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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Have State-Chartered, FDIC-Insured Banks Finally Achieved Interstate Usury Parity with National Banks?
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2024 State Legislative Review: Key Payment Laws and Their Impacts — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
First Republic Executives Fail in Attempt to Recover Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan Assets
The Future of Bank-Fintech Partnerships and Banking as a Service — The Consumer Finance Podcast
In That Case: Cantero v. Bank of America
Navigating Bank-Fintech Partnerships: Avoiding Common Pitfalls — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Revisiting Financial Institution Incentive Compensation Rules Under Dodd-Frank — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Redlining Complications Caused by Implementation of 2020 Census Tracts
U.S. District Court Addresses Federal Preemption for State Credit Reporting Laws
How to estimate how your performance will look under the new CRA
Instant Decline, Instant Relief? Unpacking the CFPB's Proposed Rule on NSF Fees — Payments Pros: The Payments Law Podcast
Fintech Focus Podcast | Are Regulators Dictating Fintech Deal Terms?
The Coming Perfect Storm
2023 Payments Year in Review: CFPB and FTC Regulatory Trends — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Year in Review and a Look Ahead: Fintech Developments — The Consumer Finance Podcast
The CFPB Targets Data Brokers with Latest Proposed Rule
State Laws on Screening and Federal Preemption – Where Are We Now and Where Are We Heading? — FCRA Focus Podcast
Key developments of interest over the last month include: the UK FCA publishing a consultation on two-stage reforms to the payments and e-money safeguarding regime; the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announcing a...more
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released a paper last week analyzing the effects of “extend-and-pretend” mortgage modifications on the broader financial system. Since the first quarter of 2022, banks have extended the...more
On October 16, the FHFA released its NPRM to revise regulations governing the boards of directors and management of the FHLBank System. The proposed rule would update and clarify regulatory requirements on director...more
Recently, FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg remarked on the 2024 Small Business Lending Survey (SBLS) report at a community banking conference. He highlighted that technological advancements have not altered the...more
On October 17, the FDIC issued a notice delaying the deadline to comply with its final rule governing its official signage from January 1, 2025, to May 1, 2025. The final rule, titled “FDIC Official Signs and Advertising...more
On October 11, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (DDC) denied an individual plaintiff’s motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) and granted the FDIC’s motion to dismiss in a case seeking to enjoin an...more
Time will tell whether the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) stated goals of accelerating "open banking" and competition will come to fruition as a result of the long-awaited final rule implementing Section 1033...more
On October 16, the FDIC extended the comment period for a proposed rule change under the Change in Bank Control Act (CBCA) to November 18. As previously covered by InfoBytes, the proposed rule would amend the regulations...more
On October 22, Financial Stability Board (FSB) Chair Klaas Knot spoke at a global regulatory forum in New York on the progress and ongoing challenges to strengthen global financial resilience since the 2009 G20 summit in...more
On October 23, one bank and two banking industry groups challenged the CFPB’s 1033 Rule that would mandate banks to share sensitive customer data, such as transaction history, account balances, and account and routing numbers...more
HM Treasury has published a draft new chapter for the Special Resolution Regime Code of Practice that reflects reforms introduced by the Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill....more
On Tuesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released the final version of the Personal Financial Data Rights Rule that requires many financial institutions, credit card issuers, and other financial service...more
Upcoming global developments for the payment sector - Asia - 1. Hong Kong: Launch of Phase 2 of the e-Hong Kong Dollar Pilot Programme - On September 23, 2024, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced the...more
Recently, CSBC published its 2024 Annual Community Bank Survey which provides insights into the concerns and challenges faced by community banks. The survey revealed that regulatory burden has become the primary concern for...more
Given the sea change of payment services directive 2015/2366 (“PSD2”), one might expect the prospect of the proposed PSD3 and PSR to have psps groaning at the thought of yet more root and branch reg change projects. However,...more
The House of Commons has published a written statement by Tulip Siddiq, Economic Secretary to HM Treasury, on the status of reforms to the bank ring-fencing regime. Ms Siddiq states that the U.K. Government will implement a...more
On October 3, the FDIC released an updated list of state nonmember banks examined for compliance under the CRA. The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 requires public disclosure of...more
On October 10, the DOJ announced its first redlining settlement against a credit union. The credit union agreed to pay over $6.5 million to resolve allegations of lending discrimination by redlining predominantly Black and...more
On October 15, the CFPB and DOJ announced an enforcement action against a mortgage company, alleging it engaged in redlining against majority-Black neighborhoods in the greater Birmingham, Alabama area. According to the...more
Regulators seek to provide clarity and transparency on the bank merger review process, but changes may increase application complexity and unpredictability. Consistent with ongoing initiatives to strengthen US antitrust...more
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. each periodically publish a report that describes their views on the current risk areas threatening the banking industry. The OCC calls its...more
Alex Acree, Chief Legal Officer at Unit, joins RegFi co-hosts Jerry Buckley and Caroline Stapleton to explore the role that a financial services infrastructure company can play in the evolving delivery of financial services...more
On October 3, the Fed issued an enforcement action against a state member bank based in Montana for alleged violations related to flood insurance. Pursuant to the National Flood Insurance Act and its implementing Regulation...more
On October 3, the OCC issued Bulletin 2024-29, providing guidance on managing credit risk associated with refinancing commercial lending. The bulletin applies to all banks with commercial loans and highlights the increased...more
In this episode, Matt Bisanz interviews Jay Luzar, a former treasurer for a regional bank, on the inner workings of the position and the industry at large....more