The D.C. federal district court has granted PayPal’s motion for summary judgment in its lawsuit challenging the CFPB’s prepaid card rule (Prepaid Rule) and vacated the Prepaid Rule’s short-form disclosure requirement as...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
A coalition of 19 Democratic AGs wrote a comment letter in support of a proposed CFPB rule that would expand federal regulatory oversight over digital consumer payment and wallet services....more
The U. S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held that the CFPB’s prepaid card rule (Prepaid Rule) does not mandate a “model clause.” The ruling was made in the lawsuit that PayPal, one of the largest digital wallet...more
On February 3, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (DC Circuit) issued a decision regarding the disclosure requirements of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Prepaid...more
On November 4, the Federal Reserve invited public comment on a proposal to publish a periodic list of depository institutions that have access to Federal Reserve and payment services. These accounts are often referred to as...more
In December 2019, PayPal, Inc. filed suit in the US District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the CFPB’s authority to issue two provisions of the so-called prepaid rule, which governs consumer financial products...more
On October 21, 2021, the CFPB sent orders to Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, PayPal, and Square requiring them to provide information about their current and planned payments products, practices, and data collection and...more
Biden Administration to Cancel $1 Billion in Student-Loan Debt Held by Scammed Borrowers - “Borrowers who requested loan forgiveness but got only partial relief under former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will have...more
Can you say 0 to 60? Not cars, but pretty much everything to do with financial services. A new year, a new administration, and new challenges for providers. Prior CFPB Director Kraninger is long gone. Acting Director Uejio...more
As a result of COVID-19, many businesses are leery of handling cash, credit cards, or debit cards, and consumers feel concerned about using paper money and coins. It is therefore unsurprising that a byproduct of the COVID-19...more
FDIC Creates New Exceptions for Fintech Companies with Its Final Brokered Deposit Rule - On December 15, 2020, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) finalized its updated brokered deposit rule, providing...more
In the News. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) granted a no-action letter (NAL) regarding a proposed small-dollar credit product and sought comment on the CFPB’s plan to study how consumers locate, comprehend...more
On December 11, 2019, PayPal filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia over the “Prepaid Rule” that went into effect in April 2019. PayPal, Inc. v. Consumer Financial Protection...more
In filings submitted last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the Bureau) both opposed and moved for summary judgment in PayPal, Inc. v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, asking the court to put an end to...more
PayPal has filed a motion for summary judgment in its lawsuit against the CFPB seeking to invalidate the Bureau’s prepaid card rule (“Rule”). The Rule became effective on April 1, 2019....more
All is not coming up aces for Masa Son and his faltering SoftBank empire, which warned investors on Monday of a coming $16.7 billion loss to its landmark Vision Fund, the tech-focused venture that’s been hammered by “the...more
On December 11, 2019, PayPal, Inc. (PayPal) filed suit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in the District of Columbia, challenging the CFPB’s Prepaid Accounts Under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act...more
PayPal, Inc., filed suit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently, challenging the Prepaid Accounts Under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Regulation E) and the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z)...more
PayPal filed a lawsuit against the CFPB last week in the D.C. federal district court seeking to invalidate the Bureau’s prepaid card rule (“Rule”). The Rule became effective on April 1 of this year....more
On Wednesday, PayPal sued the CFPB in federal district court in the District of Columbia claiming the Bureau's Prepaid Account Rule (“Rule”) is arbitrary and capricious and was issued in violation of the Administrative...more
The US and China have reportedly reached an initial agreement on the “final terms of a phase one trade deal, moving both countries closer to signing a pact that” the White House originally announced in October and averting...more
Talks between General Motors and the striking UAW broke down yesterday, threatening the progress the two sides “appeared to make in recent days,” a troubling sign as the strike heads into its 4th week....more
This survey summarizes several recent developments affecting bank deposits and payment systems. The U.S. department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued new guidance concerning the customer...more
Even after the PayPal settlement, the definition of “abusive” remains as subjective and fact specific as ever. On May 19, PayPal agreed to a $25 million settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or...more