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
12/13/2023
/ Banks ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Investors ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Public Comment ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stablecoins
On November 20, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) instituted a civil enforcement action against Kraken, a major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange. The SEC alleged Kraken operated as an unregistered broker, dealer,...more
12/7/2023
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Investment Contract ,
Investment Products ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On November 21, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed its criminal indictment against Binance.com (Binance), the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, and its CEO, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao (CZ). The indictment against...more
12/1/2023
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
BSA/AML ,
CFTC ,
Consent Order ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Indictments ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement
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
11/28/2023
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Bitcoin ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Debt Collection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Do Not Call List ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Lenders ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
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
11/21/2023
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Consumer Reporting Agencies ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Debt Collection ,
Department of Financial Services ,
Digital Assets ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FDCPA ,
Federal Housing Administration (FHA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Regulation V
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
11/8/2023
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Data-Sharing ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Housing Administration (FHA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Identity Theft ,
OCC ,
Small Business ,
Small Business Loans ,
TCPA
On October 13, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed Assembly Bill 39 (Digital Financial Assets Law). This new law broadly empowers the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) to govern...more
11/7/2023
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
ATMs ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
California ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) ,
Digital Assets ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
FDIC ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Money Laundering ,
New Regulations ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stablecoins
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
10/31/2023
/ Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FDIC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Preliminary Injunctions
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Finance Services industry over the past week...more
9/26/2023
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Data Brokers ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
HOEPA ,
NYDFS ,
OCC ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Finance Services industry over the past week...more
9/12/2023
/ Bank Secrecy Act ,
BSA/AML ,
CFTC ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FDIC ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
OCC ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On August 11, in the case of Yuille v. Uphold HQ Inc., the Southern District of New York was tasked with determining whether the Electronic Funds Transfer Act (EFTA) applies to digital asset-based accounts. The court...more
In this episode of The Crypto Exchange, Troutman Pepper Partner Ethan Ostroff welcomes his colleagues Kim Phan and Addison Morgan to discuss the recent enforcement actions brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against...more
8/18/2023
/ CFTC ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud
In this episode of The Crypto Exchange, Troutman Pepper Partner Ethan Ostroff welcomes his colleagues Carlin McCrory and Addison Morgan to discuss a recent case in the Southern District of New York that has been in the news,...more
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
On July 13, U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that seeks to examine the...more
7/26/2023
/ Amended Regulation ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
BSA/AML ,
CFTC ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
NDAA ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stablecoins
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
7/26/2023
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Attorney General ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDCs) ,
COPPA ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Department of Financial Services ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
ESRB ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
IRS ,
Parental Consent ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Washington
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
7/20/2023
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDCs) ,
CFTC ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FTC Act ,
International Monetary Fund ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Ripple ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Deceptive advertisements, market manipulation, misappropriation of customer funds, and “Ask Me Anything (AMA)” sessions served as the catalysts of a civil enforcement action the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently filed...more
7/18/2023
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FDCPA ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FTC Act ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
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
6/28/2023
/ CFTC ,
Coinbase ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Wallets ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
International Monetary Fund ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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
6/22/2023
/ AMF ,
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDCs) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
ETFs ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
OCC ,
Online Marketplace Lending ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Text Messages
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
On February 22, New York Attorney General Letitia James filed an enforcement action against digital asset exchange, CoinEx, for failing to register as a securities and commodities broker-dealer and for falsely representing...more
In the third segment of our four-part Crypto Year in Review series, Ethan Ostroff, Keith Barnett, and Addison Morgan discuss state-level regulation of interest-bearing cryptocurrency deposit products. Our speakers explain...more
On February 14, the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Committee) conducted an open session hearing entitled “Crypto Crash: Why Financial System Safeguards are Needed for Digital Assets.”...more
Throughout the latter half of 2022, filing for bankruptcy became a reality for many high-profile crypto firms. The resurgence of “crypto winter” has brought many crypto-related entities to their proverbial knees. Indeed, in...more