Very soon, briefing by the parties in the 10th Circuit will commence with respect to Colorado’s appeal of a preliminary injunction entered by the Federal District Court for the District of Colorado. The District Court...more
We are following very closely this appeal to the 10th Circuit of the preliminary injunction issued by the Federal District Court for the District of Colorado to the plaintiffs (three trade groups) enjoining the Colorado...more
8/9/2024
/ Banks ,
Borrowers ,
Colorado ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
DIDMCA ,
FDIC ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Loans ,
National Bank Act ,
Opt-Outs ,
Preliminary Injunctions
The 1978 landmark opinion in Marquette National Bank v. First of Omaha Service Corp held that under the National Bank Act, a national bank has the right to export the interest rate authorized by the state where the bank is...more
The 1978 landmark opinion in Marquette National Bank v. First of Omaha Service Corp held that under the National Bank Act, a national bank has the right to export the interest rate authorized by the state where the bank is...more
In the same 2023 bill (House Bill 23-1229) that included Colorado’s DIDMCA opt-out**, Colorado adopted a statute excepting certain “general-purpose credit cards”, as defined, from the state’s limitations on finance charges...more
6/28/2024
/ Banks ,
Colorado ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Credit Cards ,
DIDMCA ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Interest Rates ,
Loans ,
Opt-Outs ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
On April 22, 2024 (almost 2 months before Judge Daniel Domenico issued a preliminary injunction against the UCCC Administrator and Colorado Attorney General), Administrator Martha Fulford issued an Interpretive Opinion Letter...more
The Colorado federal district court hearing NAIB, et al v. Weiser, et al., the lawsuit filed by three consumer financial services industry trade groups challenging Colorado’s opt-out legislation, has granted the plaintiffs’...more
6/20/2024
/ Amicus Briefs ,
Banks ,
Borrowers ,
Colorado ,
DIDMCA ,
FDIC ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Interest Rates ,
Loans ,
National Bank Act ,
Opt-Outs ,
Out-of-State Companies ,
Preliminary Injunctions
Last month, just a few days before the preliminary injunction hearing, Colorado’s attorney general filed a Motion to Dismiss the Complaint filed in federal district court in Colorado by three financial services industry trade...more
Colorado’s attempt to opt out of interest rate exportation by out-of-state, state-chartered banks ultimately will fail, and will cause irreparable harm in the interim: therefore, enforcement of the opt out should be...more
On March 25, 2024, three consumer financial services industry trade groups filed a lawsuit asking the federal district court in Colorado to strike down recent Colorado legislation purporting to opt out of a federal law that...more
3/27/2024
/ Charter ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Credit Unions ,
DIDMCA ,
FDIC ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Interest Rates ,
Opt-Outs ,
Preemption ,
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
Rhode Island, Minnesota, and Nevada have joined the list of jurisdictions considering proposals to legislatively opt out of federal interest rate preemption established under the federal Depository Institutions Deregulation...more
District of Columbia Council Bill B 25-0609, which would opt out of Section 27 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (“FDIA”) with respect to loans made in the District of Columbia, was introduced in the District of Columbia...more
12/27/2023
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
DIDMCA ,
FDIA ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Interest Rates ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Loans ,
National Bank Act ,
Opt-Outs ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
True Lender