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NJ Legislators Propose Tighter Data Privacy Regulations

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Lawmakers in New Jersey are proposing a bill to solidify data privacy guidelines and inflict tougher limits on the tech industry, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday (March 2). The bill mandates that tech firms get authorization from New Jersey consumers before collecting and selling information to third parties.

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CFPB settles with New Jersey debt buyer for alleged FDCPA and CFPA violations based on unlicensed collection activity

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Earlier this month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a consent order against a New Jersey debt buyer accused of threatening and suing consumers to collect debts in states where it did not have a legally required license.

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Fed approves $1.3 billion merger of two New Jersey banks

American Banker

The Federal Reserve Board signed off on Provident Financial Services' acquisition of Lakeland Bancorp. The newly combined bank will be the seventh largest in the state.

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Deep Dive: How US Data Regulation Fragmentation Is Affecting Merchants, Consumers

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The necessity of such regulations is undeniable, however, as lagging data standards leave businesses and consumers open to fraud and boost frustration regarding the speed of digital transactions. data privacy laws and how companies can comply with any and all of these new rules. Sixty-three percent of U.S. It can be difficult for U.S.

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Update on state small business commercial financing disclosure laws

CFPB Monitor

Around the nation, regulators are preparing to implement and enforce new consumer-like disclosure laws for small business commercial finance providers. New York regulators have yet to issue final regulations implementing the state’s Commercial Finance Disclosure Law (CFDL), which went into effect on January 1, 2022.

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New Jersey banks extend deadline to close their $1.3 billion merger

American Banker

Provident Financial in Iselin initially anticipated completing its deal for Oak Ridge-based Lakeland Bancorp in the second quarter. Now as it waits for regulatory approval, Provident says the process will stretch into spring 2024.

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DOJ announces settlement of redlining lawsuit

CFPB Monitor

The Justice Department announced that it has entered into an agreement with Lakeland Bank to settle the DOJ’s claims that Lakeland engaged in unlawful redlining in the Newark, New Jersey metropolitan area. According to the DOJ , the settlement represents the third-largest redlining settlement in the DOJ’s history.