← Previous Article Next Article → This week, PHH Corp decided against appealing the January decision that found the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s single-director structure was permissible under the U.S. Constitution. The case, launched in 2015 and...
← Previous Article Next Article → A federal judge this week dismissed a lawsuit by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) testing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) proposal to grant special purpose bank charter to financial...
← Previous Article Next Article → Online retail is becoming big business. Last year, it accounted for 13% of total retail sales and contributed 49% of the industry’s growth. Despite massive growth and ubiquity, the collection of sales tax from online...
← Previous Article Next Article → The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has published new research on the reasons why America’s central bank should not issue its own cryptocurrency. While the St. Louis Fed discourages the adoption of a government-backed...
← Previous Article Next Article → As many states are nearing the economic definition of full employment, many tribal communities still struggle with job creation and business development. However, the recent announcement of a few new federal programs could...
← Previous Article Next Article → The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently released an update on its long term efforts to roll back financial regulations. The report comes one year after President Trump issued a series of memos directing the Treasury...
← Previous Article Next Article → Mika Leonard has joined the Native American Financial Services Association (NAFSA) as its Director of Business Development. She will be responsible for managing member relations and coordinating new opportunities for growth...
← Previous Article Next Article → Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D- NY) revealed a new plan to offer small dollar credit products and other basic banking services at more than 30,000 post offices across America. She touts the idea of a “Postal Bank” to...
← Previous Article Next Article → As more and more business takes place online, governments and companies are finding themselves with an incredible amount of easily accessible personal information and data on consumers. With high profile data breaches...
← Previous Article Next Article → NAFSA recently submitted a comment to a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) request for information (RFI) regarding the agency’s process for civil investigative demands (CIDs). The full comment is available...