Consumer Protection and Safety and Soundness Perspective of Credit Union Regulation - The Consumer Finance Podcast
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
December 19, 2024- The U.S. Department of the Treasury released a report following the issuance of its 2024 Request for Information on the Uses, Opportunities, and Risks of Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services,...more
December 17, 2024- The Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), and the incoming Chairman and current Committee Vice Chair, French Hill (AR-02), sent letters to the outgoing Biden...more
December 4, 2024- The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing entitled “Innovation Revolution: How Technology is Shaping the Future of Finance.”...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
July 18, 2024- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed an interpretive rule explaining that many paycheck advance products, sometimes marketed as “earned wage” products, could be consumer loans subject to the...more
March 13, 2024- The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion held a hearing entitled, "Bureaucratic Overreach or Consumer Protection? Examining the...more
January 8, 2024- Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen gave remarks at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. January 8, 2024- The Federal Reserve Board released the G.19 consumer credit data for November 2023....more
December 28, 2023- The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control designated one individual and three entities responsible for facilitating the flow of Iranian financial assistance to Houthi forces and...more
December 20, 2023- U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Chair Patrick McHenry (NC-10) and Congressman Mike Flood (NE-01) led 18 of their colleagues on a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit...more
December 14, 2023 - FSOC Issues Annual Report- The Financial Stability Oversight Council released its 2023 annual report reviewing financial market developments, describing potential emerging threats to U.S. financial...more
December 7, 2023- U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Banking Committee Republicans are calling on Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Martin...more
The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency, specifically focusing on:...more
September 28, 2023- The U.S. House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains held a hearing titled "Energy Independence: How Burdensome Energy Regulations are Crushing Small...more
July 27, 2023- The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency are requesting comment on a proposal to increase the strength and...more
June 22, 2023- The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled, "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress." June 22, 2023- The U.S. House Committee on Financial...more
June 8, 2023- U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), along with National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee Chairman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03),...more
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
April 21, 2023- The Financial Stability Oversight Council (Council) voted unanimously to issue for public comment a proposed analytic framework for financial stability risks. The Council also voted unanimously to issue for...more
March 30, 2023- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has finalized a rule required by Congress to increase transparency in small business lending, promote economic development, and combat unlawful discrimination....more
February 28, 2023- The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled, "Advancing National Security and Foreign Policy Through Sanctions, Export Controls, and Other Economic Tools."...more
January 30, 2023- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced a 45-day extension to the public comment period for proposed changes to its regulations relating to the FDIC's official sign, the FDIC's official...more
December 15, 2022- The New York State Department of Financial Services released Guidance to banking organizations regulated by the NYDFS that wish to engage in virtual currency-related activities....more
December 8, 2022- U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and...more