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Delaware Allows Secured Creditors to Foreclose Without Shareholder Approval
In July 2023, Delaware amended its code to allow certain secured creditors under mortgages or pledges of assets to rely on a Board of Directors decision if the value is less than or equal to the total amount secured. The failure to satisfy this provision would not result in invalidation if the transferee provided value... Read more »
FinCEN Goes From 30 to 90 Days for Certain First Beneficial Ownership Reports
On November 29, 2023, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury published an amendment to its rule requiring certain entities not otherwise exempt to report their beneficial ownership, extending for entities established in 2024 the required reports from 30 days after establishment to 90 days. FinCEN will still require... Read more »
SEC Exam Priorities – 2023/24
On October 16, 2023, the Division of Examinations (the “Division”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) released its 2023/24 exam priorities, moving the annual notice up a few months to coincide better with the SEC fiscal year. Among other things, the notice confirmed that one of the priorities again will be to examine... Read more »
New NY DFS Regulations on Small Non-Bank Loans
On December 23, 2020, then Governor Andrew Cuomo signed N.Y. CLS Fin. Serv. ยงยง 801-812 (the “Law”) mandating truth-in-lending style disclosure for small non-bank loans of $2.5 million or less, but only going into effect when final regulations under the Law are published. The N.Y. Department of Financial Services (the “DFS”) adopted final regulations on... Read more »