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Why the Capital One-Discover Merger Makes Sense

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When federal agencies review bank mergers, the competition issues typically relate to the number and location of physical branches and the extent of any overlap in the areas served. By contrast, the proposed $35 billion...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - May 2024 - CFPB: Light My Way, Virginia May

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the May 2024 webinar....more

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CFPB Finalizes Rule to Limit Credit Card Late Fees to $8

On March 5th the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") announced that it had finalized its rule revisions to Regulation Z and the Official Staff Commentary regarding “Credit Card Penalty Fees.” See a redline of the...more

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Senator Durbin attempts to revive Durbin 2.0 with Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in April and solicits testimony from Visa,...

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On April 9, 2024, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on credit card competition. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) requested testimony at the hearing from the following Chief Executive Officers who have publicly...more

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Durbin 2.0 Congressional Research Service Report Indicates Uncertainty of Routing Restrictions Impacts on Industry

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On December 13, 2023, the Congressional Research Service issued a report titled How the Credit Card Competition Act of 2023 Could Affect Consumers, Merchants, and Banks highlighting potential issues for Congress....more

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Federal Reserve Considering Lowering Debit Card Interchange Fee Caps (UPDATED)

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As we previously blogged, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve (the “Board”) held an open meeting on October 25, 2023 to discuss the debit card interchange fee cap. The debit card interchange fee cap was part of the...more

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Federal Reserve considering revisions to debit card interchange fees

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The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve (FRB) is holding an open meeting on October 25, 2023 to discuss proposed revisions to the Board’s debit interchange fee cap contained in Regulation II, which implemented the...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - July 2023 - Freedom, Independence, and Celebration From the CFPB

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior month covered during the July 2023 webinar. Bite 10: Public Inquiry Launched into Credit Card and Loan Products for Healthcare Costs - On July 7,...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - April 2023 #3

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To help you keep abreast of relevant activities, below find a breakdown of some of the biggest events at the federal and state levels to impact the Consumer Finance Services industry this past week...more

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Financial Services Weekly News Roundup - February 2023

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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

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Financial Daily Dose 4.8.2021 | Top Story: CVC Capital Makes $20 Billion LBO Bid for Toshiba

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PE firm CVC Capital Partners has made an unsolicited bid to acquire Japan’s Toshiba Corp. “in a deal that could be valued at more than $20 billion if completed.” The proposal, which would need Japanese government approval...more

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SEC Issues No-Action Relief On Registered Funds’ Custody Of Loan Interests

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In this Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was very active this week, having (i) issued no-action relief allowing registered funds to engage in self-custody of interests in loans that are originated,...more

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CFPB Issues Request For Information On Consumer Credit Card Market

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The CFPB has issued a new request for information about the credit card market that seeks comment on two related, but separate, reviews. One review is a review of CARD Act rules pursuant to Section 610 of the Regulatory...more

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Financial Daily Dose 11.11.2019 | Top Story: Twitter Screed Prompts Investigation of Apple Card Gender Discrimination

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Here’s about as 2019 as we can get in the financial world (with a healthy dose of 1950s-era gender discrimination for good measure): a series of tweets from tech entrepreneur David Heinemeier Hansson alleging gender...more

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Your Daily Dose Of Financial News

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We were pretty sure that the Fed would keep interest rates steady as it wrapped its Open Market Committee meetings yesterday, and Fed Chair Powell delivered on that expectation. He also admitted that the same lack of...more

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Fed issues consent order for bank’s alleged deceptive practices involving balance transfer credit cards

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The Federal Reserve Board announced that it had issued a Consent Order against Mid America Bank and Trust Company (Bank) for alleged deceptive marketing practices in violation of section 5 of the FTC Act related to balance...more

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