Overview
With respect to the regulation of financial institutions, Chapman and Cutler provides comprehensive legal services in the following areas:
- Bank mergers and acquisitions/divestitures and the purchase and sale of portfolios, including associated regulatory applications and approvals
- Representation at federal and state banking agencies including the Federal Reserve, OCC, FDIC, and OTS
- Holding company and financial institution regulatory applications and filings for banking and non-banking activities and the formation of holding companies and chartering of regulated financial institutions
- Compliance with federal and state laws and regulations, including Bank Secrecy Act/OFAC/USA Patriot Act compliance, CRA, privacy and credit reporting, including FCRA, and fair lending, including policies and procedures, operations review, programs and compliance training, assistance with regulatory examinations, and enforcement proceedings
- Counseling on various bank issues, such as affiliate transactions, capital standards, interstate banking, deposit insurance, subsidiary activities, and insurance and securities activities
- State regulation of finance, small loan, retail installment, and mortgage companies, including licensing, examination, and compliance
Concentrations
Areas Of Concentration
- Bank Mergers and Acquisitions and Regulatory Applications
- Bank Regulatory Compliance/Examination Activities
- Bank Secrecy/USA Patriot Act and OFAC
- Chartering of Financial Institutions
- Community Reinvestment Act Compliance
- Disclosure Requirements (Federal/State)
- Fair Lending and Equal Credit Opportunity
- General Compliance Activities
- Non-Banking Activity Approvals
- Portfolio Acquisitions and Sales
- Privacy and Fair Credit Reporting
- State Licensing, Regulation and Examination
People
Attorneys
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- Counsel
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