Sep 6, 2021 | Federal Regulation, FinTech, News
Regulators Urge Banks to Assess Risk in Fintech Relationships Recently, the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued new guidance for community banks to better assess risk as they...
Aug 13, 2021 | Federal Regulation, News, Tribal Sovereignty
Senate Confirms Bryan Todd Newland to be Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Last week, the U.S. Senate confirmed Bryan Todd Newland of Michigan as the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs at the Department of the Interior. Newland will advise Interior Secretary Deb...
Aug 11, 2021 | Federal Regulation, FinTech, News
Warren Urges Yellen to Crack Down on Cryptocurrency In a recent letter, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) urged Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to work through the Financial Stability Oversight Council, which she chairs, to develop a regulatory strategy on...
Aug 9, 2021 | Banks & Credit Unions, Federal Regulation, News
OCC Reviewing Banks’ Overdraft Policies Acting Comptroller Michael Hsu recently announced that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is reviewing bank overdraft policies— an announcement that came during testimony in front of the Senate Banking...
Aug 6, 2021 | Banks & Credit Unions, Federal Regulation, News
Applications for Auto Loans, Mortgages, and Credit Cards Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels, According to CFPB Issue Brief Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published an issue brief finding that consumer applications for auto loans, mortgages, and...
Jul 28, 2021 | Federal Regulation, News
CFPB Marks 10th Anniversary Earlier this month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) celebrated its 10th anniversary after officially launching as an agency in July 2011. Following the financial crisis of 2007-2008, members of Congress pushed for...