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OCC Issues Policy Guidance on Buy Now, Pay Later Lending

Global Fintech & Digital Assets

The OCC outlines safety and soundness principles and appropriate risk management processes for its regulated institutions that engage in BNPL lending. The OCC expects that banks engaged in BNPL lending “do so within a risk management system that is commensurate with associated risks.” By Arthur S.

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Today In Payments: Biden Expected To Name Michael Barr To Head OCC; Biden’s Treasury Pick Yellen Leary Of Crypto

PYMNTS

In today’s top news, President Biden is expected to pick Michael Barr to head the OCC, and Janet Yellen, Biden’s pick for Treasury Secretary, is expected to take a hard stance toward crypto. Plus, the chief of the CFPB stepped down at Biden’s request. Biden Expected To Name Professor Michael Barr To Head OCC. challenger bank.

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CFPB Set To Sue Santander Over Auto Protection Product

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is gearing up to sue Spain-based Santander Bank, claiming the bank has overcharged its car loan customers. Citing sources familiar with the CFPB’s plans, Reuters reported that the CFPB suit could happen as soon as Monday (Nov.

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Public Policy Predictions 2022: What's Coming for Financial Services

FICO

with New Rules Promulgated by the CFPB. After more than a decade of waiting, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will issue long-awaited regulations, in accordance with section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act , that provide consumers with a right of access to their financial information.

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Wells Fargo Plan To Compensate Auto Insurance Holders Rejected

PYMNTS

Reuters , citing three sources familiar with the matter, reported that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) told the bank that it has to do more to make sure it has located and compensated everyone impacted by the practice.

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Finance Policy Predictions 2020: AML, Authentication, Collections & CRA

FICO

The CFPB will issue its final debt collection rule in the fall of 2020. Forty-two years after the enactment of the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, the CFPB proposed the first set of rules governing third-party debt collection activities. The FCC will issue updated interpretations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act in 2020.

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An Overview of Payment Regulation In The USA

Clearly Payments

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB): Established in response to the 2008 financial crisis, the CFPB is tasked with protecting consumers in the financial marketplace. It monitors and enforces regulations related to payment products and services to ensure fair treatment and transparency for consumers.