ArticleConfusion Over Sarbanes-Oxley Procedures Delays Reinstatement Of Terminated Bank ExecutiveEmployment issues under Sarbanes-Oxley. United StatesEmployment and HRDorsey & Whitney LLP
ArticleDOL Proposes Extension Of Applicability Dates For Plan Fee Disclosure RulesThe Department of Labor ("DOL") has issued proposed regulations that would extend and align the applicability dates for the interim-final rule regarding fiduciary-level fee disclosures under ERISA Section 408(b)(2) and the final rule regarding participant-level fee disclosures under ERISA Section 404(a). United StatesEmployment and HRReed Smith
ArticleSEC Extends Compliance Dates for FAS 123R Share Based Payment DisclosureThe Securities and Exchange Commission announced on April 14, 2005 a six month postponement for most companies of FAS 123R which requires expensing of stock options .United StatesEmployment and HRMorrison Foerster
PodcastHow To Split The Nest: Divorce And The Marital Home (Podcast)In this episode, Jay Dahlin sits down withTami Wollensak, a Certified Divorce Lending Professional, (CDLP®) and divorce mortgage planner, and Jason Sposeep, Senior Partner...United StatesFamily and MatrimonialSchiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP
Article4th DCA Confirms Plaintiff Must Establish Standing To Foreclosure At The Time Of Filing The Lawsuit Under UCCThe Fourth District Court of Appeal recently reversed a summary judgment of foreclosure because plaintiff failed to establish standing to foreclose at the time the lawsuit was filed.United StatesFinance and BankingRumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, P.A.
ArticleArizona Issues Guidance On MLO Compensation For Independent Contractors And Branch Licensing RequirementsThe Department also provides guidance on branch licensing requirements in light of the developing remote working environment.United StatesFinance and BankingBallard Spahr LLP
ArticleBank Settles CFPB Charges For Improper Sales Practices Concerning Overdraft Protection ServicesA bank settled CFPB charges for enrolling customers in an overdraft-protection service using improper sales practices.United StatesFinance and BankingHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleBiden Administration Orders Extensions Of Student Loan And Mortgage ReliefFederal student loans. The Acting Secretary of Education has extended the following relief on ED-held federal student loans until September 30, 2021...United StatesFinance and BankingBallard Spahr LLP
ArticleBipartisan AG Coalition Secures Shiny Win In Precious Metals Fraud CaseThe U.S. District Court of the Central District of California has entered a final judgment in a case brought by a bipartisan coalition of state AGs and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission...United StatesFinance and BankingCozen O'Connor
ArticleBroker-Dealer Settles FINRA Charges For Failing To Supervise Registered RepresentativeA broker-dealer settled FINRA charges for failing to adequately supervise a registered representative who engaged in unsuitable and excessive trading in the accounts of senior customers.United StatesFinance and BankingHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleBroker-Dealer Settles FINRA Charges For MSRB Transaction ViolationsA broker-dealer settled FINRA charges for executing customer transactions in a municipal security in an amount lower than the issue's minimum denomination. United StatesFinance and BankingHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleBroker-Dealers Settle Charges For Misuse Of Pre-Released ADRsTwo broker-dealers settled separate SEC charges (see here and here) for improperly obtaining the pre-release of American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") that the firms should United StatesFinance and BankingHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleCFPB Files Complaint Against Mortgage Originator For Allegedly Inaccurate HMDA ReportingOn October 10, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it filed a complaint against a residential mortgage loan originator and servicer alleging that the company violated...United StatesFinance and BankingGoodwin Procter LLP
ArticleCFPB Issues TRID Rule FAQs On BUILD Act Partial ExemptionThe CFPB recently issued an update to its Truth in Lending Act (TILA)/Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule FAQs to address a partial exemption...United StatesFinance and BankingBallard Spahr LLP
ArticleCFPB Makes HMDA Data Sharing ProposalThe CFPB announced on Wednesday, September 20th, 2017, proposed guidance to limit the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data it shares publicly. United StatesFinance and BankingMorrison Foerster
ArticleCFPB Publishes New Report On State Community Reinvestment LawsOn November 2, the CFPB issued a new report on state Community Reinvestment Act laws.United StatesFinance and BankingSheppard
ArticleCFPB Rolls Out Online Tools To Explain New Mortgage Disclosure FormsEffective October 3, instead of providing consumers with Truth in Lending disclosures, Good Faith Estimates, and HUD-1 Settlement Statements, mortgage lenders must provide potential homebuyers with two new forms: a Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure. United StatesFinance and BankingTroutman Pepper Locke LLP
ArticleCFS Bloggers Present On TILA Loan Originator Compensation RuleThe presentation was delivered to an audience of mortgage lenders' in-house counsel and other financial industry professionals.United StatesFinance and BankingTroutman Pepper Locke LLP
ArticleCorporate And Environmental Alert - SEC Reverses Policy On Rule 14a-8 Shareholder Proposals Relating To Environmental And Climate Change RisksOn Oct. 27, 2009, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14E, which reversed the SEC’s policy on whether the Boards of Director of public companies can be forced to report on financial risks associated with environmental issues such as climate change. United StatesFinance and BankingBarnes & Thornburg LLP
ArticleFannie Mae And Freddie Mac Update All Uniform Legal InstrumentsOn July 7, 2021, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) introduced new uniform instruments (notes, security instruments, and riders) for use with loans to make them eligible for purchase by the GSEs.United StatesFinance and BankingCozen O'Connor