Senators Author Bipartisan Plan to Create Oversight Body For Emerging Financial Technologies
Senators Author Bipartisan Plan to Create Oversight Body For Emerging Financial Technologies Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) are set to release draft legislation on digital assets, which will be open for a month-long public comment...
Fifth Circuit May Invalidate CFPB Funding Structure
Fifth Circuit May Invalidate CFPB Funding Structure Since the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the legislation that established the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), was passed by Congress and signed into law 12 years ago, CFPB’s...
Four California Legislators Push FDIC to Crack Down on Bank-Fintech Partnerships
Four California Legislators Push FDIC to Crack Down on Bank-Fintech Partnerships In a letter to the FDIC sent earlier this month, four California legislators asked the federal regulator to crack down on partnerships between banks—which are regulated by the FDIC—and...
Senate Banking Committee Holds Confirmation Hearing for Fed Nominee Michael Barr
Senate Banking Committee Holds Confirmation Hearing for Fed Nominee Michael Barr On Thursday, the Senate Banking Committee held a confirmation hearing for three of President Biden’s nominees for various positions. In addition to Michael Barr, chosen to be the Federal...
Two CEOs Say Fed’s Rising Interest Rates Make Lending Below 36% Cap More Difficult
Two CEOs Say Fed’s Rising Interest Rates Make Lending Below 36% Cap More Difficult During earnings calls last week, the CEOs of two lending platforms said that the Federal Reserve’s rising interest rates may make it more difficult to lend to some borrowers who...
Bipartisan Group of 24 Senators Urge Congressional Leadership to Move SAFE Act
Bipartisan Group of 24 Senators Urge Congressional Leadership to Move SAFE Act Last week, a bipartisan group of two dozen Senators sent a letter to Congressional leadership asking for the SAFE Act—a cannabis banking reform bill—to be included in the final America...
$60M Loan Deal Suggests Banks May Be Becoming More Comfortable Lending to Cannabis Businesses
$60M Loan Deal Suggests Banks May Be Becoming More Comfortable Lending to Cannabis Businesses AFC Gamma, a publicly traded company that provides lending to the cannabis industry, said that it has struck a deal with Pasadena, California-based East West Bank and an... Senate Confirms Cook, Jefferson to Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Senate Confirms Cook, Jefferson to Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nearly four months after President Biden nominated Dr. Lisa Cook and Dr. Philip Jefferson to serve on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Senate has voted to confirm his... 