CSBS Launches New Tools for Fintech Firms
← Previous Article Next Article → Earlier this week, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) announced three new tools aimed to help fintech firms “navigate the state regulatory system and protect against cyber risks.”The tools include the...
Global Fintech Deals Slow Down in 2019
← Previous Article Next Article → According to a new report, global fintech firms saw 838 deals worth $15.1 billion in the first half of 2019. If this trend continues through the year, the number and value of fintech deals will be lower than in 2018.Global...
CFPB Hires New Student Loan Ombudsman
← Previous Article Next Article → Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) named Robert G. Cameron as its new private education loan ombudsman, drawing criticism from Congresswoman Maxine Waters, chair of the House Financial Services...
Federal Regulators Revise Volcker Rule
← Previous Article Next Article → Two federal regulators, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), agreed to revise the Volcker Rule, a key component of the Dodd-Frank Act. The Volcker Rule is...
Democrats Send Letter to Kraninger
← Previous Article Next Article → Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), alongside Congresswomen Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and Katie Porter (D-CA), sent a letter on August 14 to Kathy Kraninger, the Director of the Consumer Financial...
Capital One Hacker Targeted 30 Companies
← Previous Article Next Article → Capital One has become just the latest major financial services company to have been hacked. U.S. prosecutors are now accusing the alleged hacker of not only stealing the personal information of more than 100 million... Will the Supreme Court Rule on CFPB Constitutionality?
← Previous Article Next Article → Seven amicus briefs have been sent to the U.S. Supreme Court supporting a review of Seila Law’s petition for a writ of certiorari, according to Alan S. Kaplinsky, partner with Ballard Spahr LLP. The amicus briefs were filed...
Hyperlinks Do Not Count as Debt Disclosures under FDCPA
← Previous Article Next Article → The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that a debt collector violated the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) when it informed a consumer about her debt obligations via an email that did not “imply the... 