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BaFin's Expectations For ICT Risk Management And The Use Of AI

The German Financial Supervisory Authority ("BaFin") has issued non-binding guidance ("Guidance") clarifying how financial institutions should manage Information...

United States Finance

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Jones Day

Senate Sends Levenbach Nomination To Be CFPB Director Back To President, Allowing Vought To Serve Longer As Acting Director

On January 3, 2026, the Senate sent the nomination of Stuart Levenbach to be CFPB Director back to the President without acting on it—a move that would allow Russell Vought to remain...

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Leverage Ratio Reform For Community Banks Proposed By Federal Regulators

On November 25, 2025, the US federal banking regulators proposed changes to the community bank leverage ratio ("CBLR") framework (the "Proposal").

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

New Proxy Advisor Developments

With each passing day, the 2026 proxy season gets more interesting (and not in a positive way for proxy advisory firms).

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Crowd-Sourced Financing – Venture Capital Alternatives

United States Commercial

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Bevilacqua

Understanding The Spectrum Of Permanent Capital Vehicles

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

Regulatory Update: Agencies Propose Reducing The Community Bank Leverage Ratio To 8%

United States Finance

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Moore & Van Allen

November 2025 – December 2025: Regulatory Round-Up

United States Finance

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FCA Finalises Simplified UK Ancillary Activities Test

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

US NAIC Fall 2025 National Meeting Highlights: Investment-Related Highlights

United States Insurance

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Mayer Brown

Democrats Fight To Keep The CFPB Running

United States Finance

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Cozen O'Connor

Why Foreign Companies Should Not DIY A U.S. LLC

United States Commercial

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Harris Sliwoski

OCC Proposals Confirm Federal Preemption Of State Interest-On-Escrow Laws

United States Finance

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Arnold & Porter

Mortgage Banking Update - January 8, 2026

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 262

United States Healthcare

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Davis Wright Tremaine

What Foundations And Other Nonprofits Need To Know About The Foreign Agents Registration Act

United States Government

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WilmerHale

Artificial Intelligence — A Blessing With Boundaries (Video)

United States Technology

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Michael Best

Supreme Court Weighs Extent Of President's Authority To Impose Tariffs During Proclaimed National Emergencies

United States Litigation

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Dykema

What Honeybees Have Taught Me About Dispute Resolution

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Shifting Enforcement Priorities At The CFTC And The SEC

It should come as no surprise that priorities have shifted at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") and the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), particularly with the enforcement divisions...

United States Finance

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Foley & Lardner

California DFPI Sets March 15, 2026 Deadline For Commercial Financing Annual Reports

On March 15, 2026, certain providers of commercial financing must submit an annual Commercial Financing Annual Report to the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation pursuant...

United States Finance

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Federal Court Orders CFPB To Continue Requesting Funding Operations Amid Defunding Dispute

On December 30, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered that the CFPB must continue requesting funding from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System...

United States Finance

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Prioritizing The Warfighter In Defense Contracting (Trump EO Tracker)

Authorizes the Department of War (DOW) to identify underperforming defense contractors and restrict stock buybacks, dividends, executive compensation practices, and certain advocacy benefits until contractors...

United States Government

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SBA Finalizes Rule Changes To Boost Critical Mineral & Tech Investments And Streamline License Applications

United States Commercial

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Bass, Berry & Sims

Today's Podcast Episode: The Future Of Shareholder Arbitration In Light Of SEC's New Policy Statement

United States Commercial

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Redress Done Right: A Blueprint For Large-Scale Financial Remediation

United States Finance

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

The Future Of Shareholder Arbitration In Light Of SEC's New Policy Statement (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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Ballard Spahr LLP

SEC Staff Clarifies Broker-Dealer Custody And Trading Of Crypto Assets

United States Technology

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Dechert

OECD Publishes Policy Brief On Financing Instruments And Policy Levers To Harness Biomanufacturing For Climate, Biodiversity, And Growth

United States Finance

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Bergeson & Campbell

Going On The Offensive To Improve Advisers Act Disclosures

United States Finance

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WilmerHale

Private Credit ETFs For Retail Investors: Yield Potential, Liquidity Risks And Regulatory Scrutiny

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Federal Reserve Proposes Skinny Master Accounts

United States Finance

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Davis Wright Tremaine

CFPB Adjusts HPML Asset Exemption Threshold

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Going On The Offensive To Improve Advisers Act Disclosures

Offensive disclosure leans towards obvious exhibition and expression in public. It invites engagement, for the purpose of obtaining from clients (and demonstrating to regulators) informed consent.

United States Finance

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WilmerHale

Private Credit ETFs For Retail Investors: Yield Potential, Liquidity Risks And Regulatory Scrutiny

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are a popular investment tool for investors, providing market access to a diverse set of industries and asset classes through a liquid investment strategy.

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Federal Reserve Proposes Skinny Master Accounts

A limited risk pathway to Fed payment rails for eligible institutions focused on payments innovation would solve an impasse that has plagued Master Account access...

United States Finance

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Davis Wright Tremaine

CFPB Adjusts HPML Asset Exemption Threshold

The CFPB recently issued a final rule increasing the asset exemption threshold for the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) requirement to maintain an escrow account for a higher-priced mortgage loan (HPML).

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

UK Ring-fencing Reform: Why The Ring-fence Should Be Recalibrated, And How

United States Finance

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A&O Shearman

New York's "Stay Or Pay" Prohibition Could Implicate Common Employee Compensation Arrangements

New York prohibits arrangements requiring employees to repay or reimburse their employer: The newly enacted Trapped at Work Act bars employers from enforcing agreements that require workers to repay...

United States Employment

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Polsinelli LLP

Ohio Walks Back Prior Small Loan Act Guidance, Eases Licensing Position For Bank Partnerships

Around Christmas 2024, the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions ("DFI") left a lump of coal in marketplace consumer lenders' proverbial stockings by issuing guidance that asserted a license...

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

Ohio Walks Back Prior Small Loan Act Guidance, Eases Licensing Position For Bank Partnerships

Around Christmas 2024, the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions ("DFI") left a lump of coal in marketplace consumer lenders' proverbial stockings by issuing guidance that asserted...

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

Illinois Revamps The Scope Of Its Collection Agency Licensing Law

Illinois is making important changes to the scope of the state's Collection Agency Act and the reach of its collection agency licensing obligation.

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

CFPB Restores And Enhances 2020 Interpretation That Earned Wage Access Is Not "Credit"

United States Finance

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Illinois Revamps The Scope Of Its Collection Agency Licensing Law

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

District Court Refuses To Modify Preliminary Injunction Against CFPB While Clarifying That CFPB Is Not Precluded From Requesting Operating Funds From Fed Because Of Fed's Losses

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

State AGs File Suit To Force CFPB To Request Funding From The Federal Reserve

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Stablecoins Are Entering The Capital Markets Era: What Tether's Reported $20 Billion Raise Signals For The Industry

United States Technology

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Caldwell

Significant 2025 Deregulatory Developments In Banking Law (Podcast)

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Today's Podcast Episode: Significant 2025 Deregulatory Developments In Banking Law

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Instructions For Facilitating A Child's Home Purchase

United States Finance

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Wiggin & Dana

Will The Trump Administration Re-'Order' 401(k) Plan 'Alternatives'?: Part 1

United States Commercial

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Dechert

Back To The Futures: CFTC's No-Action Letter Largely Reinstates 2003's Regulation 4.13(a)(4) On An Interim Basis

United States Finance

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Pryor Cashman LLP

CFPB: Earned Wage Products Are Not Loans Under TILA

United States Consumer

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Oregon Enters $1.56 Million Consent Order Over Alleged Excessive Interest Charges In Bank Partnership Lending Program

United States Consumer

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

CFTC Staff Partially Reinstate CPO Exemption For RIAs

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

OCC Grants Conditional Approval To Crypto Firms For National Trust Bank Charters

United States Technology

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Proskauer Introduces 2025 Secondaries Pulse Check Report Highlighting Key Market Trends

United States Commercial

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Proskauer Rose LLP

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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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AIFMD 2.0 Digest: What's Next For Non-EU Managers? (Podcast)

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Emerging Manager Minute (Video)

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Growth, Innovation And Resilience: What To Expect From Private Equity In Europe In 2026 (Video)

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Ropes & Gray 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

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