Financial institutions in the United States have a responsibility to establish and implement risk-based compliance programs to comply with laws and regulations. Federal agencies, including the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), the Office of the Comptroller...

In Part 3 of our brand-new 5-part video series on title insurance, learn from an expert in the field about the components of a title report and a title policy. Get detailed guidance on how to review your title report and find out what’s needed to...

LexisNexis® now offers the highly regarded Getting the Deal Through Guides. With coverage of 33 countries, this guide provides a timely and comprehensive overview of the latest legislative and regulatory developments affecting the banking and financial...

Understand the authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and view recent requests by the FDIC to be notified of all banks that participate or intend to participate in crypto-related activities. The FDIC will begin requesting case-specific...

If so, then review this practice note providing an overview of demand guarantees. It includes a discussion of direct guarantees in common domestic transactions and indirect guarantees and counter-guarantees in typical international trade situations. ...

For most high-impact businesses, equity incentive programs for employees are a central component of the total compensation plan. Giving employees a piece of the upside builds esprit de corps and compensates for some of the risk employees take when they...

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), businesses have a statutory obligation to make specific disclosures in their privacy policies. Review this checklist to identify steps to take to update a company’s consumer-facing privacy...

The Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, and the IRS have issued Frequently Asked Questions #51 regarding implementation of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ( Pub. L. No. 116-127 ), and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,...

Because plan sponsors rely on their vendors to operate their plans, they may mistakenly think that their recordkeeper, for example, is the legal plan administrator responsible for fixing plan mistakes. To understand why administrative responsibility has...

Check out this article on non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which discusses the technology and some of the novel legal issues raised by NFTs in intellectual property law, including key issues in NFT marketplace user agreements, licenses, and copyright ownership...