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Federal Housing Finance Agency releases policy framework for dealing with possible foreclosure process deficiencies

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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October 14 2010

Yesterday, the Federal Housing Finance Agency released a policy framework designed to deal with possible foreclosure process deficiencies

Speaker Pelosi and 31 House Democrats call for investigations into foreclosures

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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October 6 2010

Today, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and 31 House Democrats also from California sent a letter expressing their concerns about the possible mishandling of delinquent mortgages, mortgage modifications, and foreclosures by certain financial institutions

SEC stays effectiveness of proxy access rules

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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October 4 2010

Today, the SEC granted a motion by the Business Roundtable and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce requesting a stay of the effectiveness of the recently adopted proxy access rules

Chamber of Commerce and Business Roundtable challenge SEC Proxy Access Rules

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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September 29 2010

Today, the Chamber of Commerce and Business Roundtable announced that they had filed a legal challenge to the SEC's recently adopted Proxy Access Rules

FDIC approves final rule regarding safe harbor protection for securitizations, proposes rules on temporary unlimited deposit insurance coverage for noninterest-bearing transaction accounts

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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September 27 2010

In an open meeting today, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Board of Directors approved a final rule to extend through December 31, 2010, the Safe Harbor Protection for Treatment by the FDIC as Conservator or Receiver of Financial Assets Transferred by an Insured Depository Institution in Connection With a Securitization or Participation

FOMC statement predicts continued slow-paced economic recovery

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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September 21 2010

Today, the Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) released a statement regarding the FOMC's view of the present state of the U.S. economy and the likelihood of future changes in the Federal Reserve’s open market activities

SEC proxy access rules to be effective on November 15

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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September 17 2010

Yesterday, the SEC's final rules requiring a company, in certain circumstances, to include in its proxy materials director nominees submitted by shareholders were published in the Federal Register, so the rules will become effective on November 15, 2010 (other than "smaller reporting companies" for which the compliance date is deferred for three years

SEC proposes new disclosure requirement for short-term borrowing and releases MD&A interpretive guidance

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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September 17 2010

Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission released proposed rules that would require public companies to provide greater disclosure of its short-term borrowings

Treasury releases 22nd Section 105(a) TARP progress report

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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September 13 2010

Today, Treasury released its latest monthly progress report to Congress on the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP

Sec approves circuit breaker for russell 1000 and certain exchange-traded funds

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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September 10 2010

Today, the SEC announced that it had approved the previously published proposals by the national securities exchanges and FINRA to expand the circuit breaker rules to all stocks in the Russell 1000 Index and certain exchange-funds

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