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[Video] Daily Compliance News: February 2, 2026, The Only 8 Cups of Coffee Per Day 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: • How much longer will Mandelson hang on? (FT):...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
[Video] Sunday Book Review: February 1, 2026, The Top Books on Whistleblowers Edition
In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that would interest compliance professionals, business executives, or anyone curious. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or anything else that might interest Tom. In this episode, we look at 4 top books on whistleblowers and whistleblowing. • Whistleblowing for Change: Exposing Systems of Power and Injustice by Tatiana Bazzichelli • Extraordinary Circumstances: The Journey of a Corporate...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
[Video] 31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program: Day 31 - Leveraging RCA for Effective Compliance
Welcome to 31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program. Over this 31-day series in January 2026, Tom Fox will post a key component of a best-practice compliance program each day. By the end of January, you will have enough information to create, design, or enhance a compliance program. Each podcast will be short, at 6-8 minutes, with three key takeaways that you can implement at little or no cost to help update your compliance program. I hope you will join each day in January for this...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
Credit Card Competition Act of 2026: Implications for Card Issuers, Payment Networks, and Consumers
The reintroduction of the Credit Card Competition Act in January 2026 has major implications for the U.S. payments infrastructure, with the potential to fundamentally alter the competitive dynamics of the credit card industry....By: Kilpatrick
A New “Sheriff of Wall Street”: New York Attorney General Revives Martin Act in Pursuit of Insider Trading Case Against Former Life Sciences CEO
In the early 2000s, then–New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer earned the moniker “Sheriff of Wall Street” through an aggressive enforcement campaign targeting some of the financial industry’s most powerful institutions....By: Carlton Fields
Venezuela Update: January 30, 2026 (Spanish)
Holland & Knight's Venezuela Strategic Advisory Team invites you to read our Venezuela Update, in which we discuss the latest news, trends and developments impacting the interests of businesses across all industry sectors. Holland & Knight's Venezuela Update is produced in conjunction with Tinoco, Travieso, Planchart & Núñez, a prestigious Caracas-based law firm with which we have had a long-standing relationship, and Arca Análisis Económico, a respected financial, tax, legal and compliance...By: Holland & Knight LLP
Venezuela Update: January 30, 2026 (English)
Holland & Knight's Venezuela Strategic Advisory Team invites you to read our Venezuela Update, in which we discuss the latest news, trends and developments impacting the interests of businesses across all industry sectors. Holland & Knight's Venezuela Update is produced in conjunction with Tinoco, Travieso, Planchart & Núñez, a prestigious Caracas-based law firm with which we have had a long-standing relationship, and Arca Análisis Económico, a respected financial, tax, legal and compliance...By: Holland & Knight LLP
A Delegated Regulation to Simplify and Clarify the Application of the EU Taxonomy
The Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/73 published in the Official Journal on 8 January 2026, marks a significant step in implementing the EU Taxonomy. It amends Delegated Regulations (EU) 2021/2178, 2021/2139, and 2023/2486 to simplify the content and presentation of disclosure requirements and streamline certain technical screening criteria....By: BCLP
NYDFS finalizes regulation expanding state CRA to nonbank mortgage lenders
On January 8, the NYDFS announced it finalized a new regulation expanding New York’s Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) to cover nonbank mortgage lenders operating in the state. The rule requires these lenders to meet the credit needs of the communities they serve, with a particular focus on low- and moderate-income neighborhoods....By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Key takeaways from FCA Consultation Paper 26/4 on the application of the FCA handbook for regulated cryptoasset activities
The FCA has published the latest of its consultation papers regarding the new regulatory regime for cryptoassets. Consultation Paper CP26/4 on the Application of FCA Handbook for Regulated Cryptoasset Activities - Part 2 (the “CP”) considers...By: Hogan Lovells
NCUA announces fourth round of deregulatory proposals
On January 27, the NCUA announced a fourth round of proposed regulatory changes under its ongoing “Deregulation Project,” seeking to reduce administrative burden and eliminate duplicative requirements for federally insured credit unions (FICUs)...By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
FDIC approves amendments to supervisory appeals guidelines
On January 22, the FDIC Board of Directors announced it had approved amendments, published in the Federal Register, revising its guidelines governing the process by which insured depository institutions may appeal material supervisory decisions made by the FDIC....By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
HL UK Pensions Law Digest 30 January 2026
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has announced the publication of its guidance for actuaries who are asked to confirm whether a “potentially remediable alteration” (PRA) would have prevented a scheme from continuing to meet the reference scheme test (RST)....By: Hogan Lovells
Anthology and ‘In-Court’ Liability Management Transactions: What to Know
Tactics used in liability management type transactions (LMTs) have made their way to bankruptcy cases, including non pro rata debtor-in-possession (DIP) rollups, leading to objections from non-participating lenders. Most recently, this issue arose in the bankruptcy of Anthology. While the law on this topic is still developing, Anthology may be a preview of things to come....By: Morgan Lewis
Nutter Bank Report: January 2026
The FDIC has amended its Guidelines for Appeals of Material Supervisory Determinations (Guidelines) to replace the existing Supervision Appeals Review Committee (SARC) with an independent, standalone office to consider and decide supervisory appeals, to be known as the Office of Supervisory Appeals (Office). According to the FDIC’s January 22 announcement, banks may appeal a material supervisory determination to the Office after the appropriate Division Director’s review of a material...By: Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
FDIC approves final rule amending signage requirements
On January 22, the FDIC Board of Directors announced that it approved a final rule, issued in the Federal Register, to amend signage requirements for banks for their digital deposit channels and ATMs. In drafting this final rule, the FDIC stated it aimed to address implementation challenges and potential consumer confusion, while continuing to ensure consumers clearly understand when they are dealing with an insured depository institution, when FDIC deposit insurance applies, and when products...By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
UDAAP Update: New York’s FAIR Act Signed Into Law
On December 19, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law Senate Bill 8416, the Fostering Affordability and Integrity through Reasonable (FAIR) Business Practices Act, (the “FAIR Act”), which updates Section 349 of New York’s General Business Law (GBL)....By: Alston & Bird
SEC Staff Statement on Tokenized Securities – Innovation as a Regulated Evolution
On January 28, 2026, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, Division of Investment Management, and Division of Trading and Markets (collectively, the “Division Staff”) issued a joint statement outlining their views on the taxonomies associated with tokenized securities, i.e., traditional securities formatted as or represented by a crypto asset with ownership records maintained in whole or in part on a crypto network...By: Morrison & Foerster LLP
More CDI Updates from the SEC, Including More Clarity on Integration Rules
On January 23, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance (the “Division”) issued not one, but two, sets of changes to their Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“CDIs”). In this second set of CDIs, the Staff updated and removed certain guidance to reflect current rules and regulations, notably Securities Act Rule 152, which was adopted in 2020, and other changes discussed in Securities Act Release No. 33-10884, Facilitating Capital Formation and...By: Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives
Crypto in 2026: The Democratization of Digital Assets
The year 2025 saw significant regulatory activity in the realm of digital assets. The US Congress and financial regulators took steps to create and implement a clear legal framework to facilitate financial transactions using digital assets, and they will continue to do so in 2026....By: K&L Gates LLP
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