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Nutter Bank Report: August 2024

CFPB Issues Filing Instructions Guide for Small Business Lending Data - The CFPB has published instructions for banks and other covered financial institutions to submit small business lending data that is required to be...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Proposals to Ease Capital Standards for New Banks Could Lead to More Failures, CRS Says

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In a recent report, the Congressional Research Service stated that capital formation remains the largest obstacle hampering the formation of de novo banks, but regulatory and legislative changes that have been proposed could...more

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Comment Period for Basel III Endgame Proposal Closes

On January 16, 2024, the comment period closed for the US banking regulators’ Basel III Endgame proposal. Nearly 200 comment letters were submitted from the financial sector, commercial user, and the general public....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The Basel Committee and the Financial Stability Board Publish Reports on Lessons Learned From Recent Bank Failures

The Financial Stability Board (“FSB”) has published its report on 2023 Bank Failures: Preliminary lessons learnt for resolution which follows on from the report from the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“BCBS”) on the...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

A Road Not Taken: Where the US Capital Proposal Differs From Basel

On July 27, 2023, US federal banking regulators issued proposals to (i) significantly revise the riskbased regulatory capital requirements for certain midsize and larger US banking organizations (the “Capital Proposal”) and...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

FDIC Issues Reminder to Banks on Reporting of Uninsured Deposits

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) issued a Financial Institution Letter (“FIL”) earlier this week regarding banks’ errors in reporting estimated uninsured deposits....more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Bank Merger Compliance Risks: Are You Prepared?

Bank mergers and acquisitions are becoming a regular part of life in the banking industry, especially for smaller and medium-sized organizations. They provide significant opportunities for institutions to expand their...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

In Brief: Regulation Q and You – Capital Relief Trades for U.S. Banks

Over the last 18 months, we’ve seen a sharp uptick in inquiries from U.S. banks about how to use capital relief trades to manage regulatory capital constraints. Here, we set out our responses to some of the frequently asked...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Hong Kong’s New Crypto Regulatory Framework to Facilitate Greater Institutional Participation

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Regulators released comprehensive guidance to banks, intermediaries, and insurers on virtual asset-related activities. Key Points: ..Banks and intermediaries looking to provide distribution, dealing, and advisory...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Open Banking: Navigating the Emerging Regulatory Landscape

Open banking is an important driver of the fintech revolution. Regulators have recognised open banking as a means of introducing competition and innovation in the banking sector. Likewise, fintechs are seizing the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Fed’s Vice Chair for Supervision Proposes a Deregulatory Approach to Limit the Scope of “Matters Requiring Attention” used in Bank...

A January proposal to give banks compliance slack floated by a high-ranking Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) official has not yet gained the traction its supporters had hoped for. In remarks before the American Bar Association...more

Morgan Lewis

Watch Out for California – State Stepping Up Fintech and Lending Regulatory Enforcement

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A recent legal conference in Washington, DC, highlighted newly proposed and ongoing regulatory changes in California concerning consumer and commercial lending. ...more

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PLI 25th Annual Consumer Financial Services Institute – 25% discount available

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PLI’s 25th Annual Consumer Financial Services Institute will take place on March 23-24, 2020, in New York City (and by live webcast and groupcast in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and New...more

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Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Publishes Overview of Pillar 2 Practices and Approaches

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The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has published an overview report on the Pillar 2 supervisory review process and on the different practices that regulators and legislators in Basel member jurisdictions have adopted...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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The Times explores the $27 billion in fixed-income-trading income that has seeped out of Wall Street over the past 5 years thanks to “a combination of tough regulations, new technologies, calm markets and changing customer...more

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FinCEN Proposal Extends AML Requirements to Banks Without a Federal Functional Regulator - Proposed Rule Would Include Trust...

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on Aug. 25, 2016, issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (Proposed Rule) to implement Section 326 of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools...more

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Update on arbitration SBREFA panel

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The CFPB has now taken two more significant steps towards issuing a proposed arbitration rule. On October 20, 2015, the CFPB convened its Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) panel to review the...more

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BCBS October 2015 Progress Report on Implementation of Basel Regulatory Framework

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On October 15, 2015, BCBS issued its ninth progress report (BCBS 338) on BCBS members’ implementation of Basel II, Basel 2.5 and Basel III, as at the end of September 2015. The report focuses on the status of domestic...more

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CFPB Finalizes New HMDA Reporting Requirements

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a rule yesterday aimed at providing the public and regulators with meaningful information concerning the lending practices of financial institutions....more

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UK Financial Conduct Authority Issues Final Rules Concerning Whistleblowers

On October 6, 2015, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) issued final rules formalizing whistleblower procedures to be implemented by certain banks, building societies, credit unions, investment firms, and insurance and...more

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Investment Management Update - October 2015

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Below is a summary of recent investment management developments that affect registered investment companies, private equity funds, hedge funds, investment advisers, and others in the investment management industry. Schwab...more

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UCITS V Directive—Overview and Practical Implications

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Changes to the UCITS Directive (known as “UCITS V”) were published in the Official Journal of the European Union and came into force on 17 September 2014. EU Member States are required to transpose UCITS V into national law...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New Guidance for Financial Institution Directors and Officers In Cybersecurity Preparedness

Earlier this summer, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) released its highly anticipated Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (Assessment), which is designed to assist financial institutions in identifying...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Treasury Department RFI on Online Marketplace Lending Signals Potential Shift Towards Regulation of Small Business Loans

The Treasury Department recently issued a request for information to explore various aspects of “online marketplace lending.” The RFI seeks comment on a broad array of online financial services companies that lend not only to...more

Orrick - Finance 20/20

EBA Releases Key Information on EU G-SIIs

On July 28, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a chart setting out the key metrics used to identify global systemically important institutions (G-SIIs) in the EU. The chart contains information on the size,...more

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