We continue our series on the legal and regulatory challenges facing individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements (ICHRAs); this time, we are focusing on the fintech-related requirements that may apply to ICHRA...more
7/28/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
BSA/AML ,
Compliance ,
Employee Benefits ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance ,
ICHRA ,
Lenders ,
Money Services Business ,
Payment Systems ,
Regulatory Requirements
On May 5, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or “the Commission”) published FAQs aimed at providing consumers and businesses with information regarding the agency’s Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees (the “Junk Fees Rule”...more
5/7/2025
/ Advertising ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Covered Business ,
Credit Card Surcharges ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Excessive Fees ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fees ,
Final Rules ,
New Regulations ,
Pricing
The slow death of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) climate disclosure rules continued on March 27, 2025, with the SEC Commissioners voting to discontinue the defense of such rules before the Eighth Circuit, Iowa...more
4/3/2025
/ California ,
Climate Change ,
Compliance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
New Legislation ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State and Local Government
We previously reported that Treasury Secretary Bessent was named as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and he subsequently ordered the CFPB staff to halt several activities. However, the...more
2/11/2025
/ Compliance ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
OMB ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Secretary of the Treasury ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury