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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Tencent Says Big Tech Needs Greater Oversight; Group Seeks To Block Maryland Online Ad Tax

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Regulation. Tencent Holdings President Martin Lau said further regulations are needed in China to mirror a “new reality.”. As technology companies become bigger and more important to the economy, I would say more regulations to reflect the new reality are needed," Lau said, according to the report. Larry Hogan vetoed the levy.

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Another Maryland threat to bank partner model lending

CFPB Monitor

A Maryland administrative action recently removed to the state’s federal district court illustrates how Maryland law continues to present challenges for the bank partner structure used by many lenders. Atlanticus/Fortiva performs all of the collections, servicing, payment and remittance operations in connection with the accounts.

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CFPB files lawsuit against debt collector FCO Holding, Inc. and CEO Michael E. Sobota

CFPB Monitor

On September 25, 2019, the CFPB filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Maryland against Maryland-based debt collector FCO Holding, Inc. (“FCO”), FCO”), its various subsidiaries and Michael E. Sobota, the CEO, president, director, and owner of FCO.

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FBI Docs Reveal ISIS Funneled Money Into US Through Fake eBay Transactions

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FBI documents have revealed a global financial network run by a senior Islamic State official that funneled money to an alleged ISIS operative in the U.S. The affidavit indicates that several other alleged operatives had been arrested in Britain and Bangladesh. through fake eBay transactions.

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OCC outlines risk plan as Northeastern loan growth doubles

Abrigo

Multifamily, commercial and automotive loans are driving loan growth among banks in the Northeast, but increasing risk will draw fresh attention from regulators to ensure recent and future growth is sound, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said recently. The OCC on Oct. The OCC on Oct. • Changes in underwriting.

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Are the regulators getting you down?

Jeff For Banks

The productive view about the similarity of EAs is why haven’t we been doing some of the things required by regulators in the first place? Banking is a highly regulated industry, and has been since the Great Depression. Given the highly regulated environment, bankers are kept in a tight box of things they can and can’t do.

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Pentagon’s Vendor Payments Eyed In Bipartisan Bill

PYMNTS

The publication said Wednesday (May 23) that Senator Ben Cardin of Maryland and Senator Mike Enzi of Wyoming introduced their bill earlier in the week that would require the DoD to pay small business contractors, as well as large contractors with small subcontractors, within 15 days of receiving an invoice whenever possible.

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