On July 24, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (collectively, the Banking Regulators) jointly released the...more
On January 17, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding proposed changes to overdraft fee rules for certain banks and credit unions. In the widely...more
On October 27, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) published a final rule expanding data breach notification requirements for certain financial institutions (Final Rule). Federal Register, will require entities...more
11/2/2023
/ Banking Sector ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Hackers ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Reporting Requirements
Long gone are the days when a bank or finance company relies simply on a traditional credit score or report to decide whether to make a loan. For some time now, banks and consumer finance companies have sourced data from a...more
Connecticut and Nebraska recently adopted statutory amendments to state non-mortgage consumer lending laws that expand licensing requirements. While differing in scope, the common element in the amendments is a keen focus on...more
On July 31, the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued an order granting in part and denying in part the motion for preliminary injunction filed by the Texas Bankers Association, Rio Bank (a Texas...more
On April 3, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published its Policy Statement on Abusive Acts or Practices(Policy Statement or Statement). Notably, in connection with the Policy Statement's issuance, the CFPB...more
On June 6, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) (collectively, the Banking Agencies)...more
6/12/2023
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
FDIC ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
OCC ,
Servicing Agreements ,
Third-Party
Within a little less than four weeks after the publication on March 30, by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) of its nearly 900-page final rule related to small business data collection (the Final Rule) mandated...more
Although always a significant focus of consumer lending, recent regulatory actions and pronouncements illustrate the sharp focus fair lending issues are receiving by both federal financial regulators and research bureaus....more
New York's Department of Financial Services (DFS or Department) has used its authority to extend a statutorily-mandated January 1, 2022, effective date. As we previously reported in our September 30 Client Alert, the DFS...more
On September 21, 2021, the State of New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued proposed regulations that will implement statutory requirements related to commercial financing disclosures for certain types of...more
This advisory discusses the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's new Final Rule, which imposes obligations on parent companies of industrial banks, and what fintech companies should consider when evaluating an industrial...more
Key Points -
- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released the first part of final rules on permissible communications in connection with the collection of consumer debt, called the Final Rule.
- This advisory...more
SEC/CORPORATE -
SEC Adopts Amendments to Modernize Auditor Independence Rules -
On October 16, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments (the Amendments) to its long-standing auditor independence rules....more
The Administrator of the Colorado Uniform Consumer Credit Code (an officer within the Colorado Attorney General's office) (the "Colorado Administrator") has announced a settlement with Avant LLC and Avant of Colorado LLC...more
BROKER-DEALER -
FINRA Expands Transparency Initiative Related to OTC Equity Trading Volume -
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) previously announced an expansion to its ongoing transparency initiative...more
12/9/2019
/ Banking Sector ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Derivatives ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Investment Management ,
MiFID II ,
NFA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The primary regulator of the nation's largest banks, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), said Friday that it is considering issuing special purpose national bank charters to online lenders, payment processors...more
On December 18, New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Benjamin Lawsky delivered remarks on the revised BitLicense framework at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, DC. If adopted, the...more
On December 16, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS), a state banking watchdog group, released a draft model regulatory framework on virtual currency (Draft Framework) that is less stringent than the originally...more
In this issue:
- Delaware Chancery Court Declines to Dismiss Fraud Claims Against Private Equity Fund and Directors
- Agencies Amend Regulatory Capital and Liquidity Coverage Ratio Rules
- FINRA Proposes...more
12/22/2014
/ Affiliates ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Bitcoin ,
BitLicense ,
Capital Requirements ,
CFTC ,
CPOs ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Fraud ,
Liquidity Coverage Ratio ,
Market Participants ,
NFA ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Push-Out Requirements ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Swaps ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies