On Monday, July 19, Alston & Bird partners Nanci Weissgold and Brian Johnson will participate (as a panelist and the moderator, respectively) in “The CFPB Turns 10: Evaluating America’s Youngest Federal Financial Regulator,” hosted by the Federalist Society. Details on the event are available here.
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Upcoming Webinar on Implications of Collins v. Yellen
On Friday, July 2, Alston & Bird partner Jason Levine will participate in a Federalist Society webinar discussing the Supreme Court’s Collins v. Yellen ruling and its implications. In Collins v. Yellen, issued on June 23, the Court held that: (1) because the Federal Housing Finance Agency did not exceed its authority under the Housing […]
Highlights of Washington Department of Financial Institutions’ Recent Mortgage Industry Webinar
A&B ABstract: In a webinar earlier this month, the Washington Department of Financial Institutions provided updates on licensing, rulemaking, and recent examination findings. On June 2, the Washington Department of Financial Institutions (“DFI”) held a webinar covering mortgage industry updates in the state. Among the topics discussed were: Licensing Updates Between May 2020 and May […]
Alston & Bird Welcomes Brendan Clegg
Brendan Clegg joined Alston & Bird in March 2021 as counsel in the Financial Services & Products Group in Washington, D.C. He focuses his practice on state and federal bank regulatory issues and advises bank and non-bank clients regarding Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) compliance. He also represents bank […]
Avoiding Pitfalls During Post-Pandemic Government Investigations
As the country begins to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and the U.S. economy gets back on track, banks nationwide should expect their activities to come under government scrutiny. The impacts of the coronavirus have touched every corner of the banking industry as institutions have striven to meet the evolving needs of their customers, continue […]