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The Federal Reserve has announced that the agency will no longer assess reputational risk when examining banks’ risk management processes. According to the June 23 announcement, the Federal Reserve has already begun reviewing...more
On May 8, 2025, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (“CSBS”) asked the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) to comply with Executive Orders 14129 and 14267 by reversing its regulations governing national...more
On June 9, the OCC rejected a request from a group of state bank supervisors to rescind its preemption regulations, affirming its position that its rules align with federal law, Supreme Court precedent, and recent executive...more
On June 9, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Rodney Hood issued a letter rejecting the Conference of State Bank Supervisors’ (CSBS) request that the OCC rescind its 2011 preemption regulations. The OCC ‘s letter signals...more
For followers of developments related to National Bank Act (NBA) preemption and the United States Supreme Court’s related decision in Cantero v. Bank of America, N.A., 602 U.S. 205 (2024), the waning days of 2024 proved...more
“Fair access” banking laws, at the epicenter of the debates between ESG and “anti-woke” regulation and federal/state preemption, may see a resurgence under the incoming administration. In recent years, the landscape of...more
Providers of consumer financial services that rely on federal preemption to charge customers uniform interest rates and fees on a nationwide basis are currently facing a series of legislative and litigation challenges. In...more
On March 9, a three-judge panel of the Second Circuit heard oral argument on the question of whether the OCC can legally issue national bank charters to non-depository financial technology (fintech) firms. The case is...more
Can you say 0 to 60? Not cars, but pretty much everything to do with financial services. A new year, a new administration, and new challenges for providers. Prior CFPB Director Kraninger is long gone. Acting Director Uejio...more
In this Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized reforms under the Investment Advisers Act to modernize rules that govern investment adviser advertisements and payments to solicitors, and published a risk...more
In Cohen v. Capital One Funding, LLC, the federal district court for the Eastern District of New York joined the federal district court for the Western District of New York in Petersen v. Chase Card Funding, LLC in holding...more
In the first case decided on the issue of whether Madden v. Midland Funding, LLC is applicable to a credit card securitization, the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, on September 21, 2020,...more
A New York federal district court in Petersen v. Chase Card Funding, LLC held that the National Bank Act (NBA) preempted the plaintiff’s claims that the interest charged on his credit card account violated New York usury law....more
As we reported, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks has previewed the OCC’s plans to introduce another special purpose national bank charter that would give payment companies a nationwide servicing platform and...more
A new Payments Charter could enable entities to engage in payments-related activities on a nationwide basis, rather than by state. The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) newly appointed Acting...more
On Thursday, May 2, 2019, Judge Victor Marrero of the Southern District of New York issued an important decision in the closely watched Vullo v. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency et al., No. 1:18-cv-08377. Judge...more
The Conference of State Bank Supervisors has sued the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to prevent it from granting charters for special purpose national banks to non-depository FinTech companies. The CSBS is the...more
Given the heavily regulated nature of financial services in the United States, it should not be a surprise that one of the biggest challenges facing the “fintech” industry is regulatory uncertainty. As explained by the...more
EDITOR’S NOTE - In like a lion, out like a lamb—it works for weather; does it work for new administrations? We’ll have to wait and see. We’ll have to wait and see about the length of CFPB Director Richard Cordray’s...more
Amid criticism from virtually every possible constituency, on March 15, 2017, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released a draft supplement to its chartering licensing manual related to special purpose...more
The Solicitor General’s brief argues the Second Circuit’s holding was incorrect, but does not recommend a grant of certiorari. On May 24, the U.S. Solicitor General and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency...more
In a widely anticipated brief requested by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Solicitor General and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) have expressed the view of the United States that the Court should deny the...more
In response to a request of the U.S. Supreme Court (discussed here), the U.S. Solicitor General’s Office on Tuesday filed a brief with the Court expressing the U.S. Government’s views on the merits of the claims brought in...more
On July 20, the Department of the Treasury published a Notice and Request for Information (“RFI”) seeking comment on various aspects of online marketplace lending, including – - the business models and products offered...more
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was enacted as a measure to promote financial stability and protection for consumers through increased regulation of nearly every aspect of the consumer finance...more