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Second Circuit orders dismissal for lack of standing of New York DFS lawsuit challenging OCC fintech charter

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled that the lawsuit filed by the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) seeking to block the OCC’s issuance of special purpose national bank (SPNB) charters to...more

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The Fintech Charter Lives To See Another Day: Second Circuit Reverses Anti-Fintech Charter District Court Ruling

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit revived the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) controversial special-purpose national bank charter that had been challenged by the New York Department of...more

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Oral Arguments Held in Challenge to OCC’s Fintech Charter

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On March 9, 2021, the Second Circuit heard oral arguments in connection with the New York Department of Financial Services’ (“DFS”) challenge to block the Office of Comptroller of the Currency’s (“OCC”) special purpose...more

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Second Circuit grapples with standing in case challenging OCC’s fintech charter authority

On March 9, a three-judge panel of the Second Circuit heard oral argument on the question of whether the OCC can legally issue national bank charters to non-depository financial technology (fintech) firms. The case is...more

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Second Circuit Hears Oral Argument In OCC Appeal From District Court Judgment In NYDFS Lawsuit Challenging Fintech Charter

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held oral argument last week in the OCC’s appeal from the district court’s final judgment in the lawsuit filed by the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) seeking to...more

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OCC files reply brief with Second Circuit in appeal from district court judgment in NYDFS lawsuit challenging fintech charter

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The OCC has filed its reply brief with the Second Circuit in its appeal from the district court’s final judgment in the lawsuit filed by the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) challenging the OCC’s issuance of...more

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OCC FinTech Charter Meets The Empire State

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The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) recently asked the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to affirm a lower court decision blocking the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) from issuing...more

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The Distributed Ledger: Blockchain, Digital Assets and Smart Contracts - July 2020

In this issue, we discuss the new initiatives under New York's BitLicense regime that clarify and streamline the regulatory landscape for virtual currency entities doing business within the state. We also examine the...more

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NYDFS files brief with Second Circuit in OCC’s appeal from district court judgment in lawsuit challenging fintech charter

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The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has filed its opening brief with the Second Circuit in the OCC’s appeal from the district court’s final judgment in DFS’s lawsuit challenging the OCC’s issuance of special...more

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New York Files Brief in Support of Dismantling OCC’s Fintech Charter

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On July 23, 2020, the New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) filed its appellate brief asking the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the lower court’s decision to block the Office of Comptroller of the...more

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OCC files brief with Second Circuit in appeal from district court judgment in NYDFS lawsuit challenging fintech charter

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The OCC has filed its opening brief in its appeal to the Second Circuit from the district court’s final judgment in the lawsuit filed by the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) seeking to block the OCC’s issuance...more

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OCC Fintech Charter Headed to the Second Circuit

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The Situation: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC") has appealed a decision from the Southern District of New York that concluded that the OCC lacks the authority to grant "Fintech Charters" to nondepository...more

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Southern District of New York rules against OCC fintech charter

On October 23, the District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) issued a final judgment setting aside in relevant part the regulation on which the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) based its...more

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Bank Report: October 2019

Federal Banking Agencies Adopt Simplified Capital Calculation for Community Banks The federal banking agencies have issued a final rule that will simplify capital requirements for community banks by allowing them to adopt...more

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NYDFS Prevails Once More in OCC FinTech Charter Challenge

On October 21, 2019, the District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a final judgment in favor of the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), blocking the Office of the Comptroller of the...more

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District Court Issues Final Judgment In Action Challenging OCC’s Fintech Charter - Now To The Court of Appeals

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On October 21, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered final judgment in Lacewell v. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the closely-watched case between the New York DFS and the...more

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NY federal district enters final judgment against OCC in NYDFS lawsuit challenging fintech charter

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In May 2019, a New York federal district court denied the OCC’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) seeking to block the OCC’s issuance of special purpose national bank...more

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Fintech in Brief: CSBS Challenge to OCC Fintech Charter Dismissed

On September 3, 2019, Judge Dabney Friedrich of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed the Conference of State Bank Supervisors’ (“CSBS”) second suit challenging the Office of the Comptroller of the...more

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What's Old is New Again: The Future of Bank Partnership Programs from Small Dollar Installment Loans to Mortgages to Everything

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Bank partnerships allow banks to offer loans to consumers and businesses by leveraging the resources of non-bank entities. The relationships between banks and their non-bank entity partners have existed for many years. In the...more

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NY Federal Court: OCC Fintech Charters in Jeopardy

In a surprising decision, a New York federal district court not only refused to dismiss the New York Department of Financial Services’ (DFS) challenge to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) plans to issue...more

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OCC weighing next steps in NYDFS lawsuit challenging fintech charter

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As we reported, a dark cloud is now hanging over the OCC’s decision to accept applications for special purpose national bank (SPNB) charters from fintech companies as a result of the opinion issued on May 2 by a New York...more

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NY Federal District Court Deals Blow To OCC Fintech Charter

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A dark cloud is now hanging over the OCC’s decision to accept applications for special purpose national bank (SPNB) charters from fintech companies as a result of the opinion issued last week by a New York federal district...more

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Court Halts, At Least for Now, The OCC’s FinTech National Bank Charter Program

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On Thursday, May 2, 2019, Judge Victor Marrero of the Southern District of New York issued an important decision in the closely watched Vullo v. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency et al., No. 1:18-cv-08377. Judge...more

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New York’s Lawsuit Contesting the OCC’s Fintech Charter Survives First Legal Hurdle

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On May 2, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) motion to dismiss a complaint brought against it by the Maria T. Vullo, superintendent...more

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OCC and N.Y. State Department of Financial Services Trade Contentious Pre-Motion Letters in Fintech Charter Dispute

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Attorneys for defendants, U.S. Comptroller and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (together “the OCC”), in the pending Southern District of New York lawsuit, Vullo v. OCC, submitted a letter to the court announcing...more

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