The CFPB continued to be active in the consumer payments space in 2018, while the Federal Reserve and market participants considered the future of payment processing, including the development of faster payment systems....more
3/15/2019
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Anticompetitive Behavior ,
Blockchain ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
EFTA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Fair Access to Credit ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FinTech ,
FRB ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Merchants ,
Ohio v American Express ,
Payment Processors ,
Popular ,
Prepaid Payment Products ,
Public Comment ,
Regulation CC ,
Regulation Z ,
Remittance Transfer Rule ,
SCOTUS ,
Sherman Act ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
The CFPB has traditionally not prioritized marketplace lenders in its supervisory and enforcement efforts. As a result, state regulators have increasingly sought to fill any perceived voids left by the Bureau....more
3/14/2019
/ Class Action ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
FDIC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
FinTech ,
GLBA Privacy ,
Loans ,
NYDFS ,
OCC ,
Online Marketplace Lending ,
RICO ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Regulators ,
Trump Administration
In 2018, the CFPB shifted away from student lending supervision and enforcement. We anticipate this trend to continue in the year to come, with states seeking to fill any voids left by the Bureau....more
3/9/2019
/ Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Consumer Complaint Management ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Department of Education ,
Director Mulvaney ,
Enforcement Statistics ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FinTech ,
Loan Servicing ,
Ombudsman ,
Political Parties ,
Popular ,
Preemption ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Legislatures ,
Student Loans ,
Students ,
Trump Administration
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