22 Feb, 2023 A follow-up summary of the Regulation ZZ final rule By Sarah Wade Garrett Fischer Sam Brand In March of 2022, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act (the “LIBOR Act”) was signed into law. The purpose of the LIBOR Act was to...
06 Sep, 2022 Proposed Regulation ZZ’s LIBOR transition rules for tough legacy contracts By Sarah Wade Sam Brand Garrett Fischer The London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) has been the dominant interest rate benchmark around the globe for some time. Following the...
22 Nov, 2021 Banks and financial institutions targeted in a wave of patent lawsuits for supporting Samsung Pay By Tony Blum The assault on banks and financial institutions by non-practicing entities or “patent trolls” continues. Two weeks ago, we discussed a...
09 Nov, 2021 Non-practicing entities increasingly are targeting banks and financial institutions in patent litigation By Tony Blum Update: As predicted in the below article, Auth Token expanded its litigation campaign, targeting additional banks and financial...
04 Nov, 2021 CFPB provides additional guidance on “Unauthorized Electronic Fund Transfers” By Garrett Fischer Sarah Wade The Electronic Fund Transfer Act (the “EFTA”) was enacted for the purpose of protecting consumers and limiting their liability when...
28 Jun, 2021 Recent amendments to South Carolina’s low-income housing credit statute provides potential investment opportunities for financial institutions By Garrett Fischer Janette Lohman On May 14, 2020, South Carolina enacted the Workforce and Senior Affordable Housing Act (the “Act”), which created a state tax credit for...
23 Apr, 2020 COVID-19: When a bank loan restructure may not be a troubled debt restructuring (revised) By Sarah Wade Garrett Fischer Since our March 2020 blog post, the Federal banking and credit union regulators (FRB, FDIC, NCUA, OCC and CFPB) (collectively, the...
30 Mar, 2020 COVID-19: When a bank loan restructure may not be a troubled debt restructuring By Sarah Wade Garrett Fischer On March 22, 2020, the Federal banking and credit union regulators (FRB, FDIC, NCUA, OCC and CFPB) (collectively, the “Agencies”), along...
30 Oct, 2019 Blog Browse: What businesses need to know about the Attorney General’s proposed CCPA regulations By Luke Sosnicki On October 10, 2019, California’s Attorney General released its long-awaited draft regulations explaining how the state intends to...
13 May, 2019 Modernization of fintech regulation: Analyzing state regulatory solutions for banks and nonbanks By Garrett Fischer Sarah Wade State-chartered banks and non-banks alike face a challenging 50-state regulatory regime when offering interstate internet banking and...
18 Feb, 2019 New California commercial finance disclosure law adds lender compliance hurdles By Ruthanne Hammett Garrett Fischer California has again upped the ante on commercial lending compliance duties. The Golden State has recently adopted a new law requiring...