Financial technology — or fintech — companies will continue to receive increased regulatory scrutiny in 2025. The latter half of 2024 saw a rise in regulatory guidance and enforcement activity relating to fintechs and the...more
3/14/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) ,
Depository Institutions ,
EFTA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FDIC ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Nonbank Firms ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements
On October 23, 2024, the CFPB announced that it had entered into separate consent orders with a large tech company and a bank over a joint credit card venture. The CFPB alleges that the credit card, which combined the tech...more
On July 9, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it entered into a consent order with a national bank, resolving allegations related to the bank’s auto lending practices....more
7/16/2024
/ Auto Insurance ,
Automotive Loans ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
EFTA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Forced-Placed Insurance
On July 9, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it filed a proposed stipulated final judgment and order in its suit against a national bank accused of allegedly opening unauthorized accounts...more
7/16/2024
/ Banking Sector ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Deposit Accounts ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Regulation DD ,
Regulation Z ,
Stipulated Judgment ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
Truth in Savings Act
On April 17, 2024, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it had entered into a consent order with BloomTech Inc., d/b/a Bloom Institute of Technology (BloomTech), and BloomTech’s CEO, Austen Allred,...more