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CFPB Spring 2025 Regulatory Agenda Mortgage Items
The CFPB recently released its Spring 2025 Regulatory Agenda. In this post, we focus on various residential mortgage-related items included in the Regulatory Agenda. We will address other aspects of the Regulatory Agenda in separate blog posts....By: Ballard Spahr LLP
Trump Administration’s Landmark Report on Digital Assets
The Report authored by the Presidential Working Group on Digital Assets Markets (PWG), titled “Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology,” along with the accompanying fact sheet, outlines several key objectives aimed at positioning the U.S. as a leader in digital asset markets....By: Troutman Pepper Locke
Credit Conditions - Q3 2025
Welcome to this edition of Credit Conditions, a quarterly publication from McDermott Will & Schulte that analyzes recent debt market trends. The third quarter of 2025 saw momentum return to the market with M&A deals rebounding, the broadly syndicated loan market roaring back to record volumes, and private credit evolving structurally with new access for retail investors....By: McDermott Will & Schulte
Towards Enhanced European Crypto-Asset Supervision - Key Proposals From French, Austrian, and Italian Regulators
The entry into the application of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) marks a major step forward for the regulation of crypto assets in Europe....By: Goodwin
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act - Impact on the Opportunity Zone Program
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, signed into law on December 22, 2017 (the TCJA), authorized the opportunity zone tax incentive program (the OZ Program) to encourage investment in low-income community businesses....By: Venable LLP
[Video] Compliance Tip of the Day - Your First Board Seat, A Guide to Success
Welcome to “Compliance Tip of the Day,” the podcast that brings you daily insights and practical advice on navigating the ever-evolving landscape of compliance and regulatory requirements. Whether you’re a seasoned compliance professional or just starting your journey, our goal is to provide you with bite-sized, actionable tips to help you stay ahead in your compliance efforts. Join us as we explore the latest industry trends, share best practices, and demystify complex compliance issues to keep...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
New York Secure Choice: Employers, Get Ready
New York has officially joined the list of states mandating retirement savings programs. The New York Secure Choice Savings Program is moving toward full implementation, and employers without a plan need to prepare....By: Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.
Shipping Insurance 101 with Molly McCafferty
Marine Insurance in Ship Finance Transactions: What Lenders and Owners Need to Know - Marine insurance coverage plays a pivotal role in ship finance transactions, ensuring operational continuity, protecting revenue flow, and securing the value of the financed asset....By: Vedder Price
SEC Creates Cross-Border Task Force to Combat Fraud
On September 5, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the formation of a Cross-Border Task Force that will “strengthen and enhance the Division of Enforcement’s efforts to identify and combat cross-border fraud harming U.S. investors.” According to the SEC, the task force will “focus initially on investigating potential U.S. federal securities law violations related to foreign-based companies,” including potential market manipulation, and on “gatekeepers,” such as...By: Cooley LLP
In Discussion with Adelfio Ronci
1) Adelfio, CORSIA has come a long way since its adoption in 2016, but many market participants still describe it as a work in progress. From ICE’s vantage point, what’s working well - and where do you think the mechanism still needs refinement? CORSIA is moving in the right direction - just not as fast as expected. The system is reviewed every three years to assess progress toward carbon neutral growth (CNG) from 2020 and the latest Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP)...By: Vedder Price
UK: FCA consults on applying existing rules to cryptoasset firms
The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) is seeking feedback on the application of existing rules in the FCA Handbook to future regulated cryptoasset firms. On 17 September 2025, the FCA published a consultation paper (CP25/25) (the “CP”) on the application of existing FCA Handbook rules to cryptoasset firms that will be regulated under the incoming regime in accordance with the draft statutory instrument (the “SI”) published earlier this year...By: Hogan Lovells
Le Bureau de la concurrence mènera une étude de marché sur les prêts aux petites et moyennes entreprises
Le 4 septembre 2025, le Bureau de la concurrence (le « Bureau ») a annoncé son intention de lancer une étude de marché sur l’état de la concurrence dans le secteur des prêts aux petites et moyennes entreprises (les « PME ») au Canada (l’« étude de marché »)....By: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Applying Sun Capital: Federal Court Finds Private Equity Fund Liable for ERISA Withdrawal Liability
On August 19, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri issued a notable opinion in Longroad Asset Management LLC v. Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust where it addressed whether a private equity fund and its management entities could be held liable for multiemployer plan withdrawal liability under ERISA. The court found that Longroad Capital Partners III, LP (the “Limited Partnership”) was an “employer” for purposes of ERISA withdrawal liability on the basis...By: Ropes & Gray LLP
Bank of England speech: Supporting innovation and trust in a "multi-money" system
On 3 September 2025, Sarah Breeden, Deputy Governor for Financial Stability at the Bank of England (the Bank), gave a speech setting out her vision for a “multi-money” system....By: Hogan Lovells
Crypto Brief - Lowenstein Crypto Newsletter - September 18, 2025
On Sept. 17, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved new generic listing standards for exchange-traded products (ETPs) that hold spot commodities such as digital assets. This regulatory change allows these exchanges to list and trade shares of trusts holding commodities, such as digital assets, precious metals, or other commodity-based products, without requiring individual SEC approval for each product, provided they meet the new standards....By: Lowenstein Sandler LLP
[Video] AI Today in 5: September 19, 2025, The AI is Scheming Edition Episode
Welcome to AI Today in 5, the newest edition to the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, Tom Fox will bring you 5 stories about AI, so start your day, sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the AI Today In 5, all from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, we consider four stories from the business world, compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest related to AI. Top AI stories include: • Is AI scheming to fool users? (Yahoo!News):...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
[Video] Compliance and AI: Innovation in Repurposing Content: Sheila Slick on PodtoBook.AI
What is the role of Artificial Intelligence in compliance? What about Machine Learning? Are you using ChatGPT? These questions are just three of the many we will explore in this cutting-edge podcast series, Compliance and AI, hosted by Tom Fox, the award-winning Voice of Compliance. In this episode, Tom Fox speaks with Sheila Slick, an entrepreneur and founder of PodtoBook.ai, a groundbreaking tool that repurposes podcast content into books. Sheila shares her professional journey, from teaching...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
Healthcare AI Funding Challenges: A Guide for Founders and Investors
AI promises to change health care forever, but if you’re building a healthcare AI startup (or investing in one), the road to success is far more complex than the tech itself. From navigating shifting regulations, to accessing the right data, to proving clinical value and finding a viable business model, the funding journey is full of hidden hurdles......By: Foley & Lardner LLP
Art Law Bulletin - September 2025
The U.S. Senate proposes a new anti-money laundering legislation to regulate the art market and introduces an updated HEAR Act, an EU regulation seeking to combat illicit trafficking of non-EU cultural property takes effect, and more....By: Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
SEC Again Extends Form PF Compliance Deadline to October 1, 2026
On September 17, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) voted to postpone once more the compliance deadline for the Form PF amendments adopted in February 2024. The deadline, previously set for October 1, 2025, has now been extended by one year to October 1, 2026. This is the SEC’s third such extension in 2025, having previously approved extensions in January and June....By: Proskauer Rose LLP
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