As spring turns to summer, climate change is on our minds. A new day, a new story about how financial institutions are addressing climate-related risks. In the past few months, six major banks—Bank of America, JPMorgan...more
6/9/2021
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Arbitration ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Banking Sector ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
BSA/AML ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Education ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Eviction ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
FRB ,
FSOC ,
HOLA ,
Landlords ,
Mortgages ,
NYDFS ,
OCC ,
Popular ,
Student Loans ,
TCPA ,
U.S. Treasury
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
3/2/2021
/ Arbitration ,
Banking Sector ,
BSA/AML ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Comptroller ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Reporting Agencies ,
Convertible Virtual Currencies (CVCs) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) ,
Digital Assets ,
Dodd-Frank ,
ECOA ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fair Lending ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Interest Rates ,
Interpretive Letters ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Military Lending Act ,
Minority-Owned Businesses ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
Payday Loans ,
PayPal ,
Preemption ,
Regulation D ,
SAR ,
SCOTUS ,
Small Business ,
State Attorneys General ,
TCPA ,
True Lender ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
UK ,
Women-Owned Businesses
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
10/16/2020
/ Arbitration ,
BSA/AML ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
CRA ,
Credit Cards ,
Cybersecurity ,
ECOA ,
Fair Lending ,
FDIC ,
FFIEC ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
FRB ,
Governor Newsom ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Main Street Lending Programs ,
OCC ,
Public Assistance ,
Ruth Bader Ginsberg ,
Safe Harbors ,
SBREFA ,
TCPA ,
Underwriting ,
Volcker Rule
The 2018 Winter Olympics are over. We watched two 17-year-olds win gold medals in sports that didn’t exist when we were 17. The Garlic Girls, with nicknames from their favorite breakfasts, and the U.S. men’s team won medals...more
3/13/2018
/ Arbitration ,
BSA/AML ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Fair Lending ,
FDIC ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Prepaid Payment Products ,
Restitution ,
TCPA ,
Vicarious Liability
EDITOR’S NOTE -
Hope you survived all of those awkward Thanksgiving holiday conversations— amazing how divided people are on whether the court got it right in the PHH case, isn’t it? So on we go into the holiday season,...more
12/7/2016
/ Arbitration ,
Article III ,
Blockchain ,
CalOPPA ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Credit Card Surcharges ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Distributed Denial of Service ,
ECOA ,
FDCPA ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FinTech ,
HMDA ,
HUD ,
LGBTQ ,
Military Lending Act ,
NYDFS ,
OCC ,
OIG ,
Prepaid Payment Products ,
Risk Management ,
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)