FINRA amended its Codes of Arbitration Procedure. The revisions make changes to the arbitrator list selection process and clarify requirements on prehearing conferences, hearings, claims and motions practice, case dismissals and hearing records.
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The OCC, the Federal Reserve Board ("FRB") and the FDIC (collectively, the "Agencies") set effective dates on amendments to rules implementing the Community Reinvestment Act ("CRA"). The agencies published the rule and the effective dates in the Federal Register.
In its 2023 Annual Report, the SEC Office of the Investor Advocate detailed its Fiscal Year 2023 efforts on investor outreach, responding to investor inquiries, and engaging in substantive research on (i) registered index-linked annuities and (ii) mandatory arbitration clauses in investment advisory agreements.
A broadband connectivity company settled charges with the SEC for failing to maintain internal accounting controls intended to ensure that the company's stock buybacks were conducted in accordance with management authorizations.
Federal Reserve Board Governor Michelle W. Bowman criticized proposed new capital requirements for banks with more than $100 billion in assets, arguing that the increases were not supported by facts and analysis and could lead to reduced credit availability and increased cost of credit.