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Nicholas Zlevor, a member of the Financial Institutions and Finance &amp; Transactions groups, advises banks, credit unions, trust companies, non-bank financial institutions, and non-bank lenders on regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance.

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His practice includes guiding clients through complex licensing projects, including money-services-business approvals, and advising on fair lending, CRA, anti-money-laundering and Bank Secrecy Act requirements, state and federal consumer-finance matters, and unfair or deceptive acts and practices (UDAP/UDAAP) considerations.

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He regularly represents accounting firms in transactions involving the acquisition of accounting practices; federal and state regulatory issues; risk management; drafting partnership agreements, shareholder agreements, and limited liability company agreements; independence investigations; succession planning; and PCAOB and SEC compliance. He also assists accounting firms and related entities with multi-state licensing and registration matters, ownership and control analyses, governance updates, and ongoing compliance with AICPA rules and state board of accountancy regulations.

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Represented Bancorp Financial, Inc., and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Evergreen Bank Group, in their merger transaction with Old Second Bancorp, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Old Second National Bank. At the time of the announcement, the cash and stock transaction was valued at approximately $197 million.

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Chicago

Vedder Price Expands Consumer Financial Services Capabilities

Update: OCC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Business Combinations

FDIC Releases Proposed Updates to Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions

OCC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Business Combinations

James Morrissey and Nicholas Zlevor Author Article for Law360

The GENIUS Act: Stablecoin Regulation Enters the Federal Framework

Jonathan Gould Confirmed as Comptroller of the Currency

OCC Ends Use of Disparate Impact in Fair Lending Supervision

Treasury Secretary Bessent Taps Rodney E. Hood to Lead the OCC

California Bill Aims to Expand Debt Collection Protections to Commercial Debts

FinCEN Issues Proposed Rule to Enhance Financial Institutions’ AML/CFT Programs

Proposed CFPB Rule Could Subject “Big Tech” Companies to Enhanced Regulatory Scrutiny

Final Rule Updating the Community Reinvestment Act Issued by Bank Regulators

Federal Regulators Issue Updated Guidance on Liquidity Risks and Contingency Planning

Federal Regulators Issue Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Revising Capital Requirements for Large Banks and Banks with Significant Trading Activity

Vedder Price Represents Byline Bancorp, Inc. in Acquisition of First Security Bancorp, Inc. and First Security Trust and Savings Bank

Vedder Price Represents Bancorp Financial, Inc. in Merger with Old Second Bancorp, Inc.

Vedder Price Represents Byline Bancorp Inc in $75 Million Private Placement of Subordinate Notes

Vedder Price Represents Piper Sandler & Co. in $207.5 Million Public Offering for First Busey Corporation

Vedder Price Represents Piper Sandler & Co. in $80.5 Million Public Offering for Civista Bancshares, Inc.

THE RECOVERING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION FROM UNACCOUNTABLE PRACTICES (RECOUP) ACT VOTED OUT OF SENATE BANKING COMMITTEE

Federal Reserve, FDIC and OCC Issue Streamlined Guidance to Mitigate Risks Associated with Third-Party Relationships