On October 19, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its highly anticipated notice of proposed rulemaking under Section 1033 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (CFPA). The proposed Personal...more
10/26/2023
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Consumer Financial Products ,
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Financial Regulatory Reform ,
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Open Banking ,
Personal Data ,
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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
10/25/2023
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Cryptoassets ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FDIC ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
First Time Homebuyers ,
Mortgages ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Open Banking ,
Proposed Rules ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
SEC Examination Priorities ,
Virtual Currency
On October 12, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois denied certification of a putative class action asserting that TransUnion violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and the Missouri...more
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
10/17/2023
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Coinbase ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
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Consumer Lenders ,
Credit Unions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FDIC ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Junk Debt ,
NASAA ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Proposed Rules ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On October 11, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) published a special edition of its Supervisory Highlights report. This report serves as a “victory lap” for the Bureau, which highlights the relief it...more
10/13/2023
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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
10/4/2023
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Blockchain ,
CFTC ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Digital Assets ,
EFTs ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Ethereum ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Money Market Funds ,
OCC ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Student Loans ,
UBS
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
9/19/2023
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Bank Secrecy Act ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v Community Financial Services Association of America Ltd ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Section 1071 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Business
Join us for the first episode in a special three-part series covering the CFPB's intention to propose new rules under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). In this episode, Troutman Pepper Partners Chris Willis, Dave...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
9/6/2023
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Blockchain ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Digital Assets ,
Dodd-Frank ,
FDIC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
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
8/29/2023
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Borrowers ,
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDCs) ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptoassets ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
GAO ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, Troutman Pepper Partner Chris Willis is joined by colleagues Ethan Ostroff and Trey Smith to discuss the current landscape of cryptocurrency regulation and enforcement. Our...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
8/22/2023
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CFTC ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Do Not Call List ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) ,
National Futures Association ,
OCC
At a White House Roundtable on protecting Americans from allegedly harmful “data broker” practices, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) Director Rohit Chopra announced the Bureau’s intention to expand the...more
8/17/2023
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CFPB Director ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Data Brokers ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Proposed Rules ,
Roundtable
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
8/15/2023
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptoassets ,
Debt Collection ,
DIFC ,
FDIC ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Mortgages ,
New Regulations ,
OCC ,
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
The Federal Reserve (Fed) has officially launched its new instant payment service, FedNow, which aims to modernize the U.S.’s payment system. As previously discussed consumers and businesses will be able to send and receive...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
7/20/2023
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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)
On July 12, U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) reintroduced legislation, titled the Responsible Financial Innovation Act that would establish a comprehensive regulatory framework for crypto...more
7/17/2023
/ Bank Secrecy Act ,
CFTC ,
Cryptoassets ,
Depository Institutions ,
Financial Fraud ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stablecoins ,
U.S. Treasury
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
7/12/2023
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Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Debt Relief ,
Department of Education ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Higher Education Act ,
Robocalling ,
Telemarketing ,
U.S. Treasury
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
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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)
Last week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s denial of preliminary injunctive relief to plaintiffs challenging Nevada Senate Bill 248 (S.B. 248), which places new restrictions on the collection of...more
6/26/2023
/ Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Debt Collection ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FDCPA ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
First Amendment ,
Medical Debt ,
Nevada ,
New Legislation ,
Preemption ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Section 7
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
6/7/2023
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Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
Federal Housing Administration (FHA) ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HUD ,
Mortgage Loan Servicing Standards ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
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
5/31/2023
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Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) ,
Department of Insurance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
European Central Bank ,
Federal Housing Administration (FHA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
HUD ,
Money Transmission Act ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
U.S. Treasury