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Kansas City Fed reports shifts in debit card fraud trends from 2021 to 2023
On February 25, the Kansas City Fed released updated debit card fraud statistics showing significant shifts in card-present and card-not-present trends for non-prepaid debit cards. Data from 2021 to 2023 revealed that card-present fraud rates decreased for dual-message networks but rose for single-message networks, reversing prior patterns....By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Prudential regulators outline oversight reforms in Senate banking committee hearing
On February 26, Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman, FDIC Chair Travis Hill, Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould, and NCUA Chair Kyle Hauptman testified before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs in a hearing on “Rightsizing Regulation to Promote American Opportunity.”...By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
FinCEN grants exemptive relief from Minnesota geographic targeting order
On February 27, FinCEN issued an order granting exemptive relief to certain banks from the recordkeeping and reporting requirements of a geographic targeting order (GTO) issued in Minnesota, which took effect February 12...By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
[Video] Daily Compliance News: March 9, 2026, The Death Carve Out for Betting 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: • On Wall Street, don’t dress better than the...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
[Video] Sunday Book Review: March 8, 2026, The Top Books on the End of the World 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 about the end of the world. 1. Apocalypse by Lizzie Wade 2. Goliath’s Curse by Luke Kemp 3. A Brief History of the End of the F*cking World by Tom Phillips 4. End of the World 2026-The Burning...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
RICO Strikes (Out) Again in the Commercial Division: Bank of India v Anaya Gems
I have a soft spot for civil RICO: treble damages, enterprise allegations, the chance to elevate ordinary fraud into something operatic. But, as many of us have learned, civil RICO is not meant to transform ordinary commercial disputes into racketeering cases. Courts routinely dismiss such claims when plaintiffs fail to meet the statute’s strict pleading requirements....By: Farrell Fritz, P.C.
Spotlight on Evergreen Fund Finance, March 2026 - Is the Grass Greener...?
It is no secret that in a challenging environment for fundraising and exit opportunities there has been a growing appetite for evergreen structures from investors and fund managers. For investors, evergreen vehicles offer a more efficient and cost-effective means of allocating capital: they can avoid time-pressured due diligence processes whilst allocating capital on an ongoing basis and simultaneously avoid the fees associated with exiting investments every few years....By: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
SEC’s Division of Enforcement Announces Key Updates to Its Enforcement Manual
On February 24, 2026, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Division of Enforcement (“Division”) announced significant updates to its Enforcement Manual for the first time since 2017. These updates aim to standardize the Division’s practices and streamline its processes. SEC Chairman, Paul S. Atkins, noted that the revisions are “an important and long-overdue step that builds on the Division of Enforcement’s commitment to transparency, fairness, and process while...By: Mayer Brown
Venezuela Update: February 27, 2026 (Spanish)
Holland & Knight's Venezuela Strategic Advisory Team invites you to read our Venezuela Update, in which we discuss the latest news, trends and developments impacting the interests of businesses across all industry sectors. Holland & Knight's Venezuela Update is produced in conjunction with Tinoco, Travieso, Planchart & Núñez, a prestigious Caracas-based law firm with which we have had a long-standing relationship, and Arca Análisis Económico, a respected financial, tax, legal and compliance...By: Holland & Knight LLP
Political, Economic, and Financial Crime Risk Trends in Latin America
Enforcement and regulatory conditions observed during 2025 continue to influence cross border risk exposure across Latin America in 2026. These conditions are particularly relevant for financial institutions, illicit supply chains, and organized criminal activity,...By: Secretariat
Venezuela Update: February 27, 2026 (English)
Holland & Knight's Venezuela Strategic Advisory Team invites you to read our Venezuela Update, in which we discuss the latest news, trends and developments impacting the interests of businesses across all industry sectors. Holland & Knight's Venezuela Update is produced in conjunction with Tinoco, Travieso, Planchart & Núñez, a prestigious Caracas-based law firm with which we have had a long-standing relationship, and Arca Análisis Económico, a respected financial, tax, legal and compliance...By: Holland & Knight LLP
Prediction Market Surveillance: CFTC Advisory and SRO Enforcement Action
Kalshi announced that it pursued enforcement actions against two participants for alleged manipulative trading activity. The CFTC also issued a related Prediction Markets Advisory reaffirming its oversight authority in this area and emphasizing compliance expectations for DCMs and market participants....By: Patomak Global Partners
NYDFS Revises Prescriptive FAQs on Multifactor Authentication
Two months after the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) updated its Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”), which we wrote about here, NYDFS has released updated FAQs on multifactor authentication (“MFA”) that further clarify 23 NYCRR § 500.12....By: Alston & Bird
SEC Issues Order Granting Directors and Officers of Certain Foreign Private Issuers an Exemption from Section 16(a) Filing Requirements
On March 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) published an order granting an exemption from beneficial ownership reporting requirements under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) for officers and directors of certain foreign private issuers (“FPIs”)....By: Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives
Navigating the New Frontier: A Comparative Analysis of Stablecoin and Crypto-Asset Regulation in the US and Hong Kong
As digital assets continue to reshape the global financial landscape, regulatory frameworks balancing innovation with investor protection and market integrity are taking shape....By: Cooley LLP
A Declination, If You Can Keep It: The Benefits and Burdens of the Southern District of New York’s Voluntary Self-Disclosure Program
Our White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Team examines the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York’s new Voluntary Self-Disclosure Program for Financial Crimes, which offers companies a faster path to potential declinations but imposes significant cooperation and reporting obligations....By: Alston & Bird
Credit information: FCA-led remedies proposals published
The FCA is consulting on some of the FCA-led remedies from the package of measures set out in the December 2023 final report on its Credit Information Market Study (CIMS). These include proposed new mandatory reporting requirements for consumer credit and mortgages firms to share consumer credit information with all Designated Consumer Credit Reference Agencies (DCCRAs)....By: Hogan Lovells
Private Equity Year in Review 2025
We are excited to share the Cooley private equity (PE) annual recap highlighting a year marked by evolving market and regulatory conditions and sustained optimism across the PE landscape....By: Cooley LLP
California Court Rejects DFPI’s “True Lender” Allegations in Fintech-Bank Partnership Dispute
On February 24, a California state court issued a preliminary decision granting summary judgement to a financial technology platform in litigation brought by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI), which alleged violations of the California Financing Law (CFL) and the California Consumer Financial Protection Law in connection with a bank-fintech partnership lending program....By: Sheppard
Lessons Learned: Strengthening Oversight of Financial Reporting Risks (Part II of II)
Recent enforcement actions by the SEC have reinforced a message that boards and senior leadership have heard before—but too often underestimate in practice: financial reporting risk is a governance risk....By: The Volkov Law Group
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