On May 22, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a Final Rule (the Rule) requiring certain nonbank “covered persons” to report certain final public orders issued by a
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On Feb. 15, 2024, California Sen. Maria Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) introduced Senate Bill 1201 (SB 1201 or the Bill), which would impose new disclosure requirements on California companies. Amended
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On May 16, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court held 7-2 in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association of America (CFSA) (Docket No. 22-448) that the CFPB’s funding
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On April 3, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) published in the Federal Register long-awaited final amendments to Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 84-14 (the Amendment), also known as the Qualified
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On April 4, 2024, the CFPB issued a report titled “Banking in Video Games and Virtual Worlds” that examines the financial and privacy risks to consumers in online video gaming
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On April 16, 2024, the CFPB issued a revised rule aimed at streamlining its procedures for designating nonbank covered entities for supervision. The CFPB said the revised procedures “reflect changes
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After years of rulemaking efforts, FinCEN issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposed Rule) Feb. 15, 2024, that would subject certain investment advisers to AML/CFT compliance requirements under the BSA.
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On April 2, 2024, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra delivered prepared remarks at a gathering hosted by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Director Chopra’s remarks centered on
Continue Reading CFPB Signals New FCRA Rules Targeting Data Brokers Are Ahead
On March 7, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and bank trade groups including the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, Longview Chamber of Commerce, American Bankers Association, Consumer Bankers Association, and
Continue Reading CFPB Sued By Industry Over Credit Card Late Fee Rule
On Jan. 25, 2024, the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Division of Financial Institutions (DFI) and the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation (collectively, the “Agencies”) jointly issued a press
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