On April 5, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a press release and proposed rule requesting public comment on proposed amendments to Regulation X which “would establish a temporary COVID-19 emergency...more
4/20/2021
/ Comment Period ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Foreclosure ,
Loan Modifications ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Mortgages ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Regulation X
In this Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued guidance on its authority to charter limited purpose trust companies, raising the possibility that a limited purpose national bank could be organized...more
1/15/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Capital Rules ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Debt Instruments ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Stock Purchase Plans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Incentive Stock Options ,
Interpretive Letters ,
MD&A Statements ,
New Guidance ,
OCC ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
SBA ,
TCPA ,
Terms of Service ,
U.S. Treasury
In the News. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) granted a no-action letter (NAL) regarding a proposed small-dollar credit product and sought comment on the CFPB’s plan to study how consumers locate, comprehend...more
11/12/2020
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Blockchain ,
Board of Directors ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Debt Settlement Services ,
Disclosure ,
Diversity ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FDCPA ,
FDIC ,
Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies ,
Federal Reserve ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Geographic Targeting Order ,
Interest Rates ,
Joint Statements ,
Libor ,
Loans ,
New Guidance ,
New Rules ,
No-Action Letters ,
OCC ,
Payday Loans ,
PayPal ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Shareholders ,
Small Dollar Lenders ,
Student Loans ,
Telemarketing Sales Rule ,
Title Insurance
In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it adopted Rule 12d1-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), providing a new regulatory framework for fund-of-funds and final...more
10/22/2020
/ Asset Management ,
Auditor Independence ,
Audits ,
Bank Holding Company ,
Banking Sector ,
Brokers ,
Capital Rules ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Depository Institutions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Exemptions ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Stimulus ,
FinCEN ,
Finders ,
Fund of Funds ,
Gifts ,
GSE ,
Insurance Fraud ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Liquidity ,
Marketing Services Agreements ,
Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) ,
OCC ,
Promotional Items ,
Regulation S-X ,
Regulation X ,
Relief Measures ,
Reporting Requirements ,
RESPA ,
Robocalling ,
Rule 12d1-4 ,
Section 8 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
TCPA ,
TLAC ,
Trump Administration ,
UDAAP ,
Unemployment Insurance ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices