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DLA Piper

Digital Transformation: eSignature and ePayment News and Trends - July/August 2024

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Today’s ever-shifting business environment means that consumers, businesses, employers, and employees all expect to transact digitally. To remain efficient and competitive, companies must digitally transform their businesses....more

Troutman Pepper

Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - September 2024 # 2

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

FinCEN Finalizes Rule Subjecting Investment Advisers to AML/CFT Regulations

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Following up on its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPR”), which we discussed back in March, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released on August 28th a final rule extending Anti-Money Laundering/Countering...more

Troutman Pepper

U.S. Senator Rounds Introduces Legislation Aimed at Fostering AI Innovation in the Financial Services Industry

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On August 27, U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) introduced the “Unleashing AI Innovation in Financial Services Act” (S. 4951), a bill aimed at fostering artificial intelligence (AI) innovation within the financial services...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

Nonbank Student Loan Servicer Agrees to a CFPB-Imposed Ban and to Pay $120 Million

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After more than seven years of litigation, on September 12, 2024, the CFPB filed the Stipulated Order reflecting its settlement with the Company over alleged violations of the CFPA, FCRA, and FDCPA....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Basel III Endgame: Will Banks Have to Increase Their Capital Requirements?

On Tuesday, September 10, the Federal Reserve announced a reproposal of the much discussed and awaited Basel III Endgame. However, before we dive into the reproposal, it is important to take a step back and look at how we got...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Thursday September 12

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September 11, 2024 - The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy, led by Chairman Andy Barr (KY-06), held a hearing entitled “Transparency in Global Governance.”...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Podcast: Deep Dive into the Regulatory Landscape of Bank Partnerships Featuring American Fintech Council CEO, Phil Goldfeder [More...

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McGlinchey attorneys Robert Savoie and Rachael Aspery are joined by Phil Goldfeder, the CEO of the American Fintech Council, in this installment of the Deep Dive into Bank Partnerships. The podcast focuses primarily on...more

Troutman Pepper

Why Retailers and Merchants Should Pay Attention to the CFPB - The Consumer Finance Podcast

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In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis and Jesse Silverman delve into the recent activities of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) that pose significant risks to retailers and merchants....more

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CFPB: Most debt collection complaints in 2023 were attempts to collect debts not owed

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The most frequent consumer debt collection complaints filed with the CFPB in 2023 were attempts to collect debts that actually were not owed, the bureau said in its annual Fair Debt Collection Practices Act report....more

Morgan Lewis

Going Digital in the UK, US, and UAE: The Latest Digital Asset Developments

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The global digital landscape continues to rapidly transform and bring forth innovative financial instruments and technologies, including within the shifting regulatory frameworks that have shaped the digital asset ecosystem...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB issues order against veterans’ mortgage originator, fines it $2.25M

On August 29, the CFPB released a consent order and stipulation against a national mortgage originator for alleged deceptive acts under the CFPA. The CFPB found the respondent misrepresented certain payment terms on a...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Wisconsin to add money transmitter license to NMLS

On August 27, the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) announced it will start accepting applications for a new money transmitter license through NMLS on October 1. The new license will replace the current...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Fintech in Brief: Recent SEC Enforcement Activity on the Custody Rule: Clues for the Focus of Anticipated Rules on Safekeeping...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced two settled charges involving alleged violations of Rule 206(4)-2 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act), known as the “Custody Rule.” These...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The Demise of the Chevron Doctrine – Part I

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On June 28, in Loper Bright v. Raimondo, et al., the Supreme Court overturned the Chevron deference doctrine, a long-standing tenet of administrative law established in 1984 in Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources...more

A&O Shearman

UK Payments Regulator Consults on Reducing Maximum Level of Reimbursement for APP Scams

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Following feedback from industry and other stakeholders, the Payments Systems Regulator published a consultation paper on reducing the maximum level of reimbursement for the Faster Payments APP fraud reimbursement limit from...more

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UK Financial Conduct Authority Reports on Payment Account Access and Closures

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This new report sets out four thematic findings from the follow-up work the FCA has carried out, which are as follows: The FCA summarizes its expectations of payment account providers, including in respect of the Consumer...more

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UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Commencement No 7) Regulations 2024 Published

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The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Commencement No 7) Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/891) have been made. The Regulations revoke certain instruments listed in the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 relating to...more

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Appeals Court: No FCRA Informational Injury Standing

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A job applicant who claims he was not fully informed about adverse information that appeared on a background check is not entitled to relief under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (the FCRA), the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals...more

Tenace

Outsourcing Financial Services: When, Why, and How to Make the Move

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In today’s fast-paced and complex business environment, companies of all sizes are turning to outsourcing at an increased rate as a strategic solution to streamline operations, reduce costs, and focus on their core...more

Troutman Pepper

Where the F(BO) Is the Money? Part 1 – Synapse’s Clarion Call for Standards

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This is the first of three articles focused on a key question: as bank-fintech partnerships continue to play a vital role in driving financial services, how does the industry make this system safer and better?...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

FinCEN Issues Final BSA Reporting Requirements for Residential Real Estate Deals

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On August 29, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Center (“FinCEN”) published Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers (“Final Rule”) regarding residential real estate.  The Federal Register...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

OCC’s Acting Comptroller discusses the evolution of bank supervision

On September 3, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu delivered remarks on the evolution of bank supervision at a recent international conference, focusing on the transformation of bank supervision over the last...more

Hogan Lovells

UK "de-banking": FCA update report on payment accounts access and closures

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The FCA has published a report setting out its findings from follow-up work on payment account access and closures, together with the results of independent research on the experiences some of the most financially excluded...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Tuesday September 10

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September 9, 2024- Securities and Exchange Commission Chief Accountant Paul Munter made a statement at the 2024 AICPA & CIMA Conference on Banks & Savings Institutions....more

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