The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a proposed interpretive rule that, if finalized as written, would bring certain virtual currency products and services, such as stablecoins and digital wallets, within...more
1/14/2025
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Wallets ,
Electronic Fund Transfer Act ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinTech ,
Fraud ,
Interpretive Rule ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulation E ,
Stablecoins ,
Virtual Currency
With more fintech’s looking to expand their businesses internationally, it can be daunting to navigate varying regulations across borders. This article focuses on regulations in the United States. For those also focused on...more
5/1/2023
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Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cryptocurrency ,
FDIC ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
FinTech ,
Payment Systems ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements
Continuing a trend of expanding its supervisory scope, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced on April 25, 2022 that it will examine fintechs and other nonbank financial enterprises, based on reasonably...more
5/10/2022
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Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
FinTech ,
FOIA ,
New Rules ,
Non-Bank Lenders ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Supervision ,
Transparency
On March 23, 2021, the Predatory Loan Prevention Act (the “PLPA”) was signed into law by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker. The PLPA imposes a 36% military annual percentage rate (“MAPR”) cap on all loans made to Illinois...more
3/25/2021
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Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Consumer Loan Companies ,
FinTech ,
Governor Pritzker ,
Military Annual Percentage Rates (MAPR) ,
Military Lending Act ,
Military Service Members ,
Partnerships ,
Predatory Lending ,
Secondary Markets ,
Valid When Made Doctrine
Three California laws that affect fintech companies will go into effect on January 1, 2021. The California Consumer Financial Protection Law (CCFPL) expands the scope of the Department of Business Oversight’s (DBO) current...more
11/20/2020
/ Banking Sector ,
California Consumer Financial Protection Law (CCFPL) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Department of Business Oversight ,
Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) ,
Depository Institutions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Popular ,
Private Right of Action ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Student Loans