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CFPB Petitions Set Aside Civil Investigative Demands

The CFPB transparency page lists 60 petitions to set aside civil investigative demands filed pursuant to the Bureau's Rules of Investigation. Named petitioners include Pacific Rim Alliance Corporation, MV Realty PBC LLC, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, Bank of America, and Synchrony Financial, spanning filings from 2018 through September 2024. The page explains the Bureau may redact or withhold petition information for good cause and links to the governing Rules Relating to Investigations.

FirstRand's Cape Water Performance-Based Bond Lists on JSE

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange has listed Africa's first Nature-Linked Performance-Based Bond, the FirstRand Bank Cape Water Performance-Based Bond (FR31PB), a R2.5 billion issuance. The bond links part of investors' returns to independently verified ecological restoration outcomes, specifically removing invasive plant species from priority water catchment areas in South Africa to increase water flows into storage dams. The transaction involved RMB as arranger and structurer, with co-anchor investors including the International Finance Corporation, FSD Africa Investments, and Aluwani Capital Partners.