The revisions to the OCC CRA regulations adjust the asset-size thresholds to be used to define "small bank" and "intermediate small bank" based on the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index. Date January 26, 2011 Cross References OCC 2011-4 Community Reinvestment Act Regulations, 75 Fed. Reg. 82217 (Dec. 30, 2010)

OFAC is implementing policy changes announced by President Barack Obama on January 14, 2011, to allow, among other things, for greater licensing of travel to Cuba for educational, cultural, religious, and journalistic activities and to expand licensing of remittances to Cuba. Date January 28, 2011 Cross References 76 Fed. Reg. 5072 (Jan. 28, 2011)

The CFTC is crafting an identification system for the swaps industry -- one that it wants to mesh with similar ID systems under consideration by securities and systemic risk regulators in the United States and Europe. Publication Reuters Date January 28, 2011 Cross References Dodd-Frank Act, Title VII

CFTC Dodd-Frank Rulemaking The CFTC and SEC are proposing new rules under the Commodity Exchange Act and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to implement provisions of Title IV of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The proposed SEC rule would require investment advisers registered with the SEC that advise one or more private funds to file Form PF with the SEC. The proposed CFTC rule would require commodity pool operators ("CPOs") and commodity trading advisors ("CTAs") registered with the CFTC to satisfy certain proposed CFTC filing requirements by filing Form PF

CFTC Dodd-Frank Rulemaking In addition to new reporting and regulatory requirements for CPOs and CTAs, the CFTC is proposing is proposing to: Reinstate trading criteria for registered investments companies claiming exclusion from the CPO definition under Regulation 4.5; Rescind the exemption from CPO registration under Regulations 4.13(a)(3) and (4); Revise Regulation 4.7 so that CPOs may no longer claim exemption from the requirement that an exempt pool's annual report contain certified financial statements; Modify the participant qualification criteria of Regulation 4.7 to incorporate the