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Bank Operations

FTC Issues New Guidance Addressing Mobile and Social Media Advertising

March 15, 2013

Bank Regulatory and Compliance

CFPB Modifies Foreign Remittance Rules and Sets New Effective Date

May 3, 2013
FFIEC Proposes Supervisory Guidance for Financial Institutions Using Social Media

January 24, 2013
Legislation Eliminates Federal Requirement to Post Fee Notice at Automated Teller Machines

December 21, 2012

Banking

OCC Amends Regulations to Expand Loan to One Borrower Rules

June 25, 2012
Amendment to the Administrative Code of the City of New York Requiring Mortgagees to Notify the Department of Housing Preservation and Development when Commencing an Action to Recover Residential Real Property

June 7, 2012
New York City Council Passes Bill Establishing Advisory Board to Assess Depository Institutions’ Efforts to Address Financial Needs at Community Level

May 25, 2012
CFPB Issues New Mortgage Servicing Requirements

February 19, 2013
CFPB Issues “Ability-to-Repay” Mortgage Requirements

February 11, 2013
CFPB Amends Requirements for Providing Appraisals to Home Loan Applicants

January 29, 2013
Amended Regulations Require Federally Insured Credit Unions to Maintain Written Policies on Loan Workouts and Nonaccrual Practices

June 22, 2012
IRS Uncertain Over Tax Treatment of OREO Costs

March 6, 2013

Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights

In Addition to Natural Gas Providers and Water Providers, Bankruptcy Courts Are Now Allowing Electricity Providers to Claim Administrative Expense Status Under Section 503(b)(9) of the Bankruptcy Code

March 18, 2013

Corporate

IRS Announces Plans to Look into UBTI Reporting on a Broader Scale

May 16, 2013

Discrimination and Sexual Harassment

New York City Passes Legislation Prohibiting Employers from Discriminating Against the Unemployed

March 15, 2013

Employment Statutes--Advice and Litigation

Legislature Passes Amendments to the Wage Deduction Statute, Providing Greater Flexibility to Employers and Employees

June 28, 2012

Energy and Utilities

The Moreland Commission on Utility Storm Preparation and Response Issues Its Interim Report

January 11, 2013
Gov. Cuomo Establishes Green Bank in New York State

March 4, 2013
New York’s One-Stop Power Facility Siting Process Has Arrived

August 2012
Gov. Cuomo Establishes Moreland Commission to Review Performance of Power Companies in Major Storms

December 20, 2012
NY PSC Raises Net Metering Limit in Hudson Valley; Considers Raising Limit Elsewhere in State

November 28, 2012

Estate Planning

The Fine Art of Disinheritance: Drafting in Contemplation of Probate Contests

November 28, 2012

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