Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Did the Supreme Court Hand the CFPB a Pyrrhic Victory?
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Understanding the Federal Reserve Board Proposal to Lower Interchange Fee Cap for Debit Card Transactions
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Community Reinvestment Act Reform: A Close Look at the Final Rule
The Future of Payments: Exploring FedNow With the Payments Professor — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Federal Banking Interagency Final Guidance on Third-Party Relationships - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: What is FedNow and its Role in the U.S. Payments System?
Breaking (Down) the Debt Ceiling
Podcast: 2023 Deal Cycle - Considerations for Transactions in Uncertain Economic Times - Diagnosing Health Care
Crypto Year in Review 2022: Federal Reserve and Central Bank Digital Currencies and FDIC/OCC Regulatory Developments - The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Is the U.S. Payments System Failing Business and Consumers? A Discussion with Special Guest Dan Awrey, Professor of Law, Cornell Law School
DE Under 3: Latest Monthly Jobs Report, Unemployment & the US BLS JOLTS Report
Stablecoin Regulation in an Unstable Time: The Fed and Treasury Address a Stablecoin Regulatory Framework
Congressional and Federal Agency Action Following Executive Order on Digital Assets Policy
The Return of TALF Fund Opportunities Via COVID-19 Relief
Regulators Tackle Board Effectiveness and Overdrafts
The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA): Recap and What to Expect in 2014
September 19, 2024- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Open Market Trading Desk issued a statement announcing it intends to conduct a small value term repo operation with Primary Dealers....more
September 9, 2024- Securities and Exchange Commission Chief Accountant Paul Munter made a statement at the 2024 AICPA & CIMA Conference on Banks & Savings Institutions....more
August 27, 2024 - The Federal Reserve Board released the minutes from its recent meetings to review and determine the discount rates provided to depository institutions through the discount window....more
July 25, 2024- The Federal Reserve Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a statement reminding banks of potential risks associated with third-party arrangements...more
June 14, 2024 - The Federal Reserve Board published a working paper entitled, “Trademarks in Banking.” June 14, 2024- The Federal Reserve Board published a working paper entitled, “The 2023 Banking Turmoil and the Bank...more
May 20, 2024- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chair Martin J. Gruenberg issued a statement announcing he is prepared to step down as Chair once a successor is confirmed. May 20, 2024 - Senator Sherrod Brown...more
As consumer-facing financial institutions of all types—from well-established banks to newly-launched fintechs—set their 2024 regulatory compliance goals, they may wonder if their New Year’s resolutions align with those that...more
December 21, 2023- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) took another major step in support of U.S. Government efforts to crack down on illicit finance and enhance corporate...more
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more
November 16, 2023- The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has updated its Beneficial Ownership Information FAQs to include new questions about the reporting process, reporting companies, beneficial owners,...more
November 7, 2023- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is proposing to use its larger participant authority to supervise nonbank companies that offer services like digital wallets and payment apps....more
The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency, specifically focusing on:...more
October 20, 2023- The Federal Reserve Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency are extending until January 16, 2024, the comment period on their large bank capital...more
October 19, 2023- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed a rule that would accelerate a shift toward open banking, where consumers would have control over data about their financial lives and would gain new...more
September 18, 2023- New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued an update on an ongoing initiative to strengthen DFS oversight of virtual currencies. September 18, 2023- The Federal Reserve Bank of New...more
July 12, 2023- The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing entitled, "Protecting Investor Interests: Examining Environmental and Social Policy in Financial Regulation."...more
June 29, 2023- Federal financial institution regulatory agencies today jointly issued a final policy statement on commercial real estate loan accommodations and workouts....more
June 12, 2023 The Accountability Through Confirmation Act and the Protecting Small Business Information Act have each been introduced to reform the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)....more
April 27, 2023- The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled, "Oversight of the Credit Reporting Agencies." April 27, 2023- The U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business &...more
March 31, 2023- U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and eleven members of the Banking and Housing Committee sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet...more
February 27, 2023- The Supreme Court of the United States granted a petition for certiorari to review the Fifth Circuit's decision in October that the statute providing funding to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...more
Regulatory Developments - FinCEN Proposes Form of Report to Collect Beneficial Ownership Information and Application to Obtain FinCEN Identifiers - On January 17, FinCEN proposed a form of report to collect beneficial...more
January 18, 2023- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an order that identifies the virtual currency exchange Bitzlato Limited (Bitzlato) as a "primary money laundering...more
Regulatory Developments - FinCEN Issues NPRM Regarding Access to Beneficial Ownership Information and Related Safeguards - On December 15, FinCEN issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would implement...more