The CFPB is planning to repeal its Section 1033 Open Banking Rule, according to a filing in a federal lawsuit challenging the rule. On the same day the Final Rule was issued, the Banking Policy Institute (BPI) and Kentucky...more
5/29/2025
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Biden Administration ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Open Banking ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Repeal ,
Trump Administration
On July 17, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu delivered prepared remarks before the Exchequer Club entitled “Size, Complexity, and Polarization in Banking.”...more
7/22/2024
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Banks ,
Cantero v Bank of America NA ,
Chevron Deference ,
Comptroller ,
Discriminatory Lending Practices ,
Dodd-Frank ,
ECOA ,
Electronic Fund Transfer Act ,
FDCPA ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
National Bank Act ,
OCC ,
Preemption ,
SCOTUS
On May 30, 2024, in a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court reversed Cantero v. Bank of America, N.A., and remanded it back to the Second Circuit and instructed the appellate court to analyze whether New York’s law requiring...more
6/3/2024
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Cantero v Bank of America NA ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Escrow Accounts ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Interest Rates ,
National Bank Act ,
Preemption ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS
Just two days after the CFPB issued its final credit card late fee rule (Rule) last week, a lawsuit was filed in a Texas federal district court seeking to invalidate the Rule. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit are the Chamber of...more
3/14/2024
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CARD Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v Community Financial Services Association of America Ltd ,
Credit Cards ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Late Fees ,
Oral Argument ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Safe Harbors ,
SCOTUS ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
The oral argument in Cantero v. Bank of America, N.A. will be heard on Tuesday, February 27 before the US Supreme Court. The Court recently granted the unopposed motion of the Solicitor General to participate in the oral...more
2/27/2024
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Banks ,
Cantero v Bank of America NA ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Interest Rates ,
Mortgage Escrow Account ,
National Bank Act ,
OCC ,
Oral Argument ,
Preemption ,
SCOTUS ,
Solicitor General ,
Statutory Violations
Bank of America, N.A. has filed its merits brief in Cantero v. Bank of America, N.A., the case currently before the U.S. Supreme Court dealing with the scope of national bank preemption. The petitioners must file their reply...more
1/29/2024
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Bank of America ,
Cantero v Bank of America NA ,
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Dodd-Frank ,
Escrow Accounts ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Mortgages ,
National Bank Act ,
OCC ,
Oral Argument ,
Preemption ,
SCOTUS
The scope of national bank preemption is currently before the U.S. Supreme Court in Cantero v. Bank of America, N.A. A New York statute requires the payment of interest on mortgage escrow accounts and the question before the...more
12/29/2023
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Cantero v Bank of America NA ,
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Dodd-Frank ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Mortgages ,
National Bank Act ,
OCC ,
Preemption ,
SCOTUS
Providers of consumer financial services that rely on federal preemption to charge customers uniform interest rates and fees on a nationwide basis are currently facing a series of legislative and litigation challenges. In...more
12/21/2023
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Certiorari ,
Chevron Deference ,
Dodd-Frank ,
FDIC ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Interest Rates ,
National Bank Act ,
OCC ,
Preemption ,
SCOTUS ,
State Banks ,
True Lender
Fifteen trade groups have joined in a letter to the CFPB requesting an extension of the comment period on the CFPB’s proposed rulemaking on personal financial data rights. The proposal implements Section 1033 of the...more
11/8/2023
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Consumer Financial Products ,
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Time Extensions
As we previously blogged, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve (the “Board”) held an open meeting on October 25, 2023 to discuss the debit card interchange fee cap. The debit card interchange fee cap was part of the...more
10/31/2023
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Information ,
Credit Cards ,
Debit and Credit Card Transactions ,
Debit Cards ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Interchange Fees
The CFPB has taken a significant step towards issuing regulations to implement Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act by releasing an outline of the proposals it is considering in preparation for convening a small business...more