Fintech regulations

Bad actors targeting fintech aggregators: Fincen chief

09/24/19

Kenneth Blanco expressed concern in a speech about cyber criminals using "synthetic identities" to commit fraud with data stolen from fintech platforms.

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House Republicans urge OCC to reverse effects of Madden ruling

09/23/19

All of the GOP members on the House Financial Services Committee called on the regulator to consider "administrative decisions" to offset the impact of the 2015 decision.

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The derailment of California's payroll advance law

09/19/19

A first-in-the-nation bill that drew unanimous support from the state Senate failed to get over the finish line this year. What happened?

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Where banking-fintech partnerships fall short

09/18/19

Fintechs that simply offer cosmetic upgrades to the cumbersome American banking system won't survive.

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OCC can't claim victory despite dismissal of fintech charter suit

09/16/19

A federal judge blocked state regulators from suing the agency over its new charter, but it’s still unclear whether fintechs would even apply.

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'The assault here is on due process': Comments of the Week

09/12/19

Readers react to the Trump administration's release of a housing finance reform plan, a proposal by HUD to redefine "disparate impact," and challenger bank claims they can end bank fees for good.

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CFPB moves to ease fintechs’ regulatory fears

09/10/19

The bureau issued three policies removing the threat of legal liability for approved companies that test new products.

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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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A way for smaller banks to access tech sandboxes big banks play in

08/27/19

Bond Financial Technologies' platform is designed for community and regional banks seeking fintech expertise.

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Two D.C. firms that have ear of bank execs form alliance

08/16/19

Treliant and Federal Financial Analytics have established a one-stop shop to guide financial institutions through uncertain business and policy times.

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