Finance Law and Banking Law

When a handful of healthcare deals begins driving public policy, the ripple effects can reshape entire industries, including real estate.

The Work Opportunity Tax Credit expired on December 31, 2025; unless Congress extends this credit, employers will not be able to use it in 2026.

You have probably seen "shadow banking" and "private credit" splashed across recent financial headlines. While they may sound like buzzwords...

As addressed in our prior client memo, the "Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act" (the "HFIAA"), which was enacted on December 18, 2025 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, requires the directors and officers of foreign private issuers ("FPIs") to make filings under Section 16(a) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").

The FCA has published final notices for Carillion and its former CEO for breaches of the Listing Rules and the UK Market Abuse Regulation (MAR). The publication of the notices follows the withdrawal by the CEO...

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") recently proposed modifications to its initial and continued listing standards ("Proposed Listing Standards").

The escalation of hostilities following US-Israeli strikes on Iran on 28 February 2026 and subsequent Iranian retaliation across the GCC is forcing lenders and borrowers to reassess the operation of their finance documentation.

Reports suggest that most family offices allocate capital to alternative assets, with a good portion of that capital flowing into hedge funds.

One early 2025 survey reported that about a third of family offices intended to increase their allocations to private credit during 2025 and 2026 – the highest among alternative asset classes.

In February 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)

March 5 – Read the newsletter below for the latest Mortgage Banking and Consumer Finance industry news, written by Ballard Spahr attorneys.

New Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act ending abusive use of mortgage credit trigger leads takes effect March 4, 2026