Topic
Rulemaking
398 published works
Consumer Finance Monitor
CFPB previews debt collection rule in SBREFA outline
The CFPB has moved a step closer to issuing a debt collection rule by releasing an outline of the proposals it is considering in preparation for convening a small business…
Consumer Finance Monitor
CFPB corrects (and extends) comment deadline for payday loan RFI
The CFPB is publishing a notice in tomorrow's Federal Register to correct the comment deadline for its payday loan Request for Information (RFI). The corrected deadline will be November 7,…
Consumer Finance Monitor
House appropriations bill amendment would delay enforcement of CFPB payday loan rule
The House Appropriations Committee has approved by a vote of 30-17 the FY17 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. The Committee also adopted a bipartisan amendment to the bill…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
SEC Releases Target Dates for Proposed and Final Rulemaking
By Mark D. Wood, Mark J. Reyes, Austin G. Leach
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently published its agenda with respect to upcoming rulemaking, including rulemaking contemplated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. In setting its…
Health Industry Washington Watch
Administration Releases Spring 2016 Regulatory Agenda with Timeline for Rulemaking
The Obama Administration has posted its updated 2016 regulatory agenda, which lists major pending or planned rulemaking and the expected timing for action. The latest agenda includes numerous rules in…
OSHA Law Blog
OSHA Issues New Spring Regulatory Agenda
It’s that time of year again…when OSHA tells us what is on the horizon for rulemaking activity. On May 18, 2016 the spring semiannual regulatory agenda for federal agencies was…
Consumer Finance Monitor
House Financial Services Committee investigating CFPB arbitration rulemaking
On April 20, 2016, Congressman Sean Duffy sent a letter to Director Cordray indicating that the House Financial Services Committee is investigating "the examination and possible regulation by the [CFPB]…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Plaintiffs’ Standing Means that EPA will Issue Financial Assurance Regs
Steven D. Schwinn, John Marshall Law SchoolThe D.C. Circuit ruled today in In Re: Idaho Conservation League that environmental organizations had standing to challenge EPA's failure to issue financial assurance…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change To Adopt the Capital Acquisition Broker Rules
By Janet M. Angstadt, Ross Pazzol, James Van De Graaff, Dina Wegh
The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking comments on a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority proposal to create a set of rules for FINRA member firms that meet the definition of…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Now on JOTWELL: Effron on Moore on the 2015 FRCP Amendments
Up on the Courts Law section of JOTWELL this week is Robin Effron’s essay, Anti-Plaintiff Bias in the New Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Robin reviews Patricia Hatamyar Moore’s recent article, The Anti-Plaintiff Pending…