After two and a half years, Coinbase, Inc. (Coinbase) and other crypto market participants may finally get an answer for why the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has declined to promulgate rules clarifying how and...more
2/4/2025
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Appeals ,
Coinbase ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
On January 29, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released a report analyzing the auto lending market’s impact on servicemembers. ...more
2/3/2025
/ Automotive Loans ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Debt ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Interest Rates ,
Loans ,
Military Lending Act ,
Military Service Members ,
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
This week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued a decision reversing a summary judgment order in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) case. The court found that there were genuine issues of...more
1/31/2025
/ Appeals ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FDCPA ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Summary Judgment ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued an opinion denying class certification in a case under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) finding common issues did not predominate the individual...more
1/30/2025
/ Advertising ,
Appeals ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Data Privacy ,
First Amendment ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Unsolicited Faxes
On January 27, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a significant opinion holding that the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) does not prohibit the enforcement of arbitration...more
1/29/2025
/ Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Financial Contracts ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Mandatory Arbitration ,
Military Lending Act ,
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
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
1/29/2025
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Debt Collection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fraud ,
Medical Debt ,
Mortgages ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
In a previous post, we discussed the oral arguments held on December 18, 2024, by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in the case of Insurance Marketing Coalition Limited (IMC) v. Federal Communications...more
1/27/2025
/ Consent ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FCC ,
Final Rules ,
Lead Generators ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Robocalling ,
Stays ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing
In our previous post, we discussed the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection’s (NYC DCWP) decision to delay the enforcement of the amended debt collection rules from December 1, 2024, to April 1, 2025....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
1/22/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
BSA/AML ,
Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
COPPA ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Privacy ,
EFTA ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Limited English Proficiency (LEP) ,
Mortgages
In this episode of the Crypto Exchange, Ethan Ostroff is joined by colleagues Pete Jeydel and Matt Orso to discuss a recent landmark decision from the Fifth Circuit regarding Tornado Cash. The court ruled that the Office of...more
On January 10, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) issued a notice of proposed interpretive rule (Proposed Rule). The deadline for comments is March 31, 2025. The Proposed Rule would apply the Electronic Fund...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
1/15/2025
/ CFTC ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
FCC ,
FDIC ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Privacy Laws
On January 8, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) officially recognized Financial Data Exchange, Inc. (FDX) as the first standard-setting body under the Personal Financial Data Rights promulgated rule under...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) finalized a rule aimed at removing an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from the consumer reports of approximately 15 million Americans. This rule amends...more
1/9/2025
/ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Reporting Agencies ,
Consumer Reports ,
Credit Reports ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Healthcare ,
Medical Debt ,
Regulation V ,
Trade Associations
Recently, the Eastern District of Kentucky denied a motion to dismiss under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) after finding the plaintiffs alleged sufficient facts to support a reasonable inference that credit reports were...more
1/8/2025
/ Class Action ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Credit Reports ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Mortgage Lenders
Although Congress has neither formulated a regulatory framework for the digital asset industry nor anointed a federal regulatory agency as the de facto overseer of digital asset-related activities affecting interstate...more
1/8/2025
/ Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Compliance ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Derivatives ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FinTech ,
Regulatory Agenda
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
1/8/2025
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Debt Collection ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
HIPAA Security Rule ,
IRS ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On January 7, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) finalized its rule aimed at removing an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from the consumer reports of approximately 15 million Americans....more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final regulations that significantly impact the reporting requirements for brokers involved in digital asset transactions. The stated aim of...more
1/6/2025
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Biden Administration ,
Blockchain ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Digital Assets ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
New Regulations ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Reform ,
U.S. Treasury
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
12/24/2024
/ Biden Administration ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Relief ,
Debt-Relief Industry ,
Department of Education ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Mortgages ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Student Loans ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
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
12/18/2024
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Committee ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FSOC ,
NCUA ,
Overdraft Fees ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Scams ,
Student Loans ,
Supervisory Highlights
On December 9, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) announced the launch of a rulemaking process addressing credit reporting on survivors of domestic violence, elder abuse, and other forms of financial...more
12/13/2024
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Coercion ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Reporting Agencies ,
Credit Reports ,
Domestic Violence ,
Elder Abuse ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Financial Abuse ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Public Comment ,
Regulation V ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Vulnerable Victims
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
12/11/2024
/ CFPB v Community Financial Services Association of America ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Credit Reports ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Exploitation ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fannie Mae ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Freddie Mac ,
Late Fees ,
Student Loans
Late last year, we discussed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB or Bureau) proposed rule aimed at supervising larger technology companies offering digital wallets and payment apps. On November 21, the CFPB...more
On December 3, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued a proposed rule for public comment aimed at amending Regulation V, which implements the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The proposed rule seeks...more
12/5/2024
/ Comment Period ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Reports ,
Credit Reporting Agencies ,
Data Brokers ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulation V ,
Regulatory Agenda