John Coleman joined a roundtable and discussed four administrative law topics: the future of Chevron, agency deference in the states, vaccines in the early republic, and the future of agency adjudication.

Katy Ryan and Jedd Bellman discussed steps to develop and maintain strong governance practices, sound compliance management systems, and financial practices that result in stable operations and garner sufficient capital and liquidity.

Kathryn Ryan led members in a conversation at this annual conference that provided state regulators and industry representatives the opportunity to meet with their peers from around the country, share information and best practices, and discuss current topics in the industry.

Jedd Bellman joined a panel of experts to discuss the CFPB’s new advisory opinion on additional collection fees as well as the growing anti-CFPB sentiment in the financial services industry.

Jerry Buckley, a key advocate in the passage of the federal ESIGN Act, commemorated the act’s 22nd anniversary with the Electronic Signature & Records Association by providing insight into the history and future of electronic records.

Orrick & NVCA webinar (post-event)

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau earlier this year claimed a new tool to prevent discrimination in financial services by examining institutions for conduct that, while potentially falling outside the ambit of traditional fair lending laws, was nonetheless “unfair.”

Former regulators discussed federal and state efforts to regulate the consumer financial services market in a period of both swift innovation and an increased focus on equity and fairness, and Jeff Naimon discusses the impact of ESG on lending and overall compliance governance.

Sarah Schaedler and Jennifer Criss will be leading a roundtable discussion on Recognizing and Mitigating IP Traps in M&A Transactions.

James Parkinson joined a panel, “Do the new data laws make corporate internal investigations impossible?,” at the annual conference of the International Bar Association’s Anti-Corruption Committee, held at the headquarters of the Organization for Cooperation and Development (OECD). 

Daniel Bellovin joined a panel of industry experts that provided insights on flood insurance regulation and compliance, a review of recent enforcement actions, the impact of Risk Rating 2.0, and current compliance challenges for financial institutions.

Steven vonBerg joined a panel of industry experts to discuss regulatory concerns, including updates on FHFA’s scaling back of second home and investment property mortgages, CFPB priorities, the CDFI no-doc loan program, and fair lending issues.