Aug 6, 2024 | Federal Regulation, FinTech, News
Regulators Seeking More Details on Bank-Fintech Relationships Federal regulators have recently sought comments on the relationships between financial institutions and the third parties—especially fintechs—that often partner with them. Agencies seeking better...
Jul 31, 2024 | Federal Regulation, News
CFPB Issues Circular Saying NDAs that Deter Whistleblowing May Break the Law The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently issued a circular to regulators and law enforcement agencies, explaining that it could be unlawful for companies to require employees...
Jul 25, 2024 | Congressional Legislation, FinTech, News
House Financial Services Committee Holds Field Hearing on Partnerships Between Financial Institutions and Fintech Earlier this month, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy held a field hearing in Kentucky for banking...
Jul 23, 2024 | Federal Regulation, FinTech, News
CFPB Says Earned Wage Access Apps are Providing Loans Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said that apps that allow workers to access their paychecks early—and usually for a fee—are actually providing loans, thus making them subject to the Truth...
Jul 17, 2024 | Federal Regulation, News
Senate Banking Committee Holds Relatively Smooth Hearing for FDIC Nominee Christy Goldsmith Romero Last week, Christy Goldsmith Romero appeared before the Senate Banking Committee for her confirmation hearing as President Biden’s nominee to take the reins of the...
Jul 11, 2024 | FinTech, News
End of NY Legislative Session Means No BNPL Bill This Year New York State lawmakers ended their legislative session in June with no new state regulations for the buy now, pay later (BNPL) industry, contrary to what many anticipated. State governor Kathy Hochul began...
Jul 9, 2024 | Federal Regulation, Litigation, News
SCOTUS Ends Chevron Deference, Severely Restricting Executive Agency Power In a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) overruled a longstanding precedent known as the Chevron Deference. The Chevron precedent said that...
Jul 3, 2024 | Federal Regulation, News
CFPB Blog Post Sets March 30, 2025 as Implementation Date for Payday Lending Rule The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently announced that its 2017 Payday Lending Rule will go into effect on March 30, 2025. The rule will limit lenders from making more...
Jun 27, 2024 | Federal Regulation, News
CFPB Proposes Banning Medical Bills from Credit Reports Earlier this month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a rule that would remove medical bills from credit reports and prohibit lenders from making lending decisions based on medical...
Jun 25, 2024 | Litigation, News
Judge Temporarily Blocks Colorado DIDMCA Opt Out Law Last week, U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Domenico issued a ruling temporarily stopping legislation passed last year that would opt the state out of the 1980 Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary...
