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04.06.22

SEC Proposed New Rules to More Tightly Regulate SPAC Activity

On Wednesday, March 30, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed new rules and amendments to enhance disclosure and investor protection in initial public offerings and in business combination transactions, or de-SPAC transactions, by special purpose acquisition companies.


01.11.22

Financial Services Capital Markets and M&A: 2022 Off and Running

2021 is in the books…another eventful year on so many different fronts.


07.12.21

Executive Order May Pump the Brakes on Bank M&A

On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed an “Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy.”


09.03.20

CFPB Finds Multiple Consumer Finance Violations in National Bank’s Overdraft Practices

On August 20, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) entered a consent order with a national bank over the sales and marketing practices for its optional overdraft service called Debit Card Advance (DCA).


01.07.20

2019 Financial Services M&A and Capital Markets Year in Review

Although it was very quiet on the western front (in particular, in California), 2019 was generally a solid year for banks pursuing merger and acquisition opportunities and accessing the capital markets.


12.24.19

FDIC Proposes to Update Brokered Deposits Regs

In a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced its plan to update its brokered deposits regulations.


05.08.19

Passive-Aggressive: Federal Reserve Seeks Comment on Bank Control

Seeking to increase the transparency of the rules for determining control of a banking organization, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (Board) asked for public comment on a new proposal.


08.12.14

Manatt Ranked Among Top Firms in Corporate Control Alert 2014 Six-Month Banker Representations List

Manatt is pleased to announce its ranking among the top law firms in Corporate Control Alert’s 2014 Six-Month Banker Representations list for number of deals.


12.22.11

Will the Fed’s Approach to Large BHCs Trickle Down to All?

On December 20, 2011, the Federal Reserve Board issued proposed regulations intended to strengthen the regulation and supervision of large bank holding companies (BHCs) and systemically important nonbank financial firms as required by Dodd-Frank Sections 165 and 166.


10.27.10

Does Dodd-Frank Contain a Virus for Private Equity Investments in Banks?

A little-noticed provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) has the potential of curtailing significant investments by private equity firms in banks.