranging proposal to tailor the application of the Regulations in...more

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Treasury Department Urges SEC to Act on Life Company Products

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury published an October 2017 report, "A Financial System That Creates Economic Opportunities — Asset Management and Insurance" in response to President Trump’s Executive Order 13772 on "Core...more

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Trump Administration Issues Guidance on Asset Management and Insurance Regulation

On Oct. 26, 2017, the U.S. Treasury Department (Treasury) released the latest installment in a series of reports on financial regulation required by the president’s Feb. 3 executive order on the financial system....more

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Treasury Releases Report On Asset Management And Insurance

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released a report entitled “A Financial System that Creates Economic Opportunities: Asset Management and Insurance,” the third of four reports to be issued by the Department in response...more

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Treasury Reports Continue to Inform Dodd-Frank Reform Efforts

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On October 26, 2017, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) released a report entitled “A Financial System That Creates Economic Opportunities: Asset Management and Insurance,” the third in a series of reports...more

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Department of Treasury Releases Second Report on Administration’s Core Principles of Financial Regulation

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On October 6, 2017, the Department of the Treasury released its Second Report on the Administration’s Core Principles of Financial Regulation which details how to streamline and reform the U.S. regulatory system for the...more

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CHOICE Act 2.0 Passes the House: What Is the ‘CHOICE’?

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On June 8, 2017, the House of Representatives passed an amended version of H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act of 2017, or CHOICE Act 2.0, which scales back or eliminates many of the post-crisis financial reforms that were...more

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Treasury’s Recommendations for the Volcker Rule

The U.S. Department of the Treasury previously issued its first in a series of reports to President Donald J. Trump examining the United States’ financial regulatory system. The report included detailed recommendations...more

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Treasury Department Recommends Broad Reforms to CFPB

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The Department of the Treasury recently cited the CFPB’s “unaccountable structure and unduly broad regulatory powers,” in suggesting reforms to address the CFPB’s “regulatory abuses and excesses.” The Department’s...more

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The Department of the Treasury Issues Recommendations on the Regulation of U.S. Depository Institutions

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"A Financial System that Creates Economic Opportunities: Banks and Credit Unions," a Report by the Department of the Treasury, identifies potential reforms that would promote the "Core Principles for Regulating the United...more

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The Future of Dodd-Frank: Where is it Going?

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Just last week Steve Mnuchin, the Secretary of the Treasury, put forth the first of several Reports proposing financial reforms. Much of the Report makes sweeping changes to Dodd- Frank, the legislation...more

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Regulatory Reformation: Treasury’s First Recommendations for Improving Financial Regulations

On February 3, 2017, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 13772, which identified seven Core Principles by which his administration would regulate the U.S. financial system....more

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Treasury Report Proposes Revamping Post-Crash Financial Regulation

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On June 12, 2017, the U.S. Treasury Department released a 150-page report (the Report) that recommends revamping many of the rules for banks and other financial services firms put in place after the 2008 financial crisis...more

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Trump Administration Sets Forth Recommendations for Consumer Finance Regulatory Reform

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On June 12, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released a comprehensive report setting forth the Trump Administration’s vision for regulatory reform in the banking sector. Specifically, this report focuses on the depository...more

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Treasury report on U.S. financial system recommends significant CFPB reforms

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The report issued earlier this week by the U.S. Treasury Department to President Trump in response to his February 2017 Executive Order 13772, “A Financial System That Creates Economic Opportunities-Banks and Credit Unions,”...more

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Treasury Report Recommends Modification of the Leveraged Lending Guidance to Address Reduction in Leveraged Lending by Regulated...

On June 13, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released its report to President Donald J. Trump in response to Executive Order 13772 issued on Feb. 3, which set forth the “core principles” of the Trump administration...more

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Trump Administration Plan for Financial Regulation Includes Reducing Regulatory Compliance Activities for Bank Boards

The U.S. Department of the Treasury yesterday issued its first in a series of reports to President Donald J. Trump examining the United States’ financial regulatory system. Appendix B to the report includes 16 pages of...more

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President Trump Issues Financial Regulatory Directives

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President Trump issued two new directives to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin, aimed at revising federal regulations...more

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President Trump Signs Executive Order on Financial Regulatory Reform

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President Trump signed an executive order setting forth “core principles” in the regulation of the US financial system and directing the Treasury Secretary to review and report back to the President within 120 days on the...more

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Will President Trump's Regulation Cuts Reduce Ongoing Disclosure for Bond-Financed Projects?

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President Donald Trump on Feb. 3, 2017, signed an executive order entitled "Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System," which directed the Treasury Secretary to consult with financial regulators,...more

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All Financial Regulation in the U.S. Now Subject to Review under February 3, 2017 Executive Order Issued by the President

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Hours after the inauguration of President Trump, the White House issued a memorandum which imposed a 90-day delay on regulations which had not yet taken effect. As far as existing financial services law and...more

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