New Fair Banking Executive Order: Key Directives, Implications, Compliance Considerations, Risk Management

Ms. Bieker’s practice focuses on representing financial services clients in connection with government investigations, supervisory examinations, and other government requests relating to a variety of consumer finance laws and regulations, including the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Truth in Lending Act, and federal and state prohibitions against unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices. She has experience representing clients in investigations led by a wide range of agencies such as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Ms. Bieker also counsels clients on compliance with consumer finance laws.

Mr. Bisanz counsels domestic and global financial services firms on a variety of banking and derivatives regulatory issues. He advises financial institutions on core bank regulatory issues and adjacent subject matter domains. Mr. Bisanz is knowledgeable in all major aspects of the operations of an insured depository institution, its affiliates, and its partners—including chartering, acquisition, and permissibility analyses; ongoing risk management, governance, and compliance requirements; and insolvency and resolution issues. He also advises clients on Dodd-Frank Act compliance issues, including the Volcker Rule, capital and liquidity requirements, Reg YY enhanced prudential standards, and Title VII compliance. Further, his practice extends to the other regulatory and risk management needs of the firm’s financial institution clients through counseling on regulatory inventories and change management, cybersecurity and data privacy concerns, and anti-money laundering compliance. Mr. Bisanz currently serves as the Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association’s subcommittee on banking legislation and regulation.

Ms.Gray specializes in work with banks, non-bank financial institutions and other companies providing financial products and services. She works with many of the largest bank and non-bank financial institutions, emerging companies such as fintechs and retailers whose business operations include consumer and small business finance. Ms. Gray’s work is focused on representing corporate and individual clients in high-stakes legal proceedings, including matters initiated by state and federal regulators, private civil litigation, congressional investigations and internal investigations. She also counsels clients on compliance with consumer protection laws. Ms. Gray focuses a substantial portion of her practice on representations involving escalated government examination matters, investigations and enforcement. In this capacity, she routinely provides strategic advice to senior corporate leaders, including Boards of Directors, as they navigate complex, and often unexpected, business and legal challenges. Ms. Gray is well-known for her advisory work in fair and responsible lending and servicing, and is considered one of the nation's experts in this space.