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Massachusetts Junk Fee Regulation Presents Challenges to Advertising of Bank Deposit Products

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/25

In early March, nearly a year and a half after it was initially proposed, the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office finalized the Commonwealth's "junk fee" regulation (the "Final Rule") while simultaneously issuing a business guidance document (the "Guidance Document") that provides interpretiv

RWI Retention Dropdowns: How They Work and Why They Matter

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/25

As a transactional liability brokerage, we place policies including reps and warranties insurance (RWI), tax liability policies, and contingent liability policies. We also oversee claims for these policies.

Pennsylvania Perspective for Monday, March 31, 2025

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/25

Medical Marijuana Oversight Bill Advances - The Pennsylvania House advanced a bill earlier this month to address concerns about doctor practices and patient care by increasing oversight of the state’s medical marijuana program.

Wireless Roundup (April 2025)

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/25

WCB Invites Comment on Privacy Issues Related to Text-to-988 Georouting: In this Public Notice (PN) the Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) within the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) seeks additional, targeted comments on potential privacy issues related to proposed rules that

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Tuesday April 1, 2025

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/25

March 31, 2025 - The Federal Reserve Board published a working paper entitled “The Evolution of Inflation Targeting from the 1990s to 2020s: Developments and New Challenges.”...
By: Paul Hastings LLP

The Tennessee Supreme Court Reaffirms Tennessee’s Adherence to the Employment-at-Will Doctrine

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/25

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Tennessee recently ruled in Heather Smith v.

DOJ Antitrust Division Announces Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/25

On March 27, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the formation of an Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force.

“Hey Mom, Can I Have A Few Bucks?” Is It A Loan? A Gift? A Little of Each?

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/25

A parent will sometimes transfer money to a child to enable the child to make an investment that the child could not otherwise make on their own.

Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (3/31)

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/25

Gov. Pritzker to embark on trade mission to Mexico - “Gov.

CFPB Recounts Statement of Interest About EFTA’s Applicability to Wire Transfers

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/25

On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) filed a motion in a suit brought by the New York attorney general against a major national bank seeking to withdraw a Statement of Interest the Bureau filed last year, which advanced a “novel” interpretation of

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