Numerous jurisdictions across the globe are developing their own cryptoasset regulatory frameworks—the UK is no exception. Cryptoasset businesses overseas looking to enter the UK market, or to offer services to customers in...more
Key takeaways FinCEN and Treasury announce that there will be no enforcement for failure to file beneficial ownership information reports with FinCEN by the March 21 deadline. Treasury announced intention to narrow the scope...more
As described in our previous client alert, on January 23, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States stayed the nationwide injunction issued by a federal judge in Texas (Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. McHenry—formerly, Texas...more
Key takeaways TLDR: No mandatory BOI/CTA filing yet, but stay tuned pending resolution of a second case and subsequent FinCEN guidance. On January 23, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States stayed the nationwide...more
The U.S. is one of the easiest jurisdictions in the world in which to do business1 and continues to be the world’s top destination for foreign direct investment.2 Regulatory barriers are generally low, establishing a branch...more
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On December 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals dissolved a district court injunction that had stayed the January 1, 2025 deadline for compliance with the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). Therefore, the Fifth...more
On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas suspended the enforcement of the U.S. Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) and its implementing regulations for “reporting companies” issued by the...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued a Final Rule establishing “open banking” and interoperability requirements for bank and non-bank financial services companies and implementing privacy rights for consumers....more
The court issued a permanent injunction against enforcement by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and its Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) for the named plaintiffs only....more
On February 13, 2024, U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking to expand the Bank Secrecy Act’s definition of “financial institution” to include...more
The U.S. Congress enacted the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) in 2020. The CTA for the first time created a federal obligation to report beneficial ownership information for most U.S. entities (and foreign entities doing...more
On 6 November 2023, the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security issued a joint notice concerning a new Suspicious Activity Report key...more
Effective January 1, 2024, new Treasury regulations under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) will require many U.S. entities and foreign entities doing business in the United States to report identifying beneficial owner...more
The US Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a Small Entity Compliance Guide to aid in understanding and complying with the Corporate Transparency Act’s beneficial ownership information reporting...more
Federal and state financial regulators have released after-action reports regarding the recent closures of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank. Especially when viewed in the light of First Republic Bank’s failure...more
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the U.S.’s 16th largest bank, was closed on Friday, March 10, 2023, by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation...more
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the U.S.’s 16th largest bank, was closed on Friday, March 10, 2023, by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation...more
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the US’s 16th largest bank, was closed on Friday, March 10, 2023, by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued Supervisory Highlights in late September 2022 stating that post-secondary institutions that provide loans directly to students (Institutional Lenders) and that have...more
On Thursday, April 2, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released the Interim Final Rule (Rule) under the CARES Act (Act) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Included in the Rule are the highly anticipated details...more
Amid widespread concern about student debt and calls for higher education institutions to put more "skin in the game," some have looked to income share agreements (ISAs) as part of the solution.
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