Deposit Account Litigation: Highlights From 2024 and What to Expect in 2025 — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Recently, U.S. attorneys general from 32 states and territories authored a bipartisan letter urging Congress to advance the SAFER Banking Act of 2025, which would increase access to regulated banking and financial services...more
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
On February 12, ten Rhode Island senators introduced S 2275, a bill proposing to opt Rhode Island out of §§ 521-523 of the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act (DIDMCA). On February 13, HF 3680 was...more
Now is the Time to Guard Against Reckless Banking Legislation - “Only a structural change to the way Congress acts on financial regulation will prevent future losses.” Why this is important: An old adage is that...more
The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, which would prohibit financial institutions from being penalized for doing business with marijuana companies, was stripped from the National Defense Authorization Act...more
I have written several posts on SB 528 (Hueso), a bill that I considered a potential "sleeper". In my parlance, a "sleeper" is a bill that doesn't attract much attention but results in big changes. SB 528 would have chartered...more
Yesterday, I wrote about legislation that would authorize local governments to form their own local or regional public banks. Senator Ben Hueso has a somewhat different idea. He has introduced a bill, SB 528, that would...more
"A Financial System that Creates Economic Opportunities: Banks and Credit Unions," a Report by the Department of the Treasury, identifies potential reforms that would promote the "Core Principles for Regulating the United...more