CFPB Monitor

JULY 15, 2020

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) published a notice of proposed rules implementing the Student Loan Servicing Act in the July 10, 2020 issue of the Illinois Register. Written comments will be accepted for 45 days.

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Illinois Regulation Security Payments 78

PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2016

Among the proposed methods, facial recognition has long been a pie-in-the-sky solution, but Illinois is the latest state to show that there’s a future in the tech. The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Illinois is set to add facial recognition services to its driver’s license application process. ”

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 19, 2021

On January 13, 2021, the Illinois legislature overwhelmingly passed SB 1792 (the “Act”), intended to, among other things, overhaul the state’s consumer finance laws. SB 1792 separately amends the Illinois Consumer Installment Loan Act and the Payday Loan Reform Act to apply this same 36% MAPR cap.)

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Illinois Retail Operations Lending 60

CFPB Monitor

JULY 27, 2022

Private education lenders doing business in Illinois now have access to official informational guides and templates for meeting the November 1, 2022, reporting requirements under the state’s new Know Before You Owe Private Education Loan Act (“KBYO”). . 1650(a)(7).

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Illinois Report Lending Data 78

CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Using data for the last quarter of 2020 and first three quarters of 2021, the study examined the effects of the 36% rate cap imposed by the Illinois Predatory Loan Prevention Act which became effective in March 2021. The study found that the cap significantly decreased the availability of small-dollar credit in Illinois. .

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Illinois Study Mississippi Data 78

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2016

At the state level, Illinois’ government has shown interest in delving into incorporating blockchain into how it does business. By signaling a willingness to explore these technologies, Illinois opens the door for partnering with the broad range of private-sector companies pioneering innovative solutions in this area.”.

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Illinois blockchain Technology Innovation 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2019

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has announced it will lead a multi-state investigation into alleged violations of state regulations of the short term lending industry, specifically in the area of payroll advances. Many people living paycheck to paycheck already make more than median income.”.

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Puerto Rico Regulation New York South Dakota 134

PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2018

Peer-to-peer car-sharing services might soon face the same regulation as traditional car rental companies. This month, for example, Maryland passed a bill that requires car-sharing companies to comply with regulations similar to rules for car rental companies, including paying sales tax.

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Regulation San Francisco Maryland Illinois 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2020

and Europe to develop tough new regulations to take on big tech, according to a Reuters report on Monday (Oct. EU antitrust regulators in August started probing a $2.1 In the September PYMNTS big tech compliance tracker tracker, Facebook considered pulling out of the EU over regulations. Japan is teaming up with the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2019

The Supreme Court in Illinois ruled on Friday (Jan. 25) that a teen can sue Six Flags amusement park over violation of an Illinois privacy law, in a case that could have repercussions for tech giants like Google and Facebook. Because the law is so strict, Illinois is rife with biometrics misuse lawsuits.

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Illinois Google Chicago Regulation 116

CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 8, 2019

The new year heralds many new developments in the state regulation of student loan servicers. California, Illinois, and Washington have each taken significant steps in implementing their existing laws while legislation has been introduced in Virginia and New Mexico to regulate student loan servicers for the first time.

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New Mexico Illinois Virginia Washington 60

CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 30, 2023

Over the past few years, numerous states have imposed interest rate caps on consumer credit. In recent blog posts, we discussed the efforts of both Michigan and New Mexico to impose a 36% annual interest rate cap. Last year, Congress took up the discussion of a national 36% annual interest rate cap. Continue Reading

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Illinois New Mexico Michigan Study 78

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Privacy regulators of the European Union said Wednesday (Nov. According to a news report in Reuters , European data protection authorities said regulators from France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, the U.K. But it’s not just European regulators who want answers from Uber. Meanwhile, regulators in the U.K., Lawmakers in the U.S.

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Regulation Connecticut Illinois Massachusetts 100

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Ride-hailing app company Uber, which made news when it covered up a huge data breach that exposed roughly 600,000 driver’s license numbers, could face investigations by regulators around the globe. 22), regulators in the U.K., According to a report in Fortune published Wednesday (Nov. Meanwhile, in the U.K., were impacted by it.

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Regulation Cyber Security Connecticut Illinois 100

CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

On November 2, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a report on the community reinvestment laws of seven states (Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, West Virginia), and the District of Columbia that evaluate the record of state-chartered financial institutions and other lenders in meeting the credit (..)

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Rhode Island District of Columbia West Virginia Community 78

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

to develop new, stricter regulations that govern big tech. In the September PYMNTS big tech compliance tracker tracker, Facebook considered pulling out of the EU over regulations. . Illinois residents also have a $650 million lawsuit against Facebook.

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Data Illinois Taxes Compliance 185

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Regulations. SocialMediaToday reported that in early September, an EU “privacy regulator … sent Facebook a preliminary order to suspend data transfers to the U.S. NBC added that “thousands of Illinois Facebook users could be eligible for payments as a result of the class-action suit. about its EU users.”

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Taxes Compliance Illinois Las Vegas 162

CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Mishkin Below is an update on the lawsuits we have been following that state attorneys general and a state regulator have brought using their Dodd-Frank enforcement authority. The Illinois AG has filed two lawsuits using her Section 1042 authority. In April 2014, the defendant removed the case to an Illinois federal court.

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Mississippi Regulation Illinois Florida 100

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Through the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Texas, Tennessee and Washington are looking to standardize the ways firms across traditional financial services and FinTech upstarts apply for, and are granted, licenses. Can the states make licensing – of the money movement kind – any easier?

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Washington Regulation Conference Fintech 101

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Similarly, Illinois is eying close to $400 million in new annual sales tax revenue on ecommerce items shipped into the state. A plan backed by the Illinois Retail Merchants Association places the burden on sales tax collection on the marketplaces, which will then settle up with the state Department of Revenue.

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Taxes Alaska South Dakota South Carolina 130

CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 27, 2015

Mishkin Below is an update on the lawsuits we have been following that state attorneys general and a state regulator have brought using their Dodd-Frank enforcement authority. The Illinois AG filed two lawsuits using her Section 1042 authority. In April 2014, the defendant removed the case to an Illinois federal court.

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Regulation Illinois Mississippi Florida 60

PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2020

Here’s the latest news from Facebook, Amazon and others, which are coming under increasing scrutiny from regulators, trade groups and politicians the world over. Regulations. Facebook Supports Data-Portability Law. Facebook has advocated for a law that would simplify the process of moving videos and pictures to a competing site.

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social media Data Apple Compliance 152

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

In Illinois, and a handful of other states, changes in how employees are reimbursed for business-related expenses herald changes on a broader scale, and in how firms use technology to make sure that expenses are being recorded accurately. Miles To Go For Mileage Reimbursement.

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Illinois Technology Taxes Data 163

CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

New York now joins a small group of states, including Illinois and Massachusetts, that apply CRA-type laws to non-depository mortgage lenders. The amendments allow DFS to issue regulations expanding the types of applications and notices for which it will consider such performance when taking action.

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New York Community Regulation Data 78

CFPB Monitor

MAY 23, 2019

Colorado and Maryland have each enacted legislation regulating student loan servicers. The law also requires student loan servicers to respond to inquiries and complaints within 30 days of receipt, and grants enforcement authority to the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation.

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Maryland Colorado Regulation District of Columbia 68

PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2017

In March, R3 announced the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation joined the R3 blockchain consortium. In its involvement, the Illinois regulator will be responsible for working with 80 financial institutions of R3’s membership to build out secure and scalable blockchain-based applications.

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Illinois blockchain Capital Regulation 109

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

The document was signed by California’s Barbara Lee, Illinois’ Robin Kelly, and New Jersey’s Bonnie Watson Coleman along with as other lawmakers. 5 when Jersey City residents voted to apply more regulations to short-term rentals. Airbnb announced significant safety measures after a deadly house shooting in California.

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US Illinois Policies Regulation 108

PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

Beyond the CFPB, and at the state level in Illinois, a state Senate committee last week voted to approve legislation that would keep state banking regulators from punishing financial institutions, including banks and credit unions, for doing business with medical marijuana enterprises. This is still illegal federally.”

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Lending Illinois Compliance Chicago 128

PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2019

That would seem to apply to credit unions (CUs), and to Consumers Credit Union of Illinois specifically, one of the largest CUs around, which has been in business since 1930 (before the Great Depression reached its worst depths). “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks” — so goes the dim, cynical saying. That is changing, of course.

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Illinois Innovation Video Community 134

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

could face regulation similar to that of traditional car rental companies. This month, for example, Maryland passed a bill that requires car-sharing companies to comply with regulations similar to rules for car rental companies, including paying sales tax. The expansion comes as Turo and other car-sharing services in the U.S.

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San Francisco Maryland Illinois Taxes 122

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2019

The appointment and resignation follow Daley’s failed nonpartisan political bid in February to become the next mayor of Chicago in Illinois. He takes his place as the fourth CEO in the wake of the “fake account” scandals that brought the ire of consumers and regulators.

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Chicago Illinois United States New York 100

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

percent: Tax rate imposed on online sellers in Illinois starting in 2020. $4M: Data: 2018: Year of the Wayfair ruling, which limited retailers’ physical presence to tax-exempting states. 100: Minimum number of local tax codes in Alaska. 4M: Amount Ohioans paid in sales taxes on menstrual products in 2019.

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Taxes Alaska Minnesota Compliance 131

CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

On February 3, 2017, the President issued an Executive Order titled “Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System.” The Executive Order is a high-level policy statement consisting of a series of Core Principles that are designed to inform the manner in which the Administration regulates the financial system.

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Regulation System United States Policies 60

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Reuters reported news on Tuesday that banking regulators from seven states across the United States are working to, as the newswire reported, “streamline” the FinTech reporting process, with an eye on those tech firms having an easier road toward offering their products and services across the nation.

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Fintech US Tennessee Washington 118

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

According to Bloomberg , Attorneys General in Pennsylvania, Illinois and Connecticut are investigating existing allegations against the company, while New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts are looking to find any potential unknown violations. regulators met to discuss issuing a “record-setting” fine against the company. billion.

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North Carolina New Jersey Connecticut social media 108

American Banker

JULY 29, 2020

The complaint filed by New York, California and Illinois argues that the regulation, issued in response to the 2015 Madden decision, undermines state laws intended to protect consumers.

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Illinois New York California Regulation 34

PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

Regulation Vs. Market Forces. In recent years, we’ve seen the heavily regulated version of open banking in the E.U.,” For instance, he pointed to statewide initiatives in California and Illinois that have focused on biometrics. The end goal: to speed innovation toward new products and services while keeping fraudsters out.

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Data Innovation Fintech Illinois 272