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Federal Reserve Issues Guidance on Novel Activities, Including Bank-Fintech Partnerships

On August 8, 2023, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB) issued two Supervision and Regulation Letters (“SR Letters”) that provide guidance on the agency’s supervision of novel activities and the process...more

FDIC Enters into Consent Order with Fintech Focused Bank

Reflecting expected heightened regulatory scrutiny of fintech-bank partnerships, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a consent order for a bank that is deep in the bank-fintech sponsorship space over...more

10 Tips for Fintechs in Navigating Sponsor Bank Relationships through this Banking Crisis

The current banking crisis, which in significant part has been focused on regional banks catering to fintech companies, is likely to result in increasing regulatory focus on an industry already subject to regulatory scrutiny....more

Navigating Contracts with FDIC Receiverships and Bridge Banks

In the wake of two bank failures last week, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) was appointed as receiver for each failed bank (“Receiver”). The Receiver subsequently transferred all deposits (both insured and...more

Treasury Calls for Enhanced Supervision of Fintech Partnerships

On November 16, 2022, the Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) issued a report titled “Assessing the Impact of New Entrant Non-bank Firms on Competition in Consumer Finance Markets” (“Treasury Report”), which, among other...more

Diversity in Practice: Intentional Impact – The Black Venture Accelerator

In part two of this year’s Fellows subseries, Wetmore Fellows Alex Devine and Kimberly Valladares host a discussion with Boston Managing Partner David Ephraim and Washington, D.C. Finance Partner Crystal Kaldjob about the...more

Financial Services Report - Winter 2021

Welcome to the Financial Services Report, holiday style! Banks and non-banks alike started early this year with additions and changes to their regulator stockings. The Senate confirmed Rohit Chopra as the new CFPB Director....more

Financial Services Report - Fall 2021

We start this issue with a big, virtual welcome to our new colleague Maria Earley. Maria joined us last month as a partner in our Financial Services and Fintech Groups. She represents financial services and fintech companies...more

Fintech Focus: A “Predominant Economic Interest” . . . In Illinois And Maine

Reflecting the expected heightened regulatory scrutiny of fintechs engaged in bank partnerships, both Illinois and Maine recently enacted laws that place restrictions on fintechs engaged in lending partnerships with banks....more

FFIEC Issues Updated Guidance On Authentication And Access To Financial Institution Services And Systems

On August 11, 2021, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) issued new guidance, titled “Authentication and Access to Financial Institution Services and Systems” (“Guidance”), which provides examples of...more

Fintech Focus: CFPB Settles An Enforcement Action Against Lending Platform

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) entered into a Consent Order with a lending platform that services and facilitates the origination of consumer loans through a merchant network. The platform agreed to provide...more

Stop In The Name Of The True Lender: President Biden Repeals OCC True Lender Rule

On June 30, 2021, President Biden signed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution rescinding the OCC True Lender Rule, a bright-line rule issued in October 2020 to simplify the standards governing when a traditional bank...more

The Fintech Charter Lives To See Another Day: Second Circuit Reverses Anti-Fintech Charter District Court Ruling

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit revived the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) controversial special-purpose national bank charter that had been challenged by the New York Department of...more

Financial Services Report – Winter 2020

Happy post-election, post-socially-distanced Thanksgiving, and pre-New Year’s newsletter. Banks, non-banks, and FinTechs can look forward to eight days of announcements from the Biden transition team with their latkes and...more

Line In The Sand: OCC Issues Final Rule Adopting Bright-Line “True Lender” Standard

Capping off months of proposed rules and settlements addressing marketplace lending issues, on October 27, 2020, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalized a rule specifying that a national bank or federal...more

Financial Services Report – Fall 2020

We join the nation in mourning the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Over her 20-year career before appointment to the D.C. circuit court, Justice Ginsburg fought for equal rights in the workplace, among...more

Dropping Anchor In The (Safe) Harbor: Colorado “True Lender” Litigation Settles

Ending years of litigation, the Colorado Attorney General and the Administrator of the Colorado Uniform Consumer Credit Code (“Administrator”) announced a settlement with marketplace lenders Avant of Colorado, LLC and...more

New York Passes Bill To Increase Transparency In Lending

On July 23, 2020, in an effort to increase transparency in commercial financings so borrowers may make more informed decisions, the New York State legislature passed a bill, S5470B, which currently awaits the Governor’s...more

Will The True Lender Please Stand? – OCC Proposes “True Lender” Bright-Line Rule

On July 20, 2020, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would establish when national banks or federal savings associations (collectively, banks) are the “true lender”...more

Financial Services Report, Summer 2020

Is it just us or does March 4 — the date of our last issue — feel like a million years ago? Like you, and not necessarily in this order, we have been: doing our work; keeping up with COVID-19-related laws, guidance, and...more

Following Suit – FDIC Finalizes Rule Reaffirming “Valid When Made” Doctrine For State Banks

On June 25, 2020, following the OCC’s lead, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) board of directors voted 3-1 to finalize a rule that reaffirms the “valid when made” doctrine as applicable to loans originated by...more

Madden Put To Rest? – OCC Finalizes Rule Reaffirming “Valid When Made” Doctrine

On May 29, 2020, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalized a rule that reaffirms the “valid when made” doctrine applicable to loans originated by a national bank. According to Acting Comptroller of the...more

Financial Services Report, Spring 2020

Punxsutawney Phil didn’t see his shadow, so we’re expecting an early spring. Maybe that’s why mini-CFPBs are sprouting or expanding on both coasts. Governor Cuomo announced several key measures impacting financial services...more

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