Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights Featured insights October 14, 2025 Client Update Key takeaways from the FDIC and OCC supervisory proposals The FDIC and OCC propose to codify safety and soundness and reputational risk. This update contains our key takeaways, vie... October 13, 2025 Client Update FinCEN and banking agencies release updated SAR guidance FinCEN and the federal banking agencies released new FAQs intended to streamline suspicious activity reporting obligations... August 19, 2025 Client Update Crypto’s integration into the traditional financial system is underway President Trump entered the White House in January 2025 promising to make the United States the “Crypto Capital of the W... July 18, 2025 Client Update GENIUS Act is enacted The President has signed the bipartisan GENIUS Act – a landmark stablecoin bill – into law. Our client update breaks d... July 18, 2025 Client Update GENIUS Act: AML/CFT and sanctions compliance The President has signed the bipartisan GENIUS Act into law. Our client update breaks down the AML/CFT and sanctions compl... May 12, 2025 Client Update OCC bank merger policy: What's old is new again The OCC has reversed recent changes to its bank merger policies through an interim final rule. Our client update is a refr... See more insights November 27, 2017 Client Update Left Out in the Cold? The Bipartisan Senate Bill and G-SIBs, Other Large Banks and Foreign Banks Does the bipartisan Senate bill described in our earlier post leave large banks, i.e., banking organizations with $250 bil... November 21, 2017 Client Update FSB Publishes 2017 G-SIB List On November 21, 2017, the Financial Stability Board (“FSB”) has published its 2017 list of global systemically importa... November 21, 2017 Client Update U.S. Banking Agencies Delay the Phase-In of Certain Capital Rules for Non-Advanced Approaches Banking Organizations The U.S. banking agencies (the Federal Reserve, OCC and FDIC) have delayed the last phase of the U.S. Basel III capital ru... November 20, 2017 Client Update Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Provide Welcome Relief to Regional and Community Banks The bipartisan Senate bill would open the door to welcome relief for regional and community bank holding companies (BHCs) ... November 20, 2017 Client Update Treasury’s Recommendation for FSOC: No CHOICE but to Play Double Duty The Trump Treasury Department’s vision for how the FSOC should fulfill its mission is emerging.[1] Ironically, this new... November 17, 2017 Client Update The CAT is Peeking Out of the Bag In a move that took some by surprise, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton on Tuesday rejected requests from the SROs to delay the imp... November 6, 2017 Client Update Leveraged Lending—A New Era for Guidance Issued by the Banking Agencies? The Leveraged Lending Guidelines are in an uncomfortable state of limbo. After the GAO ruling that the Guidelines are a ?... November 6, 2017 Client Update SEC Issues Three No-Action Letters to Facilitate Cross-Border Implementation of MiFID II's Research Provisions On October 26, 2017, the Division of Investment Management and the Division of Trading and Markets of the SEC issued three... November 6, 2017 Client Update “Paradise Papers” Will Lead to Increased Regulatory Scrutiny of Cross-Border Banking Background On November 5, 2017 the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (“ICIJ”) released the “Para... November 2, 2017 Client Update FINRA Establishes New Registration and Qualification Requirements FINRA announced that new rules governing the registration and qualification of member firms’ associated persons will bec... Load More
October 14, 2025 Client Update Key takeaways from the FDIC and OCC supervisory proposals The FDIC and OCC propose to codify safety and soundness and reputational risk. This update contains our key takeaways, vie...
October 13, 2025 Client Update FinCEN and banking agencies release updated SAR guidance FinCEN and the federal banking agencies released new FAQs intended to streamline suspicious activity reporting obligations...
August 19, 2025 Client Update Crypto’s integration into the traditional financial system is underway President Trump entered the White House in January 2025 promising to make the United States the “Crypto Capital of the W...
July 18, 2025 Client Update GENIUS Act is enacted The President has signed the bipartisan GENIUS Act – a landmark stablecoin bill – into law. Our client update breaks d...
July 18, 2025 Client Update GENIUS Act: AML/CFT and sanctions compliance The President has signed the bipartisan GENIUS Act into law. Our client update breaks down the AML/CFT and sanctions compl...
May 12, 2025 Client Update OCC bank merger policy: What's old is new again The OCC has reversed recent changes to its bank merger policies through an interim final rule. Our client update is a refr...
November 27, 2017 Client Update Left Out in the Cold? The Bipartisan Senate Bill and G-SIBs, Other Large Banks and Foreign Banks Does the bipartisan Senate bill described in our earlier post leave large banks, i.e., banking organizations with $250 bil...
November 21, 2017 Client Update FSB Publishes 2017 G-SIB List On November 21, 2017, the Financial Stability Board (“FSB”) has published its 2017 list of global systemically importa...
November 21, 2017 Client Update U.S. Banking Agencies Delay the Phase-In of Certain Capital Rules for Non-Advanced Approaches Banking Organizations The U.S. banking agencies (the Federal Reserve, OCC and FDIC) have delayed the last phase of the U.S. Basel III capital ru...
November 20, 2017 Client Update Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Provide Welcome Relief to Regional and Community Banks The bipartisan Senate bill would open the door to welcome relief for regional and community bank holding companies (BHCs) ...
November 20, 2017 Client Update Treasury’s Recommendation for FSOC: No CHOICE but to Play Double Duty The Trump Treasury Department’s vision for how the FSOC should fulfill its mission is emerging.[1] Ironically, this new...
November 17, 2017 Client Update The CAT is Peeking Out of the Bag In a move that took some by surprise, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton on Tuesday rejected requests from the SROs to delay the imp...
November 6, 2017 Client Update Leveraged Lending—A New Era for Guidance Issued by the Banking Agencies? The Leveraged Lending Guidelines are in an uncomfortable state of limbo. After the GAO ruling that the Guidelines are a ?...
November 6, 2017 Client Update SEC Issues Three No-Action Letters to Facilitate Cross-Border Implementation of MiFID II's Research Provisions On October 26, 2017, the Division of Investment Management and the Division of Trading and Markets of the SEC issued three...
November 6, 2017 Client Update “Paradise Papers” Will Lead to Increased Regulatory Scrutiny of Cross-Border Banking Background On November 5, 2017 the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (“ICIJ”) released the “Para...
November 2, 2017 Client Update FINRA Establishes New Registration and Qualification Requirements FINRA announced that new rules governing the registration and qualification of member firms’ associated persons will bec...