Legal & Regulation

ANTITRUST
House Approves Scaled-Down Bipartisan Bill Targeting Big Tech Mergers
September 30, 2022

A bipartisan bill targeting Big Tech dominance passed the House of Representatives by a 242-184 vote on Thursday (Sept. 29) but in a scaled-down version from the original introduced in June 2021. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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CFPB Sues MoneyLion Over Alleged Military Lending Act Violation
September 29, 2022

The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) has sued online lender MoneyLion, along with 38 of its subsidiaries, over allegedly imposing illegal charges for service members and dependents, a report from ConsumerFinance.gov said. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Bank Regulation
UK Regulator Says Banks Should Reimburse Victims of APP Scams
September 29, 2022

Banks in the U.K. will have to make good on the money their customers lose from the biggest type of payment fraud in Britain under a proposal by the Payment System Regulator (PSR). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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CFTC Lawsuit Aims to Rein in DeFi
September 28, 2022

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CFPB
Regions Bank Must Refund $141M, Pay $50M CFPB Fine for Overdraft Fees
September 28, 2022

Charging customers with surprise overdraft fees will cost Regions Bank a total of $191 million in customer redress plus a civil monetary penalty paid to the victims relief fund of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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US Chamber, Banking Groups Allege CFPB Overreaches on Discrimination Testing
September 28, 2022

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has joined several business organizations in suing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), saying the agency is overstepping its bounds in new rules that deal with discrimination in banking. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Legal & Regulation
Goldman Sachs and 15 Financial Firms Pay $1.1B to Settle SEC WhatsApp Probe
September 27, 2022

Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and other financial giants have agreed to pay regulators $1.1 billion in penalties for not monitoring employees using unauthorized messaging apps, according to a press release from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday (Sept. 27). Get the Full Story Complete...

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Fed’s Powell: Crypto Regulation Needed Before DeFi Melds With Banking
September 27, 2022

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell thinks the crypto industry could cause broader financial turmoil in the future than it has so far, so there’s a need for better regulation, Bloomberg wrote. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Bank Regulation
Citi to Cut Lending to Private Equity Firms
September 23, 2022

Citigroup is undertaking drastic cutbacks on the amount of money it lends to private equity firms and other asset managers as big banks try to adhere to strict new regulations on capital. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...