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| 1 | Feds Investigating U.S. Taxpayers' Foreign Accounts Frank C. Razzano, Jeremy D. Frey; Pepper Hamilton LLP; July 25, 2008, previously published on July 2, 2008 The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is trying to identify U.S. taxpayers who do not report all their assets deposited in undeclared overseas bank and financial accounts. Any concerned clients should immediately seek counsel to review their U.S. tax filings before being contacted by the IRS. |
| 2 | Banking Enforcement Actions on the Increase: Consider Your Options Before You Consent Sanford M. Brown, Robert L. Clarke, William T. Luedke, G. Waverly Vest; Bracewell & Giuliani LLP; July 15, 2008, previously published on June 20, 2008 Over the past several months, there has been a significant increase in the number of formal enforcement actions initiated by federal banking regulators against financial institutions. |
| 3 | FinCEN Issues Administrative Ruling Regarding Obligations of U.S. Clearing Brokers and Foreign Introducing Firms W. Hardy Callcott, Roger P. Joseph, Neal E. Sullivan, Margaret Blake; Bingham McCutchen LLP; July 12, 2008, previously published on June 20, 2008 On June 3, 2008, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") issued an administrative ruling ("Ruling") regarding the Bank Secrecy Act ("BSA") obligations of a U.S. clearing broker establishing a fully disclosed clearing arrangement with a foreign financial... |
| 4 | FDIC and Treasury Officials Point to Derivatives as an Element of US Financial Regulatory Reform Thomas P. Vartanian, David L. Ansell, Robert H. Ledig, Gordon L. Miller; Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP; July 10, 2008, previously published on June 25, 2008 In a recent public address, FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair announced that her agency will soon consider issuing a proposed rule to set recordkeeping requirements for troubled institutions regarding their qualified financial contracts (QFCs), and will seek comment on setting minimum QFC recordkeeping... |
| 5 | Reporting Foreign Accounts May Be Required by June 30 Kenneth S. Levinson, Lisa R. Pugh; Faegre & Benson LLP; July 8, 2008, previously published on June 2008 If you own or have signature authority over a foreign account, you may be required to file IRS Form TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR). The filing deadline is June 30--and extensions are not granted. Income tax filing extensions do not include FBAR filing. |
| 6 | Dealing with Default Charles A. Guerin, Alfred G. Kyle, William H. Millard; Bracewell & Giuliani LLP; July 8, 2008, previously published by June 12, 2008 It's been said that every lawyer who drafts a set of loan documents is a great lawyer--until that deal goes into default. Not until that point does everyone involved begin to pay close attention to what such documents really say. |
| 7 | New Florida Legislative Amendments Affect Homeowners Associations Jeffrey R. Margolis, Susan J. Pontigas; Duane Morris LLP; July 8, 2008, previously published on June 19, 2008 Amendments to provisions of Chapter 720 of the Florida Statutes, recently signed into law by Governor Crist, address several issues of interest to homeowners associations, including receivership, delinquent assessments and liens, and the display of flags. |
| 8 | Proposed Revisions to Regulations under HOEPA Kathryn Reed Edge, Sepideh Khansari; Miller & Martin PLLC; June 30, 2008, previously published on June 13, 2008 While Congress has proposed long-term solutions in light of the perceived subprime mortgage crisis, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ("Board") has proposed to amend Regulation Z, which implements the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act ("HOEPA"). |
| 9 | Bankruptcy Alternatives: Receiverships and Assignment Kay Standridge Kress, Kay Standridge Kress, Bonnie MacDougal Kistler, Bonnie MacDougal Kistler; Pepper Hamilton LLP; June 29, 2008, previously published on June 2008 For secured creditors, a federal receivership can offer the quickest and most cost-effective method of gaining control over a borrower's collateral upon default. A federal receivership maintains the value of the collateral by allowing the business to continue to operate. |
| 10 | FRB, OTS, and NCUA Propose Rules for Credit Card and Overdraft Practices under Unfair or Deceptive Authority Winston & Strawn LLP; June 28, 2008, previously published on June 2008 On May 19, 2008, the Federal Reserve ("Board"), the Office of Thrift Supervision ("OTS"), and the National Credit Union Administration ("NCUA") (collectively, the "Agencies") proposed rules dealing with certain practices involving consumer credit card... |
