CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement agreement with Washington Trust Company, of Westerly (WTC) to resolve claims that WTC redlined majority Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in Rhode Island. for its peer lenders, and on average 46.5% for its peer lenders, and on average 46.5%

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

and other tech companies have been facing backlash from lawmakers and regulators around the globe. David Cicilline (D-Rhode Island) ended the hearing by saying the companies “have monopoly power.” “We actually have to take a hard look at whether these behemoths are killing off innovation and competition.”. Google, Facebook Inc.

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JULY 2, 2020

David Cicilline (D-Rhode Island), chairman of the House Antitrust Subcommittee, has asked each of the company’s executives to testify before completing its investigation and crafting reforms that would regulate the digital market. The panel has pressed for tougher antitrust rules and enforcement.

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JANUARY 31, 2020

District Court for the District of Rhode Island. For several years, the bank also violated TILA and Regulation Z by not providing credit card counseling referrals to customers who called and asked for that service on Citizens’ toll-free number. It filed the complaint in the U.S.

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CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 29, 2020

According to the Bureau, RAB threatened to sue, sued, and demanded payment from consumers in Connecticut, New Jersey, and Rhode Island even though RAB did not hold the licenses that those states required to sue to collect debts. After obtaining the default judgments, RAB used judgment-enforcement mechanisms to collect on the judgments.

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AUGUST 26, 2019

“Institutions supervised by FINMA are only permitted to send cryptocurrencies or other tokens to external wallets belonging to their own customers whose identity has already been verified and are only allowed to receive cryptocurrencies or tokens from such customers,” the regulators wrote, according to CoinDesk.

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Abrigo

MAY 15, 2020

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently charged two businessmen in Rhode Island with fraudulently seeking PPP loans, the first in the country linked to the loan program. In the case of the two men in Rhode Island, there were several red flags pointing to fraud. Industry officials warn it won’t be the last.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

On the basis of this fact-finding, the Commission will consider how best to address more systemic issues, including by ex ante regulation, if appropriate, to ensure that markets stay open and fair,” the paper noted. By way of example, the regulations would require a company such as Google to explain its search result processes.

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DECEMBER 3, 2018

Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island), would introduce incentives for small business owners that want to maintain ownership of their companies. According to The Wall Street Journal ( WSJ ) on Friday (Nov. 30), two U.S. million or less in debt. The Small Business Reorganization Act of 2018, introduced Thursday (Nov. 29) by Sen.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

“Today’s document requests are an important milestone in this investigation as we work to obtain the information that our Members need to make this determination,” Congressman David Cicilline of Rhode Island, who chairs the subcommittee and is leading the antitrust investigation, said in a statement.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Coinsource , the world’s largest bitcoin ATM network, has rolled out 10 new machines in Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. And while some want more cryptocurrency regulation, it may not come from the European Central Bank (ECB), Reuters reported.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 29, 2014

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.

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JULY 15, 2016

Santander is a national bank based in Wilmington, Delaware, and operates a network of close to 700 retail branch offices in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Congress can regulate sports gambling directly, but if it elects not to do so, each state is free to act on its own.”. And New Hampshire is far from unique: According to the Monitor’s reports, both Connecticut and Rhode Island have seen similar results with their online gambling platforms.

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JULY 30, 2020

Well, subcommittee Chairman David Cicilline of Rhode Island ended the hearing by saying that all firms “have monopoly power.”. Some need to be broken up; all need to be properly regulated and held accountable.”. How did Big Tech do in defending itself?

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MyBankTracker

JANUARY 13, 2021

Rhode Island $11,774 $5,388. Rhode Island $10,023 $4,603. There are also specific regulations that apply depending on where in the state you live. Louisiana $12,702 $6,044. Connecticut $11,471 $5,611. Kentucky $10,711 $3,775. Nevada $9,996 $4,903. Florida $9,456 $5,452. DC $9,383 $3,816. Delaware $9,165 $3,570.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

David Cicilline of Rhode Island, who serves as subcommittee chairman. We certainly would not want to regulate technology the same way we regulate municipal water.”. This is the third hearing in a series focused on larger tech firms and economic power that has been held by Rep.

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CB Insights

MARCH 27, 2019

into cybersecurity startups globally — especially as tech companies have been largely at the center of privacy regulation issues. Currently, the company is involved in a class action lawsuit with Rhode Island’s Pension Fund related to the data breaches. Collectively, FAMGA has poured nearly $2.5B

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Referencing the language in Regulation B and Regulation B Commentary regarding the “effects test,” the AGs argue in their letter that the regulations implementing the ECOA have continuously interpreted the statute as providing for disparate impact liability.

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APRIL 23, 2020

As millions of businesses struggle to stay afloat, private equity firms and dominant corporations are positioned to swoop in for a buying spree,” the Rhode Island Democrat told the Open Markets Institute, a Washington, D.C. advocacy group whose mission is to end corporate monopolies.

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OCTOBER 1, 2019

Big tech companies Facebook , Google and Amazon are going to be the subject of a new congressional hearing, in addition to the series of investigations ongoing from regulators and lawmakers already in motion, according to a report by Bloomberg. David Cicilline of Rhode Island. That probe is being led by Rep.

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JULY 16, 2019

Across a trio of hearings , Facebook was grilled about Libra , the cryptocurrency program that has been increasingly drawing scrutiny from regulators. Cicilline noted there have not been challenges from antitrust regulators. There was a separate panel on Google and censorship. In commentary, Rep.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

The company also found itself confronted by conflicting energy program mandates and regulations. Select VC Investors: Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation. Add it all up, including interest, and already-cash-strapped Rhode Island could be out as much as $110 million on the loans. via GreenTech Media.

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MARCH 4, 2019

In other news, Rhode Island lawmakers have filed a bill to exempt certain blockchain tokens from securities laws. And Thailand’s financial markets regulator has banned several digital coins from the list of eligible cryptocurrencies.

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JULY 22, 2020

The outcome of that investigation is expected to produce legislation that would reform and regulate the online world. David Cicilline of Rhode Island, chairman of the House antitrust panel, has said there is not enough competition in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). tech scene and he wants to change that.

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DECEMBER 2, 2019

The move, according to the publication, would subject the digital coin to “a set of extensive and well established regulations.”. However, we believe that it is important to regulate activities and not technologies, allowing for responsible innovation to flourish.”. Apple Gets a Look Too. Citigroup Fined.

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JUNE 11, 2019

David Cicilline, Democrat of Rhode Island and antitrust committee chairman, said the Tuesday panel marks “the first significant antitrust investigation undertaken by Congress in decades.”.

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JUNE 12, 2019

David Cicilline, Democrat of Rhode Island and antitrust committee chairman, said the Tuesday panel marks “the first significant antitrust investigation undertaken by Congress in decades.”.

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JUNE 11, 2019

And separately, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said that for big tech firms “the era of self regulation is over.”. David Cicilline of Rhode Island, who serves on the antitrust subcommittee, have co-sponsored legislation where local news organizations can negotiate with larger platform companies over issues such as access.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Three other states are ready to do so, according to one analysis : Pennsylvania, New York and Rhode Island — all of which have some form of pre-fabricated legislation paving the way for sports betting. The state allows both online and offline sports betting, with regulation oversight provided by the West Virginia Lottery Commission.

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JULY 22, 2019

David Cicilline of Rhode Island got into a spirited debate with Amazon ’s associate general counsel Nat Sutton at a hearing this week over whether or not Amazon’s access to third-party data through its marketplace in its creation and promotion of private label brands.

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