The banking and consumer finance regulation practices at Arnold & Porter houses lawyers from former federal and leading state regulators. The firm also continues to advise on issues impacting foreign banks including regulatory body guidance, from advice on interpretive letters to advice on engagement letters. Kevin Toomey in Washington DC, oversees both branches of the financial services practice, demonstrating an anti-money laundering compliance, alleged unfair, deceptive or abusive lending practices. The group demonstrates experience in an array of consumer credit issues, with a focus on matters before the CFPB, the FTC, federal banking agencies, and state regulators. Washington DC-based David Freeman leverages knowledge of state and federal banking and securities laws to deal with a variety of regulatory compliance, transactions, and enforcement matters. Freeman is also a go-to contact for UDAAP regulations, a strength of the wider group in both the banking and the consumer finance realm.
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Key clients

  • M&T Bank
  • Sterling Bank & Trust, FSB
  • Bessemer Trust
  • Mizrahi Tefahot Bank
  • Federated Hermes
  • Coinbase
  • Bank of Baroda
  • Institute of International Bankers
  • BAWAG Group

Work highlights

Advised Bessemer Trust on general banking law compliance, Bank Holding Company Act, OCC, and FDIC rules.
Represented Federated Hermes in advocacy on U.S. and European money market mutual fund regulatory and legislative issues, advice on other federal financial regulatory matters, as well as on a range of issues associated with management of local government investment pools and management of assets of state treasurers.
Represented BAWAG Group in general U.S. regulatory compliance matters.

Lawyers

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David Freeman
David Freeman
Practice head

Kevin Toomey

Other key lawyers

David Freeman; Anthony Raglani