Welcome to the Spring 2021 issue of Greenberg Traurig’s Financial Services Insights Newsletter. This newsletter reviews certain significant cases and legal developments affecting the financial services industry.

News & Commentary on Financial Regulatory and Compliance Matters
Welcome to the Spring 2021 issue of Greenberg Traurig’s Financial Services Insights Newsletter. This newsletter reviews certain significant cases and legal developments affecting the financial services industry.
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Over the last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or the “Bureau”) has sharpened its focus on the mortgage servicing industry. Knowing that millions of mortgage borrowers will exit…
Continue Reading CFPB Intensifies Focus on Pandemic Mortgage Servicing
On Sept. 25, 2020, the SEC issued a No-Action Letter to FINRA, in response to a previously issued Joint Statement by the SEC and FINRA. This No-Action Letter detailed how…
Continue Reading SEC Issues No-Action Letter Facilitating the Secondary Trading of Digital Assets
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued Letter No. 20-28 on Sept. 15, 2020. Letter 20-28 addresses issues of relevance both for futures commission merchants (FCMs) as well as asset
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Continue Reading Commodity Futures Trading Commission Issues Time-Limited Relief from CFTC Rule 1.56
Welcome to the inaugural issue of Greenberg Traurig’s Financial Services Insights. The impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been both unexpected and devastating. As the economic fallout spreads, financial
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Continue Reading Financial Services Insights | Summer 2020
On Thursday, Aug. 20 at 11 a.m. EST, join GT Shareholders Carl Fornaris and Oscar Stephens for a complimentary webinar on the status of the phaseout of LIBOR, current trends…
Continue Reading Webinar – Aug. 20: LIBOR Phaseout – Preparing for the Beginning of the End
On June 22, 2020, in Liu v. SEC, the Supreme Court affirmed in an 8-1 ruling that the Securities and Exchange Commission may continue to pursue disgorgement awards under
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Continue Reading SEC Disgorgement Lives to See Another Day After Supreme Court’s Liu v. SEC Ruling
On June 3, 2020, Congress passed the PPP Flexibility Act to loosen requirements for loan forgiveness for CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) borrowers. The new forgiveness rules will allow…
Continue Reading Congress Passes the PPP Flexibility Act
As another sign of the times, but arguably quite apt given the subject matter, the Consensus Blockchain Conference convened virtually in 2020, with Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director Ken
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Continue Reading FinCEN Director Confirms Enforcement Focus on Virtual Currency AML Compliance
On March 21, 2019, in Whitaker v. Wedbush Securities, an Illinois appellate court for the first time addressed the liability of a futures commission merchant (FCM) or broker-dealer (BD)…
Continue Reading When Can Futures Commission Merchants and Broker-Dealers Be Deemed Banks?