To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more
While the federal government’s campaign against hidden “junk” fees intensifies, state attorneys general (AGs) have long been contesting concealed costs as unfair or deceptive — especially in the absence of sufficient...more
12/29/2023
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Convenience Fees ,
False Advertising ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Goods or Services ,
Misleading Impressions ,
Processing Fees ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more
11/28/2023
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Bitcoin ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Debt Collection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Do Not Call List ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Lenders ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations has outlined its 2024 Examination Priorities, with a significant focus on cryptocurrency, emerging technology, and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) laws. This has...more
10/31/2023
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Broker-Dealer ,
BSA/AML ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Customer Identification Program (CIP) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Adviser ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
SEC Examination Priorities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
On October 16, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations (the Division) released its 2024 Examination Priorities report. The report highlights that future examinations will focus on “risk areas...more
10/31/2023
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Broker-Dealer ,
BSA/AML ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Financial Institutions ,
Investment Adviser ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
SEC Examination Priorities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Technology
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more
10/25/2023
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Cryptoassets ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FDIC ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
First Time Homebuyers ,
Mortgages ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Open Banking ,
Proposed Rules ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
SEC Examination Priorities ,
Virtual Currency
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Finance Services industry over the past week...more
10/4/2023
/ Asset Management ,
Blockchain ,
CFTC ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Digital Assets ,
EFTs ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Ethereum ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Money Market Funds ,
OCC ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Student Loans ,
UBS
To help you keep abreast of relevant activities, below find a breakdown of some of the biggest events at the federal and state levels to impact the Consumer Finance Services industry this past week...more
9/6/2023
/ Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Digital Assets ,
Dodd-Frank ,
FDIC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
Connecticut Attorney General (AG) William Tong, along with Illinois, New Hampshire, and Tennessee AGs, jointly authored a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging improved collaboration with state AGs....more
On July 13, U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that seeks to examine the...more
7/26/2023
/ Amended Regulation ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
BSA/AML ,
CFTC ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
NDAA ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stablecoins
On July 12, U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) reintroduced legislation, titled the Responsible Financial Innovation Act that would establish a comprehensive regulatory framework for crypto...more
7/17/2023
/ Bank Secrecy Act ,
CFTC ,
Cryptoassets ,
Depository Institutions ,
Financial Fraud ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stablecoins ,
U.S. Treasury
To help you keep abreast of relevant activities, below find a breakdown of some of the biggest events at the federal and state levels to impact the Consumer Finance Services industry this past week...more
6/28/2023
/ CFTC ,
Coinbase ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Wallets ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
International Monetary Fund ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On June 12, a bipartisan group of 23 attorneys general wrote a letter to the chief counsel for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), recommending a risk-based approach to a regulatory...more
A bipartisan coalition of 23 state attorney generals led by Virginia AG Jason Miyares recently went up in arms about a products liability ruling they believe will threaten state consumer protection laws. On May 30, the...more
6/16/2023
/ Life Sciences ,
Merck ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Preemption ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Product Defects ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Sovereignty ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On June 8, a bipartisan coalition of 28 attorneys general issued a letter, supporting the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) proposal to close a “loophole” that currently allows lead generators to collect and sell...more
6/16/2023
/ Consumer Information ,
FCC ,
Information Sharing ,
Lead Generators ,
Marketing ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Right to Privacy ,
Robocalling ,
State Attorneys General ,
Text Messages ,
Third-Party Service Provider
On April 7, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Assembly member Brian Maienschein announced new legislative bill AB 1366, which creates a state Treasury Victims of Consumer Fraud Restitution Fund (VCFRF) to benefit...more
4/12/2023
/ Attorney General ,
California ,
Compensation ,
Crime Victims ,
Disgorgement ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Restitution ,
Victim Compensation Fund