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Goodbye Non-PCD Double Count: What ASU 2025-08 Means for Your Institution
On Nov. 12, 2025, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2025-08, which amends the previous guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 326 on accounting for purchased loans. Specifically, the update expands the use of the gross-up approach to non-Purchase Credit Deteriorated (PCD) loans that meet the new established “seasoned” criteria....By: Ankura
Washington's 2026 Playbook: Affordability, Elections, and Major Policy Moves
"Affordability" Becomes the Central Political Theme Both parties are positioning around affordability solutions as midterm elections approach, with this narrative driving policy debates from tariffs to healthcare subsidies. Critical Legislative Deadlines Loom Congress has just three weeks to pass government funding bills, while major bipartisan initiatives on crypto, housing, and permitting reform face new election-year pressures....By: Holland & Hart LLP
Proskauer Private Credit Survey 2026 Shows Confidence Tempered by Caution as Lenders Enter the New Year
NEW YORK and LONDON, January 14, 2026 – Proskauer today shared its 2026 Trends in Private Credit report (the “Report”). The Report’s findings highlight optimism around deal activity and fundraising, tempered by heightened caution around asset quality, pricing discipline and macroeconomic uncertainty....By: Proskauer Rose LLP
EU CryptoReg Roundup: December 2025
Welcome to our EU crypto update - a roundup of key Irish and EU legislative and regulatory developments shaping the crypto-asset sector....By: Walkers
[Audio] Point-of-Sale Finance Series: Health Care Financing Compliance, Regulatory, and Privacy Pitfalls — The Consumer Finance Podcast
In this crossover episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast and Payments Pros, guest host Taylor Gess dives into the rapidly evolving world of point-of-sale financing for medical and dental procedures with Troutman Pepper Locke Partners Jason Cover, Brent Hoard, and Erin Whaley. They unpack how HIPAA, business associate relationships, and information-sharing structures can impact financing programs in clinical settings. They explore state-level trends in California, Illinois, and New York,...By: Troutman Pepper Locke
Treasury Issues Geographic Targeting Order to Banks in Hennepin and Ramsey Counties and FinCEN Alert to Combat Fraud in Minnesota
On January 9, 2026, the U.S. Department of Treasury issued a Geographic Targeting Order and FinCEN Alert to enhance financial activity reporting and combat fraud in Minnesota....By: Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.
Independent Sponsor Series: Nicolò Vergani of V&A Capital Discusses Investment Strategy and the Middle Market M&A Outlook
To help businesses, investors, and deal professionals better understand the evolving independent sponsor landscape, Robert Connolly – a partner in LP’s Corporate Practice Group and leader of LP’s Independent Sponsor team – shares a series of conversations with independent sponsors, capital providers, and other professionals....By: Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC
[Video] Daily Compliance News: January 15, 2026, The Do You Need a Second CCO Edition
Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News. All, from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, we consider four stories from the business world, compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest for the compliance professional. Top stories include: • Another Eric Adams associate was charged in...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
Commercial Financing Disclosure Requirements and Exemptions
In a development that has not attracted sufficient industry attention, eleven commercial financing laws enacted to date require providers of certain types of commercial financing to disclose key terms to small businesses and other covered entities before a transaction is consummated....By: Alston & Bird
To Z or Not to Z? CFPB Clarifies the Regulation Z Treatment of Certain Earned Wage Access Products
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advisory opinion (the 2025 Opinion), effective 23 December 2025, on whether earned wage access (EWA) products constitute “credit” under Regulation Z of the Truth in Lending Act, and whether Regulation Z’s definition of “finance charge”...By: K&L Gates LLP
Value for Money: Better Retirement Outcomes and Greater Transparency – Further Consultation on New Framework for DC Pension Schemes
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Pensions Regulator (TPR) are consulting further on the new value for money (VFM) framework for DC pension schemes. The consultation is intended to serve as......By: Mayer Brown
Federal Reserve Board Seeks Comment on "Skinny" Master Account/Payment Account Prototype
The Federal Reserve Board (the Board) has issued a Request for Information and Comment (RFI) on the development of a special purpose Reserve Bank account prototype, being referred to colloquially as a "skinny master account" or "Payment Account," which would enable eligible institutions to directly facilitate clearing and settlement activities for their own payment transactions with the Federal Reserve Banks. Comments on the proposal are due February 6, 2026....By: Stinson LLP
Staff Report from the Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation: Part II
IPOs and Small Public Companies As we noted in our prior post, the Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation recently issued its Staff Report for fiscal year 2025, which provides information on the Office’s activities. We discussed the Report’s findings with respect to reliance on exempt offerings as well as pooled funds. In this post, we focus on the Report’s analysis with respect to initial public offerings and small public companies....By: Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives
Italian Legislative Decree implementing CCD2
Following a public consultation issued by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance, on 9 January 2026 the Italian Legislative Decree No. 212 of 31 December 2025 containing the implementation of Directive (EU) 2023/2225 on credit agreements for consumers (“CCD2”) and repealing Directive 2008/48/EC (“CCD1”) was published in the Official Gazette (“CCD2 Italian Decree”)....By: Hogan Lovells
Taking a Closer Look at the COINS Act
The Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, signed into law on December 18, 2025, includes the Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Act of 2025 (COINS Act), which establishes a statutory framework to prohibit or require notification of certain outbound investments by U.S. persons in technology sectors deemed sensitive to U.S. national security....By: Pillsbury - Global Trade & Sanctions Law
SEC Clarifies Custody of Crypto Assets by Broker-Dealers
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Dec. 17 issued a statement noting its position on the applicability of Rule 15c3-3 regarding broker-dealers that hold crypto asset securities, including such things as debt securities, or tokenized equity, on behalf of customers....By: Goldberg Segalla
CFPB Submits to Court Order, Seeks New Funding
On January 9, 2026, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) requested $145 million in new funding from the Federal Reserve....By: Cooley LLP
New Short Position Reporting Requirements: Initial Filings Due February 17, 2026
Institutional investment managers, including venture and private equity funds and other institutional investors, that engage in the short selling of equity securities should be mindful of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s new short position reporting requirements under Rule 13f-2....By: Cooley LLP
FINRA Proposes Rule Changes Designed to Help Member Firms Combat Financial Exploitation of Seniors and Other Investors
On January 8, 2026, FINRA issued Regulatory Notice 26-02 announcing proposals for a new rule and revisions to two existing rules. FINRA seeks to revise Rule 4512’s provisions regarding trusted contact persons, to increase Rule 2165’s maximum hold period, and to introduce Rule 2166 that allows for a “speed bump” hold when a member firm suspects fraud of any investor regardless of age or capacity....By: Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.
ALC’s 2026 EB-5 Market Outlook: Top 10 EB-5 Trends You Can’t Ignore
The EB-5 market is set for another milestone year in 2026, and the American Lending Center (ALC) is continuing our focus on Immigrant First Investing....By: American Lending Center
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