We are pleased to share with you our latest publication, “Navigating Change: First 100 Days under the Trump Administration,” authored by our Digital Assets + Blockchain team. This retrospective examines the pivotal...more
5/29/2025
/ Blockchain ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Executive Orders ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FinTech ,
Government Agencies ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities Regulation ,
Trump Administration
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
5/29/2025
/ Administrative Resignation ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Consumer Complaint System ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Open Banking ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
RESPA ,
Stablecoins
The U.S. Senate’s proposal to regulate stablecoins, known as the GENIUS Act, has successfully cleared a significant procedural hurdle, moving closer to a full floor debate. On May 19, lawmakers voted to invoke cloture on the...more
5/28/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FinTech ,
Investment Opportunities ,
National Security ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Stablecoins ,
U.S. Treasury ,
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 Financial Services industry over the past week....more
5/21/2025
/ Administrative Resignation ,
Blockchain ,
CFTC ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
EFTA ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulation AA ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SIPA
Yesterday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) filed its decision to withdraw the proposed rule titled “Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V)” in the Federal Register....more
5/15/2025
/ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Brokers ,
Deregulation ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulation V ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rescission ,
Statutory Authority ,
Trump Administration
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
5/13/2025
/ Bitcoin ,
Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Debt Collection ,
Deregulation ,
Digital Assets ,
ECOA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FDCPA ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
IRS ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Attorneys General ,
Trump Administration
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) announced a significant shift in its enforcement priorities, choosing not to prioritize actions related to Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) loans under the Truth in Lending...more
5/9/2025
/ Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Lenders ,
Loans ,
Military Service Members ,
Regulation Z ,
Small Business ,
Veterans
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
5/7/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Bitcoin ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Debt Collection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FBI ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Layoffs ,
Proposed Rules ,
Robocalling ,
Scams ,
Securities Regulation ,
Trump Administration
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
5/1/2025
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Popular ,
Price Transparency ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Virtual Currency
On April 10, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance (the Division) issued a statement aimed at providing greater clarity on the application of federal securities laws to crypto assets....more
In this special crossover edition of the Payments Pros and Crypto Exchange podcast, Carlin McCrory is joined by colleagues Alex Barrage and Ethan Ostroff to discuss recent legislative updates surrounding payment stablecoins....more
In this special crossover edition of the Payments Pros and Crypto Exchange podcast, Carlin McCrory is joined by colleagues Alex Barrage and Ethan Ostroff to discuss recent legislative updates surrounding payment stablecoins....more
4/24/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
New Legislation ,
Payment Systems ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Stablecoins
On April 21, the U.S. Department of Education announced that its Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) will resume collections on defaulted federal student loans starting Monday, May 5th. This decision ends a collections pause...more
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
4/22/2025
/ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Depository Institutions ,
Digital Assets ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Layoffs ,
NCUA ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Securities Fraud ,
Trump Administration ,
Wire Fraud
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
4/16/2025
/ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
IRS ,
Layoffs ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Trump Administration
On April 9, the House of Representatives passed two Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolutions aimed at nullifying certain Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rules finalized in the final days of the...more
4/14/2025
/ Congressional Review Act ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Nullification ,
Overdraft Fees ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued an order extending the effective date of certain parts of § 64.1200(a)(10) of its rules under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) to April 11, 2026....more
4/8/2025
/ Effective Date ,
FCC ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
New Regulations ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing ,
Text Messages ,
Time Extensions
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
4/8/2025
/ Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
CSBS ,
DACA ,
Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) ,
Digital Assets ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Stablecoins ,
UDAAP
In this episode of Crypto Exchange, host Ethan Ostroff is joined by his colleagues Pete Jeydel and Peter Leary to discuss trends and lessons learned from recent civil enforcement actions by the Treasury Department's Office of...more
The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS), a nationwide organization of state banking and financial regulators from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories, has raised significant concerns...more
4/4/2025
/ Banking Regulators ,
CSBS ,
Digital Assets ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
OCC ,
Preemption ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Stablecoins ,
State Regulators
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
4/3/2025
/ Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fannie Mae ,
FDIC ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Freddie Mac ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration
Last Friday, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced the rescission of Financial Institution Letter (FIL-16-2022) and issued new guidance clarifying the process for FDIC-supervised institutions to engage in...more
4/1/2025
/ Banks ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
FDIC ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
New Guidance ,
OCC ,
Regulatory Oversight
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
3/26/2025
/ Banks ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Earned Wage Access ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Housing Administration (FHA) ,
FHFA ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
HUD ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
TCPA ,
Voluntary Reduction in Force
In this episode of The Crypto Exchange, Ethan Ostroff and Alexandra Barrage are joined by Matt Bornfreund to discuss recent activities by federal banking regulators and federal legislative developments impacting the digital...more
On March 14, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a ruling addressing the obligations of furnishers under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to conduct reasonable investigations of disputed information,...more