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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is a United States federal statute signed into law on July 21, 2010. The Act was passed in response to the Great Recession of the late 2000s and... more +
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is a United States federal statute signed into law on July 21, 2010. The Act was passed in response to the Great Recession of the late 2000s and includes broad reforms related to many aspects of the financial and banking industry. Notable sections of the Act include stricter regulations of the derivatives market, as well as the Volcker Rule, which restricts the trading practices of FDIC-insured institutions.    less -
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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Prof. Hal Scott Doubles Down on His Argument That CFPB is Unlawfully Funded Because of...

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On June 6 of last year, Prof. Hal Scott of Harvard Law School was our podcast guest. On that occasion he delved into the thought-provoking question of whether the Supreme Court’s decision on May 16 in the landmark case of...more

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Developments in National Bank Act (NBA) Preemption: Illinois’ Interchange Fee Prohibition Act is Held Preempted by the NBA; Ninth...

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For followers of developments related to National Bank Act (NBA) preemption and the United States Supreme Court’s related decision in Cantero v. Bank of America, N.A., 602 U.S. 205 (2024), the waning days of 2024 proved...more

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Opportunity Knocks – Litigating Financial Regulation in a Second Trump Administration

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During the Biden-Harris Administration, the relationship between financial institutions and their regulators chilled considerably. The financial services industry works daily with its regulators—especially through the...more

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2024 Post-Election Analysis

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Following a hotly contested election, Donald Trump is once again the president-elect and will return to the White House on January 20, 2025. He will do so with a dominant electoral college win, potentially a win of the...more

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What Happens When You Ignore the Supreme Court? Maybe the Ninth Circuit Will Find Out – an Update on National Bank Preemption

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As we reported in June, the Supreme Court handed down a decision in Cantero v. Bank of America on bank pre-emption matters that remanded cases decided by three different Circuit Courts, finding that  the courts did not apply...more

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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The Cantero Opinion: The Supreme Court Leaves National Bank Preemption in Limbo

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On May 30, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Cantero v. Bank of America, reversing and remanding the case to the Second Circuit. Rather than articulating a bright line test for preemption, the Supreme Court instructed...more

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Petition for rehearing to be filed in Ninth Circuit in National Bank Act preemption case related to mortgage escrow accounts

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On August 27, we blogged about the Ninth Circuit unpublished panel opinion in Kivett v. Flagstar Bank issued upon remand of the case from the Supreme Court with instructions to follow the guidance of the Supreme Court...more

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Texas Judge Rules CFPB Did Not Exceed Authority in Issuing Small Business Reporting Rule

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In a tentative win for the CFPB, a federal judge in Texas ruled on August 26, 2024, that the agency did not exceed its authority when it issued its final Section 1071 small business lending rule. The court also rejected...more

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In finding no National Bank Act Preemption, Ninth Circuit Ignores Supreme Court Directive in and Pays Lip Service to Cantero v....

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In a surprising quick turn of events, on remand from SCOTUS, the 9th Circuit, on August 23, 2024, issued its unanimous unpublished panel opinion in Kivett v. Flagstar Bank, FSB (Kivett II) in which it essentially re-affirmed...more

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Unlawful funding argument raised in challenge to final CFPB rule

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We have previously blogged about how targets of CFPB enforcement actions have asserted that the actions must be dismissed because the investigations were conducted and the lawsuits were brought and are being prosecuted with...more

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CFPB: Payday Plaintiffs Not Entitled to En Banc Rehearing

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The plaintiffs challenging the CFPB payday lending rule should not be entitled to an en banc rehearing because the issues they cite already have become final and the time for rehearing has lapsed, the CFPB said last week...more

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Acting Comptroller Hsu pressured to repeal preemption regs by Conference of State Bank Supervisors and consortium of consumer...

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On July 19, we blogged about comments Acting Comptroller Hsu made before the Exchequer Club on July 17 particularly his decision to review prior OCC preemption determinations in light of the Supreme Court’s recent opinion in...more

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OCC to review its preemption interpretations in light of Supreme Court opinion and state debanking laws

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On July 17, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu delivered prepared remarks before the Exchequer Club entitled “Size, Complexity, and Polarization in Banking.”...more

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New York’s Interest-On-Escrow Law May Not Be Preempted by the National Bank Act

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On May 30, 2024, the Supreme Court reversed the Second Circuit’s holding that New York General Obligation Law § 5–601, which mandates banks to pay borrowers the interest accumulated on a balance held in an escrow account for...more

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National Bank Preemption of State Law Following Cantero

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On May 30, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided Cantero, reaffirming and elaborating on the Barnett Bank preemption standard, and remanding the case to the Second Circuit for further proceedings. Cantero addressed...more

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Supreme Court punts another NBA preemption case; this time to the Ninth Circuit

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On June 10, 2024, the Supreme Court granted the petition for a writ of certiorari and issued a summary disposition in Flagstar Bank, N.A. v. Kivett. The Supreme Court vacated the judgment and remanded the case to the Ninth...more

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Will Supreme Court Ground Tremors Cause National Bank Preemption Tsunami?

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On May 30th, an unanimous Supreme Court ruled that the Second Circuit needed to take another shot at evaluating whether Bank of America, a national bank, can pre-empt a New York state law requiring the payment of interest on...more

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U.S. Private Fund Adviser Rules Struck Down

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After much anticipation from the private funds market, earlier this week on June 5, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the Court) reached a decision in respect of the litigation challenging the Private...more

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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Did the Supreme Court Hand the CFPB a Pyrrhic Victory?

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Special guest Professor Hal Scott of Harvard Law School joins us today as we delve into the thought-provoking question of whether the Supreme Court’s recent decision in the landmark case of CFSA v. CFPB really hands the CFPB...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (June 4, 2024)

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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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Supreme Court punts the NBA preemption analysis back to the Second Circuit

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On May 30, 2024, in a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court reversed Cantero v. Bank of America, N.A., and remanded it back to the Second Circuit and instructed the appellate court to analyze whether New York’s law requiring...more

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U.S. Supreme Court vacates decision on interest for escrow accounts, orders further review

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On May 30, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated and remanded for further proceedings a 2022 decision by the Second Circuit that held that the National Bank Act preempted a New York state law requiring the payment of interest on...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects a More Bright-Line National Bank Act Preemption Standard

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In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a more bright-line standard for determining whether the National Bank Act (NBA) preempts a state law. Rather, the Supreme Court explained that the NBA preemption...more

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Preemption, the First Amendment, and Ineffective Assistance of Counsel on Today’s Decisional Menu - SCOTUS Today

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Once again, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down three decisions on a Thursday, each of them substantively important to the individuals involved, but all of them essentially involving the Supreme Court’s instructing lower...more

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Supreme Court Decides Cantero v. Bank of America, N.A.

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On May 30, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Cantero v. Bank of America, N.A., No. 22-529, holding that courts must conduct a practical assessment of the nature and degree of the interference when determining whether a...more

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