Dec 26, 2018 | FinTech, News
← Previous Article Next Article → The United States Government of Accountability (GAO) has released its first report about financial technology (fintech) that advises agencies to provide a clearer picture on online lenders’ use of alternative data. What is...
Dec 24, 2018 | Banks & Credit Unions, Litigation, News
← Previous Article Next Article → The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey Berman, has filed a criminal charge against Central States Capital Markets (CSCM), alleging that the broker-dealer violated the Bank Secrecy when it failed to...
Dec 21, 2018 | Federal Regulation, News
← Previous Article Next Article → The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) newly appointed director, Kathy Kraninger, has stopped efforts to change the name of the agency, according to an internal email she wrote to employees on Wednesday. In the...
Dec 20, 2018 | News, Online Lending, Tribal Sovereignty
← Previous Article Next Article → The Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake Tribe opened a new call center for its Tribal lending business in Lake County, California earlier this month that could provide up to 80 new jobs in the area. According to reports, the...
Dec 19, 2018 | Federal Regulation, News
← Previous Article Next Article → New Jersey might soon become the second state to ban cashless stores after the state’s Senate Commerce Committee voted unanimously in favor of a bill that would require businesses to accept cash. Massachusetts is currently...
Dec 18, 2018 | Congressional Legislation, Federal Regulation, News
← Previous Article Next Article → Twenty-three Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee sent a letter to Kathy Kraninger, the newly-installed director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), urging her to reinstate supervisory...
Dec 16, 2018 | Banks & Credit Unions, Congressional Legislation, News
← Previous Article Next Article → The Senate Banking Committee, one of the most coveted committees in Congress, has gained two new Democratic members, Senator-elect Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Senator Tina Smith (D-MN). They will replace Senators Joe Donnelly...
Dec 15, 2018 | Federal Regulation, News
← Previous Article Next Article → The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its annual Fair Lending Report last week, which covers the agency’s efforts to “fulfill its fair lending mandate” during the 2017 calendar year. Thus, most of the...
Dec 12, 2018 | Federal Regulation, News
← Previous Article Next Article → On her first day as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Kathy Kraninger held a press conference where she announced a three-month listening tour with the agency’s stakeholders, which would include...
Dec 12, 2018 | Financial Literacy, News
← Previous Article Next Article → Budgeting your personal finances is vital all year but even more essential during the holiday season when spending can be at an all-time high. To help you create a budget, the Native American Financial Services Association...
