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Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – May 2025 # 3

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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

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New Executive Orders Signal Changing Environment for Crypto

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The new Trump administration took numerous actions in its first week, including an order directing the creation of a working group on Digital Asset Markets. The president’s other actions touch on numerous areas of the...more

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CFPB Proposes Interpretive Rule Clarifying EFTA Application to Crypto and Other Emerging Payment Mechanisms

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed an interpretive rule aimed at addressing what it views as ambiguities in the application of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) and its implementing Regulation...more

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Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – January 2025 # 3

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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

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CFPB Takes Steps to Supervise Digital Payments Apps

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On November 7, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued a proposed rule that would allow it to exercise its supervisory authority over larger nonbanks offering digital consumer payment applications, such...more

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Conflicting Opinions: District Court Concludes EFTA and Regulation E Do Not Apply to Digital Asset Accounts Established for...

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On August 11, in the case of Yuille v. Uphold HQ Inc., the Southern District of New York was tasked with determining whether the Electronic Funds Transfer Act (EFTA) applies to digital asset-based accounts. The court...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Who’s Liable When Your Cryptocurrency Is Stolen?

One of the asserted advantages of blockchain and cryptocurrency is their operation outside the commercial banking system. However, this very feature poses a challenge when cryptocurrency is stolen—or more accurately,...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

District Court splits order against crypto platform

On August 11, a split U.S District Court of the Southern District of New York partially granted and partially denied a crypto platform’s (defendant) motion to dismiss most charges for failure to state a claim upon which...more

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SDNY: Crypto Regulated as “Funds,” Platforms as “Financial Institutions”

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On February 22, 2023, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in Rider v. Uphold HQ Inc. held that cryptocurrencies constitute “funds” under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA). The...more

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New York proposes “landmark legislation” to oversee crypto industry

On May 5, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced proposed legislation to increase oversight of the cryptocurrency industry. Calling the “landmark legislation” the “strongest and most comprehensive set of...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

District Court says EFTA applies to cryptocurrency

On February 22, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York partially granted a cryptocurrency exchange’s motion to dismiss allegations that its inadequate security practices allowed unauthorized users to...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (June 21, 2022)

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Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

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