Financial Industry Developments

CFPB Finalizes Effective Date Extension for Prepaid Accounts Rule

On April 20, 2017, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) issued a final rule to delay the October 1, 2017 effective date of the rule governing Prepaid Accounts Under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Regulation E) and the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z) by six months, to April 1, 2018. Report. Rule.

Rating Agency Developments

On April 26, 2017, Fitch issued a report entitled U.S. Public Finance College and University Rating Criteria. Report.

On April 26, 2017, Fitch published an update to its methodology for rating insurance companies. Release.

On April 24, 2017, DBRS issued a report entitled Representations and Warranties Criteria for U.S. RMBS Transactions. Report.

On April 24, 2017, DBRS issued a report entitled Master European Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Rating Methodology and Jurisdictional Addenda. Report.

On April 24, 2017, DBRS issued a report entitled European RMBS Insight: Dutch Addendum. Report.

On April 21, 2017, DBRS issued a report entitled DBRS Criteria: Financial Ratio Definitions and Accounting Adjustments — Non-Financial Companies. Report.

On April 21, 2017, DBRS issued a report entitled Rating Entities in the Real Estate Industry. Report.

On April 21, 2017, DBRS issued a report entitled Rating Canadian Covered Bonds. Report.

On April 21, 2017, S&P issued a report entitled Foreign Exchange Risk In Structured Finance--Methodology And Assumptions. Report.

On April 20, 2017, DBRS issued a report entitled Rating Canadian Structured Finance Transactions. Report.