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CRS Says Policymakers Are Facing Myriad Of BNPL Issues

Although an interpretive rule that made Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services subject to the Truth in Lending Act has been withdrawn, the issue remains a flashpoint in the industry...

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Prediction Markets Under The Microscope: How Crypto Betting On Iran Brought The CFTC To The Door

On February 28, 2026, the U.S. and Israel struck Iran in a targeted attack that killed their supreme leader Ali Khamenei (“Khamenei”).

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Weekly Blockchain Monitor – March 16, 2026

A major U.S. financial institution that operates one of the world's largest card payment networks recently announced its Crypto Partner Program, which it described as "a new global initiative that brings together more...

United States Finance

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BakerHostetler

CFTC Issues Guidance And Advanced Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking Relating To Prediction Markets

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently took two significant steps towards its regulation of prediction markets.

United States Finance

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Tilting At Windmills: Defending Overconcentration Claims In Today's Index-Driven Equity Markets

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

UK-Based AIFM Regulatory Hosting SEC Compliance Requirements For Serving US Clients

Worldwide Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Common Ground: The SEC And CFTC Enter Historic Memorandum Of Understanding Aimed At Harmonizing Regulatory Interests

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Sunsets And Loan Repurchase Provisions

United States Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Executive Order Seeks To Promote Mortgage Lending By Community And Smaller Banks Through Easing Regulatory Requirements

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Private Market Talks: Navigating Market Complexity With Churchill’s Jason Strife (Podcast)

United States Finance

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Game Changer: CFTC Clarifies Sports Contracts Listing Standards And Seeks Input On Event Contracts More Generally

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Raising The Limit: FINRA Amends Gift Rule (Rule 3220)

United States Finance

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Reading The Tea Leaves: Forthcoming Regulatory Scrutiny Of Prediction Markets

United States Finance

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Pryor Cashman LLP

Eight Takeaways After Seven Weeks Of OFAC's Six — Wait, Seven — New And Updated General Licenses For Venezuela

Worldwide Finance

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Federal Government Continues Anti-Fraud Enforcement In The Sports Industry And Signals Desire To Work Cooperatively With Organizations Under Investigation

United States Criminal

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Steptoe LLP

Congress Proposes Major Overhaul Of WARN: What Employers Need To Know About The Fair Warning Act

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Mediator-and Arbitrator-Retained Experts In Construction Or Business Disputes

United States Litigation

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JAMS

401(k) And IRA Contribution Limits For 2026: Retirement Savings, Adjustments For Inflation, And SECURE 2.0 Changes American Taxpayers Must Know About

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

What Europe's Renewable Energy Struggles Can Teach U.S. Regulators About Dispute System Design

United States Litigation

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JAMS

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Max Maisonrouge Contributes To The Bretton Woods Committee's Paper On Tokenized Assets

In the last five years, digital assets have risen to promi nence globally. Their transformative potential has been widely acknowledged.

Worldwide Technology

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Executive Order Seeks To Promote Mortgage Lending By Community And Smaller Banks Through Easing Regulatory Requirements

President Trump recently issued an Executive Order entitled “Promoting Access to Mortgage Credit” seeking to promote mortgage lending by community banks...

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Implementing The GENIUS Act: The OCC Proposes Comprehensive Rulemaking Governing Payment Stablecoins Issuance

On February 25, 2026, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposal) to implement a comprehensive federal payment stablecoin regulatory regime for OCC-supervised entities under the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act).

United States Finance

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Arnold & Porter

Basel Committee Publishes Report On Synthetic Risk Transfer Markets

Worldwide Finance

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Jones Day

Vice Chair Bowman Talks Tailoring

United States Finance

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Regulatory Monitoring: EU Version

European Union Finance

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A&O Shearman

OCC Unveils First Comprehensive Federal Rulemaking For Stablecoin Issuers

United States Finance

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

OCC Proposes Implementing Regulations For Payment Stablecoin Issuers Under The GENIUS Act

United States Finance

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Land Development And Site Improvement Financing: Project Execution And Capital Coordination To Drive Activity In 2026

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

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Debt Capital Markets

CFTC Issues Guidance And Advanced Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking Relating To Prediction Markets

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently took two significant steps towards its regulation of prediction markets.

United States Finance

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

UK-Based AIFM Regulatory Hosting SEC Compliance Requirements For Serving US Clients

This overview provides an assessment and practical guidance for a UK-based Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) hosting company that services US clients.

Worldwide Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Private Market Talks: Navigating Market Complexity With Churchill’s Jason Strife (Podcast)

In this episode of Private Market Talks, Jason Strife, senior managing director and head of junior capital and private equity solutions at Churchill Asset Management...

United States Finance

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Reading The Tea Leaves: Forthcoming Regulatory Scrutiny Of Prediction Markets

United States Finance

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Pryor Cashman LLP

Credit Documentation In Conflict – MAC Clauses And Drawstop Rights In The GCC Loan Market

Worldwide Finance

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Squire Patton Boggs LLP

New York City Finalizes SHIELD Debt Collection Rule

United States Consumer

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

New York City Adopts Sweeping SHIELD Debt Collection Rule: How It Differs From Prior DCWP Rules And CFPB Regulation F

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Preferred Equity: Another Option In The Private Capital Liquidity Toolkit

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Dele-Great!: CFTC Staff Allows CPO Delegation Structures To Remain Intact

United States Finance

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K&L Gates LLP

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Charges, Mortgages, Indemnities

APAC Monthly Private Wealth Legal Developments - February 2026

ASIC has released its financial advice update for February 2026, covering the following developments and issues affecting financial advice...

Worldwide Wealth Mgt

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Sunsets And Loan Repurchase Provisions

When reviewing a 75+ page consumer loan sale agreement, you slow-pedal some provisions and fast-pedal others. You’re more focused on the recourse sections — repurchase and indemnification — because that’s where the action and exposure can be down the line.

United States Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Executive Order Seeks To Promote Mortgage Lending By Community And Smaller Banks Through Easing Regulatory Requirements

President Trump recently issued an Executive Order entitled “Promoting Access to Mortgage Credit” seeking to promote mortgage lending by community banks...

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

New Executive Orders Aim To Promote Access To Mortgage Credit And Expand Construction Of Affordable Homes

United States Real Estate

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Mayer Brown

US Senate Advances Housing Legislation That Includes A Ban On Institutional Investors Purchasing Single-Family Homes

United States Real Estate

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Mayer Brown

Raising The Limit: FINRA Amends Gift Rule (Rule 3220)

United States Finance

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Oregon Moves To Opt Out Of Federal Interest-Rate Exportation For Consumer Loans

United States Consumer

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Mortgage Banking Update - March 5, 2026

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Unveiling The Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act: Safeguarding Consumer Data In Mortgage Transactions

United States Privacy

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

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Financial Services

CRS Says Policymakers Are Facing Myriad Of BNPL Issues

Although an interpretive rule that made Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services subject to the Truth in Lending Act has been withdrawn, the issue remains a flashpoint in the industry...

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

APAC Monthly Private Wealth Legal Developments - February 2026

ASIC has released its financial advice update for February 2026, covering the following developments and issues affecting financial advice...

Worldwide Wealth Mgt

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Fifth Circuit Hands A Big Win To Limited Partners

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a significant decision affecting how limited partners are treated for self‑employment tax purposes on January 16, 2026.

United States Tax

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FBT Gibbons

Prediction Markets Under The Microscope: How Crypto Betting On Iran Brought The CFTC To The Door

United States Finance

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

SEC Staff Issues Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act FAQs

United States Commercial

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Arnold & Porter

Max Maisonrouge Contributes To The Bretton Woods Committee's Paper On Tokenized Assets

Worldwide Technology

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Weekly Blockchain Monitor – March 16, 2026

United States Finance

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BakerHostetler

Tilting At Windmills: Defending Overconcentration Claims In Today's Index-Driven Equity Markets

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

UK-Based AIFM Regulatory Hosting SEC Compliance Requirements For Serving US Clients

Worldwide Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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Banking Litigation Podcast EP58: Monthly Update – January/February 2026

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Implications Of The CFPB's Proposed Rule Under The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Podcast)

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Mayer Brown

Navigating Compliance Challenges: SEC Exams, Enforcement, Marketing Rule, And AI Trends (Video)

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Lowenstein Sandler

The Who, When And How Of The New UK Prospectus And Public Offer Rules From An Equity Perspective (Podcast)

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A&O Shearman

Episode 17: Dealmaking For The Future Generation – Inside Empower Youth Zones (Video)

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Alvarez & Marsal

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