In October 2011, bond yields recovered slightly from their record lows in September. Yields on 10-year paper rose from 1.71% to 2.47% on municipal bonds and from 1.90% to 2.13% on Treasury notes. Yields on 30-year securities rose from 3.51% to 3.69% on municipal bonds and from 2.98% to 3.13% on Treasuries.

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 FDIC Board of Directors approved a notice of proposed rulemaking (the " NPR") that imposes safety and soundness requirements (including, among others, margin requirements, customer disclosure requirements, capital requirements) on insured depository institutions ("IDIs") for whom the FDIC serves as principal federal regulator.

Moody’s Investors Service recently raised the credit ratings of 34 states and Puerto Rico, marking the first stage in a massive ratings adjustment expected to affect tens of thousands of outstanding municipal securities.

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.

The United States Supreme Court indicated that it will review an opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit awarding "costs of suit" to a prevailing debt collector in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act action.

The White House released a white paper, Consumer Data Privacy In a Networked World: A Framework for Protecting Privacy and Promoting Innovation in the Global Digital Economy, to fill what it sees as two gaps in the current United States consumer data privacy framework – a clear statement of basic privacy principles and a continued commitment to address consumer privacy issues as technology changes.

In the motion for class certification, the plaintiff claimed the case turned on the single common issue of whether the WAP was a valid "top hat" plan exempt from certain ERISA requirements.

The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California recently denied certification of a putative class of stock purchasers seeking damages for alleged securities fraud.

Home builders are expressing renewed confidence in their industry, prompted in part by home buyers scrambling to utilize tax credits that expire at the end of April.

The U.S. House of Representatives is planning to vote today on H.R. 4213, the bill containing the proposed changes to the taxation of carried interests as a revenue offset.

On September 27, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 (the "SJBCA"), which includes a temporary exclusion for 100% of the gain recognized by non-corporate investors from the sale of qualified small business stock ("QSBS") acquired after September 27, 2010 and before January 1, 2011.

Our Life Sciences Regulatory & Compliance team has launched a new resource page, keeping you up-to-date on the latest regulatory developments affecting laboratory developed tests (LDTs).

Developing and successfully commercializing a biosimilar is a complex and expensive process. On September 13, 2023, in the first webinar in Goodwin's 2023 Biosimilars Webinar Series...

Many pre-commercialization gene or cell therapy companies are aware of the patents that could threaten their product after launch, but assume that they are protected from patent infringement...

Mitzi Chang, a partner and co-chair of the Fintech and Digital Currency & Blockchain Technology practices, was recently featured as a guest on Hsu Untied, a unique podcast with Richard Hsu.

In this episode of Pivotal People, Arvin and Sophie reflect on the evolving role of AI in drug discovery, funding pressures in healthcare, and demographic shifts reshaping care.