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NYC Comptroller Requested Stronger Protections for New Yorkers Amidst Attenuated CFPB Authority

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New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released a report titled “Standing Up for New York Consumers – How New York State and New York City can Strengthen Consumer Financial Protection in the Trump Era,” which called for the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

OCC Enters Consent Orders Against New York-based Bank

On May 14, the OCC entered into a formal agreement with a New York-based bank after determining that the institution is in “troubled condition.” In its findings, the OCC cited alleged unsafe or unsound practices tied to the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NYC Comptroller Report Calls for Overhaul of State Consumer Financial Protections

On June 9, 2025, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released a report urging City and State leaders to modernize consumer financial protections. The report outlines a series of legislative and regulatory recommendations...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Heating Up, June 2025 - 2022 Amendments Pass Both Houses of NY Legislature

Breaking news out of the New York legislature that they have passed the 2022 Amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). The amendments would now go to the governor....more

Blank Rome LLP

Executive Summary – New York Regulation and Disclosure – What Mortgage Applicants Need to Know

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A new law in New York took effect on June 11, 2025, requiring banking organizations, licensed lenders, and mortgage bankers provide a disclosure pamphlet titled “What Mortgage Applicants Need to Know” (the “Pamphlet”)....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New York Enacts BNPL and Overdraft Fee Restrictions

On May 9, the NYDFS announced that Governor Kathy Hochul signed New York’s FY2026 Budget into law, enacting two major consumer financial protection measures. The budget establishes a licensing and supervision framework for...more

Alston & Bird

Consumer Finance State Roundup - March 2025

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The latest edition of the Consumer Finance State Roundup highlights recently enacted measures of potential interest from two states: California: Effective January 1, California Assembly Bill 3108 addresses mortgage fraud. ...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

NY Office of Cannabis Management Launches Banking Directory to Support Cannabis Businesses

The New York State Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) recently announced it has created a Cannabis Banking Directory (the “Directory”), which currently lists 10 financial institutions servicing cannabis businesses and open...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New York Proposes Limits on Overdraft and NSF Fees

On January 23, 2025 the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced proposed regulations to curb overdraft fees and insufficient funds fees charged by banks in New York. The proposed rules aim to protect...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New York Fed announces modifications to Secured Overnight Financing Rate calculation methodology

On October 23, the New York Fed announced two modifications to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) calculation methodology, which serves as a broad measure of the cost of financing Treasury securities on an overnight...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: New multi-front Enforcement Action Emphasizes Key AML Compliance Requirements

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Shinhan Bank America (“Shinhan”), a New York-based subsidiary of a Korean bank, faced coordinated enforcement actions on September 29 from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), Federal Deposit Insurance...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Capital Financing Options for New York’s Burgeoning Cannabis Industry

As New York’s legal cannabis market heats up, many who are intended to benefit struggle with financing the launch of a new business and are at risk of becoming victims of predatory lending practices. While New York state...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

Federal Government Makes Significant Moves to Instill Confidence in US Banking System

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On Sunday evening, March 12, 2023, two extraordinary joint press releases were simultaneously issued by the U.S. Department of Treasury, the Federal Reserve Bank, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The...more

McDermott Will & Emery

"Control" of Insurers: A Concept That Remains a Work in Progress

The concept of “control” of insurers received significant attention from state insurance regulators last year and will receive even more in 2023. We wrote a brief report in April 2022 following the New York Department of...more

Alston & Bird

New York Amends Contact Requirements for Certain Delinquent Borrowers

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A&B ABstract: On February 24, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law Assembly Bill 8771 (2022 N.Y. Laws 48), amending single point of contact requirements for certain delinquent borrowers.  What changes does the measure...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

New York Department of Financial Services Alters Effectiveness Date of New Commercial Financing Disclosure Laws

New York's Department of Financial Services (DFS or Department) has used its authority to extend a statutorily-mandated January 1, 2022, effective date. As we previously reported in our September 30 Client Alert, the DFS...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

New York Department of Financial Services Issues Proposed Rules Implementing Commercial Financing Disclosure Laws

On September 21, 2021, the State of New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued proposed regulations that will implement statutory requirements related to commercial financing disclosures for certain types of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

DFS Settles with Indirect Auto Lenders to Resolve Fair Lending Violations

On June 29, NYDFS announced that two New York-charted banks engaging in indirect auto lending will pay civil money penalties for violating New York’s fair lending law for engaging in practices that resulted in members of...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Initial Government Guidance on Steps New York Landlords Should Take to Protect Health and Safety

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Many landlords of commercial and residential buildings in New York City have been looking into possible ways to address the health and safety of individuals at their premises. Although New York courts have not yet weighed in...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Temporary Bank Forbearance on Loans Due to COVID-19 Hardships

On March 21, 2020, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued New York Executive Order 202.9, “Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster Emergency" (the “Executive Order.”) The Executive Order...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

If Pain, Yes Gain—Part 84: New York State Paid Sick Leave Law Signed

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Seyfarth Synopsis: New York’s paid sick leave law, applicable to employers of all sizes, goes into effect on September 30, 2020, permitting employees to use sick leave beginning January 1, 2021. ...more

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