On January 3, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a comprehensive reboot of its No-Action Letter (NAL) and Compliance Assistance Sandbox (CAS) policies. The proposed policies on its face, marks a...more
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has released a revised version of its Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices and Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Acts or Practices (UDAP/UDAAP) handbook. The updated handbook,...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently finalized its “Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions Rule,” introducing sweeping changes to how overdraft credit is structured and regulated for the...more
The GOP’s dominance in the 2024 presidential election suggests that financial regulation is likely to experience some shifts in priorities. While Republican administrations traditionally favor a deregulatory approach, recent...more
On July 14, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) joined the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Office of...more
The recent United States Supreme Court decisions in Loper Bright Enterprises, overruling Chevron, as well as Jarkesy and Corner Post will have a significant impact on how regulated industries will conduct business going...more
8/9/2024
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In a monumental shift in administrative law, the U.S. Supreme Court has overruled the Chevron doctrine in its decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. This landmark ruling redefines the balance of power between...more
On July 11, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) held a hearing on issues surrounding medical debt and specifically, payment products. Not surprisingly, the invited experts and special guests taking part in the...more
As the evolution of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) dominates headlines throughout the globe, financial institutions have been paying attention. Not surprisingly, so has the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or...more
On April 3, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) published a broad and wide-ranging Policy Statement on Abusiveness (“Policy Statement”) meant to assist “government enforcers” in identifying and...more
On March 23, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) announced a proposed stipulated final judgment and order (“Proposed Order”) against Portfolio Recovery Associates (PRA), one of the nation’s largest...more
On Friday, March 10, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) closed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the subsidiary of SVB Financial. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was appointed...more
Ensuring fairness at all levels in financial services is the new norm. But how do you do it and how do you know when it is achieved? Kareem Saleh, CEO and Founder of FairPlay AI stops by Credit Eco To Go to talk about his...more
There is cautious optimism that 2022 will be the year that federal legislation will open the door to the banking of cannabis transactions. But is the Safe Banking Act the answer? On the latest episode of #CreditEcotoGo with...more
On July 29, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a Financial Institution Advisory Letter informing the general public that the FDIC does not insure assets issued by non-banking institutions, such as...more
President Biden spent nearly 18 months assembling his team of top financial services regulators. Michael Barr’s nomination as the top banking regulator at the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) will fill the last remaining vacancy...more
6/27/2022
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ARM industry start-up, Spring Oaks Capital, set out to do things differently, but it had no idea that it would launch a new company on the cusp of a worldwide pandemic. Jay Collins, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at...more
In celebration of the one year anniversary of Clark Hill’s #CreditEcoToGo with Joann Needleman, and its 50th episode, we discuss the digital transformation of the collections industry with Dave Hanrahan, CEO and Co-Founder of...more
Michael O’Neill, VP and Bank Secrecy Act Officer at Safe Harbor Private Banking stops by #CreditEcoToGo with Joann Needleman to talk about his experience building the right compliance program to bank the cannabis industry....more
Congress, the states, and regulators have been scratching their heads for years when it comes to fintechs. Balancing consumer protection around innovation has been the source of contentious debate. Podcast host Joann...more
On July 30, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that the final rules interpreting the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) will go into effect on Nov. 30, as originally planned. The CFPB issued a...more
Since the start of the pandemic, the financial services industry, including the accounts receivable management (ARM) industry, has predicted that the use of technology to contact consumers will grow exponentially. That...more
On this episode of the Credit Eco To Go podcast, Joann Needleman speaks with Todd Kleperis. Todd has spent his life taking risks. From military veteran to Harvard University, Todd never shied away from a challenge. It's no...more
On this episode of Credit Eco to Go, host Joann Needleman speaks with Francis Creighton, President and CEO of the Consumer Data Industry Association (CDIA), about the core fundamentals of the credit reporting system and the...more
On this episode of Credit Eco to Go with Joann Needleman, former CFPB Deputy Director, Tom Pahl, stops by to talk Regulation F. Tom has been the point person on #debtcollection policy while serving at both the FTC and the...more