In an effort to align the permissibility of crypto activities for all member banks of the Federal Reserve System (the "FRS", which includes all national banks and state member banks), the Board of Governors of the Federal...more
2/15/2023
/ Banking Sector ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
FDIA ,
Federal Reserve ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Institutions ,
FRB ,
Joint Statements ,
OCC ,
Popular ,
Trading Policies
Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act authorizes the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) in “unusual and exigent circumstances” to establish programs or facilities with “broad-based eligibility” that allow a Federal Reserve Bank...more
In response to the global COVID-19 crisis, US federal financial regulators are taking important actions that affect US and non-US financial institutions, other financial services providers, consumers, and the US and global...more
5/2/2020
/ Banks ,
CFTC ,
Comment Period ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
FDIC ,
Federal Loans ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Foreign Banks ,
FRB ,
Midsize and Large Business Loans ,
OCC ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Popular ,
Public Comment ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Business Loans ,
State of Emergency ,
Volcker Rule
In response to the global COVID-19 crisis, US federal financial regulators are taking important actions that affect US and non-US financial institutions, other financial services providers, consumers, and the US and global...more
4/28/2020
/ Banks ,
CFTC ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DSIO ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
FRB ,
OCC ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Relief Measures ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In response to the global COVID-19 crisis, US federal financial regulators are taking important actions that affect US and non-US financial institutions, other financial services providers, consumers, and the US and global...more
In response to the global COVID-19 crisis, US federal financial regulators are taking important actions that affect US and non-US financial institutions, other financial services providers, consumers, and the US and global...more
4/22/2020
/ Appraisal ,
Borrower Protection Programs ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Deferred Action ,
FDIC ,
FHFA ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FRB ,
HMDA ,
NCUA ,
OCC ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Relief Measures ,
Temporary Regulations
Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act authorizes the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) in “unusual and exigent circumstances” to establish programs or facilities with “broad-based eligibility” that allow a Federal Reserve Bank...more
4/21/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Stimulus ,
FRB ,
Lenders ,
Liquidity ,
Main Street Lending Programs ,
Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (MMLF) ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF) ,
Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility (PMCCF) ,
Relief Measures ,
Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF) ,
Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF)
On December 23, 2019, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued an Industry Letter instructing each institution it regulates, including banks and licensed Fintechs, to make submissions describing the...more
1/14/2020
/ Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) ,
Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon ,
Banks ,
Depository Institutions ,
Derivatives ,
Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinTech ,
FRB ,
Industry Letters ,
Interest Rates ,
Lenders ,
Libor ,
Loans ,
Money Transmitter ,
NYDFS ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR) ,
Securitization ,
Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA) ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
UK ,
Virtual Currency
With the regulatory agenda for the US operations of foreign banks in a state of flux, Kevin Petrasic, Paul Saltzman, Glen Cuccinello, Will Giles and Alexander Abedine of global law firm White & Case provide a map to help...more
4/2/2019
/ Banking Sector ,
Board of Directors ,
Combined US Operations (CUSO) ,
Corporate Governance ,
FBOs ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Foreign Banks ,
FRB ,
Intermediate Holding Company (IHCs) ,
NYDFS ,
OCC ,
Regulatory Agenda