As financial services innovators and financial technology (“FinTech”) have expanded over the last several years, a point of industry consensus is that the U.S. regulatory landscape in particular is challenging to, and in some cases poses a barrier to, innovation
The House Financial Services Committee’s previous passage of the Creating Hope and Opportunity for Investors, Consumers, and Entrepreneurs” Act (“CHOICE Act”) provides a roadmap to potential financial regulatory reform early during the Trump administration, including reform of the Dodd-Frank Act’s
The future of the CFPB is one of the hottest hot topics in the post-election environment. Created by Title X of the Dodd-Frank Act (DFA), the CFPB has been the centerpiece of consumer-related financial reform — and the focus of
The CFPB is warning financial services companies to carefully evaluate their employee incentive programs. Specifically, companies should scrutinize bonus structures that tether compensation and employment status to unrealistic sales goals. Such bonus structures, the CFPB cautions, “may intentionally or
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) recently published an Advisory to Financial Institutions on Cyber-Events and Cyber-Enabled Crime. The Advisory does not change or create any new regulatory obligations, but it does clarify how existing Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”)
Last week, Dykema’s Consumer Financial Services Law Blog discussed in detail the Supreme Court’s decision in Spokeo v. Robins, 136 S. Ct. 1540 (2016). In anticipation of that decision, district courts across the country issued stays pending guidance from
The United States Supreme Court held earlier this year in Spokeo v. Robins that to maintain Article III standing, a plaintiff must allege an injury-in-fact that was both concrete and particularized. Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, 136 S. Ct. 1540, 1542
On September 29, 2016, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in the matter of Expressions Hair Design et al. v. Schneiderman, on appeal from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, in order to resolve a circuit split involving whether state
Last month, the Seventh Circuit reversed the dismissal of a putative class action alleging that debt collector defendants used misleading language in their state court collection complaints in violation of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). In so
A court settlement involving Illinois lenders suggests that Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is making good on her promise to crack down on lenders’ attempts to charge excessive fees to debtors. The settlement in Illinois v. CMK Investors, Inc.,
