Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act authorizes the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) in “unusual and exigent circumstances” to establish programs or facilities with “broad-based eligibility” that allow a Federal Reserve Bank...more
4/21/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Stimulus ,
FRB ,
Lenders ,
Liquidity ,
Main Street Lending Programs ,
Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (MMLF) ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF) ,
Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility (PMCCF) ,
Relief Measures ,
Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF) ,
Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF)
The State of California is home to almost 40 million consumers and the world’s fifth largest economy. It represents a key exposure to most financial services companies’ US footprint. In recent years nonbank financial services...more
2/19/2020
/ Banks ,
BSA/AML ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Commercial Loans ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Business Oversight ,
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Governor Newsom ,
Interest Rate Caps ,
Lenders ,
Money Transmitter ,
New Rules ,
Payment Systems ,
State Regulators ,
Unfair Competition
On December 23, 2019, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued an Industry Letter instructing each institution it regulates, including banks and licensed Fintechs, to make submissions describing the...more
1/14/2020
/ Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) ,
Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon ,
Banks ,
Depository Institutions ,
Derivatives ,
Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinTech ,
FRB ,
Industry Letters ,
Interest Rates ,
Lenders ,
Libor ,
Loans ,
Money Transmitter ,
NYDFS ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR) ,
Securitization ,
Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA) ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
UK ,
Virtual Currency
In February 2019, the CFPB released the highly anticipated revamp of its Payday Rule, reinforcing its more lenient attitude towards payday lenders. In light of the Bureau’s softer touch, as well as similar developments at the...more
3/7/2019
/ Ballot Measures ,
Banks ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Creditors ,
Director Kraninger ,
Director Mulvaney ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FinTech ,
FTC Act ,
High-Interest Loans ,
Interest Rate Caps ,
Lenders ,
Military Lending Act ,
Payday Lending Rule ,
Payday Loans ,
Political Parties ,
Rescission ,
Small Loans ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Subprime Loans ,
Trump Administration ,
Underwriting ,
Usury
In 2018, the CFPB issued multiple rules, and Congress passed legislation, to clarify, revise and update the regulatory framework applicable to the home mortgage origination and servicing market....more
3/6/2019
/ Amended Regulation ,
Banks ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Veterans Affairs ,
Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FinTech ,
GAO ,
HMDA ,
Lenders ,
Mortgage Loan Originators ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
Popular ,
RESPA ,
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
Unduly Burdensome