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Fair Lending: The REMA Problem Needs to Be Addressed by Bank Regulators
During the Biden presidency the prudential bank regulators and the DOJ began to prosecute cases of alleged redlining much more aggressively than had been historical practice. A key concept in almost all cases was the idea of a “REMA”, or “Reasonably Expected Market Area.” A REMA is not defined in statutes nor in regulations, nevertheless it played an extremely important if not critical role in redlining cases in recent years....By: GeoDataVision
Russia/Ukraine Sanctions Update - Month of January 2026
I. US SANCTIONS - Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks End without Agreement: According to Reuters, on January 24, Ukraine and Russia talks, brokered by the U.S., ended without a deal but with more talks expected the following weekend....By: Mayer Brown
How Chapter 11 Can Resolve Your Personal Guarantees and EIDL Loans
If you’re a restaurant owner in New York carrying COVID-era EIDL debt and personal guarantees that feel impossible to pay, I have good news: there are real, practical pathways to resolve these obligations—often for far less than you owe, and sometimes with complete forgiveness....By: Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP
SEC Staff Issues Guidance on the Application of Federal Securities Laws to Tokenized Securities
On January 28, 2026, the Divisions of Corporation Finance, Investment Management, and Trading and Markets (collectively, the “Staff”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued another in a series of statements providing guidance on the application of the federal securities laws to various types and aspects of cryptocurrency, in particular, certain taxonomies related to “tokenized securities.”...By: Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives
Top 5 Cayman Islands Publications of 2025
In a year rich with meaningful content from the Cayman Islands office, the pieces that captured our readers’ attention most came from our Regulatory & Risk Advisory, Private Client & Trust, Corporate, and Litigation & Restructuring practices....By: Conyers
FINRA Moves to Broaden Private Placement Filing Exemption
On January 22, 2026, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) filed a proposed rule change with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to amend FINRA Rule 5123, which governs member filings in connection with private placements....By: Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives
Rethinking the Early Exit: How Gen X and Millennial Owners Are Selling Smarter in 2026
While much of the exit-planning conversation has centered on Baby Boomers approaching retirement, Millennial and Gen X founders are also a growing segment of today’s middle-market sellers....By: Offit Kurman
Weekly Blockchain Blog - February 2026
Foreign and U.S. Companies Launch Stablecoins, File for OCC Trust Charters - The issuer of the USDT stablecoin recently announced the launch of USAT, which is described in a company blog post as “the federally regulated, dollar-backed stablecoin developed specifically to operate within the United States’ new federal stablecoin framework established under the GENIUS Act.”...By: BakerHostetler
U.S. Supreme Court agrees to review ‘consumer’ under federal privacy law
On January 26, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a petition for a writ of certiorari in a case that turns on how the term “consumer” is defined under the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA). The ultimate question for the justices will be whether the VPPA’s definition of “consumer” applies to someone subscribing to all goods or services from a video tape service provider...By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Eleventh Circuit rejects expedited review in challenge to CFPB’s PACE rule
On January 26, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit denied a motion to expedite an appeal filed by a trade association after a lower court had declined to block the CFPB’s Residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Financing rule....By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
CFS Bites of the Month - 2025 Annual Review - Nondiscrimination and Military Protection Law
In this article, we share a timeline of monthly "bites" for the past year applicable to consumers protected by nondiscrimination and military protection laws....By: Hudson Cook, LLP
State attorneys general move for partial summary judgment against CFPB and Fed
On January 21, attorneys general from 22 states and territories filed a motion for partial summary judgment against the CFPB, the Fed, and the acting director of the CFPB....By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
District Court sides with mortgage company against FDCPA, FCRA and RESPA claims
On January 26, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington granted a mortgage company’s motion to dismiss claims brought by two individual plaintiffs. The plaintiffs alleged violations of the FDCPA by claiming the company acted as a debt collector without legal interest or servicing rights and used false and misleading representations to collect payments....By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
FINRA publishes agentic AI overview within financial services
On January 27, FINRA published its observations on the emerging use of agentic AI in the financial services industry. AI agents are autonomous systems capable of planning, decision-making, and executing actions to achieve goals and objectives without predefined rules or continuous human intervention, distinguishing them from traditional automation tools....By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
From Gaming to Governance: An Early Primer on Rules and Risks for Prediction Platforms
Unlike traditional sportsbooks, regulated platforms operate under Commodity Exchange Act and US Commodity Futures Trade Commission (CFTC) rules for derivative products, appealing to institutional players and retail traders alike....By: K&L Gates LLP
Is Your Start-up Looking for Public Money? Then Convertible Loans Might Be a Problem
Building a start-up in Germany? You'd better start thinking about funding. Bootstrapping is great until it isn't. Eventually, you'll hit that wall where you need extra money to scale, hire talent, and innovate. You've got two main paths: private money (the three Fs, angels, VCs) or public money, i.e., subsidies and grants (bonus for the latter – it is usually non-dilutive funding)....By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Arcline to Sell Resolution Medical to Resonetics
Arcline Investment Management has announced it will sell Resolution Medical to Resonetics. Resolution Medical, founded in 2012 and based in Fridley, Minnesota, is an engineering services and outsourced manufacturing company focused on complex Class II and III devices for areas including structural heart, cardiology and vascular, electrophysiology and neuromodulation therapies....By: McGuireWoods LLP
2025 Consumer Litigation Filings: Everything Up Compared to 2024
According to a recent report by WebRecon, court filings under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), and Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), as well as complaints filed with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) all increased in 2025 compared to 2024. December 2025 filings also rose in every category except TCPA, which declined by only two cases....By: Troutman Pepper Locke
SEC and CFTC Announce Joint “Project Crypto” Initiative and Signal Coordinated Regulatory Push for Digital Asset Markets
On January 30, 2026, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Michael Selig announced that Project Crypto—previously an SEC-led initiative—will proceed as a joint effort between the SEC and the CFTC to harmonize federal oversight of digital asset markets. Speaking at the CFTC’s headquarters, the Chairs emphasized that closer coordination between the agencies is necessary to reduce regulatory uncertainty, eliminate...By: Morrison & Foerster LLP
AI News Roundup – Anthropic and the Pentagon at odds over military AI use, DeepMind developing model to study human genome, MUFG deploys “AI employees,” and more
To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following....By: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
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