ArticleBank Of America Settles RMBS Claims With Freddie MacOn December 2, Bank of America announced that it settled claims brought by Freddie Mac for $404 million. United StatesFinance and BankingOrrick
ArticleCalifornia Imposes More Regulation On Commercial FinancingAfter being the first state to impose disclosure requirements on small business finance transactions, California has now added an annual reporting requirement and subjected commercial finance...United StatesFinance and BankingManatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
ArticleCFTC Agriculture Advisory Subcommittee Adopts Recommendations On Oversight Of Futures Contracts With Open InterestA CFTC Agriculture Advisory Subcommittee (the "Subcommittee") offered recommendations to the Agriculture Advisory Committee ("AAC") on the "Efficient and Effective Oversight of Changes to Agricultural Futures Contracts with Open Interest."United StatesFinance and BankingHogan Lovells Cadwalader
PodcastDebt Sales 101 Mini-Series — Episode 4: The Regulatory Landscape For Debt Sales Today (Podcast)Regulatory oversight of debt sales has become more fragmented, active, and state-driven, fundamentally reshaping how buyers and sellers approach transactions. United StatesFinance and BankingBallard Spahr LLP
PodcastDebt Sales 101 Mini-Series — Episode 5: Closing The Deal: Key Contracting And Transaction Issues (Podcast)Episode 5 of the Debt Sales 101 mini-series examines the critical intersection of legal structure, regulatory compliance, and commercial terms in debt purchase and sale agreements. The discussion explores how key contractual provisions allocate risk between buyers and sellers while addressing regulatory expectations. Listeners will learn how well-drafted agreements enable scalable debt sale programs by aligning regulatory requirements with commercial objectives.United StatesFinance and BankingBallard Spahr LLP
ArticleDeutsche Bank To Pay More Than $130 Million To Settle FCPA And Spoofing ChargesOn January 8, 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Deutsche Bank would pay more than $130 million to resolve investigations into...United StatesFinance and BankingArnold & Porter
ArticleFlorida Court Holds Substantial Compliance Is Sufficient For 30-Day Notice Of DefaultA Florida state court has weighed in on whether strict or substantial compliance is required when providing borrowers with a notice of default.United StatesFinance and BankingTroutman Pepper Locke LLP
ArticleHearing, Report May Forecast CFPB Rulemaking On Arbitration ProvisionsSection 1028 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act authorizes the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to limit or even prohibit the use of arbitration provisions...United StatesFinance and BankingMcGuireWoods LLP
ArticleOCC Proposes Clarifying Amendments To National Trust Bank Chartering RuleOn January 8, the OCC announced a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend its national bank chartering regulations to make clear that national trust companies can engage in non-fiduciary activities. United StatesFinance and BankingSheppard
ArticleProhibition On Dealing Or Investing In Industrial Or Commercial MetalsOn January 3, 2017, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the "OCC") finalized a rule that prohibits national banks and federal savings associations from dealing or investing in industrial...United StatesFinance and BankingOrrick
ArticleSIFMA Urges CFPB To Defer Regulatory Authority Over Arbitration Clauses Used By SEC-Regulated EntitiesSIFMA argued that arbitration clauses used by SEC-regulated entities, such as broker-dealers and investment advisers, should remain regulated by the SEC...United StatesFinance and BankingHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleSupreme Court Clarifies Borrowers’ Right to Rescind Under TILAIn a major, unanimous decision on the Truth in Lending Act, the Supreme Court resolved a circuit split and clarified borrowers’ rescission rights under TILA. United StatesFinance and BankingTroutman Pepper Locke LLP
ArticleSupreme Court Refuses To Hear Argentina’s AppealOn October 7, 2013, the Supreme Court issued an order denying Argentina’s petition for a writ of certiorari on the interim decision of the Second Circuit that Argentina violated the contractual provision that all bondholders must be treated equally.United StatesFinance and BankingHughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
ArticleCase Against Horizon's OMNIA Plan Can Proceed, Judge SaysThe lawsuit by several New Jersey hospitals against Horizon Healthcare regarding its two-tiered health plan, OMNIA, is continuing...United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesDay Pitney LLP
ArticleEli Lilly To Acquire Kelonia TherapeuticsOn April 20, 2026, Eli Lilly & Company (“Lilly”) and Kelonia Therapeutics, Inc. (“Kelonia”) announced an agreement for Lilly to acquire Kelonia in an all-cash transaction expected to close in the second half of 2026.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesGoodwin Procter LLP
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ArticleCongressman Henry Cuellar, Democrat Of Texas, Charged With Bribery And Violations Of Foreign Agents Registration ActEarlier this month, an indictment was unsealed in the Southern District of Texas charging Congressman Henry Cuellar and his wife, Imelda, with participating in schemes involving bribery...United StatesGovernment, Public SectorCaplin & Drysdale, Chartered
ArticleDoD Issues Class Deviation On Small Business Joint VenturesEffective Oct. 28, 2022, new procedures for verifying the parties to a joint venture through revised representations are required. The new procedures address the disconnect between...United StatesGovernment, Public SectorTaft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP
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