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Gurbir Grewal Named as New Director of SEC Enforcement Division
07/14/2021   |   by Jay Dubow, Ghillaine Reid, Meredith Sherman
 White Collar Litigation & Investigations 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 07/12/2021
07/12/2021   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield, Edgar Vargas
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 07/07/2021
07/07/2021   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield, Edgar Vargas
 Consumer Financial Services 
CFPB Issues Bulletin on Rental Screening and Issues of Concern
07/07/2021   |   by David Anthony, Cindy Hanson, Ronald Raether, Timothy St. George
 Consumer Financial Services  Real Estate 
CFPB Issues Bulletin on Rental Screening and Issues of Concern
07/07/2021   |   by David Anthony, Cindy Hanson, Ronald Raether, Timothy St. George
 Consumer Financial Services 
FTC Green Lights Investigations of Key Enforcement Targets
07/06/2021   |   by Timothy Butler, Carlin McCrory, Matthew White
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 06/28/2021
06/28/2021   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield, Edgar Vargas
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 06/22/2021
06/22/2021   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield, Edgar Vargas
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 06/15/2021
06/15/2021   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield, Edgar Vargas
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 06/07/2021
06/07/2021   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Edgar Vargas, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 06/01/2021
06/01/2021   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield, Edgar Vargas
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 05/17/2021
05/17/2021   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield, Edgar Vargas
 Consumer Financial Services 
Key Takeaways for Regional and Community Banks from the Federal Reserve's April 2021 Supervision and Regulation Report
05/13/2021   |   by Zayne Tweed, Susan Ancarrow, Gregory Parisi, James Stevens
 Financial Institutions 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 05/10/2021
05/10/2021   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield, Edgar Vargas
 Consumer Financial Services 
FTC Testifies Before Congress on Its Work to Protect Consumers from COVID-19 Scams and Threats to Its Ability to Return Money to Victims of Illegal Conduct
05/07/2021   |   by J.B. Craddock, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 05/03/2021
05/03/2021   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Alan Wingfield, Edgar Vargas
 Consumer Financial Services 
SBA's Restaurant Revitalization Fund Begins Taking Applications May 3
04/29/2021   |   by Richard Eckman, Jeremy Tomes
 Corporate  Finance, Restructuring & Bankruptcy 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 04/26/2021
04/26/2021   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield, Edgar Vargas
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 04/19/2021
04/19/2021   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield, Edgar Vargas
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 04/12/2021
04/12/2021   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Edgar Vargas, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 04/05/2021
04/05/2021   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Edgar Vargas, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 03/29/2021
03/29/2021   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Edgar Vargas, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 03/22/2021
03/22/2021   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Edgar Vargas, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Checklist of Considerations: Transactions During the Pandemic and After
03/16/2021   |   by Daniel McDonough, Bruce Fenton, Todd Feinsmith, Howard Goldberg, Susan Lessack, Kathryn Nordick, David Stauber
 Corporate  Health Care and Life Sciences 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 03/15/2021
03/15/2021   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Edgar Vargas, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 03/08/2021
03/08/2021   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Edgar Vargas, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
FINRA Publishes New Annual Report on FINRA's Examination and Risk Monitoring Program
03/03/2021   |   by Jay Dubow, Ghillaine Reid, Brian Nichilo, Angela Monaco
 Financial Institutions  White Collar Litigation & Investigations 
2020 Consumer Financial Services Year in Review & A Look Ahead
02/26/2021   |   by Troutman Pepper Consumer Financial Services Team
 Consumer Financial Services 
State AGs Endorse Call for President Biden to Cancel $50,000 in Federal Student Loan Debt
02/25/2021   |   by Mark Windham, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 02/22/2021
02/22/2021   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Edgar Vargas, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
What Banking and the Financial Services Industry Can Expect from the Biden Administration
02/17/2021   |   by Richard Eckman, Paige Fitzgerald
 Consumer Financial Services  Financial Institutions 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 02/16/2021
02/16/2021   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Edgar Vargas, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
ESG and Corporate Reporting
02/16/2021   |   by Lauren Luptak, Shelli Willis
 Consumer Financial Services  Financial Institutions 
Managing Dueling Agendas in Banking Regulation
02/12/2021   |   by Shelli Willis
 Financial Institutions 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 02/08/2021
02/08/2021   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Edgar Vargas, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 02/02/2021
02/02/2021   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Edgar Vargas, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 01/25/2021
01/25/2021   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Edgar Vargas, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 01/19/2021
01/19/2021   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Key Considerations for the 2021 Reporting Season
01/15/2021   |   by Susan Ancarrow, Elizabeth Davis, Paul Fancher, Robert Friedel, Todd Kornfeld, Lauren Luptak, David Meyers, Shannon Patterson, Shelli Willis
 Corporate  Financial Institutions 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 01/11/2021
01/11/2021   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 01/04/2021
01/04/2021   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 12/28/2020
12/28/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
A Look Back at COVID-19 Legal Issues - and a Look Ahead
12/23/2020   |   by Troutman Pepper
 Commercial/Contracts  Consumer Financial Services  Corporate  Cybersecurity and Privacy  Employee Benefits  Energy and Infrastructure  Environmental  Finance, Restructuring & Bankruptcy  Financial Institutions  Health Care and Life Sciences  Insurance  Intellectual Property  Labor and Employment  Litigation  Reopening/Return to Work  Tax  TS Strategies/Govt. Relations/Lobbying  White Collar Litigation & Investigations 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 12/21/2020
12/21/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 12/14/2020
12/14/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 12/08/2020
12/08/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 11/30/2020
11/30/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 11/24/2020
11/24/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
OCC Publishes Semiannual Risk Perspective for Fall 2020 - Key Issues and Effects of COVID-19
11/19/2020   |   by Kyle Whiteman, Michael Mann, James Stevens, Richard Eckman
 Corporate  Financial Institutions 
Highlights: SEC Division of Enforcement 2020 Annual Report
11/18/2020   |   by Jay Dubow, Ghillaine Reid, Whitney Tantisuwanna
 White Collar Litigation & Investigations 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 11/16/2020
11/16/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
New York Continues Suspension of Medical and Student Debt Collections Until 2021
11/13/2020   |   by Stephen Steinlight, Megan Burns, Joshua Dachs
 Consumer Financial Services 
New SBA Questionnaires Ask PPP Borrowers of $2M or More to Justify Economic Need
11/12/2020   |   by Jeremy Tomes, Richard Eckman, James Stevens
 Corporate  Financial Institutions 
COVID-19 Headlines FTC's "Green Lights & Red Flags"
11/11/2020   |   by Chelsea Merritt, Timothy Butler
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 11/10/2020
11/09/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 11/02/2020
11/02/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
OFAC Warns Companies About Facilitating Ransomware Payments
10/26/2020   |   by Sharie Brown, Miranda Dore, Troy Jenkins
 Corporate  Financial Institutions 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 10/26/2020
10/26/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 10/19/2020
10/19/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
National Apartment Association Claims Nationwide Foreclosure Freeze Is Unconstitutional
10/15/2020   |   by Eli Kaplan, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 10/13/2020
10/13/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
SBA Issues Long-Awaited Guidance on Change of Ownership Transactions Involving PPP Loan Borrowers
10/06/2020   |   by Christopher Rossi, Jeremy Tomes, Lindsay Austin, Matthew Roberts, Richard Eckman, James Stevens
 Corporate  Finance, Restructuring & Bankruptcy  Small/Midsized Business Concerns 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 10/05/2020
10/05/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Nonprofit, Multi-Borrower Loans and Other Updates to the Main Street Lending Program
09/29/2020   |   by Loren Flath, Frank Montes de Oca, J. Boericke, Hazen Dempster, Michael Karpen
 Corporate  Finance, Restructuring & Bankruptcy  Financial Institutions 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 09/29/2020
09/29/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 09/21/2020
09/21/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
CDC Orders Nationwide Moratorium on Evictions for Renters Affected by COVID-19
09/14/2020   |   by Alex Teixeira, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 09/14/2020
09/14/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 09/08/2020
09/08/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
"Combating State Court Consumer Counterclaims" RMAi Presentation Available for Viewing
09/03/2020   |   by David Anthony, Jonathan Floyd, Timothy Butler, Jed Komisin
 Consumer Financial Services 
Sub Debt in Unprecedented Times
09/02/2020   |   by Mark Jones, Beth Davis
 Consumer Financial Services  Financial Institutions 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 08/31/2020
08/31/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 08/24/2020
08/24/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Oregon Banks and Trade Association File Declaratory Action Requesting Relief from State Legislation Alleged to be Retroactively Applying Lending Obligations More Onerous Than the CARES Act
08/19/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, David Anthony, Jed Komisin
 Consumer Financial Services 
SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations Issues COVID-19 Risk Alert
08/18/2020   |   by Genna Garver, Terrance Reilly, Christopher Trueax
 Investment Funds 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 08/17/2020
08/17/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Federal Reserve Adds Nonprofit Loan Facilities and Other Updates to the Main Street Lending Program
08/12/2020   |   by Loren Flath, Frank Montes de Oca, J. Boericke, Hazen Dempster
 Corporate  Finance, Restructuring & Bankruptcy  Financial Institutions 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 08/10/2020
08/10/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 08/03/2020
08/03/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 07/27/2020
07/27/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 07/20/2020
07/20/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Colorado Enacts Garnishment Moratorium in Response to COVID-19
07/16/2020   |   by Alex Teixeira, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services  Finance, Restructuring & Bankruptcy 
Price Gouging: AG Enforcement Actions and Investigations on the Rise
07/14/2020   |   by Miranda Dore, Ashley Taylor
 Consumer Financial Services  White Collar Litigation & Investigations 
CISA Shares Five Ways a Business's Staff Could Reduce Their Cyber Risks
07/14/2020   |   by Ronald Raether, Edgar Vargas
 Consumer Financial Services  Cybersecurity and Privacy 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 07/13/2020
07/13/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
NY Court Blocks Mezzanine Lender's UCC Foreclosure Sale in Light of COVID-19 Pandemic
07/07/2020   |   by Deborah Enea, Ashleigh Reibach Huggett
 Lending Programs 
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 07/06/2020
07/06/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Congress Passes Extension of Paycheck Protection Program
07/02/2020   |   by Jeremy Tomes, Lindsay Austin, Richard Eckman, Christopher Rossi, James Stevens
 Consumer Financial Services  Corporate  Small/Midsized Business Concerns 
Four Ways to Distinguish Between Scammers and Legitimate COVID-19 Contact Tracers
06/29/2020   |   by Ronald Raether, Edgar Vargas
 Consumer Financial Services  Cybersecurity and Privacy 
Troutman Sanders Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 06/29/2020
06/29/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
CFPB Issues Interim Final Rule on Treatment of Certain COVID-19 Related Loss Mitigation Options Under Regulation X
06/26/2020   |   by Tina Safi Felahi, Virginia Bell Flynn, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services  Finance, Restructuring & Bankruptcy 
Federal Reserve Releases Updated Main Street Lending Program FAQs
06/23/2020   |   by Frank Montes de Oca, J. Bradley Boericke, Hazen Dempster, Scott Saks
 Consumer Financial Services  Lending Programs 
Troutman Sanders Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 06/22/2020
06/22/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Federal Reserve to Expand Main Street Lending Program to Nonprofits
06/18/2020   |   by Loren Flath, Deborah Enea, J. Bradley Boericke, Matthew Roberts, Lindsay Austin, Hazen Dempster, James Stevens
 Lending Programs 
Update: California Assembly Adjourns Without Reconsidering Sweeping Mortgage Relief Bill
06/18/2020   |   by Elizabeth Holt Andrews, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services  Lending Programs 
Consumer Reporting under the CARES Act: CFPB Publishes FAQs Seeking to Clarify Key Compliance Issues
06/17/2020   |   by David Anthony, Cindy Hanson, Ethan Ostroff, Ronald Raether, Timothy St. George, Alan Wingfield, Julie Hoffmeister, Scott Kelly, Meagan Mihalko
 Consumer Financial Services 
Sweeping Coronavirus Relief Bill Shot Down in the California Assembly - Unknown Chance of Revival
06/17/2020   |   by George Laiolo, Elizabeth Andrews, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services  Lending Programs 
The Main Street Lending Program Is Officially Open for Lender Registration
06/15/2020   |   by Frank Montes de Oca, Hazen Dempster, Matthew Roberts, Scott Saks, J. Bradley Boericke
 Financial Institutions  Lending Programs  Small/Midsized Business Concerns 
Troutman Sanders Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 06/15/2020
06/15/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
SBA Issues Guidance on Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act
06/12/2020   |   by Jeremy Tomes, Brenna Sheffield, Matthew Roberts, James Stevens, Lindsay Austin, Christopher Rossi, Richard Eckman
 Corporate  Finance, Restructuring & Bankruptcy  Financial Institutions 
Managing Conflicts of Interest in Distressed Follow-On Investments
06/11/2020   |   by Brent Morowitz
 Corporate 
CFPB Receives a Record Number of Consumer Complaints in March and April
06/10/2020   |   by Mark Kundmueller, Cindy Hanson
 Consumer Financial Services 
Nevada Allows Collection Agency Licensees to Resume Certain Outbound Collections
06/09/2020   |   by Jed Komisin, Ethan Ostroff, David Anthony
 Consumer Financial Services 
Expansion of Federal Reserve Main Street Lending Program Intends to Attract More Borrowers
06/09/2020   |   by J. Bradley Boericke, Hazen Dempster, Loren Flath, Michael Karpen, Frank Montes de Oca
 Financial Institutions  Lending Programs  Small/Midsized Business Concerns 
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Cybersecurity Bill to Regulate Contact Tracing Apps Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
06/08/2020   |   by Alex Teixeira, Sadia Mirza, Ethan Ostroff, Brett Dorman
 Cybersecurity and Privacy 
Troutman Sanders Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 06/08/2020
06/08/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
President Signs Legislation With Substantial Changes to PPP Loan Forgiveness Into Law
06/05/2020   |   by Jeremy Tomes, Lindsay Austin, Matthew Roberts, Christopher Rossi, Richard Eckman, James Stevens
 Corporate  Finance, Restructuring & Bankruptcy  Financial Institutions  TS Strategies/Govt. Relations/Lobbying 
Congress Passes Legislation With Substantial Changes to PPP Loan Forgiveness
06/04/2020   |   by Jeremy Tomes, Lindsay Austin, Matthew Roberts, Christopher Rossi, Richard Eckman, James Stevens
 Lending Programs  TS Strategies/Govt. Relations/Lobbying 
Are Your Financing Agreements Immune from COVID-19? Considerations for MAE, Force Majeure and Other Contractual Defenses
06/01/2020   |   by Michael Karpen, Gary Marsh, Alexandra Peurach, Chad Warpula, Justin Wood, Frank Montes de Oca
 Commercial/Contracts  Finance, Restructuring & Bankruptcy 
California Consumer Privacy Act Immune to COVID-19
06/01/2020   |   by Ronald Raether, Ashley Taylor, Sam Hyams, Sadia Mirza
 Consumer Financial Services 
Federal Reserve Releases Additional Information on Main Street Lending Program
06/01/2020   |   by J. Bradley Boericke, Hazen Dempster, Michael Karpen, Scott Saks, Matthew Roberts, Loren Flath
 Financial Institutions  Lending Programs  Small/Midsized Business Concerns 
Troutman Sanders Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 06/01/2020
06/01/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Congress Considers Changes to Address PPP Forgiveness Issues
05/29/2020   |   by Jeremy Tomes, Zayne Tweed, James Stevens, Matthew Roberts, Richard Eckman, Christopher Rossi, Jacob Lutz, Lindsay Austin
 Corporate  Finance, Restructuring & Bankruptcy  Financial Institutions  TS Strategies/Govt. Relations/Lobbying 
Iowa Lifts COVID-19 Debt Collection, Eviction, Foreclosure Moratorium
05/29/2020   |   by Alex Teixeira, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services 
A Primer on Municipal Bankruptcy
05/27/2020   |   by Francis Lawall, Gary Marsh
 Finance, Restructuring & Bankruptcy 
Troutman Sanders Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 05/26/2020
05/26/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
New Bank Interagency Lending Principles Expand Opportunities for Small-Dollar Lending
05/21/2020   |   by Richard Eckman, James Stevens
 Consumer Financial Services  Financial Institutions 
FTC Releases Tips to Combat Contact-Tracing Scammers
05/20/2020   |   by Ronald Raether, Sam Hyams
 Consumer Financial Services  Cybersecurity and Privacy 
Private Fund Managers: The Do's and Don'ts of Investor Communications in Times of Crisis
05/19/2020   |   by Genna Garver
 Corporate 
CFPB Releases New Documents Outlining Responsibilities of Financial Firms During COVID-19 Pandemic
05/18/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Alex Teixeira
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Sanders Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 05/18/2020
05/18/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Providing Loan Relief to Consumers Affected by the COVID-19 Shutdown Consistent With Safety and Soundness
05/15/2020   |   by Mark Dabertin
 Consumer Financial Services  Financial Institutions 
Watchdog Report Cites Deficiencies in SBA's Administration of PPP Program
05/12/2020   |   by Jeremy Tomes, Mark Dabertin, James Stevens, Richard Eckman
 Finance, Restructuring & Bankruptcy 
Coalition of 24 State Attorneys General Push for Congress to Resolve Paycheck Protection Program Issues
05/12/2020   |   by Stephen Piepgrass, Ashley Taylor, Miranda Dore
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Sanders Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 05/11/2020
05/11/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Senators Announce Plans to Introduce COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act
05/08/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Sadia Mirza, Alex Teixeira
 Cybersecurity and Privacy 
Comment Period Closes on FCC Petition Regarding TCPA Emergency Purposes Exception Related to COVID-19
05/08/2020   |   by David Gettings
 Consumer Financial Services  Cybersecurity and Privacy 
Mass. Clash: Federal Judge Temporarily Halts Massachusetts' Sweeping COVID-19 Debt Collection Emergency Regulations
05/07/2020   |   by David Anthony, Chris Carlson, Siran Faulders, Jed Komisin, Ethan Ostroff, Stephen Piepgrass, Ashley Taylor
 Consumer Financial Services  State-Specific Guidance 
What's Ahead for the Leveraged Loan Market
05/06/2020   |   by Deborah Enea, Justin Wood
 Consumer Financial Services 
In-Depth Look at Federal Reserve's Updated Details of Main Street Lending Program
05/05/2020   |   by J. Bradley Boericke, Hazen Dempster, Kristopher Henman, Michael Karpen, Scott Saks, Callan Stein
 Financial Institutions  Lending Programs  Small/Midsized Business Concerns 
Overview: Federal Reserve Revises and Clarifies Main Street Lending Program
05/05/2020   |   by J. Bradley Boericke, Hazen Dempster, Kristopher Henman, Michael Karpen, Scott Saks, Callan Stein
 Financial Institutions  Lending Programs  Small/Midsized Business Concerns 
NCUA Amends Regulations to Support the CARES Act PPP
05/05/2020   |   by Andrew Buxbaum, Nick Ramos
 Consumer Financial Services  Lending Programs 
Four Takeaways From April 2020's LIBOR Transition Developments
05/04/2020   |   by J. Bradley Boericke, Hazen Dempster, Deborah Enea, David Meyers, Justin Wood, Cot Eversole, Jonathan Hammond, Frank Montes de Oca
 Corporate  Financial Institutions 
"Callin' Baton Rouge"? Public Service Commission Says No Moratorium on Telephonic Solicitation and Debt Collection in the Pelican State, for Now
05/04/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Dan Stillman
 Consumer Financial Services  State-Specific Guidance 
Troutman Sanders Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 05/04/2020
05/04/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Avoiding (Additional) PPP Headaches - Considerations When Addressing PPP Loans Under Existing Loan Documents
05/01/2020   |   by Justin Wood, Kristopher Henman, Richard Pollak, Talia Davis
 Corporate  Finance, Restructuring & Bankruptcy  Lending Programs 
COVID-19 Has Blocked Access to Court Records - How to Deal with Disputes and Reinserting Information Under the FCRA
05/01/2020   |   by Ronald Raether, Ashley Taylor, David Anthony, Julie Hoffmeister
 Consumer Financial Services 
Five Things You Need to Know - CFPB Issues Interpretive Rule Addressing COVID-19 Impact on TRID and Reg Z Waiver Requirements
05/01/2020   |   by Michael Lacy, Bill Mayberry, Mark Dabertin, Richard Eckman
 Consumer Financial Services 
Chapter 11 Debtors Clash With the SBA Over PPP Eligibility
05/01/2020   |   by Deborah Kovsky-Apap, Richard Hagerty
 Finance, Restructuring & Bankruptcy  Lending Programs  Small/Midsized Business Concerns 
IRS Guidance Prevents Double Tax Benefit for Forgiven Paycheck Protection Program Loans
05/01/2020   |   by Robert Friedman, Mark Goldsmith, Joel Post
 Tax 
Addressing Servicer Liquidity Concerns, FHFA Announces 4-Month Advance Obligation Limit for Mortgage Loans in COVID-19 Forbearance
04/30/2020   |   by Alan Wingfield, Mark Windham
 Consumer Financial Services 
State AGs to CRAs: If CFPB Won't Enforce CARES Act Requirements, We Will
04/29/2020   |   by David Anthony, Alan Wingfield, Cindy Hanson, Meagan Mihalko, Jed Komisin
 Consumer Financial Services 
Indiana Supreme Court Limits Creditors' Right to Garnish Stimulus Payments
04/29/2020   |   by Cindy Hanson, Mark Kundmueller
 Consumer Financial Services  State-Specific Guidance 
Private Fund Managers: The Do's and Don'ts of Working From Home
04/28/2020   |   by Genna Garver, Kurt Wolfe, Cot Eversole
 Corporate 
Senators Propose Broader Measures to Limit Debt Collection During Pandemic
04/28/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services 
Bankruptcy Asset Sales: A Primer
04/27/2020   |   by Hugh McDonald, Deborah Kovsky-Apap, Andrew Buck
 Finance, Restructuring & Bankruptcy 
Indiana Supreme Court Protects COVID-19 Stimulus Checks
04/27/2020   |   by David Gettings, Kathleen Knudsen
 Consumer Financial Services 
Satisfying the "Need" Requirement for a Paycheck Protection Program Loan
04/27/2020   |   by Paul Davis Facher, Robert Friedel, Scott Saks
 Consumer Financial Services  Corporate  Small/Midsized Business Concerns 
Troutman Sanders Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 04/27/2020
04/27/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
The Show-Me State Is Out for Answers: Missouri Sues China, Chinese Communist Party Over COVID-19
04/24/2020   |   by Matthew White, Ashley Taylor
 Consumer Financial Services  State-Specific Guidance 
CFPB Releases Video To Help Non-Filers Receive Economic Impact Payments
04/24/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Alex Teixeira
 Consumer Financial Services 
Stock Buyback Programs in the Era of COVID-19 - Including Special Regulatory Considerations for Banks and Bank Holding Companies
04/24/2020   |   by Paul Davis Fancher, Robert Friedel, Ali Elkhalil, Cot Eversole
 Corporate  Financial Institutions 
Learning from the Past to Avoid Fraud in COVID-19 and its Aftermath
04/24/2020   |   by Megan Rahman, John West, Ghillaine Reid, James Stevens, LA Kuykendall
 Consumer Financial Services  Financial Institutions  White Collar Litigation & Investigations 
Heeding Bank Agencies' Call for Increased Small-Dollar and Short-Term Lending Through Fintech Relationships
04/23/2020   |   by Richard Eckman, Mark Dabertin, James Stevens
 Consumer Financial Services  Financial Institutions 
NCUA Temporarily Modifies Regulatory Requirements Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
04/23/2020   |   by Nick Ramos, Siran Faulders
 Consumer Financial Services 
Private Student Loan Servicers Enter Agreement with Multiple States for Relief Options
04/23/2020   |   by Joseph DeFazio, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services 
A Primer on DIP Financing in the COVID-19 Landscape
04/22/2020   |   by Harris Winsberg, Brett Goodman
 Finance, Restructuring & Bankruptcy 
Proposed Class Complaint Against Zoom Video Tests Newly Enacted California Consumer Privacy Act
04/22/2020   |   by Jed Komisin, David Anthony, Timothy Butler
 Consumer Financial Services  Cybersecurity and Privacy  Litigation  State-Specific Guidance 
The American Council on Education Calls for Extended Student Loan Relief
04/22/2020   |   by Tina Safi Felahi, Virginia Bell Flynn, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services 
To Serve and Be Served: Service of Process Issues in Light of COVID-19
04/21/2020   |   by Lauren Geiser, Amy Pritchard Williams
 Consumer Financial Services 
FTC Alleges Company Falsely Claimed To Be Approved SBA Loan Provider as Part of Federal COVID-19 Relief Program
04/20/2020   |   by Scott Kelly, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Sanders Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 04/20/2020
04/20/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Daniel Stillman, Jed Komisin
 Consumer Financial Services 
Sign of Things to Come: Bank Is Sued in a Class Action Under the CARES Act
04/17/2020   |   by Maryia Jones, Ethan Ostroff, Andrew Buxbaum, Jon Hubbard
 Consumer Financial Services  Financial Institutions  Litigation  Small/Midsized Business Concerns 
Comments to Federal Reserve Main Street Lending Program
04/17/2020   |   by J. Bradley Boericke, Hazen Dempster, Michael Karpen, Richard Pollak, Scott Saks, Callan Stein
 CARES Act  Financial Institutions  Lending Programs  Small/Midsized Business Concerns 
Director Fiduciary Duties: Navigating Insolvency Risk in Newly (COVID-19) Distressed Companies
04/17/2020   |   by Pamela Palmer, Howard Privette, Douglas Herrmann, Samantha Burdick
 Finance, Restructuring & Bankruptcy  Litigation 
PPP Loans and Complying With the Equal Credit Opportunity Act
04/17/2020   |   by Richard Eckman, Mark Dabertin
 Financial Institutions  Lending Programs 
Italy: COVID-19 Emergency and Businesses' Crisis
04/16/2020   |   by Emanuele Rumi Rios, Anna Mappa, Cesare Giuliano
 Finance, Restructuring & Bankruptcy 
Lawmakers and State AGs Write Letters Compelling U.S. Treasury to Shield Stimulus Checks From Private Debt Collectors
04/16/2020   |   by Megan Burns, Ashley Nimitz, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services 
CFPB and FHFA Announce Borrower Protection Program
04/16/2020   |   by Mark Windham, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services 
CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program: Loans to Businesses Associated with PPP Lenders, Businesses with Legal Gaming Revenue and Self-Employed Borrowers
04/16/2020   |   by Richard Eckman, Jacob Lutz, Christopher Rossi, Brenna Sheffield, James Stevens
 Consumer Financial Services  Financial Institutions  Lending Programs 
New York Reaches Agreement with Private Student Loan Servicers To Provide Relief Not Covered Under the CARES Act
04/15/2020   |   by Joshua Dachs, Joseph DeFazio, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services  State-Specific Guidance 
Massachusetts AG Declares CARES Act Payments Off-Limits
04/15/2020   |   by Chris Holinger, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services  State-Specific Guidance 
New CFPB Interpretive Rule Allows Consumers To Receive Certain Pandemic-Relief Payments Through Prepaid Accounts
04/14/2020   |   by Alex Teixeira, Ethan Ostroff, D. Kyle Deak
 Consumer Financial Services 
SEC Grants Additional COVID-19 Relief to Business Development Companies
04/14/2020   |   by John Ford, John Falco, Theodore Edwards
 Investment Funds 
D.C. Passes COVID-19 Relief Act Which Significantly Limits Debt Collection Activity, Provides Mortgage Payment Deferments, Places Renting Restrictions, and Contains a Credit Reporting Prohibition
04/13/2020   |   by David Anthony, Ethan Ostroff, Jed Komisin
 Consumer Financial Services  State-Specific Guidance 
Proposed New Jersey COVID-19 Relief Bill Aims To Curb Debt Collection Activities
04/13/2020   |   by Joseph DeFazio, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services 
New Bill Proposes Amendments to FDCPA and FCRA
04/13/2020   |   by Tim Bado, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services 
Federal Reserve Releases Details of Main Street Lending Program
04/13/2020   |   by J. Boericke, Hazen Dempster, Michael Karpen, Richard Pollak, Scott Saks, Callan Stein
 CARES Act  Finance, Restructuring & Bankruptcy  Lending Programs  Small/Midsized Business Concerns 
Troutman Sanders Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 04/13/2020
04/13/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Ronald Raether, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
"Liquidity Decree" (D.L. April 8, 2020, n. 23) Urgent Measures for Access to Financial Credit, Internationalization and Tax Compliance
04/10/2020   |   by Alessia Salamone, Simona Birritter, Elisabetta Bonuso, Emiliano Papitto
 Lending Programs 
Bank Regulators Provide Targeted BSA Reporting Relief and Update Guidance Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
04/09/2020   |   by Zayne Tweed, Seth Winter, James Stevens, Mark Dabertin
 Financial Institutions 
Maryland Governor Issues Amended Executive Order Suspending Residential Foreclosures and Certain Residential and Commercial Evictions
04/09/2020   |   by Richard Hagerty, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services 
Amid COVID-19 Struggle, New York Abandons Plan To Implement State Licensure of Debt Collectors
04/09/2020   |   by Stephen Steinlight, Joshua Dachs, Megan Burns
 Consumer Financial Services  State-Specific Guidance 
HUD Issues New CARES Act Mortgage Payment Relief for FHA Single Family Homeowners
04/09/2020   |   by Chris Holinger, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services 
Overview of Managing Customer Relationships in Troubled Times
04/08/2020   |   by Francis Lawall, Donald Detweiler
 Finance, Restructuring & Bankruptcy 
Update: Public Meeting Requirements in the Age of COVID-19
04/08/2020   |   by Ashley Taylor, Stephen Piepgrass, Chris Carlson, Miranda Dore
 Consumer Financial Services  State-Specific Guidance 
Massachusetts AG Clarifies Emergency Regulation Governing Debt Collection During COVID-19
04/08/2020   |   by Kendall Hamilton Tan, David Gettings
 Consumer Financial Services  State-Specific Guidance 
New York Reduces the Statute of Limitations for Recovery of Medical Debt
04/08/2020   |   by Stephen Steinlight, Joshua Dachs, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services  State-Specific Guidance 
SEC Chairman Encourages Companies to Disclose Funding Needs, Including Participation in Federal Emergency Funding Programs
04/08/2020   |   by Todd Kornfeld, Cagatay Akkoyun
 Corporate  Lending Programs 
EU Commission's Action Against COVID-19 Pandemic
04/07/2020   |   by Emanuele Rumi Rios, Andrea Gemma
 Lending Programs 
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Releases Guidance on Application of Debt Collection Deferral Requirements
04/07/2020   |   by David Anthony, Chris Carlson, Siran Faulders, Jed Komisin, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services  State-Specific Guidance 
Nevada Department of Business & Industry's COVID-19 Debt Collection Guidance Raises More Questions Than Answers
04/07/2020   |   by Dan Stillman, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services  State-Specific Guidance 
West Virginia Supreme Court Extends Judicial Emergency To Reduce In-person Proceedings Due to COVID-19
04/07/2020   |   by Jon Hubbard, Ethan Ostroff, Jason Manning, D. Kyle Deak
 Consumer Financial Services  State-Specific Guidance 
California Emergency Rule Suspends Judicial Foreclosures
04/07/2020   |   by Elizabeth Briones, Syed Reza
 Consumer Financial Services  State-Specific Guidance 
The Era of COVID-19 for Private Fund Managers: The Do's and Don'ts of Investor Calls
04/06/2020   |   by Genna Garver, Julia Corelli, Cot Eversole
 Investment Funds 
Considerations When Modifying Loan Documents in Response to COVID-19 Disruptions
04/06/2020   |   by Justin Wood, Talia Davis, Richard Pollak, Matthew Roberts
 Finance, Restructuring & Bankruptcy 
Troutman Sanders Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 04/06/2020
04/06/2020   |   by David Anthony, Paul Boller, Jed Komisin, Ethan Ostroff, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Paycheck Protection Program: Are You Feeling Small and Left Out? There May be an Answer for You
04/05/2020   |   by Christopher Rossi, Michael Temple
 CARES Act  Corporate  Lending Programs  Small/Midsized Business Concerns 
What Small Businesses Need to Know About Restructuring Under Subchapter V and the CARES Act
04/03/2020   |   by Deborah Kovsky-Apap, Hugh McDonald
 Finance, Restructuring & Bankruptcy  Small/Midsized Business Concerns 
Paycheck Protection Program: New Loan Application, Interim Final Rule Released on Eve of Program Opening
04/03/2020   |   by Joseph Kadlec, Christopher Rossi, Callan Stein, Michael Temple
 CARES Act  Corporate  Lending Programs  Small/Midsized Business Concerns 
Good Cyber Hygiene Required: FBI Warns of Rise in Internet Fraud Schemes Due to COVID-19
04/03/2020   |   by Mary Zinsner, Andrew Buxbaum, Elizabeth Briones
 Consumer Financial Services  Cybersecurity and Privacy 
CARES ACT Expands SBA Loan Eligibility for Hotels and Restaurants
04/02/2020   |   by Genna Garver, Wallace Bao
 CARES Act  Lending Programs  Small/Midsized Business Concerns 
FDIC and OCC Issue Operational and Regulatory FAQs for Financial Institutions in Wake of COVID-19
04/02/2020   |   by Jacob Lutz, Gregory Parisi, Seth Winter, Mark Dabertin, Zayne Tweed
 Financial Institutions 
NACARA Best Practices To Guide Collection Industry During COVID-19 Health Crisis
04/02/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff, David Anthony, Ashley Taylor, Stephen Piepgrass, Chris Carlson, Matthew White
 Consumer Financial Services 
Accounting and Financial Reporting Relief for Eligible Financial Institutions under the CARES Act
04/02/2020   |   by Cot Eversole, Paul Fancher, Seth Winter, Zayne Tweed, Gregory Parisi
 CARES Act  Financial Institutions 
Regulators FINRA, SEC, and CFPB Send Warning Alerts to Consumer-Investors of Coronavirus-Related Scams
04/02/2020   |   by Stephen Steinlight, Megan Burns
 Consumer Financial Services 
Trade Associations Petition FCC To Include COVID-19 Related Calls in TCPA Emergency Purposes Exemption
04/02/2020   |   by Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services 
CFPB Publishes Consumer Guide to Mortgage and Rent Relief Options under the CARES Act
04/02/2020   |   by Mark Windham, Ethan Ostroff
 CARES Act  Consumer Financial Services 
CFPB Issues New Policy Guidance on Reporting And Dispute Resolution During the COVID-19 Pandemic
04/02/2020   |   by David Anthony, David Gettings, Ethan Ostroff, Paul Boller, Jed Komisin
 Consumer Financial Services 
CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program: Latest Details
04/01/2020   |   by Richard Eckman, Jacob Lutz, Christopher Rossi, James Stevens, Zayne Tweed
 CARES Act  Consumer Financial Services  Financial Institutions  Lending Programs 
SBA Affiliation Regulations Impacting Eligibility for Paycheck Protection Program 7(a) Loans
04/01/2020   |   by Christopher Rossi
 CARES Act  Corporate  Investment Funds  Lending Programs  Small/Midsized Business Concerns 
Minnesota Governor Restricts Debt Collectors from Working in the Office
04/01/2020   |   by Jessica Lohr, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services  State-Specific Guidance 
Consumers Report Loss of $5.85 Million Due to COVID-19 Scams Nationwide
04/01/2020   |   by Megan Burns
 Consumer Financial Services 
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Enacts Emergency Provisions Requiring Collection Agencies To Inform Consumers of Option To Defer Payments
03/31/2020   |   by Jed Komisin, Chris Carlson, David Anthony, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services  State-Specific Guidance 
New Jersey Borrowers Impacted by COVID-19 Receive 90-Day Grace Period on Mortgage Payments
03/31/2020   |   by Joseph DeFazio, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services  State-Specific Guidance 
CFPB Postpones Reporting Deadlines in Light of COVID-19 Pandemic
03/31/2020   |   by Kathleen Knudsen, David Gettings
 Consumer Financial Services 
CARES Act Offers Six Months of Debt Relief to Student Loan Borrowers
03/31/2020   |   by Allison Melton, David Gettings, Alan Wingfield
 CARES Act  Consumer Financial Services 
Illinois Offers Guidance to Licensed Collection Agencies Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
03/31/2020   |   by Punit Marwaha, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services  State-Specific Guidance 
Supreme Court of Virginia Extends Judicial Emergency in Response to COVID-19
03/31/2020   |   by Alex Teixeira, D. Kyle Deak, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services  State-Specific Guidance 
FTC Takes Action and Provides Guidance on Avoiding COVID-19 Scams
03/31/2020   |   by D. Kyle Deak, Ashley Nimitz, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services 
SEC Allows Affiliated Purchases of Debt Securities From Registered Open-End Investment Companies
03/30/2020   |   by John Ford, John Falco, Genna Garver, Christopher Trueax
 Financial Institutions  Investment Funds 
Troutman Sanders Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 03/30/2020
03/30/2020   |   by David Anthony, Paul Boller, Jed Komisin, Ethan Ostroff, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program: How Lenders Can Participate
03/28/2020   |   by Richard Eckman, Christopher Rossi, James Stevens, Jacob Lutz
 CARES Act  Consumer Financial Services  Financial Institutions  Lending Programs 
Troutman Sanders Strategies COVID-19 Update from D.C. - Phase 3 Stimulus Package Summary
03/27/2020   |   by Lindsay Austin, Thomas Tilton, Christopher Baxter
 Lending Programs  TS Strategies/Govt. Relations/Lobbying 
Outlook and Impact of Coronavirus on Venture Capital Investments and Emerging-Growth Companies
03/27/2020   |   by Christopher Miller, Thomas Dwyer, Stephen Fox, Kenneth Minturn, Christopher Hagenbuch, Daniel Sieck
 Emerging Growth  Investment Funds 
Ohio Representative Proposes Bill to Stop Debt Collection During COVID-19 Emergency
03/27/2020   |   by Mark Kundmueller, Cindy Hanson
 Consumer Financial Services  State-Specific Guidance 
Massachusetts Declares Sweeping Prohibition of Debt Collection Practices in Light of COVID-19
03/27/2020   |   by Chris Carlson, Ethan Ostroff, Ashley Taylor
 Consumer Financial Services  State-Specific Guidance 
CCPA Enforcement Alert: Businesses Must Not Ignore CCPA Requirements During COVID-19 Pandemic
03/27/2020   |   by Sharon Klein, Jeffrey Goldman, Alex Nisenbaum, Brett A. Dorman
 Cybersecurity and Privacy 
Overview of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) Paycheck Protection Program
03/27/2020   |   by Christopher Rossi
 CARES Act  Corporate  Financial Institutions  Lending Programs  Small/Midsized Business Concerns 
Federal Regulators Encourage Financial Institutions To Consider Small-Dollar Consumer Loans During COVID-19 Pandemic
03/27/2020   |   by Alex Teixeira, Ethan Ostroff, D. Kyle Deak
 Consumer Financial Services 
The CARES Act's Nationwide Mortgage Foreclosure Moratorium Headlines Its Important Consumer Protection Provisions
03/27/2020   |   by David Anthony, Cindy Hanson, Ethan Ostroff, Alan Wingfield, Jed Komisin
 CARES Act  Consumer Financial Services 
Small Business Administration (SBA) Coronavirus Guidance and Loan Resources
03/26/2020   |   by Lindsay Austin, Thomas Tilton, Christopher Baxter
 Lending Programs  Small/Midsized Business Concerns 
SEC Extends Relief for Funds and Investment Advisers Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
03/26/2020   |   by John Ford, John Falco, Genna Garver, Theodore Edwards
 Investment Funds 
Senator Introduces a Bill To Amend the FDCPA During Major Disasters
03/26/2020   |   by Jared Bissell, D. Kyle Deak
 Consumer Financial Services 
Guidance for Private Funds on Navigating COVID-19 Crisis
03/26/2020   |   by Julia Corelli, Stephanie Pindyck-Costantino, Christopher Rossi, Irwin Latner, Brent Morowitz, Gregory Katz, Ausra Ragauskaite, Patrick Bianchi, Theodore Edwards, Evan Maynard
 Investment Funds 
Senate's $2T Coronavirus Relief Bill Includes Restrictions on Student Loan Collections
03/26/2020   |   by Jared Bissell, D. Kyle Deak
 Consumer Financial Services 
Public Meeting Requirements in the Age of COVID-19
03/26/2020   |   by Ashley Taylor, Stephen Piepgrass, Chris Carlson, Miranda A. Dore
 Consumer Financial Services  State-Specific Guidance 
Despite Contraction, PE-backed Companies Could Weather Credit Strain
03/26/2020   |   by Christopher Miller
 Investment Funds  Small/Midsized Business Concerns 
How to Report Consumer Loans Impacted by COVID-19
03/25/2020   |   by Alice Hodsden, D. Kyle Deak, David Anthony
 Consumer Financial Services 
FCC Says 'Think Twice' Before Assuming COVID-19 Calls Qualify Under the Emergency Purpose Exception to the TCPA
03/25/2020   |   by Virginia Flynn, Chad Fuller, Alan Wingfield, Marlee Waxelbaum
 Consumer Financial Services 
Supporting Measures to Sustain Liquidity for Italian SMEs Affected by COVID-19 - State Guarantees Under the European Union Rules
03/25/2020   |   by Andrea Gemma, Emanuele Rumi Rios
 Financial Institutions 
Federal Agencies Offer Guidance on Loan Modifications Due to COVID-19
03/25/2020   |   by Deborah Enea, Loren Flath
 Financial Institutions 
Department of Education Defers Collection on Defaulted Student Loans
03/25/2020   |   by Chris Holinger, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services 
33 Attorneys General Urge Online Sellers To Take Steps To Fight Price Gouging
03/25/2020   |   by Ashley Taylor, Stephen Piepgrass, Chris Carlson
 Consumer Financial Services 
Democratic Senators Seek To Curtail Overdraft Fees During COVID-19 Outbreak
03/25/2020   |   by Brooke Conkle, Andrew Buxbaum, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Federal and State Banking Regulators Issue Joint Guidance on Loan Modifications for Borrowers Impacted by the Coronavirus
03/25/2020   |   by Jacob Lutz, James Stevens, Seth Winter, Zayne Tweed
 Financial Institutions 
Calling Consumers During COVID-19: Call Me Maybe? UPDATE: FCC Says Maybe Not
03/24/2020   |   by Marlee Waxelbaum, Virginia Flynn
 Consumer Financial Services 
Virginia Governor Announces New Business Restrictions
03/24/2020   |   by Chris Holinger, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services  State-Specific Guidance 
California Takes Lead To Stop Evictions and Foreclosures During COVID-19 Pandemic Last, National Response Ramping Up To Add Safeguards for Residents
03/24/2020   |   by Ashley Nimitz, D. Kyle Deak, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services  State-Specific Guidance 
U.S. Department of Education Aims To Provide Relief to Federal Student Borrowers Amid Pandemic
03/24/2020   |   by Gillian Williston, Mary Zinsner
 Consumer Financial Services 
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Announce Suspension of Foreclosures and Evictions
03/24/2020   |   by S. Mohsin Reza, Elizabeth Briones, D. Kyle Deak
 Consumer Financial Services 
FINRA Issues Notice in Reaction to COVID-19 Epidemic
03/24/2020   |   by Stephen Steinlight, Megan Burns
 Consumer Financial Services 
The EU State Aid Temporary Framework in Support of Economic Sectors Affected by the COVID-19 Outbreak
03/24/2020   |   by Emanuele A. Rumi Rios, Andrea Gemma
 Lending Programs 
Decree-Law "CuraItalia" Introduces New Provisions to Counter the Emergency Related to the COVID-19 Outbreak
03/24/2020   |   by Emanuele A. Rumi Rios, Andrea Gemma
 Lending Programs 
West Virginia Supreme Court Issues Judicial Emergency Administrative Order
03/24/2020   |   by John Hardison, D. Kyle Deak, Jon Hubbard, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services  State-Specific Guidance 
Troutman Sanders Strategies COVID-19 Update from D.C. - Stimulus Packages
03/24/2020   |   by Lindsay Austin, Thomas Tilton, Christopher Baxter
 Lending Programs  TS Strategies/Govt. Relations/Lobbying 
COVID-19 Primer for Private Equity Funds
03/24/2020   |   by Bruce Fenton, Joseph Kadlec, Daniel McDonough, Donald Readlinger, Alec Watson
 Investment Funds 
Maryland Court of Appeals Stays All Residential Foreclosures and Evictions Following the Lead of HUD and FHFA
03/23/2020   |   by Mohsin Reza, Elizabeth Briones, D. Kyle Deak
 Consumer Financial Services  State-Specific Guidance 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Issues Guidance on the Identification of Essential Workers
03/23/2020   |   by Tina Felahi, Virginia Flynn
 Business Closures/Operations  Consumer Financial Services  Cybersecurity and Privacy 
HUD Issues Guidance with Its COVID-19 Q&A and Partial Waiver of Default Face-to-Face Meeting Requirement
03/23/2020   |   by D. Kyle Deak, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services 
Troutman Sanders Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - 03/23/2020
03/23/2020   |   by David Anthony, Paul Boller, Jed Komisin, Ethan Ostroff, Alan Wingfield
 Consumer Financial Services 
Eligibility for SBA's Emergency Loan Program for Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
03/20/2020   |   by Christopher Rossi, Michael Temple
 Corporate  Lending Programs  Small/Midsized Business Concerns 
Recommendations for Coronavirus-Affected Businesses Seeking Government Assistance
03/20/2020   |   by Callan Stein
 Lending Programs  Small/Midsized Business Concerns 
CFPB Requires Employees To Telework in Wake of COVID-19 Pandemic
03/20/2020   |   by Scott Kelly, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services 
Restructuring in the Time of Coronavirus
03/20/2020   |   by Deborah Kovsky-Apap, Todd Feinsmith, Kay Kress
 Finance, Restructuring & Bankruptcy 
New York Announces Deferment of Mortgage Payments, Moratorium on Evictions
03/20/2020   |   by Chris Holinger, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services  State-Specific Guidance 
Financial Agencies Urged To Halt All Non-COVID-19 Rulemakings
03/19/2020   |   by Anna Jane Zarndt, Virginia Flynn
 Consumer Financial Services 
Prudential Regulators Provide New Banking Guidance Amid COVID-19
03/19/2020   |   by George Laiolo, Ethan Ostroff
 Consumer Financial Services 
SEC Grants Relief to Funds and Advisers Related to COVID-19 Outbreak
03/16/2020   |   by John Ford, John Falco, Theodore Edwards
 Financial Institutions  Investment Funds 
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FCRA Litigation: A Review of the Top Issues from 2020 and What to Expect in 2021


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12/23/2020   |   by James Stevens, Zayne Tweed

De Novos During the Time of COVID-19


Using Regulation D Rule 506(c) to Raise Capital
   Podcast 
10/16/2020   |   by Genna Garver, Gregory Nowak

Using Regulation D Rule 506(c) to Raise Capital


Free Speech in the COVID-19 Workplace
   Webinar 
10/08/2020   |   by Matthew DelDuca, J. Gibbs, Emily Reber, Jessica Rothenberg, Lee Tankle

Free Speech in the COVID-19 Workplace


Financial Distress in the Age of COVID-19: Workouts, Restructurings and Bankruptcies; Planning Your Future - What Directors and Officers Need to Know
   Webinar 
09/22/2020   |   by Todd Feinsmith

Financial Distress in the Age of COVID-19: Workouts, Restructurings and Bankruptcies; Planning Your Future - What Directors and Officers Need to Know


Valuation in the Age of COVID-19 - Private Equity Webinar Series Part Four
   Webinar 
09/09/2020   |   by Bruce Fenton

Valuation in the Age of COVID-19 - Private Equity Webinar Series Part Four


Defending Collection Disputes in the COVID-19 and Economic Downturn Climate
   Webinar 
07/28/2020   |   by Stephen Steinlight, Maryia Jones

Defending Collection Disputes in the COVID-19 and Economic Downturn Climate


Industry and Legal Perspectives on the Main Street Lending Program
   Webinar 
07/16/2020   |   by Lindsay Austin, J. Bradley Boericke, Hazen Dempster, Genna Garver

Industry and Legal Perspectives on the Main Street Lending Program


M&A Investment Considerations in a COVID-19 Environment
   Webinar 
07/15/2020   |   by Christopher Rossi, Christopher Miller, Alec Watson

M&A Investment Considerations in a COVID-19 Environment


Private Equity Webinar Series: Practical Side of Returning to Work
   Webinar 
07/14/2020   |   by Susan Lessack

Private Equity Webinar Series: Practical Side of Returning to Work


Why Clients Should Care About the Fine Print and Strings Attached to CARES Act Funding
   Webinar 
07/07/2020   |   by Ashley Taylor, Miranda Hooker, Ryan Strasser, Katie Stark

Why Clients Should Care About the Fine Print and Strings Attached to CARES Act Funding


Your Definitive Guide to Credit Reporting During the Time of COVID-19
   Webinar 
06/30/2020   |   by David Anthony, Cindy D. Hanson, Ethan Ostroff, Alan Wingfield, Lillian Macartney

Your Definitive Guide to Credit Reporting During the Time of COVID-19


Consumer Financial Protection Challenges Amid COVID-19
   Webinar 
06/03/2020   |   by David Anthony

Consumer Financial Protection Challenges Amid COVID-19


PPP, Loan Forgiveness and Main Street Lending Update
   Webinar 
05/21/2020   |   by Hazen Dempster

PPP, Loan Forgiveness and Main Street Lending Update


Investment Management and Private Funds: What's Happening Now?
   Webinar 
05/19/2020   |   by Genna Garver

Investment Management and Private Funds: What's Happening Now?


Paycheck Protection Program Webinar - How Lenders Can Defend Against Claims in PPP Litigation
   Webinar 
05/08/2020   |   by James Stevens, Richard Eckman, Amy Williams, Maryia Jones, Richard Zack, Callan Stein

Paycheck Protection Program Webinar - How Lenders Can Defend Against Claims in PPP Litigation


COVID-19: CCPA and Regulatory and Governmental Litigation Update
   Webinar 
05/07/2020   |   by Ronald Raether, Ashley Taylor, Sadia Mirza

COVID-19: CCPA and Regulatory and Governmental Litigation Update


Restructuring Options for Troubled Middle Market Companies in the COVID-19 Crisis
   Webinar 
05/07/2020   |   by Deborah Kovsky-Apap

Restructuring Options for Troubled Middle Market Companies in the COVID-19 Crisis


Preparing for the Post-COVID-19 Regulatory Reckoning
   Webinar 
05/06/2020   |   by David Anthony

Preparing for the Post-COVID-19 Regulatory Reckoning


The Return of TALF Fund Opportunities via COVID-19 Relief
   Webinar 
04/30/2020   |   by John Ford

The Return of TALF Fund Opportunities via COVID-19 Relief


Restructuring Options for Troubled Middle Market Companies in the COVID-19 Crisis
   Webinar 
04/21/2020   |   by Deborah Kovsky-Apap

Restructuring Options for Troubled Middle Market Companies in the COVID-19 Crisis


The Impact of COVID-19 on the Private Equity Community
   Webinar 
04/21/2020   |   by Bruce Fenton

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Private Equity Community


Current Status of the Paycheck Protection Program From an Applicant and Banking Perspective
   Webinar 
04/16/2020   |   by Christopher Rossi, James Stevens

Current Status of the Paycheck Protection Program From an Applicant and Banking Perspective


Lessons Learned from the Great Recession
   Webinar 
04/16/2020   |   by Andrew Buxbaum, Jon Hubbard, Mohsin Reza, Elizabeth Briones

Lessons Learned from the Great Recession


Consumer Protection and COVID-19 - An Overview of Federal Guidance and Enforcement, and State Activity in light of COVID-19
   Webinar 
04/14/2020   |   by Troy Jenkins, Matthew White

Consumer Protection and COVID-19 - An Overview of Federal Guidance and Enforcement, and State Activity in light of COVID-19


COVID-19 in the Screening Industry Q&A (Part II)
   Webinar 
04/09/2020   |   by David Anthony

COVID-19 in the Screening Industry Q&A (Part II)


Credit Reporting and COVID-19: Guidance for Consumer Financial Service Companies Reporting Consumer Credit During the Pandemic
   Webinar 
04/09/2020   |   by David Anthony, David Gettings, Cindy Hanson, Alan Wingfield, John Lynch

Credit Reporting and COVID-19: Guidance for Consumer Financial Service Companies Reporting Consumer Credit During the Pandemic


CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program (PPP): Understanding the Requirements and Mitigating Risks
   Webinar 
04/08/2020   |   by Christopher Rossi, James Stevens

CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program (PPP): Understanding the Requirements and Mitigating Risks


COVID-19 in the Screening Industry Q&A (Part I)
   Webinar 
04/03/2020   |   by Ronald Raether

COVID-19 in the Screening Industry Q&A (Part I)


Restructuring in the Time of COVID-19
   Webinar 
04/02/2020   |   by Deborah Kovsky-Apap, Hugh McDonald

Restructuring in the Time of COVID-19


Quick Answers to Critical COVID-19 Compliance Questions for Financial Services Companies
   Webinar 
03/31/2020   |   by David Anthony, John Lynch, Ronald Raether, Alan Wingfield, Sadia Mirza

Quick Answers to Critical COVID-19 Compliance Questions for Financial Services Companies


Coronavirus Impact and Outlook on Mergers & Acquisitions
   Webinar 
03/26/2020   |   by James Rosener

Coronavirus Impact and Outlook on Mergers & Acquisitions


Financial Services Toolkit
We are regularly following state orders and guidance impacting our financial services industry clients. Please visit this toolkit area for the latest checklists and FAQs documents.
The Financial Services Team
Our COVID-19 Response Team includes seasoned attorneys who are well-equipped to handle the challenges presented to financial services clients impacted by COVID-19. Don’t hesitate to contact the leaders listed here, or your regular Troutman Pepper attorney.