On February 23, DBRS releases its Criteria for Guarantees and other forms of explicit support.

On March 14, DBRS published an updated methodology entitled "Rating Structured Aircraft Transactions".

On March 23, Moody's updated its rating methodology for rating securitizations backed by Non-Performing and Re-Performing Loans.

On April 22, 2016, DBRS published an updated report on rating Canadian Covered Bonds.

On January 11, the FDIC issued a release encouraging institutions to modify terms on existing loans, including mortgages, student loans, car loans, business loans and credit cards, due to the federal

The Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the FDIC, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the National Credit Union Administration and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors encouraged financial institutions to work with consumers impacted by the federal government shutdown.

Lately, we are seeing an increased level of interest in Risk Participation Agreements (RPAs) by our clients. In simple terms,

Lately, we are seeing an increased level of interest in Risk Participation Agreements (RPAs) by our clients.

The SEC announced Robert Evans III was named deputy director of the Division of Corporation Finance, joining deputy director Shelley Parratt as a senior advisor to director William H. Hinman.

On June 8, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission publicized the implementation of "rules that will establish timely and accurate trade acknowledgment and verification requirements for security-based swap entities that enter into SBS transactions."

The SEC Division of Corporation Finance designated a New Zealand stock exchange as a "designated offshore securities market" under Securities Act Regulation S, Rule 902(b).

Staff of the SEC's Division of Investment Management released a no-action letter in response to Capital Group Companies on Jan. 11.

Inflation and challenging labor markets continue to present financial challenges to physician practices. Leadership decision-making and action-taking in response to financial results...

The Drawdown has announced an awards program to acknowledge "the most influential members of the fund finance market." The awards aim to highlight innovation, creativity...

On October 17, the Financial Services Roundtable released a statement supporting advanced payment technologies and information-sharing legislation as critical steps to reduce cybersecurity threats.

The OCC issued risk management guidance that addresses periodic reevaluations of risks associated with foreign correspondent banking accounts.

On December 12, 2016, the Federal Reserve appointed Andreas Lehnert as director of its Division of Financial Stability, effective December 25, 2016.

The original expiration date was April 15, 2018.

In a new advisory, the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") alerted financial institutions to the risk that proceeds of political corruption from Nicaragua may enter the U.S. financial system.

The lender's motion for summary judgment was unopposed, and a $9 million judgment was entered against the borrower.