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Release Of Updated Model Form Note Purchase Agreements For Private Placement Transactions

On March 31, the American College of Investment Counsel (ACIC) released comprehensive updates to all four Model Form Note Purchase Agreements used in domestic and cross-border private placement transactions.

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ArentFox Schiff

SEC Watch: Monthly Takeaways for Asset Managers - April 2026

Summary: The SEC and the CFTC jointly announced that they entered into a Memorandum of Understanding “to guide coordination and collaboration between the two agencies to support lawful innovation, uphold market integrity, and ensure investor and customer protection.”

United States Commercial

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Understanding GASB 105 — What State and Local Governments Need to Know

GASB 105 clarifies how governments evaluate and disclose events occurring after the fiscal year-end but before financial statements are issued.

United States Accounting

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MGO CPA LLP

CREF Roundup | Week 14, 2026

The CREF Roundup is a periodic digest of noteworthy developments, insights, and commentary in the world of commercial real estate finance (CREF).

United States Finance

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FBT Gibbons

FDIC Opens Door To Private Equity Acquisitions Of Failed Banks

United States Commercial

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

S6:E8 | Amendments To The SEC Enforcement Manual | Compliance In Context (Podcast)

United States Commercial

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Calfee Halter & Griswold

New CFTC Enforcement Director Outlines Updated CFTC Enforcement Priorities, Previews New Cooperation Advisory, And Warns On Prediction Market Misconduct

United States Finance

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Lowenstein Sandler

How Your Business Can Stay Ahead Of New State Tax Changes

United States Tax

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MGO CPA LLP

Debt Sales 101 Mini-Series — Episode 2: What Can Be Sold? Understanding Eligible Debt and Portfolio Composition (Podcast)

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

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

United States Finance

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Dechert

NAIC Spring 2026 Meeting Update: Life Risk-Based Capital (E) Working Group

United States Finance

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Foley & Lardner

OCC Rescinds Recovery Planning Standards And Guidelines

United States Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

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

United States Technology

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Lowenstein Sandler

U.S. States Outpace Federal And Global Standards On Cosmetic Chemical Restrictions

United States Consumer

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Baker Botts LLP

Colorado "Opt-Out" Litigation – Petition For Rehearing En Banc And Amicus Briefs In Support

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Littler Lounge: Just Cause For A Chat About Corrective Actions (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Monitoring The Hormuz Strait And The Subsequent Trade Volatility

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

What Every Multinational Should Know About…Managing The Aftermath Of The Supreme Court's IEEPA Tariff Decision (Part I)

United States International

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Foley & Lardner

State AGs Sue HUD Over Guidance Narrowing Fair Housing Enforcement

On March 16, a coalition of attorneys general from 15 states and the District of Columbia filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California challenging a set of September 2025...

United States Finance

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

FINRA’s Latest Amendments To The Capital Acquisition Broker Rules

On February 23, 2026, FINRA issued Regulatory Notice 26-04, announcing the adoption of targeted amendments to the Capital Acquisition Broker (“CAB”) rules.

United States Commercial

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Rich May

FTC Sends Warning Letters About Pricing To 97 Auto Groups

The FTC has sent letters to 97 auto groups, warning them that they must advertise the total price of vehicles that consumers will be required to pay; that figure must include all mandatory fees.

United States Consumer

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Alabama Governor Issues Executive Order On Debanking

On March 26, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced Executive Order No. 743, Promoting Fair and Lawful Access to Financial Services, directing Alabama's Banking Department to promote...

United States Finance

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Delaware's Bid For Digital Asset Leadership: Senate Bills 16 And 19 Propose A Modernized Banking And Stablecoin Framework

United States Technology

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Jones Day

Today's Podcast Episode: A Deep Dive On BNPL Regulation And Other "Hot" Topics With Max Dubin Of The New York DFS

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

A Hopeless Cause? Sign Me Up. | Supporting St. Jude: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, Forever.

United States Finance

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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

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

United States Finance

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FBT Gibbons

Pre-IPO Planning Is No Longer About Going Public. It’s About Keeping Every Option Alive.

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

Vought Requests $75.8 Million For CFPB For 3rd Quarter Of Fiscal Year

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Prediction Markets: A CFTC Enforcement Update

United States Finance

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

CFTC Launches Innovation Task Force Focused On Emerging Derivatives Issues

United States Finance

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Eddie Prosser On Credit, Distress, And Discipline In Real Estate Lending (Video)

United States Real Estate

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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis

CFTC Enforcement Director Discusses Top Priorities, Insider Trading On Prediction Markets And New Cooperation Policy

United States Finance

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Prediction Markets: A CFTC Enforcement Update

Event contracts listed on prediction markets can fall within multiple subsections of the definition of "swap" under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA), giving the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)...

United States Finance

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

CFTC Launches Innovation Task Force Focused On Emerging Derivatives Issues

On March 24, 2026, CFTC Chairman Michael Selig announced the formation of the Innovation Task Force...

United States Finance

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Eddie Prosser On Credit, Distress, And Discipline In Real Estate Lending (Video)

Host Spencer Kallick sits down with Eddie Prosser — Principal and Head of Credit at Thorofare Capital — for a look at what really separates disciplined lenders in volatile markets.

United States Real Estate

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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis

CFTC Enforcement Director Discusses Top Priorities, Insider Trading On Prediction Markets And New Cooperation Policy

What's new: CFTC Director of Enforcement David Miller announced enforcement priorities, addressed insider trading on prediction markets and previewed a new policy on cooperation.

United States Finance

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

A Deep Dive On BNPL Regulation And Other "Hot" Topics With Max Dubin Of The New York DFS (Podcast)

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

28 Years Later: ISDA And EMTA Publish The 2026 FX Definitions

On March 3, 2026, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) and the Emerging Markets Traders Association (“EMTA”) published the 2026 FX Definitions (the “2026 FX Definitions”)...

United States Finance

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Milbank LLP

The Next Frontier Of Space Finance: Programmatic SPVs And Regulation A As A Distribution Layer

For decades, the space industry has been financed like venture capital: large equity rounds, centralized balance sheets, and long timelines to liquidity.

United States Commercial

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Bevilacqua

2025 HMDA Modified Loan Application Register Data Published

The CFPB has announced that Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Modified Loan Application Register (LAR) data for 2025 are now available on the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s (FFIEC)...

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

DOL Guidance On Plan Investment In Alternative Assets Focuses On Fiduciaries' Selection Process

On March 30, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a new rule relating to the selection of investment options for participant-directed individual account plans such as 401(k) plans...

United States Employment

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Arnold & Porter

Mortgage Origination And Servicing

United States Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Emerging Issues And What To Watch For In 2026

United States Consumer

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Goodwin Procter LLP

FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up - w/e 27 March 2026

Worldwide Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Cards, Payments, And Consumer Banking

United States Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Auto Loan Origination And Servicing

United States Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

FSR Brief EP11: Breach Of Principle 1 – Banque Havilland Vicariously Liable For Senior Employees' Lack Of Integrity (Podcast)

United States Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Inside The Vault: An Overview Of The Federal Reserve And Strategic Considerations For Lenders And Issuers

United States Finance

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FBT Gibbons

SEC's Crypto Framework: The New Token Taxonomy

United States Technology

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Dechert

Payday And Small-Dollar Lending

United States Consumer

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Goodwin Procter LLP

United States Technology

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Goodwin Procter LLP

FTC Issues "Debanking" Warning Letters To Payment Industry

United States Finance

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Holland & Knight

2026 Perspectives In Private Equity: GP Stakes Investing In A Maturing Market

United States Commercial

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Debt Collection And Debt Settlement

United States Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

The Xerox "Non-Subsidiary Drop-Down Financing": A New Frontier In Leakage And Subordination?

United States Finance

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Winston & Strawn LLP

40 Years Of Private Equity: From Buyouts To Creative Capital Solutions

United States Commercial

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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United States Technology

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

GENIUS Act Establishes Legal Framework For Payment Stablecoins

United States Technology

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Subscription Credit Facilities: Concentration Limits

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

Can, And Should, The U.S. Government Develop A CBDC System?

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

ImpactDAOs: Shaping The Future Of Regenerative Organizations

United States Technology

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Evolving Legal Issues For NFTs

United States Technology

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Executive Order On Digital Assets A Welcome Start To Responsible Regulation

United States Technology

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Approaches To Regulation For Decentralized Finance

United States Technology

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Developing Digital Approaches To Trade Finance

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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Eddie Prosser On Credit, Distress, And Discipline In Real Estate Lending (Video)

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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis

2026 Extended Reality Legal Primer: Risk, Regulation, And Strategy (Video)

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Gamma Law

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

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Referral Networks, Market Uncertainty And "Pipeline To Prosperity": A Conversation With TMA Chicago/Midwest Chapter President Sandy Prabhakar (Podcast)

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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

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Mayer Brown

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