Hi, thanks so much for joining us. I’m Samantha Kirby, chair of financial services here at Goodwin, and today, we’re going to talk to you about what we’re watching with respect to the bank regulatory agencies and the Consumer...more
4/23/2025
/ Banking Sector ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
OCC ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration
In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose money market fund reforms; the SEC also proposed amendments to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans and to modernize and improve share repurchase...more
12/17/2021
/ 10b5-1 Plans ,
AML/CFT ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Comment Period ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Electronic Fund Transfer Act ,
Federal Reserve ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investment Funds ,
Money Market Funds ,
OCC ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Regulation E ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Request For Information ,
Risk Management ,
Rule 2a-7 ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SBS Entities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Security-Based Swaps ,
Stock Repurchases ,
Swap Dealers ,
Trading Plans
In This Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reminded institutions of a new threshold for reporting Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data about open-end lines of credit; the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network...more
11/22/2021
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
HMDA ,
Investment Adviser ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgages ,
Open-Ended Lines of Credit ,
Ransomware ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Alert ,
Robo-Advisors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Threshold Requirements
In This Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interpretive rule on Fair Credit Report Act consumer information matching requirements; the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the Public...more
11/12/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Climate Change ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Information ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Electronic Filing ,
Employer Mandates ,
Employment Policies ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Filing Requirements ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Interpretive Rule ,
Masks ,
OCC ,
OSHA ,
PCAOB ,
Proxy Statements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
In this Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Examinations recently published a risk alert spotlighting observations from its “RIC Initiatives”; the Federal Financial Institutions Examination...more
11/8/2021
/ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Examination Procedures ,
FFIEC ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Guidance Documents ,
Lenders ,
OCC ,
OTCBB ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
Regulation Z ,
Risk Alert ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
In This Issue. The Treasury Department’s Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) issued a report acknowledging climate change as threat to financial stability; Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman advocates for...more
10/29/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Climate Change ,
Community Banks ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
ETFs ,
Federal Reserve ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FSOC ,
Mutual Funds ,
OCC ,
Payment Systems ,
Regulation Z ,
Risk Alert ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
U.S. Treasury
In This Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a new Compliance Aid; the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to Form N-PX with the goal of making it easier and more...more
10/11/2021
/ Collection Agencies ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
Debtors ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
FDCPA ,
Federal Reserve ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Services Industry ,
International Organization for Standardization ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Investors ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proxy Voting ,
Public Comment ,
Regulation F ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In This Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) withdrew its proposal to delay the Debt Collection Final Rules; the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), the Federal Deposit Insurance...more
9/17/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Comment Period ,
Community Banks ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
Digital Platforms ,
Due Diligence ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
FRB ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
OCC ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Regulation F ,
Retail Investors ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Third-Party Risk
In This Issue. The federal bank regulators published frequently asked questions concerning the London Interbank Offered Rate transition; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) confirmed an effective date for two...more
8/6/2021
/ Annual Meeting ,
Banking Sector ,
Breach of Duty ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Capital Rules ,
Comment Period ,
Comptroller ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Debtors ,
FDCPA ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
FedNow ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Inter-Bank Offered Rates (IBORs) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investment Firms ,
Investors ,
Libor ,
OCC ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Section 36(b) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On July 28, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the CFPB) released a summary of proposals it is considering to reform debt collection practices. At the same time, it released a Study of Third Party Debt Collection...more
8/8/2016
/ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Dodd-Frank ,
FDCPA ,
Lack of Substantiation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SBREFA ,
Small Business ,
Time-Barred Debt