Compliance into the Weeds: Settlement of OCC Charges for Wells Fargo Internal Auditors
Strengthening Compliance: Lessons From the OCC's Consent Order With Patriot Bank — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
2024 Payments Year in Review: CFPB and FTC Regulatory Trends – Part Four — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Compliance Tip of the Day: TD Bank Lessons Learned – The Penalty of Growth Restrictions
Climate Risk, the emerging risk
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Community Reinvestment Act Reform: A Close Look at the Final Rule
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: What the Recent Developments in Federal Preemption for National and State Banks Mean for Bank and Nonbank Consumer Financial Services Providers
Federal Banking Interagency Final Guidance on Third-Party Relationships - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Corruption, Crime and Compliance : CFPB and OCC Hit Bank of America with $250 Million Penalty for Consumer Abuse Practices
CFPB's Section 1071 Final Rule (Part 3): Potential Problem Areas – The Consumer Finance Podcast
Crypto Year in Review 2022: Federal Reserve and Central Bank Digital Currencies and FDIC/OCC Regulatory Developments - The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Crypto Enforcement Is Here, and Always Has Been
Congressional and Federal Agency Action Following Executive Order on Digital Assets Policy
Guidepost in Motion: Banking on Crypto
Compliance into the Weeds: Episode 161-OCC Guidance on 3rd Party Risk Management
Episode 127 -- Deep Dive into the OCC Enforcement Action Against Wells Fargo CEO and Senior Executives
Dealing with an Unsolicited Offer - The Bank Account
The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA): Recap and What to Expect in 2014
The New Normal: Taking Responsibility for Your Vendors
On July 18, 2025, President Trump signed into law the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act (the GENIUS Act), legislation that establishes a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins. ...more
On June 17, 2025, the U.S. Senate passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act. If enacted, the bill would establish a comprehensive federal regulatory framework for stablecoins...more
The Senate passed the GENIUS Act with bipartisan support, marking a significant step forward in advancing stablecoin legislation. Legislative action on stablecoins will now move to the House of Representatives. The House...more
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January 10, 2025 - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that it is seeking public input on strengthening privacy protections and preventing harmful surveillance in digital payments, particularly those offered...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
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June 13, 2024- President Joe Biden nominated current Commodity Futures Trading Commission Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero to be Chair and Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. June 13, 2024 - ...more
Editor's Note 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...more
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December 15, 2023- U.S. Senate Committee on Baking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Chair Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), along with Senators John Kennedy (R-LA), Bob Casey (D-PA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Mike Braun (R-IN), and...more
December 12, 2023- The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets held a hearing entitled, "Examining the Agenda of Regulators, SROs, and Standards-Setters for Accounting, Auditing."...more
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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
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