Consumer Protection and Safety and Soundness Perspective of Credit Union Regulation - The Consumer Finance Podcast
March 3, 2025 - The Treasury Department will not enforce any penalties or fines associated with the beneficial ownership information reporting rule under the existing regulatory deadlines, and will not enforce any penalties...more
February 27, 2025- The Division of Corporation Finance is providing its views on “meme coins” to provide greater clarity on the application of the federal securities laws to crypto assets....more
December 10, 2024 - The United States Department of the Treasury is announcing the disbursement of $20 billion for the benefit of Ukraine, as part of the $50 billion G7 Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) Loans...more
On November 21, the CFPB issued its final rule defining larger participants in the digital consumer payment applications market. The rule does not impose new substantive consumer protection requirements, but it does subject...more
September 19, 2024- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Open Market Trading Desk issued a statement announcing it intends to conduct a small value term repo operation with Primary Dealers....more
August 9, 2024 - The U.S. Department of the Treasury, Federal Reserve Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading...more
On June 27, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy. By a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court affirmed the Fifth Circuit’s ruling, holding that the Seventh Amendment prohibits...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 January 12, South Dakota’s Division of Banking issued a mandate setting March 31, 2024 as the deadline for all South Dakota licensed money lenders and non-residential mortgage brokers to comply with their Bank Secrecy...more
January 22, 2024- The Federal Reserve Board announced that it will extend until May 12, 2024, the comment period on its interchange fee proposal. January 22, 2024- The Federal Reserve Board announced five new members...more
October 12, 2023- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Justice Department issued a joint statement that reminds financial institutions that all credit applicants are protected from discrimination on the basis of...more
On March 2, Senator Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY) and Representative Patrick McHenry (R-NC) sent a letter to the Federal Reserve Board, FDIC, OCC, and NCUA requesting input on SEC guidance issued last year that directs...more
The financial services sector must already contend with a maze of regulations in a variety of areas, and 2023 is poised to usher in new cybersecurity regulations for the industry. Organizations should ensure their security...more
November 3, 2022- The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued three additional notices requesting public input on key climate and clean energy tax incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act....more
Hearing: Oversight of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission- September 15, 2022- The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled, "Oversight of the U.S. Securities and...more
Hearing: Current Issues in Insurance- September 8, 2022- The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled, "Current Issues in Insurance."...more
SEC Adopts Rules for Enhanced Regulatory Framework for Securities Clearing Agencies - On September 28, 2016 the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") voted to adopt new rules to establish "enhanced standards for the...more