Global Financial Markets

Big changes are in store at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in light of the election and the nomination of Rohit Chopra as the agency's director. Please join Mayer Brown partners Ori Lev and Stephanie Robinson to discuss the last few months of Kathy Kraninger's tenure as director, what Acting Director Dave Uejio is doing and what we can expect from Mr. Chopra.

Please join David Duffee and Jennifer Kratochvil for a discussion of ICE Benchmark Administration's (IBA) consultation on the cessation of US dollar LIBOR settings, and the related guidance from the US bank regulators, and what all of that means for the US dollar loan market. David will examine the implications for fallback language in existing agreements, the adoption of new fallback language, th...

Please join Mayer Brown partners Lucia Nale and Debra Bogo-Ernst for an examination of these issues as they've developed over the past year and their predictions for 2021.

Please join Mayer Brown partners Paul Forrester, Cory Miggins, Russell Nance, Keith Oberkfell, Andrew Olmem, Jeffrey Taft and Tameem Zainulbhai for a discussion on "What to Expect in 2021" in the structured finance markets. They will examine some of the key challenges and opportunities this new year will bring to market participants and discuss trending topics and the current regulatory landscape...

Please join Mayer Brown partners Larry Platt and Andrew Olmem for a discussion on the prospects of regulatory reform for nonbank financial companies and what it could mean for the future of US financial markets, especially the US mortgage market.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has finalized its rulemaking trio to reshape the boundaries of Qualified Mortgages (QMs). Please join Mayer Brown partners Larry Platt and Kris Kully for a description and analysis of the new QM era.

After much anticipation, the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued the first significant rule implementing the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) since the FDCPA was enacted more than 40 years ago. The rule clarifies how the pre-internet era FDCPA regulates debt collectors in the age of cell phones, email and social media. Please join Mayer Brown lawyers Stephanie Robin...

A Biden administration could impact regulatory policy and enforcement priorities—and, consequently, the economy—considerably. Please join Mayer Brown partners Michael Levy, Andrew Olmem and Larry Platt as they discuss the potential reverberations in the global financial markets.

Please join Mayer Brown lawyers Stuart Litwin, Gabriela Sakamoto, Jan Stewart and Adam Wolk for a discussion of some of the key components of these transactions and ways in which these structures could be used by other companies looking to leverage critical assets to raise capital.

This GFM teleconference will explore various aspects of investing in MSRs, including requirements and options to hold direct and indirect alternatives to licenses and agency qualification, including considerations in forming funds to hold investments tied to the performance of specific pools of servicing rights.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's structure was ruled unconstitutional by the US Supreme Court, but the agency was allowed to continue operating subject to presidential oversight. Please join Mayer Brown lawyers Stephanie Robinson and Ori Lev on October 8 for their regular CFPB quarterly update, covering the agency's activities since the Seila Law decision.

During this GFM call, partners Anna Pinedo and Jerry Marlatt discuss.

Please join Mayer Brown lawyers Steve Kaplan, Eric Mitzenmacher and Jeff Taft for a discussion of the key takeaways for bank partner programs, investors purchasing loans and secondary market participants funding the acquisition of or arranging the securitization of such loans.

On July 15, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a lawsuit against a Chicago-based mortgage lender, alleging that the company "redlined" African-American neighborhoods in the Chicago Metropolitan Statistical Area and discouraged prospective applicants from applying for mortgage loans on the basis of race. This marks the first time that a federal regulator has taken a public redlini...

Please join Mayer Brown partners Anna Pinedo and Ed Parker, and associates Marla Matusic and Matthew Bisanz, for a discussion of the revisions to the Volcker Rule.

Last month, the US Supreme Court ruled that the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was unconstitutional, but that the agency could continue to operate so long as its Director is answerable to the President. Please join Mayer Brown partners Ori Lev and Stephanie Robinson for a discussion of the Supreme Court's ruling.

Phe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is continuing its rulemaking process to reshape its Ability to Repay Rule and the scope of residential mortgage loans protected by Qualified Mortgage (QM) status. Please join Mayer Brown partners Larry Platt and Kris Kully for a discussion of these proposed revisions and their effects.

Please join Mayer Brown partners Thomas Delaney, Carol Hitselberger and Jeffrey Taft, and associate Matthew Bisanz, for a discussion of the revisions to the Volcker Rule.

As demand for sustainable finance continues to surge, our finance, environmental and regulatory professionals are all constantly working on the latest ESG-related developments for various financial market participants. Mayer Brown partners Ed Parker and Mark Uhrynuk, counsel Tim Baines and Bradley Berman, senior associates Emma Khoo and Harjeet Lall, and transaction lawyer Johannes Mönch discuss r...

Please join Mayer Brown partners Debra Bogo-Ernst and Eric Mitzenmacher and associate Anjali Garg as they discuss the Heroes Act and various other federal and state debt collection-related actions that may offer a glimpse into the future of debt collection as we know it.

The economic contraction caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is having a significant impact on US state and local government finances. Mayer Brown partners Joe Seliga, John Schmidt, David Narefsky, Sean Scott, Stephanie Wagner and Mitch Holzrichter discuss the fiscal realities now facing US state and local governments.

Please join Mayer Brown partners Ori Lev and Stephanie Robinson for an update on recent developments at the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

With various key regulatory changes fast approaching under EMIR Refit, please join Mayer Brown partner Ed Parker and senior associates Emma Khoo and Marcel Hörauf as they discuss what market participants will need to know in order to comply with the coming changes.

Borrowers that obtained loans under the SBA's Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP")—and chose to keep them—will soon progress to a new phase of the lending process. In the coming weeks, they will work through loan forgiveness requests with their lenders and, in some cases, eligibility audits by the SBA. Please join Mayer Brown partners Eric Mitzenmacher and Andrew Kugler and counsel Joanna Nicholas...

As the deadline for IBOR replacement draws ever closer, our global derivatives team will be discussing IBOR transition and considerations to be borne in mind for market participants across a variety of products. Please join Mayer Brown partners Ed Parker and Patrick Scholl, counsel Nanak Keswani and Bradley Berman, and senior associate Emma Khoo for a discussion.