On June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee released its own version of the tax provisions of H.R. 1, entitled the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which the U.S. House of Representatives passed on May 22, 2025. The full U.S. Senate is expected to debate the Senate Proposal in the days ahead, where additional changes may be made.
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On March 1, 2024, New York Gov. Hochul signed into law chapter 102 of the laws of 2024, which is a chapter amendment1 to the New York LLC Transparency Act (NYLTA). The amended NYLTA will go into effect Jan. 1, 2026, and requires limited liability companies (LLCs) organized or qualified to do business
On Nov. 20, 2023, Florida Rep. Bob Rommel (R-Naples) introduced Florida House Bill 585, which proposes to require certain financial institutions operating in Florida to file a “termination-of-access report” with the OFR when they terminate, suspend, or take any “similar action restricting” a customer’s account access, unless an exemption applies.
On Aug. 2, 2023, California’s Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) released a new rule expanding its authority to regulate unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts and practices (UDAAP). The rule implements Section 90009(e) of the California Consumer Financial Protection Law (CCFPL), which authorizes the DFPI to issue rules defining UDAAPs for commercial financing. This
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On July 27, 2023, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued an interagency notice of proposed rulemaking to implement aspects of the final components of the Basel III agreement, also known as the Basel III end game.
If enacted, the Unlocking Capital Act would establish two investment professional categories—private placement brokers and finders. The legislation would allow these professionals to engage in many activities that, due to investor protection concerns, have been regulated for almost a century.
On Oct. 11, 2022, the U.S. Treasury Department announced that cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex Inc. had agreed to settle $53 million total in fines over allegations it violated sanctions and anti-money-laundering laws. The fines come after the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) conducted parallel investigations into Bittrex’s activities.
On Oct. 3, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) took another step in identifying, assessing, and responding to the risks various types of digital assets pose to the financial system by releasing its Report on Digital Asset Financial Stability Risks and Regulation (Report) in response to President Biden’s March 2022 Executive Order on “Ensuring Responsible
On July 14, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation that, if passed by the Senate and signed into law, would expand the types of institutions required to comply with AML requirements under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). The Establishing New Authorities for Business Laundering and Enabling Risks to Security (ENABLERS) Act could
On June 3, 2020, Congress passed the PPP Flexibility Act to loosen requirements for loan forgiveness for CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) borrowers. The new forgiveness rules will allow borrowers to extend the period for spending the loan proceeds to 24 weeks from the date of disbursement, an increase from the eight-week period originally