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PRA publishes 2024/2025 secondary competitiveness and growth report

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The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published its 2024/25 competitiveness and growth report, setting out how it has advanced its secondary competitiveness and growth objective (SCGO). The SCGO was introduced...more

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Why Do Federal Bank Regulators Create a Commercial Monopoly on Key Benchmark Data?

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Ever since the 1995 CRA rule was published bank regulators have mandated certain “community” and “market” benchmarks as the basis for rating bank performance under the CRA regulations. Most of that data is in the public...more

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Regulatory monitoring: EU Version - May 2025

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The study on enhancing EU competitiveness in the banking sector, requested by the ECON, has been published by the Economic Governance and EMU Scrutiny Unit. The study emphasises the importance of a resilient and efficient...more

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UK Government Abolishes Payment Systems Regulator

On 11 March 2025, the UK government announced its decision to abolish the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) as part of a broader initiative to reduce regulatory burdens and stimulate economic growth. This action is intended to...more

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The CFPB Issues Revised Sandbox and No-Action Letter Policies

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Earlier this month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued new policy statements regarding its Compliance Assistance Sandbox (CAS) and No-Action Letters (NAL) programs. ...more

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CFPB Finalizes Proposed Open Banking Rule on Personal Financial Data Rights

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Background on Open Banking and the CFPB - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently finalized a rule on personal financial data rights (Rule), implementing Section 1033 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act...more

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UK Regulators Set Out Plans on Growth and International Competitiveness

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PRA and FCA speeches recap the regulators’ work to deliver growth and enhance competitiveness, and outline some key upcoming policy work. On 17 October 2024, the PRA and the FCA both published speeches given by their...more

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Strengthening Canada’s Financial Sector: Phase 3 of the Federal Consultation Emphasizes Competition and Consumer Interests

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On August 12, 2024, the Department of Finance released its Consultation on Proposals to Strengthen Canada’s Financial Sector, the third phase of the federal government’s ongoing review of Canada’s financial institutions laws....more

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Legal Issues, Problems, and Unanswered Questions Regarding a State’s Ability and Potential Departure from the Depository...

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In 1980, Congress passed Public Law 96-221, called the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act (“DIDMCA”), which, in part, allowed federally insured state banks, state credit unions, and state savings...more

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A Boost for U.K. Financial Services - The U.K. Financial Services and Markets Act 2023

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The U.K.’s newest Financial Services and Markets Act of 2023 (“FSM Act”) received Royal Assent on 29 June 2023. Certain parts came into force on its passing, others will come into effect two months after that, and the...more

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The “Edinburgh Reforms”: Timetable of Key Changes

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The timetable sets out three tranches of extensive regulatory changes to UK and EU law in 2023 and 2024. The “Edinburgh Reforms”, a series of announcements made on 9 December 2022 by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, set...more

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Payments From America, With Love: Industry and CFPB Approach to Amending the Remittance Rule

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According to the World Bank and the Bureau, of the $613.5 billion worldwide dollar amount of remittance transfers in 2017, $148.5 billion was sent from the US in over 325 million remittance transfers, and $6.6 billion was...more

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