The Standard Formula Podcast | Developments on the Horizon for the UK Change-in-Control Regulatory Regime
Brexit & Financial Services: Preparing for the End of the Transition Period
August 9, 2024 - The U.S. Department of the Treasury, Federal Reserve Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading...more
May 23, 2024- The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5403, the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act, prohibiting the issuance of a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency. May 23, 2024- U.S. House Financial Services...more
April 23, 2024- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved final rules to amend its swap execution facility (SEF) regulations related to uncleared swap confirmations to address issues which have been...more
April 11, 2024- U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) introduced the bipartisan Ransomware and Financial Stability Act....more
March 12, 2024 - The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled, "Examining Proposals to Address Housing Affordability, Availability, and Other Community Needs."...more
February 13, 2024- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to keep criminals and foreign adversaries from exploiting the U.S. financial...more
December 15, 2023- U.S. Senate Committee on Baking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Chair Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), along with Senators John Kennedy (R-LA), Bob Casey (D-PA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Mike Braun (R-IN), and...more
December 12, 2023- The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets held a hearing entitled, "Examining the Agenda of Regulators, SROs, and Standards-Setters for Accounting, Auditing."...more
December 4, 2023- U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen addressed the Climate Investment Funds Panel, "Scaling Up Just Energy Transitions to Enable Industry Decarbonization." She highlighted that the Treasury has...more
November 21, 2023- The U.S. Department of the Treasury, through the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and IRS Criminal Investigation (CI), has settled with Binance...more
November 16, 2023- The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has updated its Beneficial Ownership Information FAQs to include new questions about the reporting process, reporting companies, beneficial owners,...more
October 12, 2023- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Justice Department issued a joint statement that reminds financial institutions that all credit applicants are protected from discrimination on the basis of...more
July 26, 2023- The Department of Justice, Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), and the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a joint compliance note focusing...more
June 30, 2023- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Federal Insurance Office (FIO) has released its 2023 "Study of Small Insurer Competitiveness in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Marketplace."...more
Federal Reserve Board- Results of 2023 bank Stress Test Released- The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board (Federal Reserve) released the results of its annual stress test, documenting that the nation's...more
June 2, 2023- Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, and Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15), Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, released a discussion draft of legislation providing...more
April 25, 2023- The Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...more
April 19, 2023- The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets held a hearing entitled, "Understanding Stablecoins' Role in Payments and the Need for Legislation."...more
March 30, 2023- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has finalized a rule required by Congress to increase transparency in small business lending, promote economic development, and combat unlawful discrimination....more
March 23, 2023- Senior Leadership in Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Committee) sent letters to Gregory Becker, former CEO of Silicon Valley Bank, and Joseph DePaolo, former CEO of Signature Bank,...more
Major Developments- Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen Sends Letter to Congressional Leadership on the Debt Limit- January 19, 2023- U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen sent a letter to all members of...more
The Federal Housing Finance Agency Releases Final Rule on Federal Home Loan Bank Membership - On January 12, 2016, the Federal Housing Finance Agency ("FHFA") issued a final rule establishing new requirements for...more
CFTC Announces Proposal to Amend the Definition of "Material Terms" - On September 10, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Division announced that it will publish in the Federal Register a proposed amendment to...more
European Commission Unveils Tax Transparency Package - The European Commission has laid out its plans in a new Tax Transparency Package to clamp down on tax deals made between EU governments and multi-national...more
On September 17, the CFTC approved a proposed rule addressing margin requirements for uncleared swaps entered into by swap dealers or major swap participants that are not subject to regulation by the Federal Reserve Board,...more