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Federal Regulatory Recap: A Summary of Recent Rulemaking Actions Taken or Proposed Affecting the Energy Industry
by Anthony B. Cavender It is clear that these have been busy months for federal environmental regulators, especially those working at EPA, the federal departments and the Council on Environmental…
Patents Post-Grant
PTAB Boardside Chat This Thursday
Internal Procedures Discussed The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) pre-issuance internal decision circulation and…
Financial Services Observer
Assessment of the SEC’s Progress on Its 2023 Rulemaking Agenda
By Steven M. Malina, Brittany M. Fisher
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s Spring 2023 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (the Agenda) forecast a busy fall for the regulator, with many of the 55 final and proposed…
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
CFPB Extends Deadline for FCRA Rulemaking Feedback by One Week
By David N. Anthony, David M. Gettings, Ethan G. Ostroff, Kim Phan, Ronald I. Raether, Jr., Chris Willis
As discussed here, on September 21 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released an outline of its plans for rulemaking under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The outline was…
Inside Global Tech
Looming Shutdown Elevates Congressional Review Act Threat for New Regulations
By Holly Fechner, Matthew Shapanka
Unless Congress reaches an agreement to keep the lights on, the U.S. government appears headed for a shutdown at midnight on October 1. As the deadline looms, stakeholders should not…
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
CFPB’s Rulemaking Under the FCRA (Part 2) – Crossover Episode With The Consumer Finance Podcast
By David M. Gettings, Chris Willis, Ethan G. Ostroff, Kim Phan, Ronald I. Raether, Jr.
Join us for the second episode in a special three-part series covering the CFPB's intention to propose new rules under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). In this episode, Troutman…
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
CFPB’s Rulemaking Under the FCRA – Crossover Episode With FCRA Focus Podcast
By David M. Gettings, Chris Willis, Ethan G. Ostroff, Kim Phan
Join us for the first episode in a special three-part series covering the CFPB's intention to propose new rules under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). In this episode, Troutman…
Financial Services Observer
Private Fund Adviser Rulemaking
By Richard M. Cutshall, Rachel B. Cohen-Deaño, Emily Stephens, Jonathan Van Duren ˘, David E. Beale
By a 3-2 party-line vote, on Aug. 23, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted some of the most significant new rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as…
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
Trade Associations for Community Banks and Texas First Bank Move to Intervene in Case Challenging CFPB’s Enforcement of its Section 1071 Rule
By Lori Sommerfield, Joseph Reilly, Chris Willis
As discussed here, on April 26, the Texas Bankers Association (TBA), the American Bankers Association (ABA), and Rio Bank, McAllen, Texas (Rio Bank) filed a complaint in the U.S. District…
CommLaw Monitor
Deadline in FCC’s Rulemaking Regarding International 214 Holders and Applications Established: August 31, 2023
By Chip Yorkgitis, Winafred Brantl
In an earlier blog, we summarized a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) the Federal Communications Commission “(FCC” or Commission”) released following its April 2023 Open Meeting. The NPRM foreshadows a potentially radical…