Key Points -
- New leadership at the financial regulatory agencies is likely to reverse some Biden-era rules and policy statements.
- President-elect Trump’s picks are expected to make industry-friendly changes in a...more
Key Points -
- A Republican president and Congress are expected to be more supportive of digital assets than the current administration.
- There is a reasonable chance that legislation creating a regulatory framework...more
1/15/2025
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On October 22, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule (Rule) on personal financial data rights under Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act. The Rule imposes significant new obligations on...more
12/17/2024
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Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Depository Institutions ,
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Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
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The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has proposed a rule (the Proposed Rule) to implement certain aspects of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (the AML Act), which updated the...more
7/17/2024
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Anti-Terrorism Financing ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FinCEN ,
Investment Management ,
Popular ,
Proposed Rules ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Following its recent win before the Supreme Court, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) on May 22, 2024, issued an interpretive rule concluding that “Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) loans accessed through a...more
6/5/2024
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Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Credit Cards ,
Debt Collection ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Interpretive Rule ,
Regulation Z ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) recently re-proposed rules...more
5/21/2024
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FDIC ,
FHFA ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Incentive Compensation ,
NCUA ,
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