On January 25, 2018, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or “Bureau”) finalized amendments (“2018 Amendments”) to its final Prepaid Accounts Rule (“Final Rule”), which was published in November 2016. The Bureau...more
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Summer blockbuster season is officially upon us. Have you seen Wonder Woman yet? What about Guardians of the Galaxy Part 2? It’s déjà vu all over again with Baywatch, Pirates of the Caribbean, Alien,...more
6/20/2017
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Blockchain ,
BSA/AML ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Card Surcharges ,
Credit Cards ,
Credit Reporting Agencies ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Expressions Hair Design v Schneiderman ,
Fair Lending ,
FCC ,
FinTech ,
First Amendment ,
HERA ,
Lending ,
Money Laundering ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
Prepaid Payment Products ,
SCOTUS ,
Small Business ,
TCPA ,
Trump Administration
On June 15, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) released proposed revisions to its final Prepaid Accounts Rule (“Final Rule”). The Final Rule was published in November 2016 and was subsequently amended to...more
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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
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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 ,
SCRA ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
On October 5, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued its long-awaited final rule to further regulate prepaid card products, or “prepaid accounts” (the “Final Rule” or “Rule”). The Final Rule follows...more
Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) published its monthly complaint report, this time focusing on complaints about prepaid products.
The complaint report notes that, as of February 1, 2016, the CFPB...more
On November 13, 2014, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued a proposed rule to regulate prepaid accounts (the “Proposed Rule”). The Proposed Rule follows the CFPB’s May 2012 advance notice of proposed...more
Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued its long-awaited proposed rule to further regulate prepaid card products (the “Proposed Rule”). The Proposed Rule was the topic of discussion at a field hearing...more
Industry anticipation continues to grow as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that its general-purpose reloadable (GPR) prepaid card proposal will now be issued by the end of the summer. Although this...more