Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights Featured insights February 11, 2025 Client Update A stablecoin bill is first out of the gate as crypto legislation gains momentum Senator Hagerty’s new stablecoin bill – with bipartisan support – builds on several prior bills. The bill offers a c... January 24, 2025 Client Update CTA remains enjoined pursuant to separate nationwide injunction, despite recent SCOTUS decision While the Supreme Court granted the government’s motion to stay the nationwide injunction issued in Texas Top Cop Shop, ... January 21, 2025 Client Update The future of payments and banking under the Trump administration A federal payments charter has been on the policy agenda since the first Trump administration and has garnered support fro... January 14, 2025 Client Update United States expands sanctions targeting Russia’s energy sector OFAC and the U.S. State Department significantly broadened sanctions targeting Russia’s energy sector by imposing blocki... December 27, 2024 Client Update Fifth Circuit reinstates injunction on Corporate Transparency Act; reporting requirements on pause Reversing an order issued earlier this week, the Fifth Circuit reinstated the nationwide injunction on enforcement of the ... See more insights September 13, 2018 Client Update Regulators Step Up Enforcement on Crypto Firms After a several month lull that led some to question the SEC’s focus on crypto enforcement, this week saw a spate of enf... September 12, 2018 Client Update Interagency Statement on Supervisory Guidance Could Result in Meaningful Changes to Supervisory Practices Guidance is guidance, and rules are rules. This straightforward statement was reiterated by Treasury Secretary Mnuchin, F... September 11, 2018 Client Update FinCEN Provides Relief from Beneficial Ownership Rule for Certain Rollovers and Renewals In response to feedback from financial institutions, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement ... September 11, 2018 Client Update The CAT Nap Continues The Director of the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets, Brett Redfearn, recently provided an update on the status of ... September 11, 2018 Client Update The FTC’s Growing Enforcement Interest in Fintech The FTC is expanding its enforcement efforts for fintech, particularly in the areas of online and small-business lending, ... September 10, 2018 Client Update OCC Grants Conditional National Bank Charter to a Mobile-Only Bank The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has granted conditional approval to digital-banking startup Varo Bank ... September 7, 2018 Client Update CFTC Staff Provides Time Limited De Minimis Relief to a Regional BHC and its IDI Subsidiaries Last week, the CFTC’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (“DSIO”) issued time limited no-action reli... September 7, 2018 Client Update Recommended Read: CFS Financial Crisis Timeline The Center for Financial Stability is providing a freely accessible Financial Timeline, curated by Senior Fellow Yubo Wang... August 29, 2018 Client Update CFTC Adopts Final Rule Amendments Simplifying CCO Duties and Annual Report Rules for FCMs, Swap Dealers and MSPs The CFTC unanimously approved Final Rule amendments on August 21, 2018 to the regulations governing chief compliance offic... August 28, 2018 Client Update Eighth Circuit Decides a Net Worth Sweep Claim, but is the Real Action Elsewhere? Another circuit court has opined on the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the legality of its net worth sweep. La... Load More
February 11, 2025 Client Update A stablecoin bill is first out of the gate as crypto legislation gains momentum Senator Hagerty’s new stablecoin bill – with bipartisan support – builds on several prior bills. The bill offers a c...
January 24, 2025 Client Update CTA remains enjoined pursuant to separate nationwide injunction, despite recent SCOTUS decision While the Supreme Court granted the government’s motion to stay the nationwide injunction issued in Texas Top Cop Shop, ...
January 21, 2025 Client Update The future of payments and banking under the Trump administration A federal payments charter has been on the policy agenda since the first Trump administration and has garnered support fro...
January 14, 2025 Client Update United States expands sanctions targeting Russia’s energy sector OFAC and the U.S. State Department significantly broadened sanctions targeting Russia’s energy sector by imposing blocki...
December 27, 2024 Client Update Fifth Circuit reinstates injunction on Corporate Transparency Act; reporting requirements on pause Reversing an order issued earlier this week, the Fifth Circuit reinstated the nationwide injunction on enforcement of the ...
September 13, 2018 Client Update Regulators Step Up Enforcement on Crypto Firms After a several month lull that led some to question the SEC’s focus on crypto enforcement, this week saw a spate of enf...
September 12, 2018 Client Update Interagency Statement on Supervisory Guidance Could Result in Meaningful Changes to Supervisory Practices Guidance is guidance, and rules are rules. This straightforward statement was reiterated by Treasury Secretary Mnuchin, F...
September 11, 2018 Client Update FinCEN Provides Relief from Beneficial Ownership Rule for Certain Rollovers and Renewals In response to feedback from financial institutions, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement ...
September 11, 2018 Client Update The CAT Nap Continues The Director of the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets, Brett Redfearn, recently provided an update on the status of ...
September 11, 2018 Client Update The FTC’s Growing Enforcement Interest in Fintech The FTC is expanding its enforcement efforts for fintech, particularly in the areas of online and small-business lending, ...
September 10, 2018 Client Update OCC Grants Conditional National Bank Charter to a Mobile-Only Bank The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has granted conditional approval to digital-banking startup Varo Bank ...
September 7, 2018 Client Update CFTC Staff Provides Time Limited De Minimis Relief to a Regional BHC and its IDI Subsidiaries Last week, the CFTC’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (“DSIO”) issued time limited no-action reli...
September 7, 2018 Client Update Recommended Read: CFS Financial Crisis Timeline The Center for Financial Stability is providing a freely accessible Financial Timeline, curated by Senior Fellow Yubo Wang...
August 29, 2018 Client Update CFTC Adopts Final Rule Amendments Simplifying CCO Duties and Annual Report Rules for FCMs, Swap Dealers and MSPs The CFTC unanimously approved Final Rule amendments on August 21, 2018 to the regulations governing chief compliance offic...
August 28, 2018 Client Update Eighth Circuit Decides a Net Worth Sweep Claim, but is the Real Action Elsewhere? Another circuit court has opined on the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the legality of its net worth sweep. La...