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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

FCA Premium Finance Study: Concerns Raised but No Regulatory Changes Proposed

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- What is new: Preliminary findings from the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) market study of premium finance, which focuses on motor and home insurance, highlight concerns about affordability, value and transparency,...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Understanding New York’s New Buy-Now-Pay-Later Law

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New York has included a “Buy-Now-Pay-Later Act” as part of its broader budget legislation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. Encapsulated in Article 14-B, the Act aims to regulate the burgeoning market of buy-now-pay-later (BNPL)...more

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States Join Colorado in Defense of Interest Rate Opt-Out Law

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On September 20, 13 states and Washington, D.C. joined Colorado in its appeal asking the Tenth Circuit to uphold a state law imposing more restrictive interest rate caps on loans from out-of-state banks to residents, arguing...more

Mayer Brown

Going Through Changes: Transitioning to a LIBOR-less World for Consumer Loans

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It is widely anticipated that the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) will be discontinued in 2021. As LIBOR commonly is used as an index rate for both residential mortgage and consumer loans, its discontinuance has the...more

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NCUA finalizes rule authorizing new payday loan alternative option

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The National Credit Union Administration has published a final rule in the Federal Register that amend the NCUA’s general lending rule to provide federal credit unions (FCU) with a second option for offering “payday...more

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Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

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U.S. Financial Industry Developments - LIBOR "Transition" - While there is a way to go until the end of 2021 when panel banks will no longer be required to provide LIBOR quotes to the FCA, we expect to see more and more...more

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Regulatory Uncertainty at Federal Level Continues for 'Bank Model' Lending Arrangements

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When differences emerge between the activities of state banks and national banks in the U.S. dual banking system, the root cause typically is a difference between state and federal law....more

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Critical Question: Inquiry and Analysis on Whether an Uninsured Nationally Chartered Fintech Bank Charter Can Export Interest...

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The Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) presented a White Paper in December 2016 on Exploring Special Purpose National Bank Charters for Fintech Companies (“White Paper”). Comptroller Tom Curry noted that he had asked the OCC...more

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Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

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CFTC Comparability Determination on EU Margin Requirements and a Common Approach on Trading Venues - On October 13, 2017, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") announced determinations by the CFTC and the...more

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GAO determination that leveraged lending guidance is subject to CRA could foreshadow similar fate for CFPB indirect auto finance...

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In May 2017, we blogged about press reports that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) had accepted a request from Senator Patrick Toomey for a determination concerning whether the CFPB Bulletin 2013-02, titled “Indirect...more

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