The CFPB's 2024 final rule on credit card late fees has been vacated as a result of the lawsuit filed by several banking industry trade groups challenging the rule’s validity....more
With a proposed rule released last month (the “Proposed Rule”), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) aims to regulate larger nonbank providers of digital wallets, payment apps, and similar services. The Proposed...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) has issued a warning to financial institutions regarding the reopening of deposit accounts that had been closed by consumers. In Circular 2023-02 (the “Circular”), the CFPB...more
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) recently entered into a consent order with Cross River Bank (“CRB”) addressing what the FDIC considered to be unsafe and unsound banking practices associated with CRB’s fair...more
On Sunday, March 12, 2023, the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) announced the creation of the Bank Term Funding Program (“BTFP”). The program will offer loans of up to one year in length to banks, savings associations, credit...more
On March 10, 2023, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation announced that it had closed down Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”), a financial institution known for its services to start-ups and the venture...more