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CCH Federal Banking Law Reporter Researcher adds divisions for Consumer Financial Protection and Financial Stability

Reflecting legislative reforms enacted by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, two new divisions have been added to the CCH Federal Banking Law Reporter Researcher: “Consumer Financial Protection Bureau” and “Financial Stability”. Both appear as new guide card divisions in Volume 4 of the print product. In electronic format, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau explanations begin at 33–001 as a menu level selection above “National Banks.” Financial Stability explanations begin at 41–501 as a menu level selection above “Accounting—Reporting—Audits.” The explanations link to the full text of underlying laws. Future agency issuances that provide interpretive guidance will be added in these divisions to augment the explanations.

The Dodd-Frank Act established the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection as an independent bureau within the Federal Reserve Board to regulate consumer financial products and services. The new division includes discussion of Bureau structure, authority and enforcement activities, as well as companion state enforcement and regulatory authority.

Title I of the Dodd-Frank Act, called the “Financial Stability Act of 2010,” was designed to monitor and prevent system risk to the financial system. The new division discusses the new Financial Stability Oversight Council, an independent agency charged with monitoring and responding to systemic risks posed by large, complex companies, products and activities. Explanations also cover additional authority given to the Fed to help it carry out its obligation to supervise nonbank financial companies. The new Office of Financial Research, an executive agency to collect and standardize data on financial firms and their activities, is also discussed.

New Trade Cases Archive adds “all the cases” dating back to 1932

An enhanced Trade Cases Archive (1932–1992)—containing more than 20,000 court and agency decisions—has been added to the CCH Trade Regulation Reporter—Internet as well as the CCH Antitrust and Trade Regulation Integrated Library.

The addition of the 1932 to 1976 Trade Cases meets customer demand for “all the cases” that have been issued in print. It will allow subscribers to dispose of the old casebooks they have held onto for many years. The enhanced publication contains more than 190,000 links to archival material from the explanations, report letters, case tables, agency documents, and more recent court decisions.

An exciting new feature currently in development is the cross linking of official citations to the text of cases and statutes in Loislaw. For more information about this enhancement to the CCH Trade Regulation Reporter, contact your Wolters Kluwer account representative.

Additional report letters available for automatic e-mail delivery

All the report letters for electronic products in the following practice areas are now available for automatic email delivery upon publication: Advertising Law, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Banking (Federal and State), Business Torts, Energy & Natural Resources, Franchising & Distribution, Government Contracts, Insurance Coverage Litigation, Intellectual Property, Privacy Law, Products Liability & Safety, Securities (Federal and State), and Transportation. To sign up for this free service, click on Tracker News in the tool bar on IntelliConnect.

CCH Bank Digest Newsletter printable format enhanced

Enhancements to the printable version of the CCH Bank Digest newsletter were implemented with the first issue of 2011. Enhancements include new navigation tools such as hyperlinking which allows you to instantly navigate to a particular agency listed under “Inside This Issue.” There are also navigation tools in the right- hand margin that allow you to scroll page-by-page through the newsletter. For more information about the Bank Digest Newsletter, go to: www.onlinestore.cch.com

NEW BOOK

2011 SEC Handbook: Rules and Forms for Financial Statements and Related Disclosures

The 2011 SEC Handbook reproduces the latest requirements, as of November 2010, for preparing financial statements and related disclosure documents filed with the SEC. It's a portable, affordable resource for SEC rules, forms and other materials related to SEC filings and disclosure. The book reproduces the rules/forms/interpretations specifically relevant to preparing financial statements and other SEC disclosure documents, yet the scope is broad enough to serve as a complete SEC disclosure rules reference for corporate counsel and corporate governance professionals.

The 2011 edition includes the following new material:

• Updates to Forms 8-K, 10-Q, 10-K, 20-F, 40-F and Schedule 14A
• Proxy rule amendments, including new Rules 14a-11 and 14a-18, Regulation 14N and Schedule 14N
• Amendments to Regulation S-K and S-T (e.g., S-K Items 308, 402 and 407; S-T Item 301)
• Amendments to Regulation S-X (e.g., Rule 2-02)
• Updated Exchange Act rules
• Updated Codification of Financial Reporting Policies (amendments made by FR-82 and FR-83)

For details and to order go to: www.onlinestore.cch.com

NEW WHITE PAPERS

Prospects for Financial Reform and Regulatory Legislation in the 112th Congress

Jim Hamilton, Wolters Kluwer Principal Securities Regulation Analyst, has written a briefing paper giving an overview of what to expect in the way of financial reform and regulatory change legislation in the 112th Congress. The briefing paper discusses the expected reform of government sponsored enterprises such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as well as legislation establishing a covered bond market for the U.S. The briefing paper also discusses impending changes in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including technical corrections to the landmark Wall Street overhaul legislation, as well as possible substantive changes.

Click here for a pdf of the briefing paper.

Special Edition–State Health Care Trends from 2010

Uncover the potential implications of health care reform in 2011 with the complimentary download: Special Edition - 2010 State Health Care Trends. You'll gain access to a succinct state-level overview of key initiatives implemented in response to federal health care reform's enactment in March 2010, including:

• Health care freedom laws, major state statutory actions that challenge some features of federal reform
• State health care mandates, with a focus in 2010 on coverage of autism spectrum disorders, expanded cancer screenings, clinical trials, and off-label prescription drugs or orally administered cancer drugs

You can download this timely information at http://www.employmentlawdaily.com/

GENERAL UPDATE

AALL/Wolters Kluwer Law & Business Grant Program awards grant to John Cannan of Drexel University

The 2010 AALL/Wolters Kluwer Law & Business Grant Program has awarded a $1,200 grant to John Cannan, research and instructional services librarian at the Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law Legal Research Center in Philadelphia, for his project, "The Drupal Constitutional History Project."

The Wolters Kluwer Law & Business Grant Program was established in 1996 with the goal of sponsoring research that has a practical impact on the law library profession as well as inspiring products and change

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