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CA and NY governors propose expansion of state consumer financial protection regimes

CFPB Monitor

The governors of California and New York have both proposed to expand the authority of their respective state’s consumer financial services regulator. Licensing and examining new industries “that are current under-regulated”. Establishing a new Financial Technology Innovation Office. California.

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FB Touched Base With Fed On Crypto

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Facebook, I believe, has made quite broad rounds around the world with regulators, supervisors and lots of people to discuss their plans and that certainly includes us,” Powell said on Wednesday (June 19), according to CNBC. Powell added that the Fed meets “with a broad range of financial sector firms all the time on financial technology.”.

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Closing the gate: House adopts ENABLERS Act amendment to 2023 NDAA

CFPB Monitor

CA), inserting into the NDAA a version of the “Establishing New Authorities for Business Laundering and Enabling Risks to Security Act,” otherwise more commonly known as the ENABLERS Act. FinCEN, however, does not actually conduct BSA/AML examinations of regulated businesses.

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Payments and passports

Tomorrow's Transactions

Now what this passporting might mean is anyone’s guess, since this is just a newspaper story based on gossip, but I think it might be a little more complex to arrange than it seems at first because of the nature of banking regulation in the United States. From OCC Grants New Charter to Fintech Firms — with Strings Attached | American Banker.