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
9/15/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
BSA/AML ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FDCPA ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
FinCEN ,
FinTech ,
Joe Biden ,
Military Lending Act ,
OCC ,
TCPA ,
True Lender
Happy post-election, post-socially-distanced Thanksgiving, and pre-New Year’s newsletter. Banks, non-banks, and FinTechs can look forward to eight days of announcements from the Biden transition team with their latkes and...more
12/11/2020
/ Arbitration ,
Banking Sector ,
Bitcoin ,
BSA/AML ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Data Breach ,
Debt Collection ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fair Lending ,
Federal Savings Associations ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
FinTech ,
FRB ,
Main Street Lending Programs ,
Mobile Payments ,
OCC ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
SBA ,
TCPA ,
Third-Party Service Provider
We join the nation in mourning the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Over her 20-year career before appointment to the D.C. circuit court, Justice Ginsburg fought for equal rights in the workplace, among...more
10/16/2020
/ Arbitration ,
BSA/AML ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
CRA ,
Credit Cards ,
Cybersecurity ,
ECOA ,
Fair Lending ,
FDIC ,
FFIEC ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
FRB ,
Governor Newsom ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Main Street Lending Programs ,
OCC ,
Public Assistance ,
Ruth Bader Ginsberg ,
Safe Harbors ,
SBREFA ,
TCPA ,
Underwriting ,
Volcker Rule
Is it just us or does March 4 — the date of our last issue — feel like a million years ago? Like you, and not necessarily in this order, we have been: doing our work; keeping up with COVID-19-related laws, guidance, and...more
7/15/2020
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Arbitration ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
BSA/AML ,
CARES Act ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
CRA ,
Dodd-Frank ,
E-SIGN ,
Fair Lending ,
FASB ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
FinCEN ,
FinTech ,
HMDA ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (MMLF) ,
OCC ,
Paycheck Protection Program Lending Facility (PPPLF) ,
Popular ,
Remittance Transfer Rule ,
Request For Information ,
RESPA ,
SPVs ,
TCPA ,
Volcker Rule
Punxsutawney Phil didn’t see his shadow, so we’re expecting an early spring. Maybe that’s why mini-CFPBs are sprouting or expanding on both coasts. Governor Cuomo announced several key measures impacting financial services...more