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FDIC Creates New Office To Handle Appeals Of Material Supervisory Determinations

In a move viewed favorably by FDIC-regulated institutions, the FDIC has approved amendments to the agency's Guidelines for Appeals of Material Supervisory...

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Domestically Controlled REIT Ownership Update: Proposed Regulations Would Remove Domestic Corporation Look-through Rule

On October 20, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released proposed regulations (Proposed Regulations) under Section 897...

United States Finance

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McDermott Will & Schulte

New OFSI Decision Gives Best Guidance Yet On Sanctions Due Diligence

On 26 January 2026, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation ("OFSI") provided its clearest guidance yet on the baseline level of due diligence it expects businesses to undertake when assessing sanctions risks.

United States Finance

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

AIFMD 2.0 Digest: Investor Disclosures And Reporting (Podcast)

The AIFMD 2.0 regime will take effect across EU member states on 16 April 2026. While most of the reforms will apply to EU-authorised alternative investment fund managers and EU funds...

United States Finance

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Proskauer Rose LLP

How Does The FCA Tackle Non-financial Misconduct, I.e. Discrimination, Harassment And Similar?

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

SEC And CFTC Announce Joint 'Project Crypto' Initiative At Historic Harmonization Event

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

US Treasury's Outbound Investment Security Program: Lessons And Insights

Worldwide Finance

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Coming Thursday February 12: A First Look At New York's FAIR Business Practices Act — Straight From The AG's Office

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Inside Year One: Finance Developments Under A New Administration

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Deadline Approaches For U.S. Persons To Report Foreign Financial Accounts

United States Finance

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Rich May

ABF: The New Frontier For Private Credit In Europe

United States Finance

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Insights on the NAV Financing Market - Full Year 2025

Worldwide Finance

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Collateralised Fund Obligations – GLI Pink Book 2026

United States Finance

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Dechert

Standard Variable Rates After Transfer: Mandatory Or Permissive?

United States Finance

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A&O Shearman

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

United States Government

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WilmerHale

The Trump Gold Card And Proposed Trump Platinum Card: Legal, Practical, Tax, And Economic Considerations For High-Net-Worth Immigrants

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Federal Circuit: Priority Document That 'Broadly Outlines' Possible Structures Fails To Provide Adequate Written Description Support For Subgenus Of Linkers In Antibody-Drug Conjugate

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld 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

December 2025 Crypto Update: New Changes And Challenges In U.S. Regulation Of Digital Assets

United States Technology

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

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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

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

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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

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Debt Capital Markets

SEC And CFTC Announce Joint 'Project Crypto' Initiative At Historic Harmonization Event

After years of regulatory turf wars and jurisdictional uncertainty, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)...

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Revitalizing U.S. Capital Markets: The Case For State-Led Reform

As we approach the country's 250th anniversary, the U.S. capital markets are at a crossroads.

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

Treasury Dusts Off The Rulebook For Sovereign Wealth Funds

Late in 2025, Treasury and the IRS released a guidance package under Section 892 of the Internal Revenue Code, which exempts foreign governments—including sovereign wealth funds—from tax on certain income derived from passive U.S. investments.

United States Finance

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Debt Download - January 2026

United States Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Market Analysis: 10 Trends Affecting Global Private Markets For 2026

Worldwide Commercial

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Avoiding Pitfalls As Litigation Finance Takes Off

United States Litigation

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Structuring Luxury Mixed-Use Hospitality Properties: Getting The Legal Architecture Right

United States Real Estate

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Mayer Brown

EU Inc. – The Truly European Company Structure

United States Commercial

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Trump Announces Support For Legislation To Cap Credit Card Interest Rates At 10% Per Annum For One Year

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

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Charges, Mortgages, Indemnities

Inside Year One: Finance Developments Under A New Administration

A year into President Trump's second term, policy signals from Washington are increasingly influencing capital allocation, underwriting assumptions, and sector-level opportunity.

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

DFPI Orders Mortgage Lender To Pay $160,000 For Alleged Unlicensed Mortgage Loan Originator Activity

On December 31, the DFPI entered into a consent order with a residential mortgage lender to resolve allegations of unlicensed mortgage loan origination activity under the California Financing Law...

United States Finance

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Sheppard

Supreme Court Hears Arguments Regarding President Trump's Attempt To Remove Lisa Cook From The Fed Board Of Governors

The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in Trump v. Cook, involving the issue of whether the President may remove Lisa Cook as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board.

United States Litigation

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Can You Convert A Conventional Loan To An FHA Loan After The Contract Is Signed?

United States Real Estate

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Minchella & Associates

Mortgage Banking Update - January 23, 2026

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

New Statutory Accounting Guidance Permits "Look-Through" Treatment For Residential Mortgage Loans Held By Insurers In Qualifying Statutory Trusts

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

New York Finalizes CRA-Style "Equitable Access" Rules For Mortgage Bankers

United States Finance

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Sheppard

AGs' Interest In Capital One Savings Pays Off For Consumers

United States Finance

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Cozen O'Connor

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

United States Insurance

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Mayer Brown

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Financial Services

FDIC Creates New Office To Handle Appeals Of Material Supervisory Determinations

In a move viewed favorably by FDIC-regulated institutions, the FDIC has approved amendments to the agency's Guidelines for Appeals of Material Supervisory...

United States Finance

BS

Ballard Spahr LLP

Domestically Controlled REIT Ownership Update: Proposed Regulations Would Remove Domestic Corporation Look-through Rule

On October 20, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released proposed regulations (Proposed Regulations) under Section 897...

United States Finance

SR

McDermott Will & Schulte

IRS Housing Bond Audits And Compliance Checks In 2025

Last year, Kutak Rock's public finance tax group worked on about 30 tax-exempt bond issues which were going through IRS audits or "compliance checks" (document requests)...

United States Tax

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Kutak Rock LLP

New OFSI Decision Gives Best Guidance Yet On Sanctions Due Diligence

United States Finance

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

AIFMD 2.0 Digest: Investor Disclosures And Reporting (Podcast)

United States Finance

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

How Does The FCA Tackle Non-financial Misconduct, I.e. Discrimination, Harassment And Similar?

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Compliance Notes - Vol. 7, Issue 3

United States Compliance

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Nossaman LLP

What Asia's Market Initiatives And Nasdaq's New Rules Mean For Asian Companies Eyeing U.S. Listings In 2026

United States Commercial

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

US Treasury's Outbound Investment Security Program: Lessons And Insights

Worldwide Finance

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McDermott Will & Schulte

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Latest Videos

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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)

AO

A&O Shearman

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

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

Designated Gifts — Honoring Intent, Avoiding Liability (Video)

MB

Michael Best

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