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U.S. Supreme Court declines review in CFPB enforcement action
On March 23, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in a long-running CFPB enforcement action over allegations that a mortgage payment product involved deceptive and abusive representations, including overstating consumer savings and creating the false impression of affiliation with consumers’ lenders....By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
District court vacates FinCEN’s residential real estate reporting rule
On March 19, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated a previously effective final rule issued by FinCEN requiring reporting of any non-financed residential real estate transfers to entities or trusts. The court held that the rule exceeded FinCEN’s statutory authority under the Bank Secrecy Act, finding that neither provision cited by the agency — a requirement for suspicious transaction reports and authority to mandate institutions maintain procedures for compliance —...By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Fifth Circuit denies petition to review district court jurisdiction over FDIC enforcement
On March 20, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit denied a petition for rehearing en banc in a case concerning whether 12 U.S.C. § 1818(i) strips district courts of jurisdiction to hear constitutional challenges to the FDIC’s in-house enforcement proceedings....By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Avoiding Regulatory Reckoning: The #1 Problem in Surveillance with Translated Due Diligence Lexicons
Somewhere between “approved in English” and “translated into 27 languages,” many banks’ surveillance infrastructures collapse. And yet, the institutions themselves don’t realize anything has failed—or how vulnerable it has left them. At the center of this vulnerability sits multilingual lexicon translation, a function most banks assume is routine but which directly determines the integrity of their surveillance lexicons....By: TransPerfect Legal
Digital asset exchange announces crypto-backed mortgage product saleable to Fannie Mae
On March 26, a digital asset exchange, partnering with an online mortgage lender, announced the launch of what the companies described as the first mortgage product in the U.S. that allows borrowers to pledge crypto assets as down payment collateral while being saleable to Fannie Mae....By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 277
Food Venture Financing Trends - Chobani invests $567 million to expand its LA Colombe facility in Michigan to grow its ready-to-drink, multi-serve, and coffee beans operations....By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
What Every Multinational Should Know About … How to Cope with New Court Decisions Expanding Supply Chain Integrity Risks: Six Steps for Enhancing Supply Chain Compliance
For many years, corporate human rights litigation in U.S. courts centered on a single statute: the Alien Tort Statute (ATS). Plaintiffs seeking to hold companies liable for alleged violations of international law frequently relied on the ATS as the primary jurisdictional vehicle for bringing those claims....By: Foley & Lardner LLP
[Video] Sunday Book Review: March 29, 2026, The Top Books for COs 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 that every compliance professional should read and have in their library. • The Complete Works of Sherlock Holmes by AC Doyle • Higher Ground by Alison Taylor • The Honest Truth About Dishonesty by...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
FinCEN Issues Implementation Guidance for the Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule Requiring Reporting for Certain All-Cash Residential Real Estate Transactions
Introduction: The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued additional implementation guidance for its Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule (the “Rule”), including its Residential Real Estate Reporting Requirements Fact Sheet (the “Requirements Fact Sheet”), Exceptions Fact Sheet (the “Exceptions Fact Sheet”), Customer Information Fact Sheet (the “Customer Information Fact Sheet”), the Real Estate Report Information Checklist (the “Information...By: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Navigating Liquidity, March 2026 - The Liquidity Lifeline - How Subscription Lines Help BDCs and Interval Funds Navigate Redemption Pressures
Subscription credit facilities have long been a staple of traditional private equity fund finance, but their application to business development companies (“BDCs”) and interval funds deserves fresh attention, particularly now, as the private credit market confronts a liquidity environment that few participants anticipated even twelve months ago....By: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Financiación de MIPYMES en el mercado de capitales a través de titularización en Colombia
La Unidad de Regulación Financiera (URF) de Colombia publicó para comentarios, hasta el 27 de marzo de 2026, un proyecto de decreto del Ministerio de Hacienda y Crédito Público, mediante el cual se fijan reglas particulares para que las micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas (MIPYMES) accedan a recursos en el mercado de valores. A continuación, se destacan las principales novedades que incorpora este proyecto de decreto....By: Holland & Knight LLP
Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – March 2026 #4
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....By: Troutman Pepper Locke
Key SAPWG developments at Spring 2026 National Meeting of NAIC
The Statutory Accounting Principles (E) Working Group of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners exposed several key proposed changes to statutory accounting at its meeting during the NAIC’s Spring National Meeting....By: Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Executive Order Directs Agencies to Revisit Mortgage Rules
On March 13, President Trump signed an executive order directing federal financial regulators to consider a broad set of changes intended to reduce regulatory burdens affecting mortgage origination, servicing, capital treatment, appraisals, and mortgage-related licensing requirements, particularly for community banks and other smaller banks....By: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Suspension of Enforcement of California’s Fair Investment Practices by Venture Capital Companies Law
On March 17, 2026, California announced that it would suspend enforcement of the Fair Investment Practices by Venture Capital Companies Law (FIPVCC) until further notice....By: Perkins Coie
South Dakota Enacts Licensing Framework for Virtual Currency Kiosks
On March 11, South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden signed Senate Bill 98, a new law that brings virtual currency kiosk operators within the state’s money transmission licensing framework and imposes a series of anti-fraud and consumer-protection requirements....By: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Indiana Prohibits Virtual Currency Kiosks
On March 9, Indiana Governor Mike Braun signed House Bill 1116 into law, prohibiting the operation of virtual currency kiosks in Indiana and making violations actionable under the Indiana Deceptive Consumer Sales Act....By: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Navigating Distress in the Renewable Market - Preserving Value & Capturing Opportunity: Key Takeaways from Infocast’s Solar + Wind Finance & Investment Summit
Last week, Sheppard hosted a panel at the Infocast Solar + Wind Finance and Investment Summit in Phoenix, Arizona on the topic “Navigating Distress in the Market.” The panel featured Sheppard partners, Benjamin Huffman (moderator) and Edward H. Tillinghast III (panelist) — co-leaders of the firm’s Energy and Infrastructure Team and Finance and Bankruptcy Practice Group, respectively — who were joined by Rob Sternthal* of Expedition Infrastructure Partners...By: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
New York Senate Passes Bill to Cap Retail Installment Charges at 16%
On March 23, the New York Senate passed S5600, a bill that would cap the credit service charge computed and collected on a retail installment contract at 16% per annum. After passing the Senate, the bill was referred to the Assembly Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee....By: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Florida OFR Resolves Alleged Money Transmitter Licensing Violations
On March 13, 2026, the Florida Office of Financial Regulation entered a final order adopting a stipulation and consent agreement with a software company over allegations that it engaged in unlicensed money transmission in Florida under the Florida Money Transmitter Code....By: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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