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The Congressional Research Service ("CRS") provided an overview and analysis of bank data relating to the Community Bank Leverage Ratio ("CBLR").

On August 8, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued an opinion partially granting an earned wage access (EWA) provider's motion to dismiss that challenged whether the company...

The FDIC requested comments on a proposed rule that would allow certain insured depository institutions to be exempt from the requirement to treat reciprocal deposits as brokerage deposits.

FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams stated that the FDIC plans to streamline resolution (i.e., living will) requirements for U.S. global systemically important banking organizations and regional banks.

On February 12, the Fed announced that results from the latest supervisory stress tests conducted as part of Dodd-Frank will be released on March 5...

The Federal Reserve Board ("FRB") rule proposal tailoring the application of prudential standards to U.S. bank holding companies ...

A proposal by the prudential regulators to conform their swap margin rules to the recently adopted rules restricting the cancellation rights of qualified financial contracts ("QFCs") in the event of certain resolution or bankruptcy proceedings (the "QFC Rules") was published in the Federal Register.

The Federal Reserve Board ("FRB") proposed a rule amending the FRB's company-run stress test and supervisory stress test rules ...

Federal Reserve Board ("FRB") Vice Chair for Supervision Randal K. Quarles outlined the agency's recent efforts to review and improve its regulatory framework ...

The Financial Stability Oversight Council ("FSOC") rescinded its determination that material financial distress at Prudential Financial, Inc. ("Prudential") could present a threat to U.S. financial stability.

In a webinar hosted on January 14, 2025, the Cozen O'Connor State AG Group, in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform...

The implementation of the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act affecting users of swaps and derivatives has been moving forward.

On September 12, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky upheld the Federal Reserve Board's Regulation II cap on debit-card interchange fees, rejecting a merchant's Administrative...

On September 1, 2011, Andrews Kurth issued an alert advising of two recent filings by the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board ("MSRB") with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in which the MSRB had proposed important new standards of conduct for municipal advisors under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

A research analyst at the Treasury Department's Office of Financial Research examined the challenges posed by the alternative standards of creditworthiness used to replace credit ratings following their elimination from federal financial regulation by the Dodd-Frank Act.

President Trump has signed into law the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act ("Act"), with the principal goals of promoting U.S. economic growth, recalibrating burdensome rules...

As the world digests the fallout of the recent Standard & Poor's downgrade of the U.S. debt rating, further downgrades by S&P or the other rating agencies could have significant long-term effects on the country's community banks.

The report reviews the state of competition, transparency, and conflicts of interest at NRSROs.