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FTC Settles with Bankrupt Crypto Company, but Pursues CEO for Deceptive FDIC Claims

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it has reached a settlement with the bankrupt crypto company Voyager over the company’s alleged deceptive crypto marketing practices. Specifically, the FTC’s complaint alleges that...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Subpoena Responses for Financial Institutions

Financial services companies, such as banks, credit unions, lenders, finance companies, loan servicers, broker-dealers, and securities firms, often receive subpoenas from parties in litigation involving their customers,...more

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Description Of The Small Business Investment Company Program Participation By Unleveraged Funds - January 2020

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A Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) is a privately owned and operated company that makes long-term investments in American small businesses and is licensed by the United States Small Business Administration (SBA)....more

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Are Banks and Other Lenders Subject to the CCPA?

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California’s new privacy statute imposes a number of new requirements on businesses that touch the personal information of California consumers. Its reach includes banks and financial services companies....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Consumer Financial Services Law - March 30, 2017

Industry Groups Respond on Consumer Access to Financial Records - Financial industry groups responded to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) request for information on consumer access to their financial...more

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ABA comments on CFPB’s RFI on consumer access to financial information

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The American Bankers Association has submitted a comment letter in response to the CFPB’s request for information regarding consumer access to financial information. The ABA observes that while larger institutions have...more

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New York State Department of Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulation Poised to Reshape Existing Regulatory Landscape

In late December, New York State’s Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) released its revised proposed cybersecurity regulation (the “DFS Rule”). While the revisions pare back some of the DFS Rule’s original requirements...more

Hogan Lovells

2017 Resolutions for Community Banks: A Focus on Cybersecurity

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In December 2016, Thomas Curry, the Comptroller of the Currency, stated that cybersecurity was the single greatest systemic threat to our financial system. He was not being hyperbolic. Cybersecurity should be on...more

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Federal Banking Agencies Issue Dodd–Frank Mandated Report on Bank Activities and Investments

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On September 8, 2016, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a 107-page joint...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

Financial Industry Developments - OCC Discusses Marketplace Lending - On September 13, 2016, Comptroller of the Currency Thomas J. Curry discussed marketplace lending's risks and associated policy questions. He...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update: New York State Proposes Cybersecurity Regulation for Financial Institutions

New York state has proposed a new regulation — to go into effect January 1, 2017 — that would require banks, insurance companies and other financial services institutions regulated by the New York State Department of...more

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New Proposed Rules on Banker Incentive Compensation Released

The National Credit Union Administration, or NCUA, became the first of six Agencies to unveil a revised rule proposal under Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act: prohibiting incentive-based payment arrangements that the...more

Baker Donelson

A Treasure Trove: Publication of Complaint Data by the CFPB

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The CFPB complaint database was created with altruistic intentions. They envisioned a tool that consumers could use to search a downloadable database for research on a product or specific lender, just as they would research...more

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FTC Can Regulate Cybersecurity Practices, Third Circuit Rules

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) can regulate cybersecurity policies and procedures as “unfair” acts or practices under Section 5 of the FTC Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled in a very important...more

Pillsbury - Global Sourcing Practice

Under the Thumb: Regulatory Compliance When Outsourcing Cybersecurity Management

Managed security services are often a natural “add-on” when outsourcing IT services given that data protection is integral to application development, software as a service, and cloud storage, among other services. More...more

Balch & Bingham LLP

Assessing Your Cybersecurity Preparedness: It May Be Time to Update Your Bank’s Information Security Plan and Response Program

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With increased oversight, regulatory scrutiny and risk related to cybersecurity, now is the time for those in the banking industry to be proactive in managing cybersecurity risk. Waiting until a breach occurs to formulate or...more

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Banking Committee Chairman Introduces the Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015

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For more than two decades, each and every Congress has considered and adopted wide-ranging financial services legislation that has significantly altered the legal and regulatory landscape governing financial institutions in...more

Carlton Fields

CFPB Proposes Regulating Nonbank Auto Finance Companies

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On September 16, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued and requested comment on a proposed rule that would, for the first time, subject nonbank auto finance companies to federal regulation and oversight. The...more

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Financial Institutions May Post Online Privacy Disclosures

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") recently amended Regulation P, which requires – in connection with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act – that financial institutions provide an annual disclosure of their privacy...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - October 2014

In This Issue: - October: National Cyber Security Awareness Month - New California Data Protection Law - Obama Signs Cybersecurity Executive Order - FTC Cautions Executives About Personal Liability for False...more

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Privacy Policies Going Digital: The CFPB’s Final Rule Ditches Requirement to Distribute Annual Paper Copies

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On October 20, 2014, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) announced that it had finalized a rule that alters the way that financial institutions provide privacy policies to their customers. Under the...more

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Some Gramm-Leach-Bliley Notices Can Now Be Posted Online

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Some banks and other organizations covered under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) may now post their privacy policies online rather than having to mail them annually. Earlier this week, the Consumer Financial Protection...more

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Proposed CFPB Rule Would Allow Online Posting of GLBA Privacy Notices

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The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) requires financial institutions to provide customers with initial and annual notices of their privacy policies, including whether they share consumers’ non-public information with third...more

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CFPB Proposes New Plan for Privacy Notices - Financial institutions may soon have a cheaper way to notify consumers about their...

Under a new proposal issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), financial institutions could avoid the requirement to mail an annual privacy notice to customers by instead referring them to an online notice,...more

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CFPB's Proposed Rule Promotes More Efficient and Effective Privacy Disclosures

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed a rule that would promote more effective privacy disclosures from financial institutions to its respective customers. Currently, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)...more

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