Regulatory Developments Federal Agencies Propose Interagency Guidance on Reconsiderations of Value for Residential Real Estate Valuations. On June 8, the CFPB, FDIC, Federal Reserve, NCUA, and OCC requested public comment on...more
6/26/2023
/ Coinbase ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Data Brokers ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Investment Adviser ,
Marketing ,
NCUA ,
OCC ,
Property Valuation ,
Proposed Guidance ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Residential Real Estate Contracts ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Valuation
Agencies Issue Final Guidance on Third-Party Risk Management -
On June 6, the Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC issued final joint guidance (the Guidance) pertaining to banking organizations’ risk management of third-party...more
6/12/2023
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Banking Sector ,
Bots ,
Capital Formation ,
CFTC ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinTech ,
Liquidity ,
OCC ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Private Investment Funds ,
Proposed Rules ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Risk Management ,
Swap Dealers ,
Swaps ,
Third-Party Relationships ,
Third-Party Risk
Regulatory Developments -
Federal Reserve Announces Results From the Review of the Supervision and Regulation of SVB -
On April 28, the Federal Reserve released its report analyzing SVB’s failure (Report). The Report...more
5/5/2023
/ Banking Sector ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Deposit Insurance ,
ECOA ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FinTech ,
Libor ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgages ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Silicon Valley ,
Small Business ,
Supervision
Regulatory Developments -
The U.S. Government Takes Action on the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank Failures -
On March 12, the FDIC, the Federal Reserve, and the U.S. Treasury Department announced that the U.S....more
3/20/2023
/ Banks ,
Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Deposit Accounts ,
Deposit Insurance ,
Depository Institutions ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Crisis ,
Financial Institutions ,
HMDA ,
Relief Measures ,
Silicon Valley ,
U.S. Treasury
On February 9, the Federal Reserve released its hypothetical scenarios for its 2023 bank stress tests, and on February 10, the OCC also released hypothetical economic and financial market scenarios to be used by covered...more
2/17/2023
/ Amended Regulation ,
Banks ,
Blockchain ,
Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) ,
Commercial Loans ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Custody Rule ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Reserve ,
NYDFS ,
OCC ,
RESPA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Security-Based Swaps ,
Stress Tests
Federal Reserve Issues Policy Statement on Section 9(13) of the Federal Reserve Act -
On January 27, the Federal Reserve issued a policy statement interpreting section 9(13) of the Federal Reserve Act, which authorizes...more
2/13/2023
/ Asset-Backed Securities ,
Banking Sector ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Deposit Insurance ,
Dodd-Frank ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Form CRS ,
Late Fees ,
NPRM ,
Policy Statement ,
Regulation BI ,
Regulation Z ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securitization Vehicles ,
UDAAP
Regulatory Developments -
FinCEN Proposes Form of Report to Collect Beneficial Ownership Information and Application to Obtain FinCEN Identifiers -
On January 17, FinCEN proposed a form of report to collect beneficial...more
1/27/2023
/ Beneficial Owner ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Climate Change ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Examination Priorities ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
New Guidance ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Transfer on Death Deed (TOD)
Regulatory Developments -
FinCEN Issues NPRM Regarding Access to Beneficial Ownership Information and Related Safeguards -
On December 15, FinCEN issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would implement...more
1/18/2023
/ 10b5-1 Plans ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Interest Rates ,
Libor ,
New Guidance ,
Nonbank Firms ,
NPRM ,
Regulation O ,
Regulation Z ,
Relief Measures ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Banks ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Time Extensions
Regulatory Developments -
Federal Reserve Invites Public Comment on Proposed Principles for Large Banking Organizations to Manage Climate-Related Financial Risks -
On December 2, the Federal Reserve announced that it...more
12/12/2022
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Climate Change ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Military Service Members ,
Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
OCC ,
Payment Systems ,
Preemption ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Comment ,
Pump and Dump ,
Regulation S-ID ,
Risk Management ,
SCRA ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
In This Issue:
..The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2022-04 (Circular) in relation to safeguarding consumer data under the Consumer Financial Protection Act...more
8/22/2022
/ Banking Sector ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Federal Reserve ,
Form PF ,
Investment Adviser ,
Joint Policy Statements ,
Payment Systems ,
Personal Data ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Statutory Violations
In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a new rule to increase market transparency regarding short selling and extended the comment period for its proposed rule requiring reporting on...more
3/4/2022
/ Annual Percentage Rate (APR) ,
Banking Sector ,
Bias ,
Borrowers ,
Comment Period ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Federal Reserve ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Form CRS ,
Interest Rates ,
Lenders ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Loan Servicer ,
OCC ,
Property Valuation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF program) ,
Regulation Best Interest ,
Regulation SHO ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Short Sales ,
Short Selling ,
Student Loans
In This Issue. The Federal Reserve Board of Governors (Federal Reserve), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released stress test scenarios to assess...more
2/18/2022
/ Augmented Reality ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Derivatives ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Investment Firms ,
Investors ,
OCC ,
OMB ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Stress Tests ,
Virtual Reality ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed changes to private fund regulation; the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) succeeded in validating its “valid-when-made” rulemaking; the...more
2/11/2022
/ Appraisal ,
Banking Sector ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Borrowers ,
Comment Period ,
Community Development ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Fair Lending ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Savings Associations ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
FinTech ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Lenders ,
New Rules ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
OCC ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Private Funds ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State Savings Associations ,
Valid When Made Doctrine
In This Issue. The Board of the Governors of the Federal Reserve (Federal Reserve) proposed a new supervisory framework for certain holding companies engaged in insurance activities; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...more
2/4/2022
/ Alternative Trading System (ATS) ,
Annual Reports ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Reporting Agencies ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Depository Institutions ,
Federal Reserve ,
Filing Fees ,
Form PF ,
Fund Sponsors ,
Hedge Funds ,
Holding Companies ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Guidance ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Regulation ATS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In This Issue. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the FDIC Tech Lab (FDITECH) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) launched a digital identity Tech Sprint; FinCEN published a 60-day notice to...more
1/17/2022
/ (SEC) Rule 17a-4 ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Comment Period ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financial Transactions ,
FinCEN ,
OMB ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Public Comment ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Security-Based Swaps
In this Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is seeking feedback on principles for climate-related financial risk management for large banks; the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division is seeking...more
1/7/2022
/ Antitrust Division ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Best Practices ,
Board of Governors ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Climate Change ,
Comment Period ,
Community Banks ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Depository Institutions ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Division of Investment Management ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Form CRS ,
Mergers ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
OCC ,
Ownership Requirements ,
PCAOB ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Repurchases ,
Retail Investors ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose money market fund reforms; the SEC also proposed amendments to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans and to modernize and improve share repurchase...more
12/17/2021
/ 10b5-1 Plans ,
AML/CFT ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Comment Period ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Electronic Fund Transfer Act ,
Federal Reserve ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investment Funds ,
Money Market Funds ,
OCC ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Regulation E ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Request For Information ,
Risk Management ,
Rule 2a-7 ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SBS Entities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Security-Based Swaps ,
Stock Repurchases ,
Swap Dealers ,
Trading Plans
In This Issue. The Treasury Department’s Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) issued a report acknowledging climate change as threat to financial stability; Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman advocates for...more
10/29/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Climate Change ,
Community Banks ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
ETFs ,
Federal Reserve ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FSOC ,
Mutual Funds ,
OCC ,
Payment Systems ,
Regulation Z ,
Risk Alert ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
U.S. Treasury
In This Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a new Compliance Aid; the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to Form N-PX with the goal of making it easier and more...more
10/11/2021
/ Collection Agencies ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
Debtors ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
FDCPA ,
Federal Reserve ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Services Industry ,
International Organization for Standardization ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Investors ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proxy Voting ,
Public Comment ,
Regulation F ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In This Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) withdrew its proposal to delay the Debt Collection Final Rules; the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), the Federal Deposit Insurance...more
9/17/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Comment Period ,
Community Banks ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
Digital Platforms ,
Due Diligence ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
FRB ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
OCC ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Regulation F ,
Retail Investors ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Third-Party Risk
In This Issue. The federal bank regulators published frequently asked questions concerning the London Interbank Offered Rate transition; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) confirmed an effective date for two...more
8/6/2021
/ Annual Meeting ,
Banking Sector ,
Breach of Duty ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Capital Rules ,
Comment Period ,
Comptroller ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Debtors ,
FDCPA ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
FedNow ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Inter-Bank Offered Rates (IBORs) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investment Firms ,
Investors ,
Libor ,
OCC ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Section 36(b) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In This Issue. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will no longer charge lenders the Adverse Market Refinance Fee; the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is seeking...more
7/30/2021
/ Adverse Market Refinance Fees ,
Banking Sector ,
Board of Governors ,
Borrowers ,
Comment Period ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
CRA ,
Delinquent Borrowers ,
Deposit Insurance ,
Division of Investment Management ,
Fannie Mae ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
FHFA ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Freddie Mac ,
Lenders ,
Liquidity ,
Money Market Funds ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Public Comment ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SBA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In This Issue. President Joe Biden issued a sweeping executive order aimed at cracking down on anticompetitive practices and reducing consolidation across multiple industry sectors, including financial services; the Federal...more
7/29/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Division ,
Automatic Stay ,
Biden Administration ,
CEOs ,
Comment Period ,
Competition ,
Discovery ,
Executive Orders ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investors ,
Misleading Statements ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
OCC ,
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 ,
PSLRA ,
Public Comment ,
Risk Management ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Sponsors ,
Third-Party Risk ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
In This Issue. The House of Representatives voted to pass a Congressional Review Act resolution repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) “true lender” rule; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...more
7/28/2021
/ AML/CFT ,
Annual Reports ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Arkansas Teacher Retirement System v Goldman Sachs Group ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Basic v Levinson ,
Borrowers ,
BSA/AML ,
Burden of Persuasion ,
Burden of Proof ,
Certiorari ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Community Development ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Distressed Properties ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
Foreclosure ,
Goldman Sachs ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Loss Mitigation ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Mortgages ,
No-Action Letters ,
OCC ,
Presumption of Reliance ,
Regulation X ,
Repeal ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Litigation ,
Shareholders ,
True Lender ,
Underserved Locations
In This Issue. In a move that gives him the opportunity to put his stamp on housing policy and the potential overhaul of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, President Biden replaced the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency...more
6/25/2021
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Biden Administration ,
BSA/AML ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Creditors ,
Debit Cards ,
Durbin Amendment Rules ,
Fannie Mae ,
Federal Reserve ,
FFIEC ,
FHFA ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Freddie Mac ,
Holidays ,
Inflation Adjustments ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Lenders ,
Mortgages ,
Popular ,
Public Comment ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)