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Apr 2025

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The Global Financial Markets podcast helps clients deal with the legal and business challenges resulting from the ongoing turbulence in worldwide financial markets. By mobilizing our global resources from multiple practices and offices, the podcast provides clients with knowledgeable and timely counsel on a broad spectrum of their legal needs.

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April 8, 202517 min

Home Equity Investment (HEI) Contracts

In this podcast episode, partner Holly Bunting discusses the evolving regulatory landscape for home equity investment (HEI) contracts, which have gained popularity as an alternative to traditional home equity lines of credit amid rising interest rates. HEI contracts are typically structured as real estate option contracts, where providers make an upfront payment to homeowners in exchange for a future percentage interest in the property. The episode highlights favorable case law supporting the classification of HEI contracts as non-loan options, but also notes ongoing scrutiny and legislative actions at the state level, with some states already treating these contracts as mortgage loans.

March 20, 202529 min

What to Expect in Securitization in 2025

Please join Mayer Brown partners Frank Doorley, Patrick Healy, Janice Kong, and Tameem Zainulbhai for a discussion on What to Expect in 2025 in the fields of structured finance and securitization. They will examine some key challenges and opportunities this new year will bring to market participants, and discuss trending issues and topics affecting the structured finance and securitization markets. Topics include the residential mortgage loans, trends in fintech, trade receivables, and recent regulatory activity.

February 13, 202527 min

What to Expect in Banking In 2025

Since President Donald Trump took office last month, his actions have marked a significant shift in federal policy, paving the way for the creation of a new regulatory framework impacting banks, financial services, and the digital assets sector. This sets the stage for what promises to be a busy year ahead. Join Mayer Brown partners Jeffrey Taft and Matt Bisanz as they share what to expect in the future of bank partnerships, banking-as-a-service, digital assets, OCC actions, and Basel III Endgame.

February 5, 202518 min

FinCEN Confirms Suspension of Corporate Transparency Act

FinCEN has confirmed that, since December 7, 2024, reporting companies have not been, and will continue to not be, required to file beneficial ownership reports for as long as an injunction of the CTA remains in effect. Please join Mayer Brown partners Matt Bisanz and Gina Parlovecchio to understand what that means and how it may impact your organization.

October 17, 202421 min

FDIC's New Recordkeeping Proposal

Last month, the FDIC proposed rules related to FDIC pass-through insurance coverage. These rules could have a significant impact on bank-fintech partnerships, including some partnerships for programs that do not promise FDIC coverage to end customers. This webinar will analyze the proposed rules, and identify ways we think it could impact these partnerships (including some that may not be obvious). We'll also weigh in on how industry leaders can shape the rule during the public comment period.

August 7, 202419 min

Regulatory Redux: FDIC Proposes Brokered Deposit Revisions

On July 30, 2024, the FDIC proposed revisions to the restrictions on brokered deposits. The revisions would undo many of the key elements of the 2020 revisions, and would dramatically expand the number of deposit brokers and the amount of deposits that are brokered. Please join Mayer Brown partners Jeffrey Taft and Matt Bisanz to understand what this rollback will mean for banks and deposit intermediaries.

July 23, 202434 min

Key Takeaways from the CFPB Proposal to Amend Regulation X Mortgage Servicing Rules

Members of Mayer Brown's Financial Services team summarize the main takeaways of the CFPB's proposal to amend the Regulation X mortgage servicing rules. We focus on the proposal to amend the requirements for mortgage servicers to assist borrowers in default who seek payment assistance, the proposed amendments to foreclosure safeguards during that process, and the CFPB's proposal regarding providing certain communications in languages other than English.

July 17, 202424 min

FinCEN Requires Reporting from Dissolved Companies

On July 8, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") issued interpretive guidance that requires certain legal entities that have been dissolved or otherwise ceased to exist to file beneficial ownership information reports under the Corporate Transparency Act. Please join Mayer Brown partners Adam Kanter and Matt Bisanz to understand what that means and how it may impact your organization.

April 11, 202421 min

CFPB Finalizes Rule Significantly Restricting Credit Card Late Fees

On March 5, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a Final Rule that would significantly restrict late fees that consumer credit card issuers may charge to a mere $8—representing approximately a 75% reduction from current levels. Within two days, the Final Rule faced a challenge in the Northern District of Texas by a coalition of trade groups including the United States Chamber of Commerce, the American Bankers Association, and the Consumer Bankers Association. The challenge seeks to invalidate the Final Rule on several constitutional, procedural, and substantive bases, as well as a temporary stay of the rule's enforcement while the suit is litigated. Please join Mayer Brown attorneys Eric Mitzenmacher, Jan Stewart, and Joy Tsai as they discuss the rulemaking, the challenges it faces in litigation, and implications for card issuers and secondary market participants.

March 25, 202420 min

What You Need to Know About the CFPB's Campaign Against Junk Fees

The CFPB has launched an aggressive campaign against so-called "junk fees." This year the CFPB has released proposed rules targeting overdraft and non-sufficient funds fees and a final rule targeting credit card late fees. Along the same lines, two of the three latest editions of the Bureau's Supervisory Highlights were marketed as special editions focused on junk fees. In this episode of our Global Financial Markets Podcast, Frank Doorley and Christa Bieker discuss what you need to know about the CFPB's focus on fees that it asserts are hidden from the competitive process.