The CFPB's Report on Negative Equity in Auto Lending — Crossover Episode With Moving the Metal Podcast — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Fintech Focus Podcast | Managing a Workforce in a Regulated Environment
Why Retailers and Merchants Should Pay Attention to the CFPB - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Navigating Emerging Privacy Issues in Financial Services — The Consumer Finance Podcast
2024 State Legislative Review: Key Payment Laws and Their Impacts — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Business Better Podcast Episode: FinCEN’s Notice of Proposed Regulations to Strengthen and Modernize AML/CFT Compliance Programs
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The CFPB’s Registry of Nonbanks and Circular that Certain Contract Terms Violate Law
Navigating FCRA and Debt Collection With Special Guest Bridgeforce’s Michelle Macartney — The Consumer Finance Podcast
FTC CFPB Enforcement Report — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Safeguard your Business: Dinsmore's Craig Horbus on Combatting the Rising Threat of ACH Fraud
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Why do Fintechs Want to Become Banks?
#WorkforceWednesday®: New DOJ Whistleblower Program - What Employers Must Know - Employment Law This Week®
Credit Card Late Fees Have the CFPB's Interest
Navigating FCRA and Debt Collection With Special Guest Bridgeforce's Michelle Macartney — FCRA Focus Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Should Medical Debt Be Included in Creditworthiness Measures?
Elder Abuse-Financial Exploitation and Fraud
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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Credit Card and Other Rewards Programs in the Crosshairs
Fintech Focus Podcast | Growing a Workforce in a Regulated Environment
First Republic Executives Fail in Attempt to Recover Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan Assets
Alexandra Barrage, a partner in Troutman Pepper’s Corporate Practice Group, was quoted in the July 10, 2024 Law360 article, “Pledging ‘Accountability,’ Biden’s FDIC Pick Faces Senate Test.”...more
Last Wednesday, the Senate Commerce Committee voted to advance President Biden’s nominees to fill the two open Republican Commissioner seats on the Federal Trade Commission: Andrew N. Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak. The...more
On October 5, the CFPB published the list of new members appointed to serve on the Consumer Advisory Board and each Council group....more
American Banker recently reported that the CFPB is planning to substantially increase the size of its staff, particularly its Enforcement Division staff....more
Congress - U.S. House of Representatives - Committee on Small Business - Committee Holds Hearing on Oversight of SBA Office in Charge of Loan Programs...more
On February 3, 2022, the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (the “Committee”) considered President Biden’s nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin for Vice Chair for Supervision and a Member of the Board of...more
The New York Department of Financial Services has announced that Leandra English, who formerly served as CFPB Deputy Director, has joined the NYDFS executive team as Special Policy Advisor. ...more
Katten recently hosted the "CFTC Regulatory and Enforcement Agenda" webinar. Financial Markets and Funds partners Kevin Foley, Christian Kemnitz and Carl Kennedy, and special counsel Gary DeWaal, discussed the potential CFTC...more
The House Financial Services Committee continues briskly reporting out legislation targeted at the credit reporting system, housing, and diversity and inclusion in the financial services sector. Chairwoman Maxine Waters...more
The New York Department of Financial Services makes good on a promise to fill the void left by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. On April 29, 2019, the New York Department of Financial Services ("DFS") announced...more
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) announced that CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger became the Chairman of the FFIEC on April 1, 2019. Ms. Kraninger is the first CFPB Director to serve as FFIEC...more
The FDIC has announced that Leonard Chanin joined the agency on March 18 as Deputy to the Chairman. In that capacity, he will advise Chairman Jelena McWilliams on consumer protection issues...more
“Pot is the new crypto,” declares Bloomberg, and if you’ve seen how the virtual currencies are faring these days, that should be a warning and not a selling point....more
Jelena McWilliams, President Trump’s nominee, was sworn in on June 5 for a five-year term as FDIC Chairman and a six-year term as a member of the FDIC Board of Directors. As a result, the FDIC is firmly in the hands of...more
The initial year of the Trump administration colored much of the political, business, and financial headlines of 2017, both in the U.S. and abroad. Key administration-related developments in 2017 included U.S. withdrawal from...more
On December 29, 2017, the Lower East Side People’s Credit Union (“People’s”) filed a reply brief in support of its preliminary injunction motion in which it seeks to block the appointment of Mick Mulvaney as the Acting CFPB...more
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced the appointment...more
While an official announcement has not yet appeared on the CFPB’s website, it has been widely reported that Kristen Donoghue will be appointed the CFPB’s new Assistant Director of Enforcement, effective November 17, 2017. ...more
Politico has reported that James Clinger, President Trump’s nominee to be the next FDIC Chairperson, has asked the White House to withdraw his nomination, citing family issues....more
The CFPB made waves yesterday by adopting a rule that would prohibit financial firms from forcing customers to arbitrate their disputes over bank and credit card accounts (and by allowing class actions on those same issues)....more
The Treasury Department has issued a press release announcing that Treasury Secretary Mnuchin plans to appoint Keith A. Noreika as a Deputy Comptroller and designate him the First Deputy Comptroller of the OCC. Effective May...more
Investors’ decreasing appetite for actively managed mutual funds appears to have helped drive the major shake-up at AllianceBernstein Holding, which said so long to CEO Peter Kraus and removed nine board members in favor of 6...more
We now know what all of that law-enforcement activity around Caterpillar HQ in past weeks. A government report out this week reveals that investigators are targeting CAT for tax and accounting fraud, though no charges have...more
Even before President Trump’s nomination of Jay Clayton as the next Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”), signs have been appearing that changes are afoot within the Division of...more
We learned about KraftHeinz’s offer to merge with Unilever only after it had been rejected. And now it appears to be off the table completely—all $143 billion of it....more