Financial regulatory reform - Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection *

USA - August 26 2010
On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Reform Act").

Co-authors: Matthew Dyckman, Stephen Ornstein, John Holahan.

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Financial regulatory reform - conference report rolls back federal preemption *

USA - July 12 2010
On June 25, 2010, the Senate and House of Representatives conferees ("Conferees") approved the conference report (the "Conference Report") that reconciles the House-passed version of financial regulatory reform ("H.R. 4173") and the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 recently passed by the Senate (the "Senate Bill").

Co-authors: Matthew Dyckman, Rob Azarow, Stephen Ornstein, John Holahan.

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Financial regulatory reform - the future of federal preemption *

USA - May 10 2010
On March 15, 2010, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-CT) released a revised draft of financial regulatory reform legislation, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act.

Co-authors: Matthew Dyckman, Rob Azarow, Stephen Ornstein.

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The Obama Administration's financial regulatory reform plan -- the Consumer Financial Protection Agency: the erosion of federal preemption in heightened regulatory environment *

USA - July 16 2009
On June 17, 2009, the Obama Administration released a landmark white paper setting forth its comprehensive plan for financial regulatory reform.

Co-authors: Matthew Dyckman, Stephen Ornstein, John Holahan.

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New secondary market disclosure under Truth-In-Lending Act *

USA - June 3 2009
We are writing to highlight the new secondary market disclosure requirement that was enacted by Section 404 of the "Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009" (the "Act").

Co-authors: Stephen Ornstein, John Holahan.

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