In April 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) and the Commissioner for Justice and Consumer Protection of the European Commission (European Commission) announced that three meetings had been...more
The CFPB issued a new circular advising remittance transfer providers that false advertising about the cost or speed of sending remittance transfers can be considered a violation of the Consumer Financial Protection Act even...more
On March 28, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (D.D.C.) ruled in favor of a fintech digital wallet provider by granting its motion for summary judgment, denying the CFPB’s cross-motion, and vacating the...more
The D.C. federal district court has granted PayPal’s motion for summary judgment in its lawsuit challenging the CFPB’s prepaid card rule (Prepaid Rule) and vacated the Prepaid Rule’s short-form disclosure requirement as...more
The CFPB has issued a new circular warning remittance transfer providers—including “digital wallets”—that deceptive advertising about the cost or speed of sending a remittance transfer can violate the Consumer Financial...more
Recently, three Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry, Mike Flood, and French Hill, sent a joint letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or...more
On February 15, 2024, Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Jack Reed (D-RI) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent a letter to Zelle seeking clarification of its reimbursement policy for victims of imposter scams and urging Zelle to...more
Patrick McHenry, the Republican Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, and two other Republican Committee members have sent a letter to Director Chopra regarding the CFPB’s proposed rule to supervise nonbank...more
In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2023 applicable to payments, along with some additional related information....more
The 24th National Forum on Prepaid Accounts Compliance will address the latest developments impacting the prepaid industry and provide answers to the most pressing questions and challenges being faced by practitioners in this...more
In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2023 applicable to fintech. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and its director, Rohit Chopra, continued the agency's focus on the everyday consumer...more
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • Democratic AGs Support CFPB Proposal to Oversee Digital...more
The Cozen Lens- • As James Carville quipped in 1992, “It’s the economy, stupid.” This likely still holds true for 2024. • Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley’s (R-SC) campaign for the GOP presidential nomination...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a proposed rule on November 7, 2023, that, if finalized, would subject to its supervisory authority certain Big Tech firms and other nonbank companies operating in the...more
On November 7, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a proposed rule to supervise large providers of digital wallets and payment apps. Specifically, the proposed rule on Defining Larger Participants of...more
The Consumer Bankers Association has launched a four-part blog series “Facts Matter” to counter what it calls “misinformation conveyed by the CFPB” in its press release about the CFPB’s October 2023 report (Report) under the...more
The Blockchain Bi-Weekly presented by the Polsinelli Blockchain+ team is a rundown of some of the key stories in the Web3, blockchain and crypto ecosystems curated by our attorneys navigating the intersections of code, smart...more
On November 7, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") issued a proposed rule that would grant it supervisory authority over major nonbank technology companies in the consumer digital payments space....more
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: · Dunkin’ Franchisees Wake Up and Smell the Coffee in $1...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed a rule to define a market for general-use digital consumer payment applications. Larger participants in this market would be subject to CFPB supervision and...more
On November 7, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (proposed rule) that would allow it to supervise digital wallet and payment app providers deemed “larger...more
There are certain nonbank markets that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) has the statutory right to supervise irrespective of size (e.g., mortgage, private education loan, payday lending). Then, there are...more
Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
In a shot across the bow to the digital payments industry, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the Bureau) has issued a proposed rule to expand its oversight authority to nonbank providers of consumer payment apps....more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking this week that seeks to expand its authority to supervise and examine providers of digital wallets and payment applications....more