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
9/21/2017
/ Arbitration ,
BSA/AML ,
Credit Repair Services ,
Data Breach ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fair Lending ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FCC ,
FinTech ,
OCC ,
Ransomware ,
RESPA ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing ,
Stress Tests ,
TCPA ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Volcker Rule
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
6/20/2017
/ Arbitration ,
Blockchain ,
BSA/AML ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Card Surcharges ,
Credit Cards ,
Credit Reporting Agencies ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Expressions Hair Design v Schneiderman ,
Fair Lending ,
FCC ,
FinTech ,
First Amendment ,
HERA ,
Lending ,
Money Laundering ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
Prepaid Payment Products ,
SCOTUS ,
Small Business ,
TCPA ,
Trump Administration
EDITOR’S NOTE -
In like a lion, out like a lamb—it works for weather; does it work for new administrations? We’ll have to wait and see. We’ll have to wait and see about the length of CFPB Director Richard Cordray’s...more
3/20/2017
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Bank Fraud ,
Bank Holding Company Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Data Security ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Forfeiture ,
NIST ,
OCC ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Opt-In ,
Overdraft Fees ,
Preemption ,
Shaw v United States ,
Student Loans ,
TCPA ,
TLAC ,
True Lender
EDITOR’S NOTE -
Hope you survived all of those awkward Thanksgiving holiday conversations— amazing how divided people are on whether the court got it right in the PHH case, isn’t it? So on we go into the holiday season,...more
12/7/2016
/ Arbitration ,
Article III ,
Blockchain ,
CalOPPA ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Credit Card Surcharges ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Distributed Denial of Service ,
ECOA ,
FDCPA ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FinTech ,
HMDA ,
HUD ,
LGBTQ ,
Military Lending Act ,
NYDFS ,
OCC ,
OIG ,
Prepaid Payment Products ,
Risk Management ,
SCRA ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
Editor’s Note -
So much for summer! The weather is cooling, the kids are back to school, and we better not see you wearing white so long after Labor Day! For those of you having a little trouble getting back in the...more
9/21/2016
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Arbitration ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Digital Currency ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Fair Lending ,
FDIC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FinCEN ,
Foreclosure ,
Homeowner Bill of Rights ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Municipalities ,
OCC ,
Online Banking ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Standing ,
Tax Revenues ,
TCPA ,
Telemarketing ,
Volcker Rule
BELTWAY -
Every Last Penny Counts -
Five federal banking agencies issued a Supervisory Bulletin titled “Interagency Guidance Regarding Deposit Reconciliation Practices” (the “Guidance”). The Guidance outlines...more
6/8/2016
/ Arbitration ,
Article III ,
CID ,
Civil Investigation Demand ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Comptroller ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Debt Collection ,
ECOA ,
FDCPA ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FFIEC ,
FHFA ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
FinTech ,
Hawkins v Community Bank of Raymore ,
Mobile Banking ,
Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) ,
Online Marketplace Lending ,
Payday Loans ,
Payment Protection Insurance ,
PCI-DSS Standard ,
Preemption ,
RESPA ,
SCOTUS ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing ,
Student Loans ,
TCPA ,
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
UDAAP ,
Virtual Currency ,
Volcker Rule
Why another law firm newsletter? Over ten years ago, Will Stern answered that question in the first Editor’s Note of the first Financial Services Report. Some things have changed since then—we no longer print and mail paper...more
3/9/2016
/ Arbitration ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Customer Lists ,
Cybersecurity ,
Debt Collection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fair Lending ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
HMDA ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
Payday Loans ,
Preemption ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
TCPA ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)