A CFPB Circular from June bears additional scrutiny from across the financial services spectrum. Despite most courts allowing “savings” clauses in contracts, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) indicates that the...more
In a recent news release, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu reiterated the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's (OCC) support for the FDIC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the brokered deposit rule....more
In what should come as no surprise to FinTech sponsor banks, the FDIC is reemphasizing the need to maintain control over synthetic account ledgers in the wake of the Synapse collapse. On September 17, the FDIC's rulemaking...more
You're Invited!
Nelson Mullins invites you to a one-hour webinar entitled, "Brokered Deposits Best Practices for Bank Fintech Partnerships," on July 25. Partners Brad Rustin and Craig Nazzaro along with associate Marianna...more
Join us for the next edition of FinTech University as we focus on FinTech and bank regulations. This webinar will examine how bank regulations affect the FinTech industry (and vice versa), and what banks need to know when...more
Join us for the next edition of FinTech University as we focus on FinTech and Data Privacy. This webinar will provide an overview of data privacy and securities concerns, as well as regulations, and how they affect the...more
In the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, leaders of major investments funds across the world anticipate seismic shifts in the global economy. Blackrock CEO, Larry Fink, recently described a fundamental transformation...more
4/12/2022
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With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last week, we saw a swift response by the U.S. beginning with President Biden’s Executive Order 14024 (“The EO”) and followed quickly by the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (“OFAC”) severe...more
3/2/2022
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Wire Transfers
Continuing the FinTech University series, please join Richard Levin, Jody Porter, Brad Rustin, Craig Nazzaro, and Kevin Tran for a program focusing on FinTech and the automotive industry. The session will include 10 minutes...more
Launching the Nelson Mullins FinTech University series, join Richard Levin, Brad Rustin, Craig Nazzaro, and Kevin Tran for a program focusing on FinTech and how it is reshaping the world. This first one-hour CLE will...more
On March 29, 2021, the primary federal bank regulators (the Federal Reserve, CFPB, the FDIC, the NCUA, and the OCC) issued a request for information to gain input on the growing use of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) by...more
4/2/2021
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Risk Management
So let’s dance this last dance. On Jan. 4, 2021, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) published a Chief Counsel’s Interpretative Letter (the “Letter”) confirming the authority of national banks’ and federal...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“Bureau” or “CFPB”) Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law (“Taskforce”) released a two-volume report, on January 5, 2021, providing an examination of the existing legal and...more
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) issued its long-anticipated final rule on Oct. 27, to establish a “simple, bright-line test” to determine when a national bank or federal savings association has made a...more
In early August an Assurance of Discontinuance (the “AOD”) was entered into by all parties in the actions brought by the Colorado Attorney General and the Colorado Uniform Consumer Credit Code Commissioner against Avant of...more
Join Brad Rustin, Craig Nazzaro, and Mark Miller as they cover the shift in customer needs and experience and the impact this shift has on your BSA/AML/KYC concerns, CRA program, and fintech partnership risks. They will also...more
6/5/2020
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Webinars
Seven states have agreed to a multi-state compact standardizing key aspects of money services business (MSB) licensing. As of today, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington have joined into...more