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...
Aug 4, 2021 | Banks & Credit Unions, FinTech, News
Banks, Lenders Moving Away from FICO for Loan Determinations Large banks and lenders are moving away from using FICO credit scores for consumer credit decisions like auto loans and mortgages. FICO has provided scores for nearly 200 million U.S. consumers, but...
Aug 2, 2021 | Banks & Credit Unions, News
“Buy Now, Pay Later” Firms Continue to Gain Popularity Recent data from Morning Consult showed that awareness and usage of “Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) services have steadily increased since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. 17 percent of U.S....
Jul 30, 2021 | Congressional Legislation, News
In advance of Senate Banking Committee Hearing, NAFSA Sends Letter to Committee Leadership Opposing 36 Percent Rate Cap Yesterday, the Senate Banking Committee convened a hearing to examine the extension of the Military Lending Act (MLA)’s 36 percent APR cap to all...
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...
Jul 26, 2021 | Federal Regulation, News
FDIC, OCC, and Federal Reserve Seek Comment on Third-Party Relationships Guidance The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) recently proposed guidance...
Jul 23, 2021 | Congressional Legislation, Federal Regulation, News
HFSC Ranking Member McHenry Pushes for Acting CFPB Director Uejio to Come Before Committee Representative Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) wants Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Acting Director Dave...
