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CFPB Challenges Financial Institutions to Produce Evidence of Affirmative Consent to Overdraft Fees

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On September 17, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a circular explaining that financial institutions may violate the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) and its implementing regulation, Regulation...more

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CFPB Takes Aim at Cash Back Fees

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Some dollar store chains and other retailers now are charging consumers for obtaining cash back on debt or prepaid card purchases—transactions that generally have been free in the past–the CFPB reported....more

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FDIC Proposes New Rule to Strengthen Recordkeeping for Third-Party Deposits

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On September 17, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking (Proposal) aimed at enhancing recordkeeping for bank deposits received from fintech and other third-party, non-bank...more

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Bank faces class action over its overdraft fee practices

Recently, a bank customer and his business filed a class action complaint in the Stamford-Norwalk Judicial District Superior Court against a Connecticut-based bank alleging that bank engaged in unlawful business practices to...more

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Custody Battles: The FDIC's Latest Proposed Rule on FBO Accounts

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The FDIC has issued a proposed rule that would apply to practically all bank-fintech arrangements that use custodial deposit accounts to provide customers with transactional features (also called "FBO" accounts for short)....more

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U.S.-U.K. treasuries convene to discuss financial stability goals

On September 3, the Department of the Treasury hosted the tenth official meeting of the U.S.-U.K. Financial Regulatory Working Group in Washington, D.C. Officials from both countries discussed economic and financial...more

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Basel III Endgame: Will Banks Have to Increase Their Capital Requirements?

On Tuesday, September 10, the Federal Reserve announced a reproposal of the much discussed and awaited Basel III Endgame. However, before we dive into the reproposal, it is important to take a step back and look at how we got...more

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Podcast: Deep Dive into the Regulatory Landscape of Bank Partnerships Featuring American Fintech Council CEO, Phil Goldfeder [More...

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McGlinchey attorneys Robert Savoie and Rachael Aspery are joined by Phil Goldfeder, the CEO of the American Fintech Council, in this installment of the Deep Dive into Bank Partnerships. The podcast focuses primarily on...more

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Where the F(BO) Is the Money? Part 1 – Synapse’s Clarion Call for Standards

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This is the first of three articles focused on a key question: as bank-fintech partnerships continue to play a vital role in driving financial services, how does the industry make this system safer and better?...more

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OCC’s Acting Comptroller discusses the evolution of bank supervision

On September 3, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu delivered remarks on the evolution of bank supervision at a recent international conference, focusing on the transformation of bank supervision over the last...more

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FDIC announces updates to its examination handbook

On August 29, the FDIC announced that the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) updated its examination handbook. These updates revised specific parts and renamed it from the “Development and Acquisition”...more

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FDIC Approves Final Rule to Update Its Section 19 Regulations – Insured Depository Institutions Have Until October 1, 2024 to...

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On July 30, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) Board of Directors approved a final rule that updates the FDIC’s regulations concerning Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C.§ 1829...more

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Fed Issues Cease and Desist Order for Crypto-Related Compliance and Risk Management Deficiencies

On September 4, the Federal Reserve Board (Fed) released enforcement actions against a Texas-based bank, addressing regulatory violations and compliance lapses. The Fed, joined by the Texas Department of Banking (TDB),...more

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Banking on a Nonbank Bank in 2024 - The ILC Option Revisited

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Becoming or owning an industrial loan company (or ILC)—the elusive "nonbank bank" option, as Congress coined the term in 1987— still has an allure for financial services providers that want to (1) lend on a national scale...more

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CFPB issues filing instructions, other resources for nonbank registration

On August 23, the CFPB issued a Filing Instructions Guide and launched the Nonbank Registry webpage to help nonbank entities understand, register and comply with the Nonbank Registration Rule (the Rule). As previously covered...more

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League of Southeastern Credit Unions and Virginia Credit Union League Announce Merger Plans

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Tuesday, the League of Southeastern Credit Unions (LSCU) and the Virginia Credit Union League (VCUL) announced plans to merge, marking the first state league consolidation since 2022. According to the leagues’ combined...more

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NYDFS Imposes $35 Million Fine on Nordea Bank for Alleged AML Failures Following Panama Papers Revelations

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On August 27, 2024, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) announced a consent order involving a $35 million settlement with Nordea Bank Abp (“Nordea”) for alleged significant failures related to...more

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Where Have All the New Banks Gone?

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Regulators, Stevens said, calculate a de novo group’s capital requirement with a key principle in mind: an institution’s need to maintain about an 8% leverage ratio after three years of operations. That means that in addition...more

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FDIC’s Proposed Brokered Deposit Rule Could Adversely Impact Fintech-Bank Partnerships

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In late July 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) board of directors proposed a rule that would revise its standards on banks accepting brokered deposits. The proposed rule would expand the definition of...more

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Regulatory monitoring - August 2024

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1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) EU - EBA: Opinion on measures in accordance with Article 458 CRR following a notification by the De Nederlandsche Bank - Status: Final - The EBA has...more

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Regulatory monitoring: EU version - August 2024

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1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION a) General - (i) EU - EBA: Opinion on measures in accordance with Article 458 CRR following a notification by the De Nederlandsche Bank - Status: Final - The EBA has...more

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Banking associations aver Fort Worth is the proper venue against CFPB

On August 12, several banking associations (plaintiffs) filed an opposition to the CFPB’s motion to dismiss in its ongoing litigation over the proper venue for the CFPB’s credit card late fee final rule (the Rule). The Bureau...more

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Defendant Challenges FDIC Enforcement Proceeding, Citing Jarkesy

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In one of the first tests of the implications of the Jarkesy decision for other federal regulatory agencies, an individual accused by the FDIC of participating in fraudulent loan activity is asking a federal judge to dismiss...more

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Fed releases final capital requirements for all large banks

On August 28, the Fed released its final capital requirements for large bank holding companies. As previously covered by InfoBytes, the Fed derived these requirements from stress test results showing that large banks had...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: August 2024

CFPB Issues Filing Instructions Guide for Small Business Lending Data - The CFPB has published instructions for banks and other covered financial institutions to submit small business lending data that is required to be...more

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