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California Code 2951: New Rules for Mortgages in a Divorce
One of the most challenging aspects of asset division in a California divorce is dividing mortgage loans. Deciding which spouse will stay in the home is a challenge, but handling the mortgage adds another layer of complexity....By: Lewitt Hackman
[Video] AI Today in 5: August 21, 2025, The AI Psychosis Episode
Welcome to AI Today in 5, the newest edition to the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, I will bring to you 5 stories about AI stories to 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 about AI. • 95% of GenAI is failing. (Fortune) • MIT report on AI spooks investors. (IBD) • Is AI...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
[Video] Daily Compliance News: August 21, 2025, The Fabricated Evidence 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: • Trump fabricates evidence against the Fed...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
Liberty Mutual Resolution Shows Route to Declination and Roadmap for Compliance Investments
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) declined to prosecute Liberty Mutual after the insurer voluntarily self-disclosed misconduct....By: ArentFox Schiff
SEC Eliminates Longstanding Limits on Registered Closed-End Funds Providing Retail Investors with Increased Access to Private Funds
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) staff recently announced that the Division of Investment Management (the “Division”) will no longer require registered closed-end funds that invest in private funds (“CE-FOPFs”) to (i) limit private fund investments to 15% of assets or (ii) restrict their offerings to “accredited investors”1 with minimum $25,000 initial investments. This change, reflected in Accounting and Disclosure Information (ADI) 2025-16, ends a practice in place since...By: Seward & Kissel LLP
Securities Class Action Litigation Surges in Dollar Value Despite Steady Filing Numbers
Cornerstone Research recently published its Securities Class Action Filings—2025 Mid-Year Assessment. The report contains useful data and information about the securities class action landscape thus far this year. The headline takeaway is that, while the number of new filings has remained stable (114 filings in the first half of 2025 compared to 115 in the second half of 2024), the numerical stability may mask an important trend: the continued emergence of “mega litigation” targeting companies...By: Snell & Wilmer
High-Risk Enforcement Areas for Financial Services Providers: AI, Lending, and Privacy
Did you know that U.S. federal regulators issued approximately 173 public enforcement actions against financial services providers in 2024? Over 35% of those enforcement actions resulted in some form of monetary penalty, restitution, or forfeiture, ranging from less than $10,000 to as much as $450 million. Although the regulatory landscape is shifting and there may be some uncertainty about pending rules, regulatory agencies continue to carry out their responsibilities of ensuring compliance...By: Guidepost Solutions LLC
IRS and State Tax Complications of Offshore Investments
What do you need to know about the IRS and state tax complications of offshore investments? It is common to have international investments in your portfolio, not to mention business interests. How do you navigate the changing financial, business, and tax environment of global investment and business interests?...By: Allen Barron, Inc.
President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets releases its report: Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology
On the heels of Executive Order 14178, the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets (Working Group) has released its comprehensive report, “Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology” (the Report). This landmark document sets forth the federal government’s vision for fostering responsible innovation for digital assets, blockchain and related technologies while protecting consumer rights and ensuring the global competitiveness of US digital asset markets....By: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
UK Regulators Confirm Changes to Reporting Requirements Under UK EMIR
The Bank of England (BoE) has published a policy statement confirming its amendments to the trade repository reporting requirements under the UK's European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). In June last year, the BoE had consulted on proposed revisions to the Technical Standards (EMIR Reporting and Data Quality and Miscellaneous Amendments) Instrument 2023. In the policy statement, the BoE confirms that the changes will take effect largely as proposed, except for minor changes to...By: A&O Shearman
UK House of Lords Committee's Concerns in Relation to Motor Finance Redress Proposals
The UK's House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee (the Committee) published its letter to the FCA, expressing concern and requests for further information in relation to the FCA's motor finance redress proposals. The letter is in response to Nikhil Rathi's letter (also published) to The Rt Hon. the Lord Forsyth of Drumlean PC KT, Chair of the Committee, dated 4 August which followed the UK Supreme Court's decision in the cases of Hopcraft, Johnson, and Wrench....By: A&O Shearman
Server Wars: The Future of Data Center Arbitration
Data center construction is surging around the world as companies race to build the critical infrastructure needed to power advancements in artificial intelligence. We consider below how this boom in data center construction could lead to a new wave of international arbitration....By: White & Case LLP
Technical Standards Supplementing the Capital Requirements Directive Regarding the Functioning of Colleges of Supervisors
Commission Delegated Regulation 2025/791 and Commission Implementing Regulation 2025/790, with regard to the functioning of colleges of supervisors referred to in Articles 116 and 51(3) of Directive 2013/36 (CRD IV) have been published in the Official Journal of the EU. Commission Delegated Regulation 2025/791 contains regulatory technical standards specifying the general conditions for the functioning of supervisory colleges, and repeals Commission Delegated Regulation 2016/98....By: A&O Shearman
Wyden’s Partnership Tax Bills: A Mouthful and Then Some
On June 17, 2025, Senator Ron Wyden introduced two extensive partnership tax reform bills in the Senate (collectively, the “Bills,” and available here and here). The Bills expanded upon and incorporated many of Wyden’s 2021 partnership tax proposals, which we previously discussed here. The Bills also omitted various provisions from Wyden’s 2021 proposals....By: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
FCA Publishes Changes to the Safeguarding Regime for Payments and E-money Firms
The FCA published a policy statement (PS25/12) setting out changes to the safeguarding regime for payments and e-money firms. The FCA consulted on the proposals in CP24/20 in September 2024. The changes to the rules are in the Payment and Electronic Money (Safeguarding) Instrument 2025 (FCA 2025/38) which will come into force on 7 May 2026, allowing for an implementation period of nine months (an extension to the originally proposed six months)....By: A&O Shearman
EBA Consults on Revised Guidelines on Internal Governance Under CRD VI
The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched a consultation on proposed revisions to its guidelines on internal governance under the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD). The revisions form part of the EBA's broader roadmap for implementing the EU Banking Package and reflect changes introduced by CRD VI and other relevant legislation including the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)....By: A&O Shearman
FHFA’s Credit Score Models and Reports Initiative
What Happened? On July 8, 2025, U.S. Federal Housing Agency (FHFA) announced that lenders will soon be able to use the VantageScore® 4.0 credit model or Classic FICO® via the tri-merge credit report requirement when they sell loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac....By: Alston & Bird
When SAFEs Get Complicated: Hidden Pitfalls in Early-Stage Financing
Last month, a startup’s Series A nearly fell apart when investors and founders realized their different calculation methods produced a $750,000 variance. The culprit was not deception or bad faith, but rather a complex interaction between pre-money and post-money instruments that neither side had fully modeled. When cap tables become unclear, it damages trust between founders and investors, potentially killing deals that would benefit everyone....By: Potomac Law Group, PLLC
FDIC Takes First Steps in Revising Supervisory Appeals Processes
Our Financial Services Team examines a proposed rule by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) that would revise its process for institutions to appeal material supervisory determinations....By: Alston & Bird
CFPB Announces Updated Regulatory and Rulemaking Priorities
The CFPB released its semiannual Unified Rulemaking Agenda update on Aug. 15, 2025, outlining its rulemaking initiatives. The CFPB releases regulatory updates twice per year reflecting the agency's plans to propose, finalize or rescind rules and regulations, in conjunction with an initiative led by the Office of Management and Budget....By: Holland & Knight LLP
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