Court cases

OCC offers roadmap for banks to bypass ‘Madden’ ruling

11/18/19

The 2015 decision posed new legal challenges for institutions trying to sell loans to third parties, but the federal regulatory agency proposed Monday steps for banks and debt parties to evade state interest rate caps.

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Trump administration wants Supreme Court to back GSE profit sweep

10/30/19

A lower court “erred” when it sided with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s investors, the Justice Department said in its petition to the high court.

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Banking charter remains a long way off for fintechs after court ruling

10/22/19

A regulatory cloud still follows fintech companies following a judge's decision throwing out the Office of the Comptroller Currency’s special-purpose charter.

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What Supreme Court case means for CFPB’s future

10/21/19

Will the justices go further than answering constitutional questions about the bureau's leadership structure?

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Supreme Court will hear CFPB constitutionality case

10/18/19

The high court will decide how much latitude a president has to fire the director of an independent agency.

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Pelosi, Waters defend CFPB's constitutionality in Supreme Court brief

10/08/19

The two Democrats waded into a court battle over the president's ability to fire a director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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Libra may lose PayPal backing; CFTC levies rare swaps fine

10/04/19

The company was the only no-show at the gathering of Facebook’s payments partners; HSBC was fined $650,000 for violating swaps risk management rules.

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Treasury mulling appeal of GSE investor ruling to high court: Mnuchin

09/10/19

Federal appeals court judges in New Orleans on Friday appeared to back claims by investors that Treasury's "net worth sweep" is illegal.

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Judge tosses out state regulators’ challenge of OCC charter a second time

09/04/19

With no fintech applicant officially seeking the agency’s specialized charter, Judge Dabney Friedrich said claims by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors still were not ripe.

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Wells Fargo pushes wrongly accused N.J. pastor toward arbitration

08/28/19

A pastor who was falsely arrested for check fraud because of errors made by Wells Fargo employees may be forced to resolve legal claims against the bank in arbitration. The case renews questions about banks' use of the process.

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