News & Analysis as of

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Joe Biden

Cozen O'Connor

Cozen Currents: It's Still the Economy, Stupid

Cozen O'Connor on

The Cozen Lens- • As James Carville quipped in 1992, “It’s the economy, stupid.” This likely still holds true for 2024. • Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley’s (R-SC) campaign for the GOP presidential nomination...more

Cozen O'Connor

Cozen Currents: Democracy in Disarray?

Cozen O'Connor on

The Cozen Lens- What role the United States should play in today’s unstable world is a legitimate debate to have, but to be able to provide any form of leadership abroad, the US needs to be able to demonstrate a certain...more

Cozen O'Connor

Cozen Currents: The State of the Economy is [FILL IN THE BLANK]

Cozen O'Connor on

The Cozen Lens- •The state of the economy is unclear, with conflicting indicators of where it is heading. But this uncertainty isn't stopping Washington, DC from defining the economy for partisan gains. •With regional banks...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

All Consuming - Financial Litigation Insights, Volume 3, Issue 12

Student Loans - Supreme Court Likely to Rule that Biden Student Loan Plan is Illegal, Experts Say. Here’s What that Means for Borrowers - “Long before the president acted, Republicans had criticized student loan...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Bolsters Competition Enforcement Efforts

Vinson & Elkins LLP on

On May 24, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) announced that it is establishing a new office, the Office of Competition and Innovation, as part of a broader initiative to promote competition in the...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Biden Administration Marks Transgender Visibility Day With Plan of Support

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

On Transgender Day of Visibility 2022, March 31, the Biden Administration published a Fact Sheet outlining its dedication to equality and visibility for transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming Americans....more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Executive Order Encourages Antitrust Enforcers to Consider the Effect of Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology on Competition...

Vinson & Elkins LLP on

On March 9, 2022, President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets that directs federal officials to consider the effects of “distributed ledger technology,” popularly known...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Wiley Consumer Protection Download (January 10, 2022)

Wiley Rein LLP on

Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

Rumberger | Kirk

What Rights Do LGBTQ Employees Have At Workplace?

Rumberger | Kirk on

Last year has seen big changes in the workplace for LGBTQ employees. First, there was the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, which interpreted Title VII as protecting gay and transgender...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Financial Services Report - Fall 2021

We start this issue with a big, virtual welcome to our new colleague Maria Earley. Maria joined us last month as a partner in our Financial Services and Fintech Groups. She represents financial services and fintech companies...more

ArentFox Schiff

President Biden Issues Executive Order Encouraging CFPB To Act On 1033 Data Access and UDAAP

ArentFox Schiff on

The US policy behind this mandate is consistent with the desire to encourage open banking standards, albeit in a more piecemeal fashion than what has already been done in the UK. On July, 9 2021, President Biden signed an...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Charting A New Course For Antitrust: President Biden’s Executive Order Promoting Competition In The American Economy

On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed a sweeping executive order (EO) creating a “whole-of-government competition policy” that directs more than a dozen federal agencies to work in concert with the Department of Justice...more

Bracewell LLP

President Biden Signs Executive Order that Likely Will Lead to Greater Scrutiny of Data Privacy in Corporate Transactions

Bracewell LLP on

On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order titled “Promoting Competition in the American Economy.” Data privacy regulations are among 72 other initiatives in the Executive Order aimed at increasing...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Lina Khan Sworn in as New FTC Chair

On June 15, the Senate swore in President Biden nominee Lina Khan as Chair of the FTC following confirmation by vote of 69-28. Her current term on the Commission will expire on September 25, 2024. Khan noted that she looks...more

McGlinchey Stafford

CFPB Shake-Up: What Administration Changes May Mean For Auto Lenders

McGlinchey Stafford on

Things are quickly changing at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. President Joe Biden made Dave Uejio acting director of the CFPB on January 20, and nominated former FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra for director... ...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Chambers Global Practice Guide: Fintech 2021 Trends and Developments

Crisis has set the stage for fintech companies in 2021, creating both new opportunities and potentially unprecedented challenges to innovation. While the coronavirus pandemic continues to accelerate the digital transformation...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Leadership Changes at the Federal Trade Commission

Joseph Simons, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) since May 1, 2018, has announced that he would resign effective January 29, 2021. Following Chairman Simons out of the FTC are, among others, Bureau of...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Auto Finance Compliance Predictions For 2021

McGlinchey Stafford on

Trying to predict what auto finance compliance will look like in 2021 makes me chuckle, as I think back to this time last year and how, despite our best efforts, none of us could have predicted the events of the past 12...more

Cozen O'Connor

Razors Raise Antitrust Worries | $86 Million Mortgage Servicing Settlement | Creative Alleged Tax Avoidance

Cozen O'Connor on

2020 AG Elections- Maine AG Aaron Frey was reelected to a second two-year term by a joint convention of the Maine House and Senate. California AG Xavier Becerra was nominated by President-Elect Joe Biden to lead the...more

Alston & Bird

Could President Biden Appoint an Acting CFPB Director Under the FVRA? Not if He Fires Director Kraninger First

Alston & Bird on

Our Financial Services & Products Group explores the case law and academic research surrounding the implications of a President removing a Senate-confirmed department head before the end of their term....more

McGlinchey Stafford

9 Election Consequences Financial Services Clients Should Be Prepared For

McGlinchey Stafford on

If a change of administration transpires due to the upcoming election, here are some considerations that financial services companies should keep in mind. •Major philosophical differences exist between Biden and Trump on...more

Cozen O'Connor

The Race for the White House 2020: State AG Responses to a Trump or Biden Victory

Cozen O'Connor on

President Trump and former Vice President Biden have laid out sharply contrasting visions for the future of the country in their 2020 race for the White House. The winner’s vision and agenda will impact virtually every facet...more

22 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide