CFPB, Federal Agencies, State Agencies, and Attorneys General
The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) announced last week that it has agreed to implement 14 recommendations made by its Fintech Industry Advisory Panel (Advisory Panel).
The Advisory Panel was formed in 2017 to identify actionable steps for improving state licensing, regulation, and non-depository supervision and for supporting innovation in financial services. It has…
“Disclosure Sandbox.” In September 2018, the Bureau proposed significant revisions to its “Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs” which sets forth the Bureau’s standards and procedures for exempting individual companies, on a case-by-case basis, from applicable federal disclosure requirements to allow those companies to test trial disclosures.
Last week, the CFPB added the following update…
A new executive order signed by President Trump on February 11, 2019 is intended to maintain American leadership in artificial intelligence (AI) research and development (R &D). The order directs certain federal agencies to pursue various strategic objectives to promote and protect American advancement in AI. Those agencies are to be identified by the National…
I am pleased to announce that Judy Mok, an attorney with extensive experience negotiating complex payments transactions for some of the world’s largest retailers and financial institutions, has joined Ballard Spahr as Of Counsel in the firm’s Consumer Financial Services Group. She will be based in the firm’s New York office.
Judy has a wealth…
Democratic Congressman Bill Foster, who represents the 11th District of Illinois, has sent a letter to Maxine Waters, Democratic Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, to express his “strong interest in serving as the Chair of the Taskforce on Financial Technology and Innovation that will be convened in the coming weeks.” Ms. Waters announced …
The Cato Institute announced that it will hold a policy forum in Washington, D.C. on January 17, 2019 at which the topic will be “Promoting Fintech Innovation and Consumer Choice: The Role of Regulatory Sandboxes.”
The forum will feature Paul Watkins, Director of the CFPB’s Office of Innovation at the CFPB. He is expected to…
The OCC has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed in D.C. federal district court in October 2018 by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) to stop the OCC from issuing special purpose national bank (SPNB) charters to fintech companies.
The CSBS had previously filed a lawsuit challenging the OCC’s authority to grant…
Our guest for this week’s podcast is Paul Watkins, Director of the CFPB’s Office of Innovation. Paul formerly worked in the Arizona Attorney General’s office where he was in charge of fintech initiatives and led the state’s successful efforts to create the first “regulatory sandbox” in the United States which allows new financial technologies and…
In this week’s episode, Pennsylvania Secretary of Banking and Securities Robin Wiessmann discusses lessons learned from the 2009 financial crisis and concerns arising from today’s market conditions and regulatory environment, shares her views on the OCC’s fintech charter and provides an update on steps that States are taking to relieve regulatory burdens on fintech companies,…
The OCC’s decision to issue special purpose national bank (or fintech) charters has sparked renewed litigation. In this episode, we review the charter’s potential benefits and drawbacks, provide a litigation update and examine its possible impact on charter applicants, and flag issues for potential applicants. We also look at fintech charter alternatives, including full-service and…
