In commemoration of Human Rights day, listen to Mitch Zuklie talk with co-leaders of Orrick's Business & Human Rights practice, James Hargrove and Betsy Popken.

On March 20, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt amendments to eliminate outdated and unnecessary disclosure.

The Federal Reserve Board and the FDIC completed their evaluation of 82 foreign banks' 2018 resolution plans, which describe a company's strategy for rapid and orderly resolution in the event of bankruptcy.

The federal bank regulatory agencies issued a final rule requiring that certain municipal obligations be treated as high-quality liquid assets if the municipal obligation is "liquid and readily marketable" and...

On November 10, 2016, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a final rule modifying and clarifying previous guidance regarding compliance reports for futures commission merchants...

On February 11, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Center for Microeconomic Data released the January 2019 Survey of Consumer Expectations

On March 29, 2019, the CTFC provided relief intended to encourage prime brokers to trade swaps on swap execution facilities by excusing certain pre-trade disclosures.

On March 28, 2019, the CTFC approved final rule amendments that simplify registrants' obligations in regulations governing the segregation of assets held as collateral in uncleared swap transactions...

On November 15, 2016, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued a final rule relating to recordkeeping requirements for FDIC-insured entities with more than 2 million deposit accounts.

On July 23, the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation released the public sections of the resolution plans submitted by the eight U.S. global systemically important banks.

On May 9, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced a package of incentives to encourage multifamily property owners to invest in thousands of neighborhoods located in Opportunity Zones across the nation.

On August 9, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that the Federal Housing Administration will insure mortgages on mixed-used developments under the FHA's Section 220 Program ...

On October 10, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) finalized rules that tailor its regulations for domestic and foreign banks to more closely match their risk profiles.

On November 30, 2016, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission‘s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight provided no-action relief to FCMs and introducing brokers (IBs).

On May 24, the OCC, Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) published a notice of proposed rulemaking

On February 8, the OCC, the Federal Reserve Board and the FDIC issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would provide a simplified measure of capital adequacy for qualifying community banking organizations consistent with section 201 of the EGRRCPA.

On February 13, DBRS Publishes Updated Methodology for Rating U.S. Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Conduits.

On March 14, DBRS published an updated methodology entitled "Rating Structured Aircraft Transactions".

On January 11, the FDIC issued a release encouraging institutions to modify terms on existing loans, including mortgages, student loans, car loans, business loans and credit cards, due to the federal

On October 13, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules to implement modern reporting and disclosure requirements for registered investment companies and open‑end funds.