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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Stay ADvised: 2024, Issue 9

NAD Endorses Compliance With FTC Guide Requirements for Experts - Endorsements: Love them or hate them (and social media does love them so), they are subject to ever-increasing regulatory scrutiny, and compliance isn't...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Account Takeover and Business Email Compromise Fraud: Legally Puzzling Payments Problems

In a series of three articles, we will address the ascendency of account takeover (“ATO”) and business email compromise (“BEC”) fraud — the unfortunate occurrence where a payor or intended payee’s account is compromised,...more

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CFPB Issues Circular about Deceptive Marketing Practices in Connection with Remittance Transfers

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Late last month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a new Consumer Financial Protection Circular (Circular) which provides guidance about when a remittance transfer provider may be in violation of the...more

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CFPB issues new circular on deceptive practices in connection with marketing remittance transfers

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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

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CFPB Publishes Consumer Response Annual Report

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The CFPB published its Consumer Response Annual Report for 2023, which discusses the consumer complaints received by the CFPB in that year and how companies responded to those complaints. The CFPB monitors consumers’...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Issues Guidance on Deceptive Practices by Remittance Transfer Providers

On March 27, the CFPB issued Circular 2024-02, which warns that remittance providers may be liable under the CFPA for certain deceptive marketing practices related to the speed or cost of sending a remittance transfer. Under...more

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FTC Proposes Rule to Make Impersonating Government Entities and Businesses Unlawful

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On February 15, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized its Government and Business Impersonation Rule (the Impersonation Rule, available here) prohibiting fraudulent impersonation of governments, businesses and...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

CFPB Bites of the Month - 2023 Annual Review - Payments

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In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2023 applicable to payments, along with some additional related information....more

McDermott Will & Emery

FinmadiG und KMAG – Umsetzung der europäischen Krypto-Finanzmarktregulierung in Deutschland

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Der deutsche Gesetzgeber hat auf die Vereinheitlichung der europäischen Finanzmarktvorschriften geantwortet: Im Oktober 2023 hat das Bundesministerium der Finanzen den Referentenentwurf für das Gesetz über die Digitalisierung...more

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CFPB Issues Proposal to Regulate Large Digital Wallet and Payment App Providers

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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

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CFPB issues proposal to supervise nonbank providers of digital wallets and payment apps

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The CFPB has issued a proposed rule to supervise nonbank companies that qualify as larger participants in a market for “general-use digital consumer payment applications.”  Comments on the proposal are due by January 8, 2024...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Wire You Foreclosing?

Does a lender have the right to foreclose its mortgage if a payoff of such mortgage is made by wire transfer, but the payment does not make it to the lender’s account? A recent case, heard on appeal by the New York Supreme...more

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CFPB Takes Action Against Fintech Company for Alleged Deceptive Practices in International Money Transfers

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On October 17, 2023, the CFPB took action against a nonbank fintech Company providing international money transfer services for alleged EFTA, Regulation E, and CFPA violations. The fintech Company operates throughout the...more

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Illinois Appellate Court Confirms That the Statute of Limitations Commences Once the Plaintiff Has Sufficient Evidence to Know of...

Brief Summary - Plaintiff, Nancy Malek (plaintiff), filed a complaint against her now ex-husband’s counsel, Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. (defendant or C&T), alleging that the defendant aided and abetted a fraudulent transfer of...more

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Sunset on (some) Stamp Taxes: HMRC confirms 1.5% charge on issuance and capital raising transfers to depositary receipt and...

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HM Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”) has published a policy paper, accompanied by draft legislation, which confirms the removal of the 1.5% charge to stamp duty and stamp duty reserve tax (“SDRT”) on the issuance of UK shares into...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

The China Syndrome: Competing Regimes Make Due Diligence a Tall Task

...While reliable information from China has always come at a premium, recent restrictions on previously available business intelligence as well as Chinese enforcement actions against foreign investigative diligence firms are...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Democratic Senators send letter to federal banking agencies raising concerns about fraudulent transactions

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A group of five Democratic Senators have sent a letter to the Federal Reserve, OCC, FDIC, and NCUA asking them to take several steps to protect consumers from scams when using Zelle to transfer money....more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Business email compromise: What you can do to prevent fraud and recover funds

Fight back against this major cyber threat. Business Email Compromise is one of the greatest cyber threats to businesses of all sizes and industries, particularly those involved in regular wire transfers of funds....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

OFAC sanctions individuals and entities tied to ISIS

On January 5, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions pursuant to Executive Order 13224 against a key financial facilitation network of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria...more

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2023 Statutory Update to Alaska and Florida Virtual Currency & Money Transmission Laws

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On January 1, 2023, updates to virtual currency and money transmission laws went into effect. Alaska: Alaska's money transmission regulations have been amended to include virtual currency in the scope of money...more

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CFPB Issues Proposed Rule Imposing Reporting Requirements on Certain Non-Bank Entities: Possible Implications for Money...

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On December 12, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a proposed rule pursuant to its authority under the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (CFPA). This rule would require certain non-bank...more

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CFPB Issues Consent Order Against Money Transfer Company for Remittance Failures

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On October 4, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it has issued a consent order against a nonbank provider of a money transfer service for multiple violations of the Electronic Fund Transfer...more

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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Backs Walmart in FTC Suit

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On September 6, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (the Chamber) submitted an amici curiae brief in support of Walmart in Federal Trade Commission v. Walmart Inc., No. 1:22-cv-3372 (N.D. Ill). The amici curiae arises out of the...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Focus on Fintech: Federal Reserve issues final rules defining legal framework for FedNow

On June 6, 2022, the Federal Reserve Board issued a final rule governing funds transfers through the Fed’s new FedNow Service, an interbank 24x7x365 real-time gross settlement service with integrated clearing functionality to...more

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Citing Uptick in Complaints, CFPB Will Push Banks to Refund More Victims of Money Transfer Scams

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As peer-to-peer money transfer services (or cash apps) become more popular, there has been an increase in the number of scams enticing consumers to transfer funds to fraudsters. The law currently provides that the banks that...more

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