State and Federal Lawmakers, Chair of Fed Weigh in on Regulation of Virtual Currency -
The New York Department of Financial Services issued an order on Wednesday that it will immediately start accepting applications...more
3/14/2014
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Bank Secrecy Act ,
Bitcoin ,
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Class Action ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Credit Reports ,
Ponzi Scheme ,
SCOTUS ,
SLUSA ,
Virtual Currency
Light ’em Up: FinCEN’s Cautionary Guidance About Banks Working With Marijuana Companies -
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s new guidance on how to work with marijuana-related businesses is unlikely to make it...more
Bit by Bit(coin), Virtual Currency Inches Toward Regulation -
Has the time come to regulate virtual currency? At a recent hearing held by the New York Department of Financial Services, the answer appeared to be “yes.”...more
Swipe Fee Settlement Yields More Litigation -
Although the parties reached a $7.25 billion class action settlement of the antitrust suit brought by merchants against Visa and MasterCard over swipe fees, the case is far...more
2/11/2014
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Antitrust Litigation ,
Banks ,
Class Action ,
Deposit Advances ,
FDIC ,
Fees ,
MasterCard ,
Prepaid Payment Products ,
Toys R Us ,
Visa Inc ,
Visas
Swipe Fee Settlement Yields More Litigation -
Although the parties reached a $7.25 billion class action settlement of the antitrust suit brought by merchants against Visa and MasterCard over swipe fees, the case is far...more
1/31/2014
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Banks ,
Business Judgment Rule ,
Class Action ,
Deposit Advances ,
Directors ,
FDIC ,
Fees ,
MasterCard ,
Merchant Fees ,
Payday Loans ,
Settlement ,
Visa Inc
Community Banks and the Volcker Rule: What’s Next? -
For now, banks that have investments in CDO securities that are issued by funds that are invested in trust preferred securities (TruPS CDOs) have dodged a bullet. On...more
1/17/2014
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Banking Sector ,
Collateralized Loan Obligations ,
Community Banks ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Covered Entities ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Fair Lending ,
FFIEC ,
Financial Institutions ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Social Media ,
Trust Preferred Securities ,
Volcker Rule
With the bulk of the banking industry’s credit problems resolved or at least more manageable than in the recent past, the regulators appear to be on a new warpath. Over the last year, they have sent strong signals to the...more
What Many Foreign Banks and Community Banks Have in Common -
Strange as it may seem, community banks and the U.S. operations of foreign banks are often treated similarly; their interests are usually legislative and...more
For many years the government has encouraged directors and officers of corporations to ensure that they have robust compliance programs to detect and prevent violations of law. This is especially important in regulated...more
Scenario: In the course of a safety and soundness examination, the bank examiners identify certain unusual transactions and bring the issue to the attention of management. Management, in turn, recognizing the potential...more
Last week, a jury in Los Angeles federal court in a case entitled FDIC v. Van Dellen, et al. found three former officers of the failed IndyMac Bank liable for $168 million in losses in construction loans suffered by the...more