CFPB's Policy Statement on Abusiveness (Part 2) - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Compliance Perspectives: Changes to the Physician Self-Referral and Anti-Kickback Rules
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) announced the withdrawal of 67 regulatory guidance documents, including interpretive rules, policy statements, and advisory opinions that have been issued since the...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has updated its webpage on transparency waivers and deferrals in light of the upcoming changes to the UK MiFIR transparency regime for bond and derivatives markets. The FCA added a...more
The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published its updated approach to policy under the regulatory framework as set out in UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. The approach document has been amended...more
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has published a policy statement on its new fee rules regarding complaints that are referred to it by certain claims management companies (CMCs) and other professional representatives...more
On January 10, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) revived its policy statements on No-Action Letters (NALs) and Compliance Assistance Sandbox (CAS) Approvals. These unexpected changes come just days before...more
The Bank of England has published a statement of policy setting out its approach to determining commercially reasonable payments to clearing members whose contracts are subject to a statutory tear up in CCP resolution,...more
In 2023, the digital asset industry demonstrated remarkable resilience amidst significant challenges, including the dissolution of several digital asset financial services companies, numerous bank failures, and a $4.7 billion...more
Today, a divided Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) Board of Directors issued a proposed Statement of Policy (SOP) on bank merger transactions that would create a combined bank with more than $100 billion in...more
The Situation: On January 29, 2024, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC") requested comment on a proposed rule updating its bank merger rules and incorporating a policy statement (the "Proposal") on agency...more
On January 29, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding its review of business combinations under the Bank Merger Act (BMA). Specifically, the OCC proposed: (i)...more
An appointed representative (“AR”) is a firm or person who carries on a regulated activity, or activities, under the responsibility of an authorized financial services firm. An authorized firm that appoints representatives in...more
Last Wednesday, FinCEN Deputy Director Jamal El-Hindi appeared at the annual conference of the Money Transmitter Regulators Association and delivered prepared remarks. The topics of his address covered three issues of...more
In remarks earlier this week at an American Bankers Association conference, CFPB Acting Director Mick Mulvaney is reported to have strongly criticized the CFPB’s policy of publicly disclosing consumer complaint information...more