George M. Williams, Jr.
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
OCC Proposes Special Fintech Bank Charter
USA - December 9 2016 Responding to numerous requests, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a release (the Release) on December 2, 2016 explaining how...
Kathleen Moriarty, Gregory Xethalis, Skanthan Vivekananda, Michael Karol, Henry G. Morriello.
Who’s the Lender? Two “True Lender” Cases with Implications for Marketplace Platforms
USA - November 10 2016 The US District Court for the Central District of California (the Central District) has recently rendered two decisions with “true lender”...
Lawton M. Camp, Skanthan Vivekananda, Eric Whitney, Michael Karol, Henry G. Morriello.
European Commission releases proposals on securitization
European Union - October 6 2015 On September 30, 2015, the European Commission released two sets of proposals whose express intentions are to regularize the treatment of...
Lawton M. Camp, Henry G. Morriello, Stuart Axford.
Recent releases on systemic risk: GSIBs and GECC
USA - July 29 2015 On July 20, 2015, the Federal Reserve Board adopted a final rule (GSIB Rule) regarding capital surcharges applicable to US global systemically...
Henry G. Morriello, Kurt Skonberg.
New York Department of Financial Services releases final Bitlicense virtual currency regulations
USA - June 3 2015 On June 3, 2015, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) released its final Bitlicense virtual currency regulations. Going forward...
Robert A. Claassen, Nicholas O'Keefe.
