Regulatory Rollback: CFPB’s Withdrawal of Informal Guidance Sparks New Litigation Dynamics – The Consumer Finance Podcast
Top challenges with Compliance Management
The Capital Ratio Podcast | Entering the US Banking Market
2023 CRA Rule Repeal: Lessons to be Learned
Unlocking Crypto's Future: Insights From Coinbase's John D'Agostino — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Point-of-Sale Finance Series: The Great Debate of Loans vs. Credit Sales — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Importance of Compliance Management in times of transition
The fatal flaws in the 2023 CRA rule
Navigating the Future of Payment Stablecoins: Legislative Updates and Market Implications — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Navigating the Future of Payment Stablecoins: Legislative Updates and Market Implications — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
CHPS Podcast Episode 2: Bitcoin in the Halls of Power
Predictions regarding the 2023 CRA Rule and Section 1071 and how to prepare for expected developments
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 66 – The U.S. Strategic Reserve and the Emerging Multipolar Crypto World + Recent Developments in US Virtual Asset Regulation with Henri Arslanian and Andrew Fei
New York's Bold Move to Create a Mini CFPB — The Consumer Finance Podcast
The Capital Ratio Podcast | Stablecoins: Regulatory Issues for UK and EU Banks To Consider
Through the Crystal Ball: What's Next for Auto Finance — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: How to Use the Restatement of Consumer Contracts - A Guide for Judges
2024 in Review: Major Debt Collection Trends and 2025 Outlook — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Fintech Focus Podcast | Crypto 2.0: What’s Next in the US?
State Regulators Step Up: Responding to the CFPB's New Leadership — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
President Trump has issued an Executive Order directing banking agencies to adopt policies to ensure that financial institutions do not use reputational risk as a basis for restricting access to banking services—a process...more
The White House has issued an AI Action Plan that aims to position the United States as the leader in artificial intelligence ("AI"), as part of a broader pattern of boosting innovation and reducing regulatory burden, with...more
Banking agencies and the DOJ have signaled an openness to bank M&A where the combined institutions will enhance competition, customer benefits, technological innovation, and enterprise risk management....more
On July 18, 2025, President Trump signed into law the first major piece of cryptocurrency legislation, the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (“GENIUS Act”). The legislation, which creates a...more
On July 18, President Trump signed into law the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act of 2025 (the GENIUS Act) establishing a regulatory framework for digital assets classified as payment...more
President Donald J. Trump has signed into law the GENIUS Act (Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins of 2025 or the GENIUS Act of 2025), establishing the first comprehensive federal framework for...more
Today, President Donald Trump signs into law the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act of 2025 (the “GENIUS Act”), establishing the first federal regulatory framework for stablecoins in the...more
The budget bill signed by President Trump on July 4 will make massive cuts to the CFPB’s budget. The huge bill changes the amount that the CFPB may receive from the Federal Reserve from a maximum of 12% of the Fed’s...more
The independent Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Federal Reserve System (FRS) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is investigating the bureau’s workforce reductions and its canceled contracts, according...more
On June 23, the Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), penned a letter raising concerns over reports that the Fed, the FDIC, and the OCC intended to...more
The Senate Banking, Housing and Affairs Committee (Banking Committee) would eliminate the CFPB’s current funding source, as part of Committee’s Republican version of its part of the massive budget reconciliation bill,...more
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed an extensive budget reconciliation bill that would reduce the CFPB budget by 70 percent. In a 215-214 vote along party lines, the budget cut first approved by the House Committee...more
In January 2025, the new Trump administration issued Executive Order 14173, which ordered all executive departments and agencies to, among other things, end federal “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) programs and to use...more
We are pleased to share with you our latest publication, “Navigating Change: First 100 Days under the Trump Administration,” authored by our Digital Assets + Blockchain team. This retrospective examines the pivotal...more
Each week of the first 100 days of the new Trump administration, we will publish updates on key federal financial services regulatory and related developments. This week, we review the following developments as of Wednesday: ...more
Hi, thanks so much for joining us. I’m Samantha Kirby, chair of financial services here at Goodwin, and today, we’re going to talk to you about what we’re watching with respect to the bank regulatory agencies and the Consumer...more
Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee have sent letters to financial regulators asking them to rescind a variety of measures the regulators issued during the Biden Administration....more
On March 7, Fed Chair Jerome H. Powell delivered his prepared remarks at an event regarding the current economic outlook and U.S. monetary policy. Powell highlighted, despite any uncertainty, the U.S. economy was performing...more
On March 12, it was reported that President Trump will nominate Fed Governor Michelle Bowman as the central bank’s next vice chair for supervision, filling the position previously held by Michael Barr who resigned earlier...more
On March 3, it was reported that former Fed Vice Chair for Supervision, Michael Barr, stepped down from the Fed’s Committee on Supervision and Regulation, leaving the supervision panel without a chair. This leaves Fed Vice...more
President Trump's recent executive order "Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology" promoted the development of dollar-backed stablecoins as official U.S. policy. To facilitate this policy, Congress...more
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
On February 18, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order designed to reduce the power of federal independent agencies by bringing them under the purview of the White House. The Executive Order provides that it applies...more
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