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Will Resiliency Carry the Digital Asset Sector Through 2024?

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In 2023, the digital asset industry demonstrated remarkable resilience amidst significant challenges, including the dissolution of several digital asset financial services companies, numerous bank failures, and a $4.7 billion...more

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FDIC Proposes Increased Scrutiny of Bank Mergers

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Today, a divided Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) Board of Directors issued a proposed Statement of Policy (SOP) on bank merger transactions that would create a combined bank with more than $100 billion in...more

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OCC Proposal and Policy Statement on Bank Mergers Could Freeze the Banking Industry in Place

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The Situation: On January 29, 2024, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC") requested comment on a proposed rule updating its bank merger rules and incorporating a policy statement (the "Proposal") on agency...more

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OCC Proposed Policy Statement Sheds Insight into Thinking on Business Combo Review Process

In an effort to increase transparency in the Bank Merger Act (BMA) approval process, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has recently issued a proposed policy statement (the “Policy Statement”) which is...more

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OCC Proposes Rulemaking Amending Bank Merger Act Procedures to Eliminate Expedited and Streamlined Review and Add Policy Statement...

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On January 29, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding its review of business combinations under the Bank Merger Act (BMA). Specifically, the OCC proposed: (i)...more

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The UK Proposes Changes to the Regulation of Equity Secondary Markets

In Policy Statement 23/4 (PS23/4) on “Improving Equity Secondary Markets,” the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority sets out its final proposed amendments to...more

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FCA Finalizes Changes to the UK’s Appointed Representatives Regime

An appointed representative (“AR”) is a firm or person who carries on a regulated activity, or activities, under the responsibility of an authorized financial services firm. An authorized firm that appoints representatives in...more

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UK Financial Conduct Authority publishes its final rules for the Investment Firms Prudential Regime

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On 22 October 2021, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published the final rules of its Investment Firms Prudential Regime (“IFPR”), which will come into force on 1 January 2022. The final rules are contained in legal...more

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Volcker Rule Covered Fund Amendments Provide Clarity and Opportunities

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The Situation: The Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC"), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"), Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), and Commodity Futures Trading Commission...more

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FinCEN Deputy Director Stresses Technological Innovation, Virtual Currency Enforcement and the U.S. Culture of Compliance

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Last Wednesday, FinCEN Deputy Director Jamal El-Hindi appeared at the annual conference of the Money Transmitter Regulators Association and delivered prepared remarks. The topics of his address covered three issues of...more

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UK Regulators Finalize Resolvability Assessment Framework for Banks

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Following their consultation earlier this year, the Bank of England and the Prudential Regulation Authority have finalized the new Resolvability Assessment Framework. The Framework comprises: (i) the BoE's approach to...more

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FCA to Introduce Reforms to UK Overdraft Market

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On 7 June 2019, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) confirmed that it is introducing reforms in relation to the overdraft market, set out in its policy statement PS19/6. The aim of these reforms is to make overdrafts...more

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FinCEN Director’s Remarks Highlight AML Regulatory Reform Efforts

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released prepared remarks delivered by FinCEN director, Kenneth A. Blanco, at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Anti-Money Laundering (AML) &...more

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CFPB Finalizes Off-Balanced Approach to Public Disclosure of HMDA Data

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As previously reported, in September 2017 the CFPB proposed policy guidance regarding what application-level Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data would be disclosed to the public based on the significant expansion to the...more

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Mulvaney comments on enforcement approach, use of disparate impact

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According to a Politico report, CFPB Acting Director Mick Mulvaney, speaking at a Washington, D.C. event, commented on changes to the Bureau’s approach to bringing enforcement actions and the Bureau’s plans to review the use...more

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Mulvaney takes aim at CFPB public disclosure of consumer complaints

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In remarks earlier this week at an American Bankers Association conference, CFPB Acting Director Mick Mulvaney is reported to have strongly criticized the CFPB’s policy of publicly disclosing consumer complaint information...more

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CFPB to look to state AGs for more leadership in enforcement arena

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In remarks yesterday at the winter meeting of the National Association of Attorneys General in Washington, D.C., Mick Mulvaney indicated that the CFPB will be looking to state attorneys general for “much more collaboration...more

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