The plethora of public statements and draft legislation published over the past few months in the US as part of the effort to define a regulatory framework for digital assets have all but failed to bring market participants the clarity they need.

Our recent client alert discusses President Biden's Executive Order Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets.

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Highlights from Goodwin's Technology Companies Practice for 2012

The CFPB announced the members of its Consumer Advisory Board—required under Dodd-Frank to advise and consult with the CFPB in the exercise of its functions under federal consumer financial laws.

The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissed a putative class action on grounds that plaintiff’s claims were preempted by federal law.

The Kansas Court of Appeals has rejected a challenge to a lender’s designation of MERS as nominee on a mortgage.

A Maryland intermediate level appellate court held that a lender could not avail itself of the protections of a bona fide purchaser, which protects a person’s interest in property that the person purchases without notice of prior equities, when the lender was on constructive notice of an action affecting title to the real property at the time the lender acquired its lien.

A New Jersey state appellate court held that a borrower could not challenge the standing of a bank in a foreclosure proceeding in a last ditch effort to re-litigate the case.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed a claim by plaintiffs, ATM cardholders, alleging that defendants violated the Sherman Act by colluding to artificially increase network interchange fees, and then pass those fees to plaintiffs as part of the defendants’ foreign ATM fee.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has dismissed putative class action alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, among other claims. Plaintiff, a mortgage borrower, alleged that a foreclosure law firm violated the FCDPA by failing to withdraw its foreclosure complaint after plaintiff had entered into a loan modification agreement.

Edward Zimmerman, a partner at Lowenstein Sandler PC, talks with Bloomberg Law's Spencer Mazyck about choosing a business entity, structuring capital and hiring employees for technology start-ups.

The recently released Tech IPO Pipeline Report from CB Insights makes interesting reading for founders and entrepreneurs who are looking ahead.

The CFPB announced enforcement actions against several mortgage insurers for alleged "kickback arrangements" with lenders—specifically, captive mortgage reinsurance arrangements.

Senators Jerry Moran, Jon Tester and Mark Kirk, recently introduced a bill, the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act of 2013.

The Department of Labor issued Advisory Opinion 2013-03A under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

The Office of Financial Research of the U.S. Department of the Treasury released a white paper authored by Douglas J. Elliott of the Brookings Institute, Greg Feldberg of the OFR and Andreas Lehnert of the FRB which the Authors state provides the first comprehensive survey and historic narrative concerning how macroprudential policies have been used in the U.S.

Consistent with the trend observed in 2015, federal agencies continue to bring the majority of actions, compared to actions by state attorneys general and state regulatory agencies.