Orrick is proud to once again sponsor The University of Texas at Austin School of Law’s (UT) Renewable Energy Law Conference.

Jeff Naimon discussed some of the concerns lenders have with respect to Section 1071 of the Dodd Frank Act — the small business data collection rule meant to help the government identify discrimination against minority- and women-owned small businesses.

Former CFPB Deputy General Counsel John Coleman discussed current and proposed regulatory actions, enforcement actions, and other forms of guidance issued under Director Chopra and identify themes that are likely to persist in the future.

Orrick attorneys discussed how your business can use technology to increase predictive accuracy or access to credit, while also implementing effective controls to mitigate compliance risk.

Marshall Bell discussed the current state of the buy now, pay later industry as well as recent CFPB inquiries involving BNPL credit and delinquency rates.

Max Bonici drew upon his years of regulatory experience discussing developments impacting financial institutions with an emphasis on the finalization of the Basel III capital and liquidity requirements, as well as the efforts to rescind, review and update the Community Reinvestment Act regulations.

International Trade & Compliance partner Jeanine McGuinness will be joined by Matthew T. West of Baker Botts to discuss “Ethics Considerations in Trade Control Practice” in a live event hosted by Practising Law Institute (PLI) taking place on December 10, 2021.

Eight federal agencies gather next week for a 90-minute webinar on fair lending, where they’ll talk about HMDA data, redlining, marketing, fintech risk management, and appraisal-related discrimination. 

Orrick Partner Alice Hsu is speaking at the upcoming 2021 NAPABA Convention, serving as a panelist on the “What is the deal with SPACs?” session on Saturday, December 11, 2021.

Join Orrick partner Young Lee and senior associate Matthew Neuringer at the 2021 P3 Government Conference. Matthew will be speaking on Wednesday, December 8 during the “The Impact of Inequitable Risk Allocation Practices and the Opportunity to Do Better” panel.

Marshall Bell, drawing upon years of regulatory experience, and John Coleman, former Deputy General Counsel at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, presented at the Operations and Regulatory Compliance Committee on a wide range of topics.

 Jeff Naimon addressed the primary statutes and regulations for consumer lending that are intended to increase consumer knowledge through disclosure, the features of these disclosure regimes, and the future of disclosure as a regulatory technique.