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As the bank regulatory environment continues to tighten, and the private credit markets expand, venture debt remains a go-to source of working capital for venture-backed growth stage companies.

Many business owners set up their companies as corporations or limited liability entities (such as an LLC), since it offers them protection from personal liability for the debts of the business.

In 2017, U.S. federal banking regulators adopted regulations requiring that certain financial institutions provide that their qualified financial contracts (QFCs) are subject to limitations

You may have heard by now that the U.K. plans to leave the European Union at some point in the next few years.

On Friday, 23 June 2023, the House GOP Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Working Group, led by Chairman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and several Republican members of the House Financial...

The Department of Housing and Development is seeking information about the impact that the frequent use of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) products may have on borrowers' ability to meet housing-related expenses...

On June 15, 2022, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation amending Act 57, Public Acts of Michigan, 1988 ("Act 57"), to authorize an emergency services authority, established under Act 57...

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"), Federal Reserve Board ("FRB") and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC") (together, the "Agencies") issued a proposed rule...

2020 took uncertainty to new heights.

Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that it issued a series of orders to five companies that offer "buy now, pay later" credit to consumers...

A Maine federal district court ruled that that two 2019 amendments to Maine's credit reporting law are preempted by the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act and granted the motion for judgment filed by the plaintiff, the CDIA.

The preferred and minority/ structured equity market is experiencing significant growth and transformation, particularly across the UK, continental Europe, and the United States, but also further afield in the Middle East.

SEC commissioners voted on September 21 to postpone for an additional year the compliance date regarding Section 404 internal control reporting requirements for companies that are not accelerated filers. It also proposed certain changes to periodic report filing deadlines and to the definition of accelerated filer.

The ability of private companies to raise capital over the internet from a wide pool of investors in non-registered offerings is one step closer to realization. On October 23, 2013, which is over 1 ½ years after passage of the JOBS Act, the SEC finally proposed rules to implement the crowdfunding provisions of the law.

The single most important topic affecting banking lawyers in 2007 was the credit-market turmoil prompted largely by the so-called mortgage meltdown.

Many of you have asked for an update on the SEC's 2014 Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation Initiative (MCDC).

In the midst of the continuing economic uncertainty, even affluent attorneys that are free of student debt have voiced concerns about their financial stability and retirement readiness. Law firms...