A Republican Congress and the incoming Trump administration may employ the CRA to quickly overturn recent rules that faced heavy criticism from the financial services industry....more
1/22/2025
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The rule aims to reduce market concentration by guaranteeing consumer access to personal financial data, but faces strident criticism and immediate legal challenge....more
10/30/2024
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Remittance service providers would need to update their disclosure statements under a narrowly tailored proposed amendment which aims to resolve issues more efficiently and save consumers time....more
The proposal would make key changes to the definition of “deposit broker” with significant ramifications for banks, fintechs, bank-fintech partnerships, and other third parties in the financial services industry....more
Paycheck advance products that are deemed consumer loans under the CFPB’s new proposal would be subject to increased disclosure and regulatory protections....more
9/6/2024
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The preliminary injunction was granted pursuant to Fifth Circuit precedent that the CFPB’s independent funding structure is unconstitutional.
On May 10, 2024, the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas...more
The rule targets a statutory loophole that the CFPB asserts large credit card issuers exploited to exact excessive late fees from consumers.
On March 5, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a...more
The OCC outlines safety and soundness principles and appropriate risk management processes for its regulated institutions that engage in BNPL lending.
On December 6, 2023, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency...more
The proposal would subject certain large non-bank companies offering wallet and payment services to federal regulatory oversight on par with banks and credit unions.
On November 7, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection...more
A proposed rule would lower the maximum amount that large debit card issuers can charge merchants for each transaction.
On October 25, 2023, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB) published a proposal...more
The Guidance clarifies the regulator’s expectations on safekeeping customer digital assets, and the disclosures that must accompany such arrangements.
On January 23, 2023, the New York Department of Financial Services...more
2/3/2023
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The RFIA would define consumer protection standards for digital assets and introduce new requirements regarding digital asset use in interstate money transfers.
Latham & Watkins presents a blog series on the Responsible...more
6/27/2022
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The agency just revived its dormant authority to supervise nonbank financial entities that it determines pose risk to consumers.
On April 25, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) - the US government...more