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
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Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fair Lending ,
Federal Savings Associations ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
FinTech ,
FRB ,
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Mobile Payments ,
OCC ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
SBA ,
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Third-Party Service Provider
Developments in virtual currency regulation have been top-of-mind with recently announced initiatives from the New York Department of Financial Services. Companies engaging in virtual currency activity should also, however,...more
BELTWAY -
The Wayback Machine -
Congress passed, and on May 24, 2018, the president signed into law, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (S.2155). The law makes significant changes to...more
6/8/2018
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Auto Lease ,
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Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act ,
Fair Lending ,
FDCPA ,
FFIEC ,
FinTech ,
GAO ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
HMDA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SIFMA ,
TCPA
The 2018 Winter Olympics are over. We watched two 17-year-olds win gold medals in sports that didn’t exist when we were 17. The Garlic Girls, with nicknames from their favorite breakfasts, and the U.S. men’s team won medals...more
3/13/2018
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BSA/AML ,
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FDIC ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Prepaid Payment Products ,
Restitution ,
TCPA ,
Vicarious Liability