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Reg Reform

U.S. Election 2024: Financial Services Outlook

By: Gregory J. Lyons, Andrew J. Ceresney, Satish M. Kini, Helen V. Cantwell, Charu A. Chandrasekhar, Courtney Dankworth, Erez Liebermann, Gordon Moodie, Jeffrey L. Robins, Kristin A. Snyder, Caroline Swett, Ted Hassi, Patrick Fuller, Chen Xu, Ben Collins-Wood, Alexandra N. Mogul, Taylor Richards and Brynn D'Avanzo November 4, 2024

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has published a guide to the potential impact of the U.S. election on the financial services industry, including possible regulatory implications. The key takeaways from the…

Resolution Planning

FDIC Report Expresses Confidence in GSIB Resolution, May Affect Large Regional Bank M&A Prospects and Strategy

By: Gregory J. Lyons, Jeffrey L. Robins, Elie J. Worenklein, Tejas Dave, Ezra Newman and Gabriela Urias May 14, 2024

Introduction On April 10, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) released a report regarding Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank…

Liquidity

SEC Expands “Dealer” Definitions to Cover Significant Liquidity Providers

By: Jeffrey L. Robins, Marc Ponchione, Kristin A. Snyder, Gary E. Murphy, Sheena Paul and Tara R. Holzer February 16, 2024

On February 6, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) adopted new rules 3a5-4 and 3a44-2 (collectively, the “Final Rules”), under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the…

Fintech

The Debevoise FinTech Blog Relaunches as “The Debevoise FinReg and FinTech Blog”

By: Satish M. Kini, Gregory J. Lyons, Jeffrey L. Robins, Caroline Swett, Robert Dura, Alison Hashmall, Emilie Hsu, Gary E. Murphy, Aseel Rabie and Chen Xu May 2, 2023

The Banking Group of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has revised the name and expanded the scope of its blog, now titled “The Debevoise FinReg and FinTech Blog.” The revamped client…

Reg Reform

Key Takeaways from Bank Failure Reports

By: Gregory V. Gooding, Satish M. Kini, Sidney P. Levinson, Gregory J. Lyons, Jeffrey L. Robins, Caroline Swett, Alison Hashmall, Chen Xu, Tejas Dave and Ezra Newman May 1, 2023

As previewed in our client update from April 26, 2023, three government agencies released reports reviewing the failures of SVB Financial Group (“SVBFG”) and Signature Bank (“SBNY”) on Friday. Specifically:…

Custody

NYDFS Issues Crypto-Custody Guidance to Protect Customers During Bankruptcies

By: Sidney P. Levinson, Jeffrey L. Robins, Elie J. Worenklein, Ezra Newman and Ruth Ramjit February 9, 2023

On Monday, January 23, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services (the “DFS”) released a letter (the “Guidance”) clarifying virtual currency custody and disclosure standards and practices that the…

Digital Assets

Can Crypto Debtors Claw Back Pre-Bankruptcy Transfers?

By: Sidney P. Levinson, Jeffrey L. Robins, Elie J. Worenklein and Ruth Ramjit January 19, 2023

On December 19, 2022, FTX Trading Ltd. issued a press release announcing a process for the voluntary return of avoidable pre-bankruptcy payments to “secure the prompt return of such funds…

Digital Assets

NYDFS Issues Guidance Regarding Prior Approval for Virtual Currency-Related Activities

By: Jeffrey L. Robins, Caroline Swett, Alison Hashmall, Chen Xu, Ashley V. Hahn and Ezra Newman December 22, 2022

On Thursday, December 15, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) released a letter (the “Guidance”) outlining the pre-approval application and evaluation process for New York regulated banking…

Digital Assets

U.S. Election 2024: Financial Services Outlook

FDIC Report Expresses Confidence in GSIB Resolution, May Affect Large Regional Bank M&A Prospects and Strategy

SEC Expands “Dealer” Definitions to Cover Significant Liquidity Providers

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The Debevoise FinTech Blog Relaunches as “The Debevoise FinReg and FinTech Blog”

Key Takeaways from Bank Failure Reports

NYDFS Issues Crypto-Custody Guidance to Protect Customers During Bankruptcies

Can Crypto Debtors Claw Back Pre-Bankruptcy Transfers?

NYDFS Issues Guidance Regarding Prior Approval for Virtual Currency-Related Activities

Top 10 Fintech Blog Posts of 2022