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New York Seeks to Expand Consumer Protections by Proposing New Legislation and by Increasing Recruitment at its Department of...

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As we recently reported, there have been rollbacks of consumer protections on the federal level, including the curtailing of enforcement activity at the CFPB. ...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

As Trump Administration rolls back CFPB’s work, New York wants to fill the void

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As the Trump Administration attempts to drastically cut CFPB funding and staffing, New York regulators and legislators are attempting to fill what could be a void in consumer protection efforts....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New York State amends law on data breach notifications

On February 14, the Governor of New York signed into law SB 804 (the “Act”), which amends the general business law concerning when and how notifications for data breaches are provided to the New York Department of Financial...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

MoFo’s State + Local Government Enforcement Newsletter - May 2024

Morrison Foerster’s State and Local Government Task Force is pleased to provide our bimonthly newsletter summarizing some of the most important and interesting developments from state attorneys general across the country and...more

WilmerHale

New York Attorney General James Proposes Landmark Digital Asset Law

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On May 5, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a landmark legislative proposal—titled the Crypto Regulation, Protection, Transparency and Oversight (CRPTO) Act (hereinafter, the Proposal)—to tighten regulations...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

New York Attorney General Proposes Stringent Crypto Bill

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The CRPTO Act is intended to increase transparency and consumer protections, and reduce conflicts of interest, through heightened disclosures and penalties. On May 5, 2023, New York Attorney General (NYAG) Letitia James...more

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New York CRPTO Bill Would Prohibit Many Digital Asset Activities and Impose Sweeping Market Structure Changes

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On May 5, 2023, New York Attorney General Letitia James released a bill for consideration by the New York State Legislature that would implement comprehensive and far-reaching regulation of digital asset activities in the...more

WilmerHale

Crypto Currently: New York Attorney General James Proposes Landmark Digital Asset Law

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On May 5, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a landmark legislative proposal—titled the Crypto Regulation, Protection, Transparency, and Oversight (CRPTO) Act (hereinafter, the Proposal)—to tighten regulations...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

NY Attorney General Proposes to Increase Obligations on Crypto Businesses Operating in NY or with NY Residents

Businesses engaged in certain digital currency activities from or within New York would be subject to enhanced obligations and restrictions if a bill entitled the “Crypto Regulation, Protection, Transparency, and Oversight...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Graduation Goods Settlement: A Good Reminder of AGs’ Data Security Priorities

The New York and Pennsylvania AGs settlement with Herff Jones from late last year provides guidance to businesses about expected security measures as we enter into 2023. The case arose after Herff Jones, producer and seller...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Regulatory Changes Impact Leasehold Condominiums in New York

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The leasehold condominium structure has become a popular way for landlords and nonprofit entities to establish or modify their relationship to permit space that the nonprofit would formerly lease to qualify for a real...more

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SEC Issues No-Action Relief On Registered Funds’ Custody Of Loan Interests

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In this Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was very active this week, having (i) issued no-action relief allowing registered funds to engage in self-custody of interests in loans that are originated,...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

New York’s Broad Automatic Renewal Law (and the Accompanying Compliance Issues) Coming in February 2021

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New York has enacted a new law, effective February 9, 2021, regulating automatic renewal and some “free trial” type agreements. While some organizations may have already taken steps to be in compliance with industry...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Data Security Year in Review

October marks the seventeenth annual National Cybersecurity Awareness month in the United States and provides an opportune moment to take stock of an extraordinary year. The past year has seen a rise in high-profile data...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

What the First Enforcement Action under NYDFS Cybersecurity Reg Means to Companies

Late this summer the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced its first enforcement action since the cybersecurity rules went into effect in March 2017. The action was brought against First American Title...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

No rest for the weary: cybersecurity and privacy enforcement actions heat up

Hopes that privacy regulators and litigants would grant a reprieve to businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic may prove ill-founded. On July 21, 2020, the New York Department of Financial Services announced its first...more

Morgan Lewis

States Move in to Fill in for Federal Regulatory Rollback

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Stepping in to fill a perceived regulatory and enforcement void at the federal level, the governor of New York and his acting superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) have created a division...more

White & Case LLP

Consumer financial services: The road ahead: Marketplace lending

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The CFPB has traditionally not prioritized marketplace lenders in its supervisory and enforcement efforts. As a result, state regulators have increasingly sought to fill any perceived voids left by the Bureau....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2019 Insights: Despite Leadership Changes, No Pivot in Priorities Expected for Consumer Financial Services Enforcement

Both the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) and Department of Justice (DOJ) initiated and resolved fewer fair lending and other consumer financial services enforcement actions in 2018 than in previous...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Distributed Ledger: Blockchain, Digital Assets and Smart Contracts

This is the inaugural issue of The Distributed Ledger, a periodic publication covering the latest trends and developments in blockchain technology, digital assets and smart contracts. In this edition, we examine a federal...more

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