Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Have State-Chartered, FDIC-Insured Banks Finally Achieved Interstate Usury Parity with National Banks?
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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Interest Rate Exportation Under Attack Part II
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Interest Rate Exportation Under Attack Part I
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Banks and Their Customer Relationships: What is the Appropriate Role of Bank Regulators?
Compliance into the Weeds: Scathing Report on Culture at The FDIC
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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Community Reinvestment Act Reform: A Close Look at the Final Rule
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: What the Recent Developments in Federal Preemption for National and State Banks Mean for Bank and Nonbank Consumer Financial Services Providers
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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: A Deep Dive Into Cryptocurrency and its Risks to Investors and the Banking System, with Arthur E. Wilmarth, George Washington University Law School
CFPB's Section 1071 Final Rule (Part 3): Potential Problem Areas – The Consumer Finance Podcast
CFPB's Policy Statement on Abusiveness (Part 1) - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: How a Former FDIC Chairman is Reacting to the Silicon Bank Valley Failure, A Discussion with Special Guest Bill Isaac, Chairman, Secura/Isaac Group, and FDIC
Crypto Year in Review 2022: Federal Reserve and Central Bank Digital Currencies and FDIC/OCC Regulatory Developments - The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Use of the FDIC Name and Logo: Proceed With Caution
All Talk, No Action? The Fintech Regulatory Plot Thickens
Congressional and Federal Agency Action Following Executive Order on Digital Assets Policy
Recent months have seen a significant increase in litigation around, and regulatory scrutiny by the SEC and FINRA of, cash sweep programs offered to retail advisory clients and brokerage customers. Many of these...more
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more
In recent years, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has initiated several probes into how advisory firms manage their cash sweep programs, which are designed to transfer idle cash from investment advisory...more
August 9, 2024 - The U.S. Department of the Treasury, Federal Reserve Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading...more
As February already begins to wind down and all of us are wondering what we might have missed so far this year, here is a round-up of additional regulatory activities in financial services...more
January 10, 2024- The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion held a hearing entitled, "Regulatory Whiplash: Examining the Impact of FSOC's...more
December 15, 2023- U.S. Senate Committee on Baking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Chair Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), along with Senators John Kennedy (R-LA), Bob Casey (D-PA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Mike Braun (R-IN), and...more
December 5, 2023- The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion held a hearing entitled, "Fostering Financial Innovation: How Agencies Can Leverage...more
November 16, 2023- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Board of Directors approved a final rule to implement a special assessment to recover the loss to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) associated with protecting...more
October 18, 2023- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Office of Inspector General published a report entitled, "FDIC Strategies Related to Crypto-Asset Risks" with the FDIC staff noting guidance forthcoming by...more
October 16, 2023- The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Cyber Security Council of the United Arab Emirates announced the finalization of a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding on Cybersecurity Cooperation during a...more
October 5, 2023- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Board of Directors approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Proposed Guidelines Establishing Standards for Corporate Governance and Risk Management for Covered...more
September 19, 2023- The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets held a hearing entitled, "Oversight of the SEC's Division of Investment Management."...more
CryptoLink is a compilation of news stories published by outside organizations. Akin aggregates these stories, but the information contained in them does not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of the firm. Akin's...more
June 22, 2023- The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled, "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress." June 22, 2023- The U.S. House Committee on Financial...more
May 11, 2023- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Board of Directors approved a notice of proposed rulemaking, which would implement a special assessment to recover the cost associated with protecting uninsured...more
Regulatory Developments - FDIC Publishes Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights - On April 5, the FDIC published its latest edition of Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights (the Highlights). This edition of...more
March 30, 2023- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has finalized a rule required by Congress to increase transparency in small business lending, promote economic development, and combat unlawful discrimination....more
February 23, 2023- The Federal Reserve Board, Federal Deposit Corporation, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a joint statement highlighting liquidity risks to banking organizations associated with certain...more
Federal Reserve Issues Policy Statement on Section 9(13) of the Federal Reserve Act - On January 27, the Federal Reserve issued a policy statement interpreting section 9(13) of the Federal Reserve Act, which authorizes...more
Regulatory Developments - FinCEN Issues NPRM Regarding Access to Beneficial Ownership Information and Related Safeguards - On December 15, FinCEN issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would implement...more
December 15, 2022- The New York State Department of Financial Services released Guidance to banking organizations regulated by the NYDFS that wish to engage in virtual currency-related activities....more
November 15, 2022- The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled, "Oversight of Financial Regulators: A Strong Banking and Credit Union System for Main Street." The witnesses...more
August 19, 2022- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued letters demanding five companies and their officers, directors and employees cease and desist from making false and misleading statements about FDIC...more