Although Congress has neither formulated a regulatory framework for the digital asset industry nor anointed a federal regulatory agency as the de facto overseer of digital asset-related activities affecting interstate...more
1/8/2025
/ Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Compliance ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Derivatives ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FinTech ,
Regulatory Agenda
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...
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9/9/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Debt Collection ,
Do Not Call List ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investors ,
Mortgages ,
Motion for Summary Judgment ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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...
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8/30/2024
/ Banks ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
FDIC ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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
7/3/2024
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Cryptoassets ,
FDIC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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
6/19/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Reports ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Lenders ,
Medical Debt ,
Payday Loans ,
Proposed Rules ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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
6/11/2024
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
OCC ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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
5/8/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Borrowers ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Executive Orders ,
FDIC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
IRS ,
NIST ,
Public Comment ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
USPTO
In 2023, the digital asset industry demonstrated remarkable resilience amidst significant challenges, including the dissolution of several digital asset financial services companies, numerous bank failures, and a $4.7 billion...more
4/23/2024
/ Banks ,
Blockchain ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
FDIC ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
OCC ,
Policy Statement ,
Smart Contracts ,
U.S. Treasury
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
3/27/2024
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Cryptoassets ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Student Loans ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
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
2/13/2024
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Cryptoassets ,
Debt Relief ,
Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Student Loans
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
1/31/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Cryptoassets ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
OCC ,
Regulatory Agenda
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
1/18/2024
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Consumer Reporting Agencies ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
Do Not Call List ,
Due Diligence ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FTC Act ,
OCC ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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
12/20/2023
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cybersecurity ,
Debt ,
Debt Collection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Medical Debt ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On November 20, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) instituted a civil enforcement action against Kraken, a major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange. The SEC alleged Kraken operated as an unregistered broker, dealer,...more
12/7/2023
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Investment Contract ,
Investment Products ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On November 21, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed its criminal indictment against Binance.com (Binance), the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, and its CEO, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao (CZ). The indictment against...more
12/1/2023
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
BSA/AML ,
CFTC ,
Consent Order ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Indictments ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement
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
11/21/2023
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Consumer Reporting Agencies ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Debt Collection ,
Department of Financial Services ,
Digital Assets ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FDCPA ,
Federal Housing Administration (FHA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Regulation V
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
11/8/2023
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Data-Sharing ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Housing Administration (FHA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Identity Theft ,
OCC ,
Small Business ,
Small Business Loans ,
TCPA
On October 13, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed Assembly Bill 39 (Digital Financial Assets Law). This new law broadly empowers the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) to govern...more
11/7/2023
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
ATMs ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
California ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) ,
Digital Assets ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
FDIC ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Money Laundering ,
New Regulations ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stablecoins
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
10/31/2023
/ Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FDIC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Preliminary Injunctions
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
10/25/2023
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Cryptoassets ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FDIC ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
First Time Homebuyers ,
Mortgages ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Open Banking ,
Proposed Rules ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
SEC Examination Priorities ,
Virtual Currency
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Finance Services industry over the past week...more
9/26/2023
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Data Brokers ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
HOEPA ,
NYDFS ,
OCC ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
To help you keep abreast of relevant activities, below find a breakdown of some of the biggest events at the federal and state levels to impact the Consumer Finance Services industry this past week...more
8/29/2023
/ Biden Administration ,
Borrowers ,
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDCs) ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptoassets ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
GAO ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In this episode of The Crypto Exchange, Troutman Pepper Partner Ethan Ostroff welcomes his colleagues Kim Phan and Addison Morgan to discuss the recent enforcement actions brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against...more
8/18/2023
/ CFTC ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud
To help you keep abreast of relevant activities, below find a breakdown of some of the biggest events at the federal and state levels to impact the Consumer Finance Services industry this past week...more
8/15/2023
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptoassets ,
Debt Collection ,
DIFC ,
FDIC ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Mortgages ,
New Regulations ,
OCC ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
To help you keep abreast of relevant activities, below find a breakdown of some of the biggest events at the federal and state levels to impact the Consumer Finance Services industry this past week...more
8/3/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
CFTC ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptoassets ,
CSBS ,
Debt Collectors ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FDCPA ,
FDIC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FHFA ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Higher Education Act ,
HUD ,
Insured Depository Institutions ,
NDAA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)