[co-authors: Amelie Hopkins, and Collin Grier]
The year 2021 started with the hope of COVID-19 vaccines and a return to (relative) normalcy, only to conclude with new variants that presented new challenges and extended...more
2/23/2022
/ AMG Capital Management LLC v FTC ,
Automotive Loans ,
Banking Sector ,
Borrowers ,
Collins v Yellin ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Credit Reporting Agencies ,
Credit Reports ,
Creditors ,
Debit and Credit Card Transactions ,
Debt Collection ,
Debtors ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Lenders ,
Loan Servicing ,
Mortgage Loan Originators ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Payday Loans ,
Prepaid Payment Products ,
SCOTUS ,
Settlement ,
Small Dollar Lenders ,
Student Loans ,
TCPA ,
TransUnion LLC v Ramirez
Debt collectors operating in California may now submit applications for licensure by the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) in compliance with the state’s newly enacted Debt Collection Licensing Act...more
In the News. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a long-awaited rule seeking comment on its proposed approach to determine the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) evaluation measure benchmarks, retail...more
11/30/2020
/ Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Benchmarks ,
Charitable Organizations ,
Comment Period ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Debt Buyers ,
Debt Collection ,
Derivatives ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Document Retention Policies ,
Due Diligence ,
Fannie Mae ,
FDIC ,
FHFA ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Adviser ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Freddie Mac ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Lenders ,
MD&A Statements ,
Mutual Funds ,
Nonprofits ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
OCC ,
OCIE ,
Private Investment Funds ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Registration Statement ,
Regulation M ,
Regulation S-K ,
Regulation S-T ,
Regulation Z ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Relief Measures ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Alert ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Student Loans ,
Supervisory Guidance
In the News. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) proposed rules to modernize the regulations that implement the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA); the Conference of State Bank Supervisors...more
9/24/2020
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Holding Company Act ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Blockchain ,
Borrowers ,
CD&I ,
Comment Period ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
CSBS ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Debt Collection ,
Debtors ,
Depository Institutions ,
Digital Assets ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Governor Newsom ,
Hackers ,
Interpretive Letters ,
Lenders ,
Main Street Lending Programs ,
Money Transmitter ,
New Legislation ,
OCC ,
OCIE ,
Payment Processors ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Regulation S-K ,
Risk Alert ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stablecoins ,
Stress Tests ,
Underwriting
On May 6, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, in ACA International v. Healey, Case No. 1:20-cv-10767-RGS, enjoined Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey (AG Healey) from enforcing provisions...more