article thumbnail

Trade groups respond to Nevada regulator and AG in lawsuit challenging Nevada law

CFPB Monitor

We recently provided an update in a case we’ve been following involving a lawsuit challenging a Nevada statute, SB 311, that allows an applicant for credit with no credit history to request that a creditor treat an applicant’s credit history as identical to that of the applicant’s spouse during the marriage.

Nevada 78
article thumbnail

Nevada passes law to regulate earned wage access providers

CFPB Monitor

On June 13, Nevada’s governor signed into law Senate Bill 290 creating the nation’s first statutory framework for earned wage access (EWA) providers operating in the state. The law appoints the state’s Commissioner of Financial Institutions to oversee the industry.

Nevada 78
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Nevada Marijuana Dispensary Uses Food Trucks To Sidestep Cards Regs

PYMNTS

Experts on dispensaries say such labeling is the only way to get around federal banking regulations. Federal regulations prevent financial institutions and other payment companies from serving up options to pay to the legal weed industry. . Skaff is a marijuana business financial advisor.

Nevada 139
article thumbnail

US Treasury Tells Banks To Treat Hemp Businesses Like Any Other

PYMNTS

The nation’s marijuana regulator has told financial institutions to treat the $500 million hemp businesses the same way they would any other businesses. a Nevada-based, publicly-traded company that owns processing centers and a 5,000-square-foot retail store in Arizona, praised FinCEN’s update. Hemp Inc.,

US 352
article thumbnail

Nevada and New Mexico State Medical Debt Collections Laws to Take Effect July 1, 2021

CFPB Monitor

State legislatures in New Mexico and Nevada enacted laws this session targeting medical debt collections. Nevada Medical Debt Collection Law . Nevada’s new medical debt collection law applies to all debts for goods and services provided by medical facilities. New Mexico Patients Debt Collection Practices Act .

article thumbnail

Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Facebook Hints At EU Pullout Over Data Transfers Laws; Appeal Filed Over Apple’s $15B Tax Bill On Ireland Operations; In-App Billing Battle Rages On

PYMNTS

Regulations. SocialMediaToday reported that in early September, an EU “privacy regulator … sent Facebook a preliminary order to suspend data transfers to the U.S. More Nevada Tax Breaks for Google Data Centers . Facebook Threatens EU Withdrawal Over Data Sovereignty. about its EU users.”

Taxes 162
article thumbnail

VirnetX Takes $503M Bite Out Of Apple For Patent Infringement

PYMNTS

Initially, Nevada-based VirnetX was asking for about $700 million in royalties. 1), the tech giant referred to the possible effects of legal proceedings and global regulations and how those could impact its operations and financial conditions. The original lawsuit , filed Aug.

Apple 226