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Vol. 92, Nos. 1-26, pp. 1-1510, and Vol. 93, Nos. 1-15, pp. 1-832 Jan. 6 -- Oct. 27, 2009 A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
PANAMA
– Free trade agreement with U.S., lack of tax information exchange agreement should not preclude moving forward, Senate Finance Comm. members say, 92:1286
– Bank of South, 7 nations reach agreement on new regional development bank, 92:1182
– Federal credit unions should develop alternative loan products for members, NCUA guidance says, 93:286
– Licenses for lenders, Kans. statute applies to instate internet loans and does not violate Commerce Clause (10th Cir.), 92:31
– BoA to pay $35M to settle overdraft fees class action suit (Cal. Super. Ct.), 92:392
– Canada, lawmakers reject competition with Interac among debit card issuers' payment systems, 93:87 – Fraud
– – Check cashing company and owner convicted of failing to file currency transaction reports for checks allegedly cashed by shell companies (S.D. Fla.), 92:446
– – Computer payment processing companies' operator charged with running firms as front for handling internet gambling transactions (S.D.N.Y.), 93:292 – Japan, BOJ-NET payment and settlement system, bank to introduce new system in 2013, 93:150 – SWIFT transfers, U.S. compliance with privacy guarantees, French judge concludes safeguards respected, 92:449; European Comm'n aims to negotiate new pact with U.S., 93:148; EU to incorporate data protection recommendations into agreement, 93:467; European Parliament adopts guidelines for new interim agreement with U.S., 93:542
– ARS, state regulator orders Wachovia to refund $300M, 93:357
– Consumer credit, state banking official permissibly extended payday lending law to cover internet loans via notice (Pa. Commw. Ct.), 93:194 – Failed banks, Dwelling House S&L Assoc., FDIC takes control of troubled institution, 93:313
– AFTRA pension fund files class action suit against JPMorgan Chase Bank for breaching fiduciary duties to clients invested in securities lending program (S.D.N.Y.), 92:287
– Foreign bank and financial accounts report (FBAR), plan fiduciaries sort through confusion arising from recent ruling, 93:19 – Fractional test in cash balance pension plan, Citigroup's application complies with ERISA (2d Cir.), 93:805 – Fraud, State Street allegedly falsified foreign currency exchange prices for state employee funds (Cal. Super. Ct.), 93:802
– Tax fraud, finance ministry releases annual report on enforcement actions, 92:591; government approves overturning certain banking secrecy protections, 92:950
– Foreclosure, Supremacy Clause supersedes Cleveland's suit against national banks over allegedly destructive cycle of lending and securitization, OCC brief says (N.D. Ohio), 92:84
– GLB Act, disclosure of nonpublic personal information, federal law supersedes state disclosure notice order (Wash. Ct. App.), 92:153 – National banks
– – Dugan challenges Congressional Oversight Panel recommendation to roll back some federal supersession of state laws, 92:374
– – Loan practices, OCC uses federal regulations to shield institutions from investigation and enforcement actions by N.Y. authorities (U.S., rev grant), 92:200; (oral arg), 92:1044; strategy and tactics state AGs will use to seek documents from banks to change in aftermath of decision, 93:25; (aff and rev), 93:25 – Regulatory policy, Pres. Obama issues executive order on legal basis of agency supersession to reverse Bush-era policies, 92:1195; executive order could expose banks to state regulation, Viewpoint, 92:1293 – Resistance to attempts to supersede state banking, mortgage foreclosure, and consumer protection laws top enforcement priority, NAAG tells Pres. Obama and Congress, 92:132 – Trusts, OCC letters affirm broad supersession of state laws imposing conditions on fiduciary services offered by national banks, 92:85
– Cloud computing service providers, personal and corporate sensitive information moved to contractor servers may result in different requirements, report says, 92:505
– Credit cards
– – Conn. lawmakers seek to prohibit merchants from displaying more than last 4 digits of card numbers on receipts, 92:265
– – Zip codes not covered by state law barring retailers from requesting and recording personal data as condition of accepting payment (Cal. Ct. App.), 92:88 – Financial products oversight, FTC could lose many consumer protection functions under single-agency plan, 92:1480; correction to 92:1480, 93:13; FTC chair assures lawmakers of agency ability to address key privacy issues under White House plan, 93:60 – Fraud, documents seized by civil receiver admissible in criminal prosecution of alleged Ponzi scheme (5th Cir.), 92:1277 – GLB Act
See IDENTITY THEFT
– Reasonable and appropriate security for personal data, business owner failed to dispose of consumers' personal data properly (D. Nev.), 92:204 – SWIFT transfers, U.S. compliance with privacy guarantees, French judge concludes safeguards respected, 92:449; European Comm'n aims to negotiate new pact with U.S., 93:148; EU to incorporate data protection recommendations into agreement, 93:467; European Parliament adopts guidelines for new interim agreement with U.S., 93:542 – TJX and several financial institutions reach settlement to dismiss class action claims and related litigation stemming from hacking breach, 93:459 – USA PATRIOT Act, Leahy (D-Vt) calls for 4-year sunset on controversial provisions of law, 93:576
– Crucial valuation processes for bank rescues still undecided, Analysis and Perspective, 92:954
– Equity financing, 3 more investment funds raise sufficient private capital to qualify for participation, Treasury Dep't says, 93:618 – Executive compensation, Treasury Dep't not to apply to “passive private investors,” 92:732 – Fund manager selections imminent, Miller says, 92:1308 – Geithner proposal unlikely to attract investors without detailed mechanism to value assets, 92:412; investors and asset managers looking for more plan details, 92:659; likely participants favor idea but have lingering concerns, 92:661; practitioners say additional guidance necessary, 92:742; Allison says Treasury Dep't to launch program soon, 92:1476 – Implementation, some rescue provisions may take effect as economy begins to show improvement, Analysis and Perspective, 93:547 – Legacy Loan Program (LLP), FDIC announces 2-week comment period, 92:733; FDIC may use pilot program to identify potential implementation problems, 92:913; FDIC postpones pilot sale of assets indefinitely but plans test of receivership asset sale soon, 92:1304; FDIC sale of failed bank assets to Residential Credit Solutions sets framework for more deals in future, 93:499 – Legacy Securities Program, Treasury Dep't establishes application deadline, 92:805; Treasury Dep't has not yet selected funds to manage securities, 92:1051; Treasury Dep't selects 9 firms, 93:55; 2 investment funds poised to begin buying bad bank assets, 93:619 – Silo structures for private equity investments in banks, FRB rejects strategy to sidestep BHCA restrictions, 92:912 – Taxation
– – Regulated investment companies, IRS details conditions for look-through treatment for purposes of asset diversification test, 93:438
– – Vehicles created by government as part of program not taxable mortgage pools, IRS says, 93:388 Contact the Webmaster at webmaster@bna.com Copyright © The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |