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ABA issues white paper on agency guidance and sends letters to regulators commenting on recently-issued guidance

CFPB Monitor

The American Bankers Association (ABA) has issued a new white paper , “Effective Agency Guidance: Examining Bank Regulators’ Guidance Practices,” that is intended to help agencies issue guidance that complies with legal requirements while providing useful advice and information to regulated entities.

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Becoming a “Bahama Mama” Crypto-Style: A Closer Look at The Digital Asset Landscape in The Bahamas

Perficient

Members of Perficient’s Digital Asset Team have advised followers in multiple online articles about the digital asset revolution and relevant regulations affecting the same in the United States. Highlights From Federal Bank Regulators’ Joint Statement on Cryptocurrency Assets – Perficient Blogs.

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CBA issues white paper advocating CFPB’s use of rulemaking and guidance in lieu of “regulation by enforcement”

CFPB Monitor

The Consumer Bankers Association has released a new white paper, “ The Case For Regulation Through Rulemaking & Guidance ,” that advocates for the CFPB to use rulemaking and informal written guidance in lieu of attempting to create new industry regulatory standards through enforcement.

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This week’s podcast: “The Case For Regulation Through Rulemaking & Guidance”: A discussion of the Consumer Bankers Association’s white paper with special guests Dan Smith, CBA Executive Vice President, and Ebony Johnson, CBA Associate General Counsel

CFPB Monitor

Joined by two CBA representatives who previously served at the CFPB, we discuss the key arguments advanced in the white paper for why rulemaking and informal written guidance are more effective tools than enforcement for the Bureau to use to create new standards and expectations for industry and to carry out its consumer protection mission.

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UK To Launch Big Tech Regulator Post-Brexit

PYMNTS

The United Kingdom will create a technology regulator next year after Brexit is completed, according to a report by the Financial Times. There is an emerging international consensus around the scope of new regulation. Members of BEIS have been meeting with lawyers and different academics to determine how the regulator will operate.

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EU Considers Tightening AI Regulations For ‘High-Risk’ Sectors

PYMNTS

The information comes from a draft of a “white paper” obtained by Bloomberg. The European Commission is due to unveil the paper next month, and what Bloomberg reported on will likely not be the final version. The paper is part of a broader effort by the EU to catch up to the U.S.

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Does FinTech worry policymakers?

Chris Skinner

Not sure if anyone noticed that the Financial Stability Board – the world’s central banks tasked with maintaining financial stability – produced a white paper on FinTech last month. It was published on Valentines Day, so you were probably busy, and I only just stumbled across it. Here’s the Executive Summary.

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