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Farm Credit Administration’s 2026 Priorities Reflect Some Alignment With Federal Banking Regulators, With Continued Focus On Risk Management And System‑Specific Nuances

Early 2026 developments from the Farm Credit Administration (FCA) show the regulator is identifying opportunities to reduce regulatory complexity while reinforcing risk management expectations across Farm Credit System...

United States Finance

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Moore & Van Allen

Seventh Circuit Hits Reset Button In Illinois Interchange Fee Litigation After OCC “Doubles Down” On Federal Preemption Under The National Bank Act

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued a highly significant order on May 8, 2026 in the closely watched litigation challenging the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act (“IFPA”)...

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Capital Recalibration: Overview Of The 2026 Basel III, Revised Standardized Approach, And GSIB Surcharge Proposals

In March 2026, U.S. banking regulators released a comprehensive set of proposals to recalibrate capital requirements for banking organizations of all sizes, marking a significant shift from their 2023 approach. These proposals aim to enhance risk sensitivity, reduce complexity, and produce more moderate capital impacts while improving the competitive position of U.S. banks relative to their international peers. The proposals include implementing final Basel III standards for the largest banks, revising the

United States Finance

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Moore & Van Allen

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

On April 7, 2026, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (the Proposal) to implement key provisions of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (the GENIUS Act) applicable to FDIC-supervised institutions, including permitted payment stablecoin issuers (PPSIs) and insured depository institutions (IDIs) engaged in related custodial or safekeeping services

United States Finance

AP

Arnold & Porter

OCC, Federal Reserve, And FDIC Finalize Revisions To The Community Bank Leverage Ratio Framework

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Basel III Endgame Evolution: Strategic Implications For Investment Banking, Corporate Treasury And Global Markets

United States Finance

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Basel III Endgame Evolution: Strategic Implications For Retail Banking

United States Finance

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Basel III Endgame Evolution: Strategic Implications For Alternative Asset Managers

United States Finance

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Basel III Endgame Evolution: Banking Agencies Propose Major Capital Overhaul (Again)

United States Finance

ST

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Lundin Mining v. Markowich: How The Supreme Court Is Shaping Disclosure Practices

United States Commercial

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

NAIC Spring 2026: What Insurance Investors Need To Know About CLO And Collateral Loan Capital Charges

United States Finance

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Dechert

U.S. Banking Agencies Propose Sweeping Overhaul Of Capital Framework Part I: GSIBs And Category I Banking Organizations

United States Finance

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Jones Day

FINRA’s Latest Amendments To The Capital Acquisition Broker Rules

United States Commercial

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Rich May

What Banks Need To Know About The Main Street Capital Access Act

United States Finance

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FBT Gibbons

The Cannabis Industry’s “Big Tobacco” Moment: What Insurers Need To Know About Murray v. Cresco

United States Cannabis

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Debt's Grip: What Consumer Bankruptcy Reveals About Financial Risk In America (Podcast)

United States Insolvency

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Ballard Spahr 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

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.

Kentucky General Assembly Lends Support For Nuclear Development With Senate Bill 57

United States Energy

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FBT Gibbons

Money, Money, Money, Money... Money: Motion For Summary Judgment In Lieu Of Complaint

In TSLA Capitals, S.A.P.I. de C.V. v. ATL Funds, LLC (“TSLA Capitals”), the Court granted summary judgment in lieu of complaint under CPLR 3213 on a partially paid promissory note exceeding $24MM.

United States Finance

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

2026 Perspectives In Private Equity: LP Co-Investment In 2026: Key Structural Trends In Private Equity

The number of limited partners looking for co-investment opportunities alongside their private equity GPs continues to grow and going into 2026 we have already seen an increase in co-investment activity.

United States Commercial

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Agencies' Capital Proposals Seek To Reduce Regulatory Burden And Extend Capital Relief To The Banking Industry At Large

On March 19, 2026, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency...

United States Finance

AP

Arnold & Porter

U.S. Banking Agencies Propose Sweeping Overhaul Of Capital Framework - Part II: Category III And IV Banking Organizations

The Situation: On March 19, 2026, the Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC"), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC")...

United States Finance

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Jones Day

AIFMD2 Implementation: Key Questions For Private Fund Managers

European Union Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

OCC Issues Proposed Rules To Implement The GENIUS Act

United States Finance

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A&O Shearman

FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up - W/e 13 March 2026

Worldwide Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The GENIUS Act Arrives And The OCC Is Set To Act

United States Finance

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Dinsmore & Shohl

L’explosion des Prediction Markets aux États-Unis : Pourquoi l’Europe ne peut plus traiter ce marché comme une curiosité

United States Commercial

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AlixPartners

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

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

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

The U.S. Basel III Endgame Reproposal: Analysis Of The Securitization Framework

United States Finance

CW

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

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

United States Finance

AP

Arnold & Porter

Basel Committee Publishes Report On Synthetic Risk Transfer Markets

Worldwide Finance

JD

Jones Day

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

BS

Ballard Spahr LLP

The U.S. Basel III Endgame Reproposal: Analysis Of The Securitization Framework

The Federal Reserve, OCC, and FDIC have issued concurrent notices of proposed rulemaking that would fundamentally transform the risk-based capital framework for U.S. banking organizations, introducing a new expanded risk-based approach and revising the standardized approach. This whitepaper examines the proposed securitization framework changes, including the replacement of current bifurcated methodologies with a single SEC-SA methodology, new operational criteria for synthetic securitizations, and modifica

United States Finance

CW

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft 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

AP

Arnold & Porter

Basel Committee Publishes Report On Synthetic Risk Transfer Markets

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has published a comprehensive report analysing the rise of synthetic risk transfer ("SRT") markets, finding that synthetic risk transfer transactions...

Worldwide Finance

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Jones Day

Vice Chair Bowman Talks Tailoring

United States Finance

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Trends In Ship Finance

The ship finance industry continues to evolve in a manner previewed in years past by regulatory action and evolving lender profiles. This Holland & Knight article explores recent trends in traditional bank lending...

United States Transport

HK

Holland & Knight

NCUA Issues 2026 Supervisory Priorities Letter Emphasizing Safety, Soundness, And Risk-Focused Examinations

On January 14, the NCUA issued a letter outlining its supervisory priorities and examination program updates for 2026. The letter emphasizes risk-focused supervision, continued reliance on defined-scope examinations...

United States Finance

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Prudential Regulation In 2026: Priorities In Capital, Ring-fencing, Recovery And Resolution, And Operational Resilience Requirements

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) continues to encourage full, timely and consistent adoption and implementation of the Basel standards.

Worldwide Finance

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A&O Shearman

Cheat Sheet—FCA's New Targeted Support Regime—other Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

This will not be permitted at the outset but the Treasury will review the position in due course.

United States Consumer

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A&O Shearman

Art Basel Miami Beach: An Art Appraiser's Perspective

United States Finance

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

OCC And FDIC Rescind Interagency Leveraged Lending Guidance

United States Finance

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Winston & Strawn LLP

Federal Banking Agencies Finalize The ESLR Rule, With Some Adjustments

United States Finance

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Davis Wright Tremaine

How Regulatory Change Is Reshaping Global Lending

United States Finance

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World Law Group

Federal Banking Agencies Propose Lower Community Bank Leverage Ratio Requirements

United States Finance

DW

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

DW

Davis Wright Tremaine

OCC Settles With Bank Over Alleged BSA/AML Violations

United States Finance

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

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

Federal Reserve Announces Update For One Firm's Individual Capital Requirements

United States Finance

CW

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

FDIC Outlines Major Reforms

United States Finance

BS

Butler Snow LLP

Arnold & Porter Discusses The CLARITY Act

United States Finance

AP

Arnold & Porter

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United States Insurance

MB

Mayer Brown

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