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The Credit Union Membership Access Act of 1998
DATE: LETTER NO.: TO: SUBJECT: The Credit Union Membership Access Act of 1998, HR 1151, was signed into law by the President on August 7, 1998. This Act authorizes multiple group chartering for Federal credit unions, and makes other important ...
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Loan Workouts
Small business borrowers with troubled loans are in a unique position today. In the 1980s and early 1990s, lenders were quick to foreclose on non-performing loans. Now, after years of multi-million-dollar verdicts against them for "lender ...
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Highlights of the "Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act" Client Alert December 1999
-- What Does It All Mean? -- Functional Regulation of Bank Securities and Mutual Fund Activities -- Affiliations Among Banks, Securities Firms and Insurance Companies On Friday, November 12, 1999, President Clinton signed the Gramm-Leach-Bliley ...
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Removal of Three Section 20 Firewalls Enhances Opportunities for One-stop Shopping in the Financial Services Industry
On August 22, 1997 the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the "Board") announced final regulations (effective October 31, 1997) which, among other things, remove three "prudential limits" (often referred to as "firewalls") which have ...
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Getting Credit When You're Over 62
Getting Credit When You're Over 62 November 1998 redit is an important money management tool for both young and older consumers. Yet the elderly, particularly older women, may find it difficult to get credit. If you're an older consumer who has paid ...
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Regulator Advises Banks on PC Banking
On August 24, 1998 the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC") advised banks on ways to identify and control risks arising out of banks' use of personal computer ("PC") banking. The Bulletin also laid out the OCC's expectations of bank ...
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SBICs After Gramm-Leach-Bliley
Banks and thrifts (and their holding companies) have long found Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs) to be an attractive vehicle to engage in venture capital activities that might otherwise be prohibited. While the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act ...
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RESPA: Section 8: The Confusion Continues
We have recently received several questions regarding interpretation of Section 8 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act ("RESPA"). In addition, the FDIC has issued a new Financial Institution Letter ("FIL"), "Practices Which May Result in ...
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The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act: What's In It for Banks and Thrifts
The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, signed into law by President Clinton on November 12, 1999, is a sweeping piece of financial modernization legislation. In broad terms, the Act: Under the so-called merchant banking powers of the Act, broad authority is ...
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Intellectual Property Due Diligence: A Critical Prerequisite to Capital Investment
While the current economic environment continues to be challenging, a sound investment strategy may yield substantial rewards. At the same time, however, it has become increasingly more important for private equity and venture capital firms to focus ...