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Morrison & Foerster LLP

The GENIUS Act: A New Federal Regulatory Framework for Payment Stablecoins

On July 18, 2025, President Trump signed into law S. 1582, the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (the “GENIUS Act” or the “Act”). The Act covers payment stablecoins[1]—a relatively new form...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

District court urged to uphold the CFPB’s open banking rule

On June 29, an intervenor-defendant, a fintech association, filed a motion for summary judgment urging the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky to uphold the CFPB’s Section 1033 rule. The fintech...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

A Hard Reset on 1033?: A Look at What’s Next for Open Banking

The financial services industry generally, and data aggregators specifically, have watched intently as the Trump administration has altered the course of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or “Bureau”), in an...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Fintech Industry Trade Associations Respond to Federal Regulators’ Joint RFI on Bank-Fintech Partnerships

On October 30, two leading fintech industry trade associations submitted comments (see comment letters here and here) in response to a joint Request for Information (RFI) issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the...more

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FDIC’s New Recordkeeping Proposal

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Last month, the FDIC proposed rules related to FDIC pass-through insurance coverage. These rules could have a significant impact on bank-fintech partnerships, including some partnerships for programs that do not promise FDIC...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Federal Regulators Issue Joint Statement and Request for Information Emphasizing Caution with BaaS Model

On July 25, federal regulators issued a joint statement to further put banking organizations on notice of the inherent risks of collaborating with fintechs in offering deposit products and services. This guidance aims to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Massachusetts AG Forces Fintech from State as Part of “True Lender” Settlement

On May 21, the Massachusetts Attorney General entered into an Assurance of Discontinuance (“AOD”) with a California-based fintech alleging that it was the “true lender” of its consumer installment loans. Under the terms of...more

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SEC Proposes Changes to Private Fund Regulation

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In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed changes to private fund regulation; the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) succeeded in validating its “valid-when-made” rulemaking; the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

OCC Prevails in Challenge to “Valid When Made” Rule

On February 8, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled against three states – California, Illinois, and New York – challenging the OCC’s rule on the “valid when made” doctrine. In 2020, the OCC...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Chambers Global Practice Guide: Fintech 2021 Trends and Developments

Crisis has set the stage for fintech companies in 2021, creating both new opportunities and potentially unprecedented challenges to innovation. While the coronavirus pandemic continues to accelerate the digital transformation...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Hundreds comment on OCC proposed “true lender” rule

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We recently published a blog about the OCC’s proposed rule “National Banks and Federal Savings Associations as Lenders” (the “Proposed Rule”), which would clarify that a bank (or savings association) is properly regarded as...more

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Payments From America, With Love: Industry and CFPB Approach to Amending the Remittance Rule

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According to the World Bank and the Bureau, of the $613.5 billion worldwide dollar amount of remittance transfers in 2017, $148.5 billion was sent from the US in over 325 million remittance transfers, and $6.6 billion was...more

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