Bank Regulatory

OCC Proposes Rule to Clarify Scope of National Trust Bank ActivitiesFDIC Proposes Stablecoin Rule Opening a Pathway for Bank Issued TokensTroutman Pepper Locke Advises Clients in Three Recent Bank M&A Transactions

Compliance

PLI’s Banking Law Institute 2025Securities Investigations and Enforcement Newsletter – October 2025OBBBA Impacts on Executive Compensation: Changes to IRC Sections 162(m) and 4960

Environmental, Social + Governance (ESG)

With Delayed Federal Action on Mandatory Climate Disclosures, States and Regulators Fill the Void 

Featured

Troutman Pepper Locke Advises TAG Bancshares, Inc. in Acquisition by CBS Banc-Corp.Piper Sandler & Co., Advised by Troutman Pepper Locke, Leads Univest Financial Corporation’s $50 Million Subordinated Debt OfferingUS Banks’ Brokered Deposit Levels Would Drop Under Pending House Bills

Fintech

Money Matrix Webinar Series: Navigating Privacy, Data Security, and AI Considerations for Financial InstitutionsSenate Agriculture Committee’s Bipartisan Draft Would Give the CFTC Exclusive Jurisdiction Over “Digital Commodities”Federal Banking Regulators Preview Timelines for Fintech Rules: FDIC Stablecoin Licensing by Year-End and Fed “Skinny” Master Accounts by Q4 2026

Lending

OCC Proposes Simplified CRA Strategic Plan Form for Community BanksSecurities Investigations and Enforcement Newsletter — July 2025Evolving Dynamics in Subscription Line Lending: The Role of Private Credit Funds and Traditional Banks

Litigation

Federal Court Finds No Monetary Damages in ERISA Fiduciary Breach Case, Orders Governance ChangesSecurities Investigations and Enforcement Newsletter – October 2025SEC Announces Return to Simultaneous Consideration of Settlement Offers and Related Waiver Requests

M&A

ODNB Financial Corporation Completes $25 Million Subordinated Note Offering With Guidance From Troutman Pepper LockeTroutman Pepper Locke Advises Clients in Three Recent Bank M&A TransactionsPLI’s Banking Law Institute 2025

Payments

Federal Reserve Floats Special Purpose Payment Accounts for Fintechs and Nontraditional BanksTPPPA 2025 Solving the Payments Puzzle ConferenceHow Are Shopping Center Leases Treated in Bankruptcy?

Privacy

Money Matrix Webinar Series: Navigating Privacy, Data Security, and AI Considerations for Financial InstitutionsTreasury Invites Public Input on GENIUS Act ImplementationOCC Notifies Congress of Major Email System Security Breach

Regulatory

FINRA's Proposed Outside Activities Rule 3290Supreme Court to Decide Key Question on SEC Disgorgement Key Takeaways from FINRA's 2026 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report

Troutman Pepper Locke Financial Services

Key Takeaways from FINRA's 2026 Annual Regulatory Oversight ReportTroutman Pepper Locke Advises TAG Bancshares, Inc. in Acquisition by CBS Banc-Corp.Piper Sandler & Co., Advised by Troutman Pepper Locke, Leads Univest Financial Corporation’s $50 Million Subordinated Debt Offering