Five federal agencies ("prudential regulators") finalized an interim final rule that exempts from their respective margin requirements certain uncleared swap and security-based swap transactions...

Structured credit plays a vital role in private credit markets by pooling loans, receivables, and cash-flowing assets to create tailored investment opportunities across various risk-return profiles.

In a Progress Report reviewing implementation of IOSCO's 2014 client asset protection recommendations...

BNP Paribas is seeking a Vice President - Legal Counsel to serve on the Asset Finance & Securitization (“AFS”) Legal team.

Cadwalader's real estate finance team has successfully closed several major transactions spanning student housing portfolios, luxury resort acquisitions, office complex refinancings, industrial warehouse facilities, and cold-storage properties. These deals range from $39.25 million to $1.435 billion and involve diverse property types across multiple states, demonstrating the firm's comprehensive capabilities in commercial real estate lending and acquisition financing.

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council ("FFIEC") alerted financial institutions to the potential impact that cyber-related sanctions may have on information technology, operations and compliance.

Rich Moche talks about an innovative approach to maximizing the value of a distressed asset.

Goodwin's Private Investment Funds team advised Ares Credit Secondaries funds in leading a $2.5 billion credit continuation vehicle sponsored by Arcmont Asset Management, marking the largest European credit continuation fund to date. The transaction involved acquiring a diversified portfolio of primarily first-lien senior secured loans from Arcmont's 2019 vintage Direct Lending Fund III, providing liquidity to existing limited partners while enabling continued exposure to the portfolio.

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company ("MassMutual") and Barings, one of the world's leading investment managers and subsidiary of MassMutual...

The U.S. Treasury Department ("Treasury") Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") added several members of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's inner circle ...

The American Bar Association proposed Resolution 104B this past July to urge policymakers to adopt specific regulations governing auto dealerships and vehicle financing.

On May 24, 2018, Joseph Otting, the comptroller of the currency, the principal regulator of all national banks, announced in a telephonic press conference ...

Federal Reserve Board ("FRB") Vice Chair for Supervision Randal K. Quarles asserted that community banks are "faring well" since the financial crisis.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's (OCC) Committee on Bank Supervision (CBS) just released its Bank Supervision Operating Plan for 2018 which outlines the OCC's supervision...

The US Federal Reserve Board, OCC and FDIC jointly released an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking seeking comments on enhanced cybersecurity risk-management and resilience standards.

On September 10, 2018, the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency published a notice of proposed rulemaking with respect to permitting federal savings associations ...

Attorney Richard Furey focuses his practice on international asset finance. Recently, he passed the QLTS assessment and is now a qualified solicitor in England and Wales.

The CFTC warned customers to conduct thorough research before purchasing digital coins or tokens (including self-described "utility coins" and "consumption coins").

On October 10, 2018, the Financial Stability Board published a report entitled "Crypto-asset markets: Potential Channels for future financial stability," ...

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has had substantial engagement with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury over the last several years in...