The Dodd-Frank Consumer Financial Protection Act gave the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) the honor of being one of only three agencies subject to a statute that is aimed at providing extra protection for small businesses.

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, is increasingly focused on cybersecurity risks to financial institutions.

Regulations issued July 23, 2014 finalize certain treatment of the basis of indebtedness of S corporations to their shareholders.

Reducing cancer and noncancer risks from flame retardants has become a priority, to one degree or another, of the Environmental Protection Agency, the European Union's, the State of California, and other regulatory programs, but it has proven and will continue to prove to be a difficult task balancing that goal with the goal of minimizing risks from fires.

The misunderstanding targeted by the new FIL stems from three of the FDIC's previous Financial Institution Letters, FILs 127-2008, 3-2012 and 43-2013.

Newspapers around the world recently reported that a sophisticated and well-coordinated cyber-attack resulted in the theft of $45 million from thousands of ATMs worldwide.

A trust-only bank must obtain FDIC insurance in order to be granted a charter.

Proposed rule would subject international money transmitters with at least one million aggregate annual transfers to the CFPB’s supervision and examination of compliance with federal consumer financial laws.

In ENI Holdings, LLC v. KBR Group Holdings, LLC, the Delaware Court of Chancery ruled that parties to a stock purchase agreement may shorten the limitations period for contractual recovery by way of a clause providing for the survival, and subsequent termination, of representations.

In its widely followed Allergan decision, the Delaware Court of Chancery declined to apply collateral estoppel to dismiss a Delaware derivative complaint even though a California federal court dismissed (with prejudice) essentially the same complaint brought by different stockholders.

On February 22, 2013, in the precedential opinion in Belmont v. MB Inv. Partners, Inc., a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed in part a ruling of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Last week, the New York State Department of Labor issued regulations to implement the 2012 amendments to New York’s wage deduction law.

There are currently no federal or state laws that specifically prohibit bullying in the workplace, but this, however, may soon change.

When the Pennsylvania Superior Court issued its opinion in Butler v. Charles Powers Estate in 2011, it seemed to cast doubt on the ongoing applicability of either the longstanding Dunham Rule or the rule announced in United States Steel Corporation v. Hoge.

A discussion which focuses on whether a green building is a wise business decision.

In its third year, the PA / NJ Sustainability Symposium bills itself as an event that "brings together industry, education and community leaders to share best practices, ask challenging questions and provide cutting edge information about sustainability in the Delaware Valley."

The Securities and Exchange Commission is making it clear: Government leaders who issue misleading financial information are putting themselves at risk.

A discussion on whether the IRS can issue a tax deed for real property after a bankruptcy has been filed where the tax sale took place prior to bankruptcy, or is that to be considered a violation of the automatic stay.

In Guidotti v. Legal Helpers Debt Resolution, LLC, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reconciled a split on which standards apply to motions to compel arbitration.

This action arose out of a contractor’s claim for additional compensation for unanticipated work.