The Davis Polk Financial Crisis Manual has been written for anyone who wants to understand the flurry of new legislation, old law used in new ways, contracts with Treasury, press releases...
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the FDIC on August 26, 2009, the FDIC adopted a Final Statement of Policy on Qualifications for Failed Bank Acquisitions. The final policy statem...
We appreciate this opportunity to comment on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (the “FDIC”) proposed Statement of Policy on Qualifications for Failed Bank Acquisitions (th...
The Obama Administration is currently on the legislative leg of the regulatory reform marathon that began earlier this year with the release of its Rules of the Road and continued with it...
Following a meeting of the Board of Directors of the FDIC on Thursday, July 2, 2009, the FDIC issued a Proposed Statement of Policy on Qualifications for Failed Bank Acquisitions for publ...
The Obama Administration’s White Paper on Financial Regulatory Reform is just the beginning of what is likely to be a legislative, regulatory and ideological marathon, despite the Admin...
This newsflash summarizes the key proposals in the Obama Administration’s White Paper on Financial Regulatory Reform We will post a full memorandum with analysis and commentary in the c...
In March 2008, the Paulson Treasury issued its Blueprint for a Modernized Financial Regulatory Structure (the “Paulson Blueprint”), in which Treasury recommended the establishment of ...
The reorganization or liquidation of most types of companies is governed in the United States by a single federal law—the US Bankruptcy Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”). As a result, no...
It has been obvious for some time that the outdated US system of financial regulation is badly in need of reform. There have, however, been limited opportunities to unblock the political ...
