Preemption

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The following bills were passed by the House earlier this week:

  • The “Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy (MOBILE) Act, H.R. 1457.  Passed by a vote of 397-8, the MOBILE Act would allow a bank to scan and retain personal information from a state-issued driver’s license or personal identification card when an individual

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Last week, the CFPB issued final determinations as to whether certain Maine and Tennessee laws relating to unclaimed gift cards are preempted by federal law on gift card expiration dates.  The rulings represent the CFPB’s first preemption determinations.  The Tennessee determination was requested by payment card industry representatives and the Maine determination was requested by…

The CFPB intends to determine whether certain provisions of Maine and Tennessee laws relating to unclaimed gift cards are preempted by federal law on gift card expiration dates.  The CFPB’s rulings will represent the agency’s first preemption determinations.  According to the CFPB’s “notice of intent to make preemption determination” submitted for publication in the Federal…