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One ESTOPP Shop: The Ninth Circuit Weighs In On The Use Of Equitable Estoppel To Compel Arbitration In Two Recent Decisions

When can you compel arbitration of a putative class action? The law is developing quickly and still doesn’t provide a crystal clear answer. The Ninth Circuit recently weighed in on two cases examining what happens when the...more

Financial Services Report – Winter 2020

Happy post-election, post-socially-distanced Thanksgiving, and pre-New Year’s newsletter. Banks, non-banks, and FinTechs can look forward to eight days of announcements from the Biden transition team with their latkes and...more

Arbitrating Arbitrability: Three Recent Appellate Decisions On Delegation Clauses In Arbitration Agreements

This summer, we discussed that the Supreme Court is reviewing whether an arbitration agreement’s clear delegation of the question of arbitrability to the arbitrator can be negated by a provision that exempts certain claims...more

Financial Services Report – Fall 2020

We join the nation in mourning the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Over her 20-year career before appointment to the D.C. circuit court, Justice Ginsburg fought for equal rights in the workplace, among...more

Financial Services Report, Summer 2020

Is it just us or does March 4 — the date of our last issue — feel like a million years ago? Like you, and not necessarily in this order, we have been: doing our work; keeping up with COVID-19-related laws, guidance, and...more

Schein On: Supreme Court To Decide Key Arbitration Delegation Question

The Henry Schein arbitration battle is making its way to the Supreme Court again. The Court recently granted Henry Schein, Inc.’s certiorari petition to answer the question of “Whether a provision in an arbitration agreement...more

Financial Services Report, Spring 2020

Punxsutawney Phil didn’t see his shadow, so we’re expecting an early spring. Maybe that’s why mini-CFPBs are sprouting or expanding on both coasts. Governor Cuomo announced several key measures impacting financial services...more

Financial Services Report, Winter 2019

The holidays came early for financial institutions when the Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to the constitutionality of the CFPB. We can expect fireworks in the New Year as two experienced Supreme Court practitioners...more

Financial Services Report, Fall 2019

We start this issue with a feeling of déjà vu all over again. Decisions made during the mortgage crisis are back in the news with a powerhouse legal ruling and the Treasury’s initial thinking on how to turn back time. First,...more

Financial Services Report, Summer 2019

The fireworks have started early this year. On May 2, a federal court in New York rejected the OCC’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by the NY DFS challenging the OCC’s fintech charter. The decision has something for...more

Financial Services Report – Spring 2019

EDITOR’S NOTE - In the words of Willie Wonka: “Wait a minute — strike that, reverse it!” As loyal readers will recall, in our last issue, we tried to stay current in referring to the CFPB by what Mick Mulvaney declared...more

Financial Services Report – Winter 2018

In between holiday shopping and merriment, we here at the Financial Services Report are pondering what’s in a name. Not much, said Shakespeare. Isaac Asimov begged to differ in a mystery story about who killed one of the...more

Financial Services Report, Fall 2018

EDITOR’S NOTE - So much for the lazy days of summer. It’s been a busy couple of months on both coasts. In a case of déjà vu all over again, a New York federal court found that the CFPB structure is unconstitutional and that...more

Financial Services Report – Summer 2018

BELTWAY - The Wayback Machine - Congress passed, and on May 24, 2018, the president signed into law, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (S.2155). The law makes significant changes to...more

HUD to Reconsider Disparate Impact Rule

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it will “shortly” seek public comment on whether its controversial disparate impact rule is consistent with the Supreme Court’s Inclusive Communities...more

Financial Services Report – Spring 2018

The 2018 Winter Olympics are over. We watched two 17-year-olds win gold medals in sports that didn’t exist when we were 17. The Garlic Girls, with nicknames from their favorite breakfasts, and the U.S. men’s team won medals...more

Financial Services Report – Winter 2017

EDITOR’S NOTE - The holidays came early for the financial services industry. First, the Senate voted to repeal the CFPB’s rule banning class waivers in arbitration agreements in consumer financial contracts. Then,...more

Financial Services Report - Fall 2017

EDITOR’S NOTE - Through hurricanes, wild fires, the publication of Hillary Clinton’s book, the birth of Amal and George Clooney’s twins, and the Dodgers’ historic losing streak, Director Richard Cordray and the CFPB’s...more

A First Time for Everything—CFPB Issues Its First No-Action Letter

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB” or the “Bureau”) recently announced the issuance of its first no-action letter (“NAL”) to Upstart Network, Inc. (“Upstart”), a San Carlos, California-based online lending...more

CFPB Makes HMDA Data Sharing Proposal

The CFPB announced on Wednesday, September 20th, 2017, proposed guidance to limit the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data it shares publicly. The Bureau’s 2015 HMDA amendments revamped HMDA’s coverage and processes,...more

Entering the HMDA Homestretch: CFPB Proposes Temporary Increase in HELOC Reporting Threshold, Releases New and Updated Filing...

As we have previously reported, in October 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a sweeping final rule (“2015 Final Rule”) to amend Regulation C, which implements the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act...more

Financial Services Report - Summer 2017

EDITOR’S NOTE - Summer blockbuster season is officially upon us. Have you seen Wonder Woman yet? What about Guardians of the Galaxy Part 2? It’s déjà vu all over again with Baywatch, Pirates of the Caribbean, Alien,...more

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