Deposit Account Litigation: Highlights From 2024 and What to Expect in 2025 — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: How a Former FDIC Chairman is Reacting to the Silicon Bank Valley Failure, A Discussion with Special Guest Bill Isaac, Chairman, Secura/Isaac Group, and FDIC
Making Cents of Your Cash Management Agreements
On July 18, 2025, President Trump signed into law the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (the “GENIUS Act”), after it passed both the U.S. Senate by a vote of 68-30 and the U.S. House in a...more
In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis is joined by Mary Zinsner and Heryka Knoespel, partners in Troutman Pepper Locke’s Consumer Financial Services Practice Group, to discuss the latest in deposit...more
As a lending lawyer for more than a quarter century at this point, I have seen that deposit accounts and deposit account control agreements are a routine component of virtually every transaction. Deposit accounts are a source...more
The FDIC has issued a proposed rule that would apply to practically all bank-fintech arrangements that use custodial deposit accounts to provide customers with transactional features (also called "FBO" accounts for short)....more
On July 9, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it filed a proposed stipulated final judgment and order in its suit against a national bank accused of allegedly opening unauthorized accounts...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) warned banks that unilaterally re-opening consumer accounts after account closure could constitute an unfair act or practice and the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC)...more
On March 8, the CFPB released a special edition of its Supervisory Highlights reporting on unlawful junk fees that were uncovered in a variety of servicing markets, including bank account deposits, auto loan servicing,...more
In the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank defaults, it is important for bank customers to understand the common cash management options and accounts available in financial institutions as well as their...more
On March 10, 2023, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation announced that it had closed down Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”), a financial institution known for its services to start-ups and the venture...more