Dec 12, 2019
A year into Kathy Kraninger’s tenure as Director of the Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau, what does the agency look like and how
does it differ from the old CFPB? Please join Mayer Brown lawyers
Ori Lev, Stephanie Robinson and Christa Bieker for an updated on
the CFPB.
Dec 5, 2019
Over the last several months, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and its staff have taken several steps that could significantly impact the advice provided by proxy advisory firms and how that advice is relied upon, as well as the shareholder proposals submitted for inclusion in annual meeting...
Nov 7, 2019
Capital Relief Trades (CRTs) - often referred to as synthetic securitizations - are used by banks to transfer risk on reference pools of assets to non-bank investors, reduce the risk weight of assets held by these banks and improve capital ratios. Historically, the CRT market has been dominated by issuers in the United...
Oct 31, 2019
For the past several years, the False Claims Act has been at the forefront of enforcement efforts involving Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-approved mortgagees by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ). This week, HUD released proposed changes to...
Oct 3, 2019
There is lots of news coming out of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) these days, spanning a gamut of topics, from constitutional issues to personnel changes. Mayer Brown partners Ori Lev and Stephanie Robinson discuss the developments of the past few months, including the surprising agency decision...