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CFPB’s national debt collection consumer survey findings lays groundwork for future enforcement and rulemaking priorities

CFPB Monitor

Early this morning, the CFPB released the findings of its national debt collection consumer survey. The press release announcing the survey also includes links to “ consumer debt collection stories ” and a new white paper on online debt sales. Stefanie Jackman and Daniel L. That is no coincidence.

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Regulatory and litigation risks to consumer financial services providers highlighted in Ballard Spahr webinar on COVID-19 crisis fallout

CFPB Monitor

Roddy discussed the emergency debt collection regulation issued by the Massachusetts AG and the possibility of state UDAP claims based on collection activities during the crisis. All of the speakers stressed the need for companies to identify potential sources of risk in their operations and attempt to address those risks in advance.

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Confronting Wayfair’s Unanswered Questions

PYMNTS

Marketplace facilitator laws have been particularly murky, as many are written in broad terms that have complicated compliance for eCommerce platforms, according to Rachelle Bernstein, vice president of government relations and tax counsel for the National Retail Federation (NRF), a Washington, D.C.-based The Path to Change .

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Why are banks slow to adapt alternative credit data? I'll tell you why!

Jeff For Banks

The banking system is stable, which is critical to national and state economies. And let's not forget about the thousands of employees that work for regulatory bodies, compliance personnel in banks, and consultants that help them comply. They have to find out later, after a bureaucrat in Washington does a white paper.

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84 House members urge expedited CFPB action on small business lending data collection rules

CFPB Monitor

In their letter to Director Cordray, the House members urge the CFPB “to move forward this year” with Regulation B rulemaking to implement Section 1071. Regulation B is essential for facilitating the enforcement of fair lending laws. Such data includes the race, sex, and ethnicity of the principal owners of the business.

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AI Spotlight: FICO’s Machine Learning Facilitates AML

FICO

Increasingly in today’s age, terrorist organizations and dangerous criminals finance their operations by laundering money in global financial institutions, presenting a huge public policy problem for regulators and policymakers. Regulations to detect and report suspicious activity through SARs have become more strictly enforced.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Honorable Mentions – while this was a quiet year for M&A, we tip our hat to Atlantic Union’s acquisition of American National Bank and Eastern Bank’s acquisition of Cambridge Bank. The Bank Regulator Working for Merchants Award! Seems like maybe this has been forgotten when it comes to these regulations.

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