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McGlinchey Stafford

Podcast: Deep Dive into Bank Partnerships: Lending, Litigation, Legislative Trends, and True Lender [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 66]

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The next installment in McGlinchey’s Deep Dive into Bank Partnerships Series features a podcast on lending, presented by attorneys Joe Apatov, Aaron Kouhoupt, and Robert Savoie. Their discussion centers on the evolving...more

Lewis Roca

Legal Issues, Problems, and Unanswered Questions Regarding a State’s Ability and Potential Departure from the Depository...

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In 1980, Congress passed Public Law 96-221, called the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act (“DIDMCA”), which, in part, allowed federally insured state banks, state credit unions, and state savings...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

The SAFE Banking Act: Financial Services for Marijuana and Hemp Businesses

I. Marijuana - Currently, 31 states plus the District of Columbia allow the recreational use of marijuana. In addition, 37 states and the District of Columbia currently allow marijuana to be used for medical purposes....more

Shutts & Bowen LLP

HB-3: An Overview of ESG Factors Relating to Public Funds Investment and Financial Industry Impacts

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On May 2, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law HB 3, also known as “An Act Relating to Government and Corporate Activism (the “Act”). The Act amends Florida Statute provisions relating to (i) deposits and...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Another Banking Crisis and Financial Regulation – Where Do Things Stand

An old adage is that history will repeat itself. In other words, all of this has happened before, and it will all happen again. Another banking crisis is upon us following the familiar cycle of financial deregulation. The...more

K2 Integrity

Pandemic Side Effect: Banking Pot?

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Will a side effect of the COVID-19 pandemic be banking for the cannabis industry? The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a new coronavirus relief bill, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Solutions (HEROES)...more

Carlton Fields

Credit Unions Ask Senate Banking Committee to Make Cannabis Banking Safe

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In the latest chapter of the ongoing saga of the U.S. Senate’s consideration and hopeful passage of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, on February 7, 2020, the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) sent a...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Week in Weed: December 2019 #3

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The big news on Capitol Hill this week was the Senate’s lack of action on the banking bill.  Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), the chairman of the Senate banking committee, opposes legalization and seemed disinclined to move on...more

Rumberger | Kirk

House Passes Bill To Protect Banks, Credit Unions And Insurance Companies Providing Services To Legal Cannabis Businesses

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Banks, credit unions and insurance companies would be protected in doing business with a wide variety of businesses including marijuana sellers if the “SAFE Act,” passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on September 26,...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

SAFE Banking Act Passes House, Moves to Senate

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Since the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (the “Act”) found bipartisan support in the House Financial Services Committee back in March, the industry has been waiting for even the slightest sign of its...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

House passes the SAFE Banking Act, but it’s not safe yet – its fate is in the hands of the Senate

On September 25, 2019, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the bipartisan Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act with a vote of 321 in favor and 103 against. Notwithstanding widespread public support,...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Proposed Legislation Aims to Address Safe and Equitable Financial Services in the Growing Cannabis Industry

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The state-legal marijuana industry in the United States continues to grow – as does support for it. Ten states and Washington, D.C. have legalized recreational adult use and 23 other states allow some form of medical...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Cannabis Finance - SAFE in the STATES and Maybe Beyond?

Will 2019 be the year that federal lawmakers block U.S. law enforcement and regulatory agencies from enforcing marijuana prohibitions in states where marijuana is legal and finally resolve the divergence between state and...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

House Financial Services Committee Schedules Oct. 11 Mark-Up of "Madden fix" Bill

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Among the more than 20 bills that the House Financial Services Committee was scheduled to mark up Wednesday, October 11, was a bill to provide a "Madden fix" as well as several others relevant to consumer financial services...more

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