Bank Regulatory

Delaware Court of Chancery Holds That Granting a Security Interest Can Constitute a 'Transfer,' With Significant Implications for Financing TransactionsFederal Banking Agencies Clarify Capital Treatment of Tokenized SecuritiesFinCEN Eases Beneficial Ownership Requirements Under CDD Rule

Compliance

Delaware Court of Chancery Holds That Granting a Security Interest Can Constitute a 'Transfer,' With Significant Implications for Financing TransactionsPLI’s Banking Law Institute 2025Securities Investigations and Enforcement Newsletter – October 2025

Environmental, Social + Governance (ESG)

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

Featured

OCC Signals Openness to Venture Lending — With Clear Guardrails for Banks and Tech Lenders2025 Consumer Financial Services Year in Review and a Look AheadTroutman Pepper Locke Advises TAG Bancshares, Inc. in Acquisition by CBS Banc-Corp.

Fintech

OCC Signals Openness to Venture Lending — With Clear Guardrails for Banks and Tech LendersIRS Releases Proposed Regulations on Crypto Information ReportingDigital Commodity Intermediaries Act Clears Senate AG Committee

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

Regulators Rarely Give Credit Unions Full-Weighting in Bank M&A ReviewsTroutman Pepper Locke Advises Clients in Three Recent Bank M&A TransactionsPLI’s Banking Law Institute 2025

Payments

Financial Services Industry 2025 Digital Assets Year in ReviewWhy Some Payments Companies Want To Be BanksFederal Reserve Floats Special Purpose Payment Accounts for Fintechs and Nontraditional Banks

Privacy

Financial Services Industry 2025 Digital Assets Year in ReviewMoney Matrix Webinar Series: Navigating Privacy, Data Security, and AI Considerations for Financial InstitutionsTreasury Invites Public Input on GENIUS Act Implementation

Regulatory

SEC–CFTC 'Historic' MOU Signals New Phase of Harmonized Oversight and Innovation-Focused RegulationDelaware Court of Chancery Holds That Granting a Security Interest Can Constitute a 'Transfer,' With Significant Implications for Financing TransactionsSEC Enforcement Manual Updates Signal Renewed Focus on Fairness, Transparency, and Efficiency

Troutman Pepper Locke Financial Services

Troutman Pepper Locke Guides Piper Sandler & Co. in $25 Million Private Placement of FVCBankcorp’s Fixed Rate Senior Unsecured NotesKey Takeaways from FINRA's 2026 Annual Regulatory Oversight ReportTroutman Pepper Locke Advises TAG Bancshares, Inc. in Acquisition by CBS Banc-Corp.