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Industry groups file motion to intervene in Corner Post debit card interchange case

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On October 16, 2024, the Bank Policy Institute and the Clearing House Association filed a motion to intervene in Corner Post, Inc. v Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. On July 1, 2024, the Supreme Court sided...more

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Federal Agencies Announce Increased Regulations Z and M Dollar Thresholds for Exempt Consumer Credit and Lease Transactions, and...

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On October 4, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Reserve Board (Fed) announced increased dollar thresholds used to determine whether certain consumer credit and lease transactions in 2025 are...more

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TD Bank’s $3 Billion Settlement: A Review of Regulatory Settlements  (Part III of IV)

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TD Bank’s $3 billion settlement included coordinated regulatory settlements with the Federal Reserve Board (“Federal Reserve”), The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), and the...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

TD Bank: Part 2 – When Profits Trump Compliance: A Recipe for Corporate Disaster

We continue our exploration of the resolution of the AML/BSA enforcement action involving TD Bank US (the Bank), which is wholly owned by TD Bank Group, a publicly traded (NYSE: TD) international banking and financial...more

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TD Bank Agrees to Pay Over $3 Billion for Systemic Violations of Bank Secrecy Act and Money Laundering Violations (Part I of IV)

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In yet another reminder of the scope of Justice Department enforcement powers, and an important demonstration of the risks of non-compliance, the Justice Department and relevant banking agencies announced a $3 billion...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

TD Bank: Part 1-Money Laundering and the China Syndrome

Last week, representatives of the US government announced one of the largest sets of fines and penalties for failures in anti-money laundering ever laid down. It involved TD Bank N.A. and TD Bank US Holding Company. It was...more

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FRB Fines Utah Prepaid Debit Card Company $44 Million for Unfair and Deceptive Practices

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O​​​​​​​n July 19, 2024, the Federal Reserve Board announced it had fined a Utah-based company that offers prepaid debit cards $44 million for alleged unfair and deceptive practices as well as an alleged deficient consumer...more

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Bank’s Digital Assets Business Strategy Draws Federal Reserve Scrutiny

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The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (the “Philly Fed”) recently executed an agreement (the “Agreement”) with Pennsylvania-based Customers Bank (and its Customers Bancorp, Inc. holding entity) (collectively, “Customers”)....more

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Federal Agencies Finalize Reconsideration of Value Guidance

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A group of federal agencies have finalized reconsideration of value (ROV) guidance for residential real estate valuations. The agencies are the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB),...more

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Supreme Court opens the door for more APA challenges by ruling that the right of action accrues when the rule first causes injury

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On July 1, 2024, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Corner Post, Inc. v Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in which the Court determined when a Section 702 claim under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA)...more

Patomak Global Partners

Stress Test Results Keep Risk Management Capabilities in Focus

Situation Overview: The Federal Reserve Board (FRB) uses the stress tests as a key supervisory tool to explore risks across large banks. This year’s results quantified the impact to banks under multiple new scenarios,...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Supreme Court Expands Time To Challenge Agency Regulations

Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, No. 22-1008 - Yesterday, the Supreme Court held in a 6-3 decision that the six-year time limit to challenge a federal agency regulation under the...more

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FRB Issues Report on Climate Scenario Analysis Pilot

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With regulators keeping close watch, the results underscore the need for ongoing climate risk management investment and adaptation within the financial sector. On May 9, 2024, the Board of Governors of the Federal...more

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Federal Reserve Wins Two Master Account Lawsuits

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At the end of March, components of the US Federal Reserve System (“FRS” or the “Fed”) prevailed in two lawsuits brought by depository institutions seeking master accounts.1 These decisions have significant implications for...more

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New research suggests proposed Regulation II revisions lowering debit card interchange fees will cost consumers up to $2 billion...

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In October 2023, the Federal Reserve Board issued a proposal to lower the maximum interchange fee that a large debit card issuer can receive for a debit card transaction. The due date for comments on this proposal, originally...more

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OIG report finds CFPB can enhance certain aspects of its enforcement investigations process

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The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Federal Reserve Board and CFPB has issued a report on its evaluation of the CFPB’s process for conducting enforcement investigations.  OIG concluded that the CFPB can enhance...more

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Trends in 2024: American Bar Association Banking Law Committee Insights

From January 18th to 20th, the American Bar Association’s Banking Law Committee of the Business Law Section held its winter meeting in Washington, DC. This meeting not only provides an excellent retrospective of the previous...more

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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Understanding the Federal Reserve Board Proposal to Lower Interchange Fee Cap for Debit...

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Our special guest is Zarik Khan, Founder of Finsolute Advisors. In October 2023, the Federal Reserve Board issued a proposal to lower the maximum interchange fee that a large debit card issuer can receive for a debit card...more

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SCOTUS to hear oral argument on February 20 to determine timing for facial challenges to federal regulations

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The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral argument for Tuesday, February 20, 2024 in Corner Post, Inc. v Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The question that the Supreme Court will decide is when a right of...more

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Vice Chair Barr Speaks on Liquidity Risk Management and Preparation for Use of Discount Window

Last Friday, Michael Barr, the Federal Reserve Board’s (“FRB”) Vice Chair for Supervision, delivered remarks to the ECB Forum on Banking Supervision in Frankfurt, Germany entitled The Importance of Effective Liquidity Risk...more

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FRB, FDIC, OCC and NCUA Testify at Congressional Oversight Hearings

This week, the Senate Banking Committee and the House Financial Services Committee held oversight hearings with leaders of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”), the National Credit...more

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Federal Agencies Announce Increased Regulations Z and M Dollar Thresholds for Exempt Consumer Credit and Lease Transactions, and...

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On November 13, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Reserve Board (Fed) announced increased dollar thresholds used to determine whether certain consumer credit and lease transactions in 2024 are...more

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FRB Proposes to Lower Debit Card Interchange Fee

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A proposed rule would lower the maximum amount that large debit card issuers can charge merchants for each transaction. On October 25, 2023, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB) published a proposal...more

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FSOC Votes Unanimously to Finalize Process for Designating Nonbanks for Federal Reserve Supervision

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On November 3, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) voted unanimously to finalize the procedures for designating a nonbank financial company for Federal Reserve supervision. FSOC’s Interpretive Guidance aims to...more

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Lower Debit Card Fees for Merchants

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The Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) proposes to lower fees for debit card purchases. The FRB announced proposed rulemaking to reset its Durbin Amendment cap on interchange fees to 17.7 cents on an average transaction from 24.5...more

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