Major Developments
Justice Department Announces Enforcement Action Charging Six Individuals with Cryptocurrency Fraud Offenses in Cases Involving Over $100 Million in Intended Losses
July 1, 2022
The Department of Justice, together with federal law enforcement partners, announced criminal charges against six defendants in four separate cases for their alleged involvement in cryptocurrency-related fraud, including the largest known Non-Fungible Token (NFT) scheme charged to date, a fraudulent investment fund that purportedly traded on cryptocurrency exchanges, a global Ponzi scheme involving the sale of unregistered crypto securities, and a fraudulent initial coin offering.
Federal Agencies
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Joint Statement on the U.S.-UK Financial Innovation Partnership Meeting June 29, 2022
July 1, 2022
The U.S. and U.K. participants in the U.S.-UK Financial Innovation Partnership issued a joint statement on the outcome of their meeting on June 29, 2022.
Statement by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen on World Bank Approval of Pandemic Prevention Fund
June 30, 2022
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen issued a statement on the World Bank’s approval of a new Financial Intermediary Fund for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response.
Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting with the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets, the OCC, FDIC and CFPB on Stablecoins
June 30, 2022
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen convened principals representing the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets, in addition to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, to discuss stablecoin risks and how legislation could contribute to the existing regulatory framework.
Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting with the Retail Industry Leaders Association
June 30, 2022
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen met with CEOs representing member companies of the Retail Industry Leaders Association to discuss the state of the American economy, including the rapid recovery and strategies to combat inflation.
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve and FDIC extend deadline for U.S. GSIB resolution plan feedback
July 1, 2022
The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announced that they have extended the period for issuing feedback for the U.S. global systemically important banks’ 2021 resolution plans to allow the agencies additional time to analyze them.
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Agencies release list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies
July 1, 2022
The Federal Reserve Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency released the 2022 list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies.
Federal Reserve Board
Paper: Integrating Prediction and Attribution to Classify News
July 1, 2022
The Federal Reserve Board published a paper entitled, “Integrating Prediction and Attribution to Classify News.”
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC’s Office of the Ombudsman publishes 2021 Services and Activities Report
July 1, 2022
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Office of the Ombudsman published a report highlighting its activities and the services provided to stakeholders during 2021.
Paper: Bank Concentration and Monetary Policy Pass-Through
July 1, 2022
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation published a working paper entitled, “Bank Concentration and Monetary Policy Pass-Through.”
Federal Housing Finance Agency
FHFA Follow-Up Statement on Upfront Fee for Commingled Securities and Review of the Enterprise Regulatory Capital Framework
June 30, 2022
The Federal Housing Finance Agency issued a follow-up statement on the feedback it has received regarding the upfront fee for commingled securities.
Bank Policy Institute
Comment Letter: Usable Liquid Assets Would Unlock More Liquidity Under Stress
July 1, 2022
The Bank Policy Institute commented on the Bank of England and Prudential Regulatory Authority’s discussion paper on the usability of liquid assets.
International
European Banking Authority
EBA Risk Dashboard points to high capital and liquidity ratios and indicates first signs of deterioration in asset quality not least related to geopolitical tensions
July 1, 2022
The European Banking Authority published its quarterly Risk Dashboard together with the results of the autumn edition of the Risk Assessment Questionnaire.
EBA adopts decision on reporting of payment fraud data under the revised Payment Services Directive
July 1, 2022
The European Banking Authority has adopted a decision on the reporting by competent authorities of payment fraud data under the Payment Services Directive.
Bank of England
Paper: Do personal taxes affect investment decisions and stock returns?
July 1, 2022
The Bank of England published a staff working paper entitled, “Do personal taxes affect investment decisions and stock returns?”
Money and Credit – May 2022
July 1, 2022
The Bank of England released its monthly Money and Credit statistics for May 2022.
Administration Changes
Vacancies
Federal Reserve Board
- Vice Chair for Supervision – Michael S. Barr nominated April 15, 2022 (Nomination Hearing held on May 19, 2022; committee approval on June 8, 2022; pending full Senate vote.)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- Chair – Vacant (Martin Gruenberg serves as Acting Chair)
- Vice Chairman – Vacant
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
- Comptroller – Vacant (Michael Hsu serves as Acting Comptroller)
Appointments/Confirmation Hearings
U.S. Department of the Treasury – Janet Yellen (effective January 26, 2021)
Federal Reserve Board – Jerome H. Powell (effective May 23, 2022)
- Vice Chair Lael Brainard (sworn in May 23, 2022)
- Governor Phillip N Jefferson (sworn in May 23, 2022)
- Governor Lisa D. Cook (sworn in May 23, 2022)
- Statement by Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome H. Powell on his nomination by President Biden (November 22, 2021)
- Statement by Governor Lael Brainard on her nomination by President Biden (November 22, 2021) (sworn in May 23, 2022)
- Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen Statement on Federal Reserve Nominations (November 22, 2021)
- Statement by Secretary Walsh on Federal Reserve Nominations (November 22, 2021)
- Brown Statement on the Renomination of Jerome Powell for Fed Chair (November 22, 2021)
- Toomey Statement on Renomination of Jerome Powell for Fed Chair (November 22, 2021)
- Brown Applauds Biden’s Nomination of Governor Lael Brainard for Vice Chair (November 22, 2021)
- Brown Applauds Biden’s Nominees for Fed Board (January 14, 2022)
- Toomey Statement on President Biden’s Fed Nominees (January 14, 2022)
- Waters Applauds Nominations of Sarah Bloom Raskin, Lisa Cook, and Philip Jefferson to Leadership Roles in the Federal Reserve (January 14, 2022)
- Statement by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen on Federal Reserve Nominations (January 14, 2022)
- Senate Banking Committee Chair Brown Statement on Nomination of Dr. Lisa Cook (March 29, 2022)
- Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Toomey Statement on Nomination of Dr. Lisa Cook (March 29, 2022)
- Senate Banking Committee Chair Brown Statement on Nomination of Michael Barr for Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision (April 15, 2022)
- Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Toomey Statement on Nomination of Michael Barr for Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision (April 15, 2022)
- Senate Banking Committee Chair Statement on Senate Confirmation of Dr. Lisa Cook (May 10, 2022)
- Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Statement on Senate Confirmation of Dr. Lisa Cook (May 10, 2022)
- Jerome H. Powell sworn in for second term as Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (May 23, 2022)
- Lael Brainard sworn in as Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (May 23, 2022)
- Lisa D. Cook sworn in as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (May 23, 2022)
- Philip N. Jefferson sworn in as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (May 23, 2022)
Federal Reserve Bank of New York – John C. Williams (effective June 18, 2018)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation – Martin Gruenberg (Acting Chair, appointed February 5, 2022)
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau – Rohit Chopra (effective October 12, 2021)
Securities and Exchange Commission – Gary Gensler (effective April 17, 2021)
Small Business Administration – Isabella Casillas Guzman (effective March 16, 2021)
Commodity Futures Trade Commission – Rostin Behnam (effective December 17, 2021)
- Kristin Johnson, Nominee for Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (September 13, 2021)
- Christy Goldsmith Romero, Nominee for Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (September 13, 2021)
- U.S. Senate Unanimously Confirms Behnam as Chairman (December 17, 2021)
- CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam Announces Executive Staff Appointments (January 20, 2022)
- CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam Appoints Initial CFTC Leadership (January 25, 2022)
- Statement of CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam on the U.S. Senate Confirmations of Christy Goldsmith Romero, Kristin N. Johnson, Summer Kristine Mersinger, and Caroline D. Pham (March 29, 2022)
- CFTC Commissioner Pham Announces Initial Staff Appointments (April 22, 2022)
- CFTC Commissioner Goldsmith Romero Announces Staff Appointments (April 27, 2022)
- CFTC Commissioner Pham Announces Additional Staff Appointments (May 13, 2022)
- CFTC Commissioner Mersinger Announces Staff Appointments (May 16, 2022)
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
National Credit Union Administration – Todd M. Harper
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development – Marcia Fudge (effective March 10, 2021)
Federal Housing Finance Agency – Sandra L. Thompson, (confirmed May 25, 2022)
U.S. Department of Education – Dr. Miguel Cardona (effective March 2, 2021)
PH Client Alerts
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Legislation/Legislative Updates
Click here to view the full text of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), Enacted March 27, 2020.
Click here to view the full text of the Paycheck Protection Program Increase Act of 2020, Enacted April 24, 2020.
Click here to view the full text of the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020, Enacted June 5, 2020.
Click here to view the full text of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Enacted December 27, 2020.
Click here to view the full text of the American Rescue Plan of 2021, Enacted March 11, 2021.
Click here to view the full text of the PPP Extension Act of 2021, Enacted March 30, 2021.
Click here to view a running list of proposed legislation from the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, House Committee on Financial Services, and House Committee on Small Business.
