William J. Sweet, Jr.

Dodd-Frank, FDIC and FSA Rules Require Financial Companies to Develop Global Insolvency Contingency Plans
Jay M. Goffman,Christopher Mallon,Mark A. McDermott,William J. Sweet,David M. Turetsky, September 27, 2011
On September 13, 2011, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) approved a rule that requires large bank holding companies and other systemically important financial companies to develop comprehensive contingency plans for the orderly resolution of their affairs under the United States...

OCC and FDIC Adopt Rules Regarding Retail Forex Transactions
Brian D. Christiansen,Heather S. Cruz,George M. Gilbert,William J. Sweet,Mark D. Young, August 12, 2011
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC and, together with OCC, the Bank Regulators) have recently issued final rules concerning off-exchange retail foreign exchange (forex) transactions and the entities that serve as counterparties to...

Primer on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Joseph L. Barloon,Anand S. Raman,William J. Sweet,Darren M. Welch, July 25, 2011
On July 21, 2011, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the Bureau or CFPB) will open its doors for business. The CFPB is a new, broadly empowered regulator that is charged with regulating the consumer financial products and services industry. The CFPB will have a significant impact on a broad...