Representative Engagements

• Advised a $25 billion regional community bank on consumer financial services and small business regulatory compliance requirements related to its services, products, policies, operational procedures, compliance management system including testing, monitoring, and addressing regulatory concerns 

• Advised a $100+ billion digital bank with a national footprint on the implementation of Dodd-Frank requirements, a compliance management system, a risk governance framework, a remediation program, consent order requirements, safety and soundness requirements, lending, payment and deposit products  

• Advised several large and regional financial institutions on complex regulatory examinations, investigations and responses to the Federal Reserve Board, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 

• Advised a technology based independent mortgage company originating $12 billion annually in developing a regulatory relations strategy, implementing a compliance management system, handling consumer complaints, agency inquiries and implementing a fair lending and UDAAP compliance program 

• Advised a $225 billion regional bank on implementing requirements related to Dodd-Frank, including, a compliance management system, a risk governance framework, a regulatory change management program along with advising on consumer and small business lending products 

• As General Counsel for the mortgage banking and servicing subsidiaries of a large international financial institution/investment bank, advised on consumer financial services compliance, corporate governance, third-party risk management, implementation of anti-predatory lending laws, the national servicing settlement requirements, and Dodd-Frank requirements   

• Advised several national and regional banks in investor-agency buy-back and False Claims Act litigation along with supporting discovery related to complex class action litigation in the areas of SCRA, MLA, mortgage servicing, add-on products and UDAAP claims