In a letter to the CFPB, several members of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit urged the CFPB to structure the qualified mortgage rule as a "strong legal safe harbor" as opposed to a rebuttable presumption.

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council announced the availability of 2011 data on mortgage lending transactions as required under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act.

The FTC announced the release of final changes to Part 2 (Investigations) and Part 4 (Attorney Discipline) of its Rules of Practice.

The GAO released a report on Independent Foreclosure Review, an evaluation of the foreclosure practice of several mortgage servicers required by the consent orders entered into with the OCC and FRB in 2011.

The Massachusetts Division of Banks issued a warning letter to remind licensed debt collectors that it is illegal to collect on small loans made in violation of Massachusetts’ small loan law.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has withheld issuance of the mandate vacating the Hedge Fund Adviser Registration Rule, meaning advisers will continue to be subject to the Rule until at least August 7, 2006, unless the SEC determines it will not seek a rehearing of the court’s decision.

In advance of its Prepaid Card Field Hearing, held on May 23, 2012, in Durham, N.C., the CFPB published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking for prepaid products.

The CFPB issued a notice that it will consider whether the unclaimed property laws applicable to gift cards in Maine and Tennessee are preempted by the Electronic Funds Transfer Act.

Moody’s Investors Service and Fitch Ratings recently downgraded the City of Los Angeles’s general obligation debt to Aa3 and A+, respectively.

The SEC approved a FINRA proposal to amend new FINRA Rule 5131 (New Issue Allocations and Distributions) that simplifies, and delays implementation of, the Rule’s so‑called spinning prohibition, and also delays implementation of the rule’s provision prohibiting members from accepting market orders for the purchase of IPO shares in the secondary market prior to the commencement of trading for the IPO shares.

The Internal Revenue Service recently issued a private letter ruling to the State of California that permits the State to remarket $132 million of taxable Build America Bonds ("BABs") issued in 2009 and 2010.

Moderating the Alternative Financing Strategies for Growth Stage Healthcare Companies panel discussion at the Healthcare Growth Cap Conference on April 11, 2013.

The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts recently denied a motion for class certification in a case asserting that defendants failed to obtain valid assignments prior to foreclosing.

It appears increasingly likely that Congress will pass "carried interest" legislation as a revenue raiser to pay for the extension of certain other tax breaks.

On January 2, 2013, President Obama signed into law the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2013 (the "Act").

On June 23, 2011, the SEC issued Release No. 34-64736 concerning FINRA’s rule filing to adopt FINRA Rule 3110 (Supervision) and FINRA Rule 3120 (Supervisory Controls) and certain related rules.

Goodwin is a proud sponsor of the conference and partner Brian Burgess is a featured speaker on the panel, Interchangeable Biosimilars – Emerging Legal Issues and Trends.

As the Trump Administration approaches 100 days in office, we explore the key policy shifts and regulatory changes affecting business and markets across industries in our New Directions Audio Series.

In a recent publication we helped co-author, we examined ClinicalTrials.gov entries and their possible impact on informing potential subjects of their eligibility to participate in clinical trials.

On January 27, 2023, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced an investigative sweep focused on mobile apps' compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act.