EDITOR’S NOTE -
In like a lion, out like a lamb—it works for weather; does it work for new administrations? We’ll have to wait and see. We’ll have to wait and see about the length of CFPB Director Richard Cordray’s...more
3/20/2017
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Bank Fraud ,
Bank Holding Company Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Data Security ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Forfeiture ,
NIST ,
OCC ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Opt-In ,
Overdraft Fees ,
Preemption ,
Shaw v United States ,
Student Loans ,
TCPA ,
TLAC ,
True Lender
EDITOR’S NOTE -
Hope you survived all of those awkward Thanksgiving holiday conversations— amazing how divided people are on whether the court got it right in the PHH case, isn’t it? So on we go into the holiday season,...more
12/7/2016
/ Arbitration ,
Article III ,
Blockchain ,
CalOPPA ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Credit Card Surcharges ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Distributed Denial of Service ,
ECOA ,
FDCPA ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FinTech ,
HMDA ,
HUD ,
LGBTQ ,
Military Lending Act ,
NYDFS ,
OCC ,
OIG ,
Prepaid Payment Products ,
Risk Management ,
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
Editor’s Note -
So much for summer! The weather is cooling, the kids are back to school, and we better not see you wearing white so long after Labor Day! For those of you having a little trouble getting back in the...more
9/21/2016
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Arbitration ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Digital Currency ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Fair Lending ,
FDIC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FinCEN ,
Foreclosure ,
Homeowner Bill of Rights ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Municipalities ,
OCC ,
Online Banking ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Standing ,
Tax Revenues ,
TCPA ,
Telemarketing ,
Volcker Rule
BELTWAY -
Every Last Penny Counts -
Five federal banking agencies issued a Supervisory Bulletin titled “Interagency Guidance Regarding Deposit Reconciliation Practices” (the “Guidance”). The Guidance outlines...more
6/8/2016
/ Arbitration ,
Article III ,
CID ,
Civil Investigation Demand ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Comptroller ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Debt Collection ,
ECOA ,
FDCPA ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FFIEC ,
FHFA ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
FinTech ,
Hawkins v Community Bank of Raymore ,
Mobile Banking ,
Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) ,
Online Marketplace Lending ,
Payday Loans ,
Payment Protection Insurance ,
PCI-DSS Standard ,
Preemption ,
RESPA ,
SCOTUS ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing ,
Student Loans ,
TCPA ,
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
UDAAP ,
Virtual Currency ,
Volcker Rule
On January 20, 2016, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Campbell-Ewald Company v. Gomez, No. 14–857 (Jan. 20, 2016), holding that a defendant cannot moot a plaintiff’s claim under Article III of the U.S....more
Don’t know about you, but we’ve been dreaming about wrapping ourselves in a big cabled sweater, drinking a pumpkin-spiced beverage and cozying up to the Fall 2015 issue of Supervisory Highlights. Usually haiku is how we roll,...more
A federal judge has rejected the CFPB’s argument that the CFPA should incorporate a lower standard for “recklessness” than that to secondary liability under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (“SEC Act”). On September 1,...more
9/9/2015
/ Aiding and Abetting ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collectors ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Fraud ,
Negligence ,
Payment Processors ,
Proximate Cause ,
Recklessness ,
Scienter ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Are servicemembers more financially vulnerable than the civilians they protect? Recent enforcement actions suggest that, in the CFPB’s view, they are. While the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) provides more financial...more
Last week, the CFPB announced a settlement with payday lender ACE Cash Express of an enforcement action for alleged unfair, deceptive, and abusive practices (UDAAP). The Consent Order reflects the CFPB’s continued focus on...more