Matthew Bornfreund, a partner in Troutman Pepper’s Corporate Practice Group, was quoted in the August 21, 2024 S&P Global Market Intelligence article, “FDIC’s Brokered Deposit Proposal Expected to Face Industry Pushback.”
Currently, deposit accounts enabling payment transactions are automatically non-brokered, but the new rule will eliminate this designation, meaning parties relying on the
Matthew Bornfreund, a partner in Troutman Pepper’s Corporate Practice Group, was quoted in the August 7, 2024 American Banker article, “Bank Allies Say FDIC Brokered Deposit Plan Reflects Outdated Thinking.”
Matthew Bornfreund of Troutman Pepper says such “hot money” – as it was later dubbed – was viewed by skeptics as one of
Later today, Troutman Pepper Partner James Stevens is presenting “Legal and Regulatory Compliance Insights: Focus on BAAS” to 10 founders from the Fintech South Innovation Challenge, the lead-up accelerator to Fintech South, and mentors assigned to those founders. The presentation is being held at the Advanced Technology Development Center at Georgia Tech. James
Chris Willis, Co-Leader of Troutman Pepper’s Consumer Financial Services Practice Group, was quoted in the August 6, 2024 Corporate Counsel article, “Regulators Prowl for Financial Firms That Wield NDAs to ‘Muzzle’ Whistleblowers.”
On July 30, 2024, the FDIC proposed substantive changes to the 2020 Brokered Deposit Rule (2020 Rule) that, if finalized, could meaningfully impact a wide group of bank and nonbank stakeholders who rely on the current rule’s definition of “deposit broker,” related exceptions, and Q&As. Many of the proposed changes effectively reverse the 2020 Rule.
Alexandra Barrage, a partner in Troutman Pepper’s Corporate Practice Group, was quoted in the July 31, 2024 Banking Dive article, “Did Regulators Send Warning Shot at Already Roiled BaaS Space?“
Alexandra Barrage, a partner in Troutman Pepper’s Corporate Practice Group, was quoted in the July 10, 2024 Law360 article, “Pledging ‘Accountability,’ Biden’s FDIC Pick Faces Senate Test.”
“She’s going to get lots of questions about her banking experience, her bank regulatory experience and her leadership and management experience,” said Alexandra Steinberg Barrage, a
Alexandra Barrage, a partner in Troutman Pepper’s Corporate Practice Group, was quoted in the July 26, 2024 American Banker article, “What Is the Cost of Doing Banking as a Service ‘Well’?”
“In my experience, there is always some tweaking,” said Alexandra Barrage, a partner at Troutman Pepper.
Leaders across the bank – from
As discussed here, on June 28, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) proposed significant amendments to the anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) program requirements for financial institutions subject to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). Last week, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (collectively, the agencies) issued a joint statement announcing their own notice of proposed rulemaking for their supervised institutions. The purpose of the proposed rulemaking is to align the agencies’ respective AML/CFT program rules with FinCEN’s proposed revisions, ensuring a unified standard for compliance.
On July 22, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) declared nine registration statements effective under the Securities Act of 1933 for spot Ether ETFs, clearing the way for the ETFs to begin trading on July 23. Spot Ether ETFs are exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that invest directly in Ether, a digital asset that supports the