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Episode 127 -- Deep Dive into the OCC Enforcement Action Against Wells Fargo CEO and Senior Executives
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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
Point-of-sale financing arrangements payable in four or fewer interest-free installments, known as buy now, pay later (BNPL) arrangements, have soared since their initial breakthrough during the pandemic. Unlike conventional...more
Welcome to the Fintech chapter of our annual report Consumer Financial Services 2023 Year in Review. Looking Ahead to 2024 - The CFPB is expected to finalize rulemaking authorizing supervision of payment application...more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior month covered during the December 2023 webinar....more
The CFPB, Fed, and OCC have announced that they are increasing three exemption thresholds that are subject to annual inflation adjustments. Effective January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, these exemption thresholds are...more
On May 18, the OCC released a list of recent enforcement actions taken against national banks, federal savings associations, and individuals currently and formerly affiliated with such entities. Among the enforcement actions...more
New Treasury Report Shows Fintech Industry Requires Additional Oversight To Close Gaps, Prevent Abuses, and Protect Consumers - On November 16, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (USDT), in consultation with the...more
The CFPB, Fed, and OCC have announced that they are increasing three exemption thresholds that are subject to annual inflation adjustments. Effective January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, these exemption thresholds are...more
FDIC Board Governance Dispute on Review of Bank Mergers Aired Publicly - CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on December 9 published on the CFPB’s website a blog post captioned “How Should Regulators Review Bank Mergers?” in...more
In This Issue. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced (1) a notice of proposed rulemaking for beneficial ownership information reporting requirements and (2) a regulatory process for new real estate...more
The CFPB, Fed, and OCC have published notices in the Federal Register announcing that they are increasing three exemption thresholds that are subject to annual inflation adjustments. Effective January 1, 2022 through...more
In this Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Examinations recently published a risk alert spotlighting observations from its “RIC Initiatives”; the Federal Financial Institutions Examination...more
In This Issue. The Treasury Department’s Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) issued a report acknowledging climate change as threat to financial stability; Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman advocates for...more
Court Rules that Debt Collector Violated FDCPA with Communication to Dunning Vendor - A federal appellate court has recently ruled that a debt collector violated certain privacy requirements under the federal Fair Debt...more
In this Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized reforms under the Investment Advisers Act to modernize rules that govern investment adviser advertisements and payments to solicitors, and published a risk...more
FTC Alleges Mobile App’s Deposit Promises Were Deceptive - Following a May 2020, civil investigative demand, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed suit against the operators of a mobile banking app, alleging that they...more
In the News. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a long-awaited rule seeking comment on its proposed approach to determine the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) evaluation measure benchmarks, retail...more
Federal Banking Agencies Issue New Guidance on Managing the LIBOR Transition - The member agencies of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (“FFIEC”) have issued joint guidance for banking organizations...more
On October 27, 2020, the OCC released its final True Lender Rule. As discussed earlier on this blog, the OCC’s rule is designed to clarify the “true lender” doctrine, a legal test utilized by courts and regulators to...more
Welcome! Welcome to August’s issue of All Consuming. This month, we are taking a deep dive into discharges in bankruptcy and then reviewing several top news stories in the world of consumer finance. We hope you find value...more
In This Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) proposed a rule that would establish that a national bank or federal savings association is the “true lender” of a loan if, as of the date of origination, the...more
You're probably scanning this and thinking, "math, formulas, time to skip this article." I don't blame you. For anyone who has actually looked at Regulation Z's Annual Percentage Rate formulas and felt that queasy "I'm in the...more
OCC and FDIC Propose Interest Rate Fix for Loans Transferred to Non-Banks - The FDIC and OCC have separately proposed rules that would codify the “valid-when-made” doctrine and clarify that when a bank sells, assigns, or...more
In This Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve Board), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued two final rules —...more
In This Issue. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) announced that it will launch a new round-the-clock, real-time payment and settlement service — the FedNow? Service — to support faster...more