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OCC Puts Small-Dollar Loans Back In The Spotlight

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a new guidance encouraging banks to offer responsible short-term, small-dollar loans to their customers. In 2013, the OCC had discouraged short-term lending by banks with limitations on what could be offered to customers depending on their credit.

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 FinTech Reg Sandbox Takes Shape Via CFPB

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said this past week that it is linking up with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, eyeing a regulatory sandbox for FinTech firms. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) says that it has warned some financial companies that they should modify lending terms.

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Why The Final Payday Lending Rules Are Far From The Last Word

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Last week, after five years of debates, discussions, arguments and waiting, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) final rules for payday lending dropped. Payday lenders have exploited loophole after loophole to trap working people in debt, and this rule will help put an end to their abusive practices.”.

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

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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. banking industry in the 2020. . email and texts).

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

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with New Rules Promulgated by the CFPB. You would think the new CFPB debt collection rules , which took effect last month on November 30, would be the primary focus of the collections and recovery industry. Despite a Wave of New Product Innovations, New Overdraft Rules Are on the Way.

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Compliance, Gaming and Gambling in Australia vs USA

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KYC & Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Australia: Risk-based approach, with minimum KYC checks under the AML/CTF Rules. USA: More prescriptive Customer Identification Program (CIP) rules, requiring standardized ID verification and risk-based CDD measures. Strict ID verification under state gaming laws and FinCEN rules.

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Regulatory Chessboard Reconfigured: New Leadership Set to Shape Financial Oversight

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Jonathan McKernan, the CFPB nominee, was nominated to head the CFPB on Feb. Until his confirmation, the CFPB will be run by Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought. He also said that the CFPB would not take any new money from the Federal Reserve because it had $711.6