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Banking Computer-Security Incident Notification Requirements Take Effect

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Takeaway 2 The change includes an obligation to inform regulators of a “notification incident” ASAP and no later than 36 hours after a reportable event occurs. Background Historically, the federal banking regulators required financial institutions to file two types of reports for certain cybersecurity incidents. How and When.

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PayPal Sues CFPB Over ‘Misleading’ Digital Wallet Disclosure Rules

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In the lawsuit, filed in in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, PayPal said the CFPB rule that requires disclosure for digital wallets and prepaid debit cards places “unreasonable restrictions” on consumers’ abilities to link certain credit products to PayPal accounts.

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State Bank Regs File Suit To Block OCC’s Bank Charter

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state bank regulators said it filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia after reports in The Wall Street Journal last month revealed the CSBS’ plans for such a suit. Reports in Reuters on Thursday (Oct. The body of U.S.

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Judge Puts Kibosh On CFPB’s Attempts To Investigate College-Accrediting Firm

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District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled that the CFPB does not have the jurisdiction to proceed with an investigation of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS), a nonprofit group that accredited hundreds of for-profit schools. Judge Leon wrote. “As

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FinCEN reissues real estate Geographic Targeting Orders

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Real estate lending BSA training should include GTO guidance , specifically on how to identify red flags at loan origination. While title insurance companies are required to collect and report data on covered transactions, regulators expect financial institutions to have procedures in place to detect these transactions. learn more.

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House Hearing Signals Fireworks On Big Tech Antitrust Issues

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It’s too early to tell, but there is at least some speculation that the company could be mandated to change the way it categorizes and presents search results, and billions of dollars in fines may be in the offing, as well as a demand from regulators that the company break itself up. At this writing (Sunday, Sept. The Hearing.

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CFPB Issues Interpretive Rule Clarifying that Sex Discrimination under ECOA and Regulation B Includes Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination

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Under the leadership of Acting CFPB Director Dave Uejio, the Bureau issued an interpretive rule on March 9, 2021 clarifying that the prohibition against sex discrimination under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (“ECOA”) and Regulation B includes sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination.