In this Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was very active this week, having (i) issued no-action relief allowing registered funds to engage in self-custody of interests in loans that are originated,...more
2/15/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Biden Administration ,
Capital Raising ,
CARD Act ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Debt Management Companies ,
Debt Relief ,
Debtors ,
Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financing ,
FinTech ,
Guidance Update ,
Industry Letters ,
Investigations ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Loans ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Money Market Funds ,
No-Action Relief ,
NYDFS ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Processing Fees ,
Public Comment ,
Registered Funds ,
Regulation O ,
Reporting Requirements ,
SBA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement ,
Settlement Proposals ,
State Attorneys General ,
Student Loans
In this Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized reforms under the Investment Advisers Act to modernize rules that govern investment adviser advertisements and payments to solicitors, and published a risk...more
1/7/2021
/ Advisory Opinions ,
Appeals ,
Banking Sector ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Cash Solicitation Rule ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Interpretive Letters ,
Investment Adviser ,
Lenders ,
OCC ,
OCIE ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Popular ,
Preemption ,
Proposed Rules ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulation Z ,
Relief Measures ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Alert ,
Safe Harbors ,
SAR ,
SEC Advertising Rule ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Violations ,
Special Purpose Entities
On October 28, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted Rule 18f-4 (the “Rule”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) and amended related rules designed to provide a modernized,...more
11/25/2020
/ Amended Rules ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Derivatives ,
Exceptions ,
Internal Reporting ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Mutual Funds ,
New Regulations ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Popular ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Registered Funds ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Repurchase Agreements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Rule 18f-4 ,
Rule 6c-11 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Transactions ,
Stress Tests
In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it adopted Rule 12d1-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), providing a new regulatory framework for fund-of-funds and final...more
10/22/2020
/ Asset Management ,
Auditor Independence ,
Audits ,
Bank Holding Company ,
Banking Sector ,
Brokers ,
Capital Rules ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Depository Institutions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Exemptions ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Stimulus ,
FinCEN ,
Finders ,
Fund of Funds ,
Gifts ,
GSE ,
Insurance Fraud ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Liquidity ,
Marketing Services Agreements ,
Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) ,
OCC ,
Promotional Items ,
Regulation S-X ,
Regulation X ,
Relief Measures ,
Reporting Requirements ,
RESPA ,
Robocalling ,
Rule 12d1-4 ,
Section 8 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
TCPA ,
TLAC ,
Trump Administration ,
UDAAP ,
Unemployment Insurance ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to its exemptive applications procedures under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act) and proposed to amend Form 13F to...more
7/16/2020
/ Banking Sector ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
FFIEC ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Form 13F ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investment Management ,
Joint Statements ,
Libor ,
Mortgage Escrow Account ,
New Guidance ,
OCC ,
OCIE ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular ,
Proposed Rules ,
Ransomware ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Alert ,
Risk Management ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SBA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Dollar Lenders