Clark Hill’s Financial Services and Regulatory Compliance Group has authored a whitepaper for debt settlement companies considering engaging a third-party payment processor for managing accounts and handling financial...more
1/31/2025
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has approved the Financial Data Exchange’s (FDX) application to serve as a standard-setting body under the final rule for Personal Financial Data Rights, (“open banking”)...more
On January 3, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a comprehensive reboot of its No-Action Letter (NAL) and Compliance Assistance Sandbox (CAS) policies. The proposed policies on its face, marks a...more
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has released a revised version of its Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices and Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Acts or Practices (UDAP/UDAAP) handbook. The updated handbook,...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently finalized its “Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions Rule,” introducing sweeping changes to how overdraft credit is structured and regulated for the...more
The GOP’s dominance in the 2024 presidential election suggests that financial regulation is likely to experience some shifts in priorities. While Republican administrations traditionally favor a deregulatory approach, recent...more
On July 14, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) joined the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Office of...more
In a monumental shift in administrative law, the U.S. Supreme Court has overruled the Chevron doctrine in its decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. This landmark ruling redefines the balance of power between...more
On July 11, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) held a hearing on issues surrounding medical debt and specifically, payment products. Not surprisingly, the invited experts and special guests taking part in the...more
As the evolution of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) dominates headlines throughout the globe, financial institutions have been paying attention. Not surprisingly, so has the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or...more
On April 3, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) published a broad and wide-ranging Policy Statement on Abusiveness (“Policy Statement”) meant to assist “government enforcers” in identifying and...more
On March 23, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) announced a proposed stipulated final judgment and order (“Proposed Order”) against Portfolio Recovery Associates (PRA), one of the nation’s largest...more