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On May 9, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced several updates related to financial services for the State of New York. Hochul announced new legislation as part of the FY26 enacted budget to regulate “Buy Now, Pay Later”...more
Given the future uncertainty of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) efforts to regulate bank overdraft fees, New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) has stepped in to fill a perceived gap. The DFS...more
On January 22, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the NYDFS proposed its amendments to 3 NYCRR Parts 32 and 6 related to deposit account transactions and associated charges. The regulations will redefine terms such as...more
Insufficient funds transactions occur when consumers issue a payment order (a check, some other written order or an electronic debit) against funds in their bank account, and the account lacks sufficient funds to cover the...more
On January 23, 2025 the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced proposed regulations to curb overdraft fees and insufficient funds fees charged by banks in New York. The proposed rules aim to protect...more
The New York State Department of Financial Services has released a proposed rule that would regulate overdraft, non-sufficient funds (NSF), and return deposit item fees charged by banks, trust companies, savings banks,...more
On January 14, Governor Kathy Hochul announced new proposals to protect New York consumers as part of her 2025 State of the State. Her proposals included legislation to: (i) combat algorithmic price discrimination by...more
This week, New York became the latest state to introduce legislation aimed at regulating Earned Wage Access (EWA) services. Assembly Bill 258 titled — “An Act to Amend the Banking Law, in Relation to Providing for Income...more
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
One of the questions that remains uncertain among looming federal and state “junk fee” and “drip pricing” bans in 2024 concerns the impact these rules will have on credit card surcharges. Surcharges are added to sale...more
In the third episode of this four-part series, Ethan, Addison, and Trey discuss several state-level developments that occurred in the digital asset sector during 2023. The group discusses the inception of New York Department...more
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
After promising earlier this year to “establish nation-leading regulations for the Buy Now Pay Later loan industry,” New York Governor Kathy Hochul took a significant first step in that direction by including Buy Now Pay...more
In her State of the State address earlier this month, New York Governor Kathy Hochul proposed a significant expansion of New York’s consumer protection laws....more
As we reflect on the previous year and look toward the new year, we thought you’d appreciate our top 20 most-read Consumer Finance ABstract posts from 2023...more
On December 21, 2023, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) finalized guidance on how the banks and mortgage institutions it regulates (“New York Institutions”) should manage climate-related financial and...more
Over the past year, there have been numerous efforts by federal regulators - in particular the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - to rein in "junk fees." The CFPB defines a "junk fee" to be an unnecessary and unavoidable...more
Regulators Hit Jackpot: Off-Channel Communications - Several years before announcing the first “off-channel” communications enforcement action, the SEC and FINRA cautioned broker-dealers and investment advisers about...more
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Finance Services industry over the past week...more
On May 1, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS” or “Department”) and a trading platform entered into a consent order to resolve deficiencies identified during examinations conducted in 2018 and 2020. The...more
On February 21, NYDFS Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris announced enhancements to the Department’s ability to detect fraud in the virtual currency industry. The new enhancements will improve NYDFS’s ability to combat...more
New York has joined California and several other states in finalizing regulations requiring consumer-style disclosures for broad categories of commercial financing transactions....more
On February 1, the New York governor released the state’s FY 2024 budget proposal, which includes measures for ending certain bank overdraft and insufficient fee practices. ...more
On January 23, NYDFS reiterated expectations for sound custody and disclosure practices for entities that are licensed or chartered to custody or temporarily hold, store, or maintain virtual currency assets on behalf of...more
On January 18, NYDFS announced that it has adopted an updated check cashing regulation. As previously covered by InfoBytes, NYDFS issued a proposed check cashing regulation in June 2022, following an emergency regulation...more