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CFTC Harmonizes US Person And Guarantee Definitions In Swap Requirements

On December 9, 2025, the staff of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued no-action relief to harmonize how the regulatory requirements for swaps are applied to trades involving certain non-US persons ("NAL 25-42").

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Mayer Brown

Still In Motion – Revisiting Our Global FSR Outlook 2025

The 2025 edition of our annual flagship publication, Global FSR Outlook, took as its theme 'perpetual motion'. This seemed to aptly describe how the financial services community...

Worldwide Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Three Non-profit Organizations Represented By Public Citizen Litigation Group Open Up New Front In War Against The CFPB

On December 5, 2025, Rise Economy, the National Reinvestment Coalition and the Woodstock Institute filed a lawsuit against the CFPB and its Acting Director Russell Vought...

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

The CFPB's Reg B Proposal: Key Changes And Industry Impact (Podcast)

Today's podcast brings listeners a timely and insightful discussion as our panel examines the CFPB's proposed amendments to Regulation B under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA).

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Federal Banking Agencies Finalize The ESLR Rule, With Some Adjustments

United States Finance

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Davis Wright Tremaine

AI In Financial Services: Understanding The White House Action Plan – And What It Leaves Out – Part 2 (Podcast)

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

The Finance Function Reckoning: Why 2026 Will Separate Strategic CFOs From Operational Scorekeepers

United States Finance

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Riveron

Consistent Definitions, Less Confusion: CFTC Divisions Streamline And Harmonize Cross-Border Swap Compliance

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

State Of The Private Credit Market And Valuation Best Practices

United States Finance

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Dechert

Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court To Allow President To Fire FTC Member Without Cause

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Emerging Manager Minute (Video)

United States Finance

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New York's Highest Court Says FAPA Applies Retroactively

United States Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

New York Enacts 2022 UCC Amendments, Including Article 12 And Related Article 9 Revisions

United States Finance

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Lowenstein Sandler

AIFMD II Implementation: The Final Countdown

United States Finance

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Jones Day

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 260

United States Healthcare

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Health Care Mediation Strategies: How To Resolve Complex Provider, Reimbursement, And Compliance Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Hot Topics In International Trade A Tariff Christmas Message For US Kids (Video)

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

The Empty Chair At Johannesburg: What It Says About US Power

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

[PODCAST] Utilizing Co-Mediation - Bringing Together Multiple Perspectives To Reach Effective Settlements

United States Litigation

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JAMS

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Capital Adequacy/BASEL

Federal Banking Agencies Finalize The ESLR Rule, With Some Adjustments

New enhanced supplemental leverage ratio calculation allows for a range of low-risk activities such as U.S. Treasury market intermediation...

United States Finance

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Davis Wright Tremaine

How Regulatory Change Is Reshaping Global Lending

How are shifting capital and regulatory rules actually changing the way banks lend, borrowers negotiate, and lawyers structure deals?

United States Finance

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World Law Group

Federal Banking Agencies Propose Lower Community Bank Leverage Ratio Requirements

The proposal would also extend the grace period for falling below the threshold by two quarters. If adopted, more banks could opt into the simplified capital framework—a simple leverage ratio of tier...

United States Finance

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Davis Wright Tremaine

3 Recent Regulatory Developments Relevant To The EU And UK Securitisation Markets

Worldwide Commercial

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Will Crypto Capital Find A Home In The U.S.?

United States Technology

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Davis Wright Tremaine

OCC Settles With Bank Over Alleged BSA/AML Violations

United States Finance

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

IRS Proposes Ending Look-Through Rule For Domestic Corporation REIT Ownership

United States Tax

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Cozen O'Connor

U.S. Pet Grooming & Boarding: Ankura Industry Spotlight (October 2025)

United States Commercial

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Basel Endgame: Divergence, Competition And The Next Strategic Moves

Worldwide Finance

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

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Debt Capital Markets

IRS Issues New Regulations Impacting Foreign Government Investments In The United States

On December 12, 2025, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Department of Treasury issued proposed regulations, temporary regulations, and final regulations which could substantially affect the way foreign governments make U.S. directed investments.

United States Commercial

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Dechert

JONES DAY TALKS®: Real Assets Roundup – Episode 6: Higher Education (Podcast)

The funding and operational models attendant to college and university infrastructure and facilities have remained largely unaltered for nearly 100 years.

United States Consumer

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Jones Day

Democratic AGs To Check Out Buy-Now-Pay-Later Companies

Seven Democratic AGs, co-led by North Carolina AG Jeff Jackson, sent letters to the six largest Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) providers seeking information...

United States Consumer

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Cozen O'Connor

SEC Sheds Light On 2026 Priorities: Risk Areas And Key Insights For Broker-Dealers

United States Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

From Direct Lending To ABS: Private Credit's $3T Toolkit Fuels PE Deals

United States Finance

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Dechert

Distressed Debt Legal Insights

United States Finance

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Privy Council Holds That There Is No Legal Requirement In The Tort Of Deceit To Show That A Claimant Was Consciously Aware Of The Representation Made

United States Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

ACA Files Suit Challenging Colorado Law That Omits Medical Debts From Credit Reports

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

State-Level Digital Asset Licensing: What To Watch As We Head Into 2026

United States Technology

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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Charges, Mortgages, Indemnities

Four Pillars Of Remedies For The Mortgage Loan In Default

Under New York law, lenders can accelerate the debt, foreclose on the property, appoint a receiver to manage it, and seek a deficiency judgment if sale proceeds fall short.

United States Real Estate

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

New York's Highest Court Says FAPA Applies Retroactively

Almost three years after New York's "Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act" (FAPA) changed how the six-year time clock applicable to mortgage actions starts and stops, the state's highest court resolved a heavily litigated dispute, concluding that FAPA is, indeed, retroactive.

United States Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

All's Well That Ends Well: The CFTC Amends Its Wells Notice Process And Other Rules Of Practice For The Better

For years, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) has exercised broad discretion in investigating and prosecuting potential violations of the law...

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Crystallex Sale Approved And Lone Star Funds V. Republic Of Korea – ICSID Annulment Highlights Due Process In Investor-State Arbitration

United States Litigation

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Steptoe LLP

New York Court Of Appeals Finds Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act Constitutional Under Due Process

United States Litigation

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

OFAC Announces $4.7 Million Penalty On Real Estate Investor For Dealing In Blocked Property Linked To Russian Oligarch

United States Real Estate

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Mayer Brown

CFPB Proposes Narrowing ECOA Regulations

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

FHFA Announces 2026 Conforming Mortgage Loan Limits

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Anticipating Shutdown, CFPB Is Transferring Cases To DoJ

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

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Financial Services

2025 FinAccelerations: U.S. Digital Assets Publications

In 2025, the digital assets and cryptocurrency sector experienced significant regulatory evolution in the United States, marked by new executive actions, agency guidance...

United States Technology

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Jones Day

Federal Cannabis Rescheduling: Status, Impacts, And Strategies

Recent reports indicate that President Trump is preparing to issue an executive order as early as Monday, December 15 directing his administration to finalize the long-anticipated...

United States Cannabis

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Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC

IRS Issues New Regulations Impacting Foreign Government Investments In The United States

On December 12, 2025, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Department of Treasury issued proposed regulations, temporary regulations, and final regulations which could substantially affect the way foreign governments make U.S. directed investments.

United States Commercial

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Dechert

SEC Grants No-Action Relief For Retail Voting Program: Potential Implications For Business Development Companies And Registered Investment Companies

United States Commercial

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Dechert

CFTC Harmonizes US Person And Guarantee Definitions In Swap Requirements

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

OCC Issues Another Crypto-Friendly Interpretive Letter: Permissibility Of Riskless Principal Crypto-Assets Transactions

United States Technology

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Foley & Lardner

United States Technology

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Lowenstein Sandler

OCC Confirms Riskless Principal Transactions In Crypto Assets By Banks Are Permissible

United States Technology

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Jones Day

Capital Snapshot: A Monthly Overview Of The Issues, Events, And Timelines Driving Federal Policy Decisions

United States Government

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Arnold & Porter

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Latest Videos

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Emerging Manager Minute (Video)

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Designated Gifts — Honoring Intent, Avoiding Liability (Video)

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Michael Best

Elizabeth Shortino Featured In Atlantic Council Panels (Video)

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Alvarez & Marsal

Reopening The IPO Window: Insights From The IPO Summit — Silicon Valley Edition (Video)

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Foley & Lardner

A Deep Dive Into The Fight For The CFPB's Survival (Podcast)

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Ballard Spahr LLP

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