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5 Predictions For Banking Regulation In A Biden Presidency

5 Predictions For Banking Regulation In A Biden Presidency

Law360 — The regulatory landscape facing banks and other lenders has shifted with Joe Biden's apparent victory in the U.S. presidential election, bringing with it what financial services attorneys predict will be a greater focus on economic inequality and consumer protection, even as the pandemic's economic fallout is likely to continue dominating the agenda.
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Goldman Sidesteps Monitor In 1MDB Deal, Raising Eyebrows

Goldman Sidesteps Monitor In 1MDB Deal, Raising Eyebrows

Law360 — Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s $2.9 billion settlement with the U.S. government and others over its role in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal was a blockbuster, but the deal is stirring fresh criticism as the latest big-bank criminal resolution to come without a compliance monitor requirement.
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CFPB Enforcement Sees Highest New Case Volume In 5 Years

CFPB Enforcement Sees Highest New Case Volume In 5 Years

Law360 — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has often been accused of going soft on businesses under President Donald Trump, but the agency is coming off its busiest quarter for enforcement since before he took office. It's a striking surge in activity that financial services attorneys say is more than a fluke.
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Banks May Avoid Prosecutors' PPP Fraud Wrath, For Now

Banks May Avoid Prosecutors' PPP Fraud Wrath, For Now

Law360 — With Paycheck Protection Program fraud cases popping up across the country like spring flowers, thousands of lenders that have participated in the coronavirus relief loan program could be forgiven for worrying the crackdown is coming for them too. But experts say banks can rest easy, at least for now, with the primary focus still on borrower fraud.
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High Court's CFPB Ruling May Leave Other Agencies Exposed

High Court's CFPB Ruling May Leave Other Agencies Exposed

Law360 — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has survived its brush with the U.S. Supreme Court, but the high court's decision giving the president free rein to fire the head of the agency could provide a springboard for future challenges to the independence of other regulatory agencies.
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SEC Enforcement Actions Data Show Priorities Shift

SEC Enforcement Actions Data Show Priorities Shift

Law360 — The number of enforcement actions brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over issuer reporting and disclosure jumped by a third, to 59, in the first half of the agency’s 2017 fiscal year, according to a report released on Thursday by economic and financial consulting firm Cornerstone Research.
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The 6 Firms GCs Want To Hire For Securities Suits

The 6 Firms GCs Want To Hire For Securities Suits

Law360 — Six law firms’ ability to integrate legal insights with a sophisticated understanding of business risks make them the top choice for general counsels looking to navigate the tricky waters surrounding securities and finance litigation, according to a recent survey.
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Tishman, Lehman Pull Out Win In 10-Year Archstone Slog

Tishman, Lehman Pull Out Win In 10-Year Archstone Slog

Law360 — A Colorado federal court has given wins to Tishman Speyer, Lehman Brothers and a slew of other defendants involved in the $22 billion leveraged buyout of the Archstone-Smith real estate investment trust, ending a 10-year-long investor suit over one of the biggest real estate deals to come out of the mid-2000s property bubble.
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Parks of recreation

Parks of recreation

The Economist — When Disney opens its newest theme park in Shanghai next month, one of the first sights to greet visitors will be the Enchanted Storybook Castle. Its gold finials and blue spires will tower 60 metres above the centre of the park, making the castle the largest in any of Disney's six such domains.
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How vacancies are changing the Federal Reserve

How vacancies are changing the Federal Reserve

The Economist — One of the notable things about this week's meeting of the Federal Reserve's rate-setting committee is how sparsely attended it will be. The health of the economy hangs in the balance, but only 10 of the 12 seats on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), as it is known, will be occupied.
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