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Enhancing Card Partnerships and Compliance: A Conversation With Matthew Goldman — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
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Sunday Book Review: August 10, 2025, The More Books from The Ethicsverse Library Edition
AI Today in 5: August 6, 2025, The Rethinking Compliance Episode
Wild Times for the Community Reinvestment Act
Suluki Secrets: Behind the Scenes of Reasonable Investigations — FCRA Focus Podcast
The Current State of the Holder Rule: Friend or Foe? — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Regulatory Rollback: Legal Challenges and Opportunities in Earned-Wage Access — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
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Daily Compliance News: July 22, 2025, The I-9 Hell Edition
Compliance Tip of the Day: Avoiding CCO Liability
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 55 – The From Worse to Worser Edition
Balch’s Consumer Finance Compass: How Standing Can Make or Break Certification for Class Action Lawsuits in Debt Collection
Top challenges with Compliance Management
Sittenfeld v. United States – Campaign Contributions as Crimes?
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The Capital Ratio Podcast | Entering the US Banking Market
Daily Compliance News: July 7, 2025 the Disaster on the River Edition
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On June 2, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for writ of certiorari filed by Alpine Securities Corp. in Alpine Securities Corp. v. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. In doing so, the Supreme Court declined...more
On April 21, 2025, Paul S. Atkins was sworn in as the new Chairman of the SEC. Mr. Atkins was nominated by President Trump on January 20, 2025, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 9, 2025 in a 52 to 44 vote. He replaces...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
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
On Thursday, March 27, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced via letter to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit that SEC attorneys would no longer defend its climate change disclosure rules. ...more
On February 18, 2025, the Trump Administration issued a new Executive Order, entitled “Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies,” that seeks to increase presidential oversight and control of independent regulatory agencies. ...more
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President Trump has taken the first steps toward fulfilling his promise to reverse the Biden administration’s approach to digital assets by issuing an executive order that establishes a framework for fostering the growth of...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
On February 4, President Trump’s Crypto Czar, David Sacks, held a press conference on Capitol Hill to discuss the new Administration’s plans for cryptocurrency regulation. Sacks was joined by Senate Banking Committee Chairman...more
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On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued a Regulatory Freeze Pending Review (“Regulatory Freeze”) that applies to all executive departments and agencies. The Regulatory Freeze prohibits the proposal or issuance of any rule...more
As discussed in yesterday's post, California's anti-price gouging statute, Penal Code Section 396, is triggered upon the proclamation of a state of emergency by either the President of the United States or the Governor. ...more
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The latest edition of Directors Quarterly features a summary of board and committee agenda priorities for 2025, financial reporting and auditing updates, post-election observations from around the world, and more. Read the...more
Key Points - - A Republican president and Congress are expected to be more supportive of digital assets than the current administration. - There is a reasonable chance that legislation creating a regulatory framework...more
In this update, we focus on the potential changes in the executive branch and on the congressional committees that have jurisdiction over cryptocurrency. As the transition unfolds, much attention is on who will stay from the...more
During the 2024 campaign, President-elect Donald Trump took significant steps to embrace digital assets and the industry that has developed around them, positioning himself as a champion of crypto. In a speech delivered at...more