On August 21, the CFPB filed a complaint and stipulated final judgment in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California against a fintech service provider in Chapter 11 proceedings. The Bureau alleged...more
On August 18, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced the signing of two measures establishing comprehensive digital asset safeguards. The Digital Assets and Consumer Protection Act (SB 1797) and the Digital Asset Kiosk Act...more
On August 18, the OCC terminated its 2022 consent order against a national bank. The order was issued under the Bank Secrecy Act and related anti-money laundering regulations, and required the bank to implement corrective...more
On August 19, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced a $795,000 settlement with a property management company for alleged violations of the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act, and the Massachusetts...more
On August 8, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued an opinion partially granting an earned wage access (EWA) provider’s motion to dismiss that challenged whether the company operated as an unlicensed...more
On August 26, 2025, the CFPB published a notice of proposed rulemaking to narrow the scope of its authority to designate nonbanks for supervision under the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA). The proposal follows...more
On August 15, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation proposed regulations to implement recent amendments to the Residential Mortgage License Act of 1987 (RMLA) covering “shared appreciation...more
On July 24, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) approved a major rule package covering automated decision-making technology (ADMT), mandatory cybersecurity audits, and privacy risk assessments under the California...more
On August 19, the Wyoming Stable Token Commission announced the launch of the Frontier Stable Token (FRNT), making Wyoming the first public entity in the United States to issue a state-backed, blockchain-based stablecoin. The...more
On August 19, 2025, the CFPB announced that it had closed a multi-year investigation into a fintech company offering buy-now, pay-later financing for firearms. The Bureau stated that the matter would not proceed to settlement...more
On August 15, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit reversed a lower court decision that had temporarily blocked mass layoffs at the CFPB. The case arose after the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) challenged...more
On August 21, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) in the Federal Register to reconsider its Personal Financial Data Rights Rule under Section 1033 of the...more
On August 15, the Federal Reserve Board announced that it has rescinded its 2023 supervisory letter establishing the Novel Activities Supervision Program (NASP). The program had focused on overseeing banks’ involvement in...more
On August 18, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced a $2.3 million settlement with a former mortgage lender and servicer for alleged violations of the California Residential...more
On August 7, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Stephen Miran, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. If confirmed by the Senate, Miran would replace...more
On August 7, Illinois enacted Senate Bill 2457, amending the Collection Agency Act and removing its January 1, 2026 repeal date under the Regulatory Sunset Act. The law retains the licensing framework for collection agencies...more
On August 7, President Trump signed an Executive Order directing federal banking regulators to prevent financial institutions and financial service providers from denying or restricting financial services and products based...more
On July 30, 2025, the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets released a comprehensive report recommending substantial regulatory action and legislative proposals aimed at providing clearer pathways for crypto...more
On August 6, the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota vacated the Federal Reserve’s 2011 Regulation II interchange fee cap rule, finding that the rule allegedly exceeded the FRB’s authority under the Durbin...more
On August 12, a coalition of banking trade associations sent a joint letter to Congress warning that the recently enacted GENIUS Act contains a loophole that could allow the indirect payment of interest or yield on payment...more
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On August 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a district court’s dismissal of a putative class action alleging violations of the Washington Consumer Protection Act (WCPA) against a company offering a...more
On August 4, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a notice warning financial institutions about escalating illicit activity involving convertible virtual currency (CVC) kiosks. The notice cites...more
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On August 2, the U.S. Senate passed the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act (H.R. 2808) by unanimous consent, which amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to restrict consumer reporting agencies from sharing “trigger...more
On July 28, The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) announced that its amended debt-collection rule, scheduled to take effect on October 1, 2025, has been postponed, leaving the industry in limbo...more
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On July 29, the Massachusetts Attorney General issued updated business guidance and a webinar explaining the state’s new “junk fee” regulations under the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act, which take effect on September...more