The New York Department of Financial Services ("NYDFS") and the French Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution ("ACPR") signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") to position New York and France as innovation hubs...more
6/26/2020
/ Banking Sector ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
FinTech ,
France ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
NYDFS ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards
In response to the global COVID-19 crisis, US financial regulators at the state level are taking important actions that affect US and non-US financial institutions, other financial services providers, consumers, and the US...more
In response to the global COVID-19 crisis, US federal financial regulators are taking important actions that affect US and non-US financial institutions, other financial services providers, consumers, and the US and global...more
4/22/2020
/ Appraisal ,
Borrower Protection Programs ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Deferred Action ,
FDIC ,
FHFA ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FRB ,
HMDA ,
NCUA ,
OCC ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Relief Measures ,
Temporary Regulations
In response to the global COVID-19 crisis, US federal financial regulators are taking important actions that affect US and non-US financial institutions, other financial services providers, consumers, and the US and global...more
The State of California is home to almost 40 million consumers and the world’s fifth largest economy. It represents a key exposure to most financial services companies’ US footprint. In recent years nonbank financial services...more
2/19/2020
/ Banks ,
BSA/AML ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Commercial Loans ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Business Oversight ,
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Governor Newsom ,
Interest Rate Caps ,
Lenders ,
Money Transmitter ,
New Rules ,
Payment Systems ,
State Regulators ,
Unfair Competition
On September 25, 2019, the US House of Representatives ("House") passed, by a vote of 321 to 103, the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act ("SAFE Banking Act"), bipartisan legislation designed to secure and regulate...more
10/9/2019
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Canada ,
Cannabis Products ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Cole Memorandum ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Harmonization Rules ,
Hemp ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Medical Marijuana ,
NYDFS ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
USDA