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CFPB Proposes to Regulate Large Digital Wallet and Payment App Providers

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By Jenny Cieplak , Parag Patel , Barrie VanBrackle , and Deric Behar On November 7, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a rule, Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications (the Proposal), to supervise large providers of digital wallets and payment apps.

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CFPB Issues RFI For Remittance Rule At Urging Of CUNA

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced Thursday (April 25) that it has issued a request for information on its remittance rule, which had faced calls by the Credit Union National Association for revision. CUNA wants the threshold raised to at least 1,000.

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CFPB Updates Policy For Civil Investigative Demands

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced changes to policies on Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs), which are investigational subpoenas issued by the CFPB. The Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 authorizes the CFPB to issue CIDs when looking into potential violations of the law.

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CFPB Spotlights Director’s Six-Month Mark

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This past week saw the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) offer up highlights of Kathleen Kraninger’s six-month tenure as director. Regulations Abroad. Those same CPAs said that they expect corporate use of cryptocurrencies to “continue to expand in both volume and new fields of application.”.

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CFPB Drops Investigation Into Lender That Donated To Mulvaney

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has dropped its investigation into World Acceptance Corp., ” “The CFPB noted it does not intend to recommend enforcement action,” the company said in a press release. which had been accused of taking advantage of low-income borrowers.

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ICOs, SEC And Wait And See?

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Securities and Exchange Commission issued scores of subpoenas and Requests for Information (RFIs) focused on initial coin offerings (ICOs). game have been drawing increased scrutiny from regulators … everyone from exchange operators to miners. has been somewhat, at least arguably, late to the ICO regulation game.

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Acting CFPB Head Doesn’t Need Additional Funding For Q2

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Mick Mulvaney, President Donald Trump’s appointed acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), did not request any funding for the watchdog agency in the second quarter budget. In a press release published Wednesday (Jan.

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