#Senate Judiciary – Federal Financial Analytics

4 05, 2022

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Max Camateros-Mann2023-03-01T14:41:27-05:00May 4th, 2022|5- Client Report|

Swipe-Fee Disclosures, Antitrust Pressure Likely Following Senate Hearing

As anticipated, bankers and card networks squared off with merchants at today’s Senate Judiciary hearing addressing credit-card interchange fees. Chairman Durbin (D-IL) strongly defended his amendment restricting debit-card fees, arguing that expanding fee constraints and network-competition provisions to credit cards would reduce inflation and increase consumer spending power. He did not, however, propose legislation to do so, instead pressing for transparency; we expect the CFPB to include a mandate for swipe-fee disclosures in the changes it plans shortly to propose to current card disclosure requirements (see Client Report CONSUMER42).

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FedFin on: Swipe-Fee Disclosures, Antitrust Pressure Likely Following Senate Hearing

Arezou Rafikian2023-03-01T14:41:37-05:00May 4th, 2022|The Vault|

As anticipated, bankers and card networks squared off with merchants at today’s Senate Judiciary hearing addressing credit-card interchange fees. Chairman Durbin (D-IL) strongly defended his amendment restricting debit-card fees, arguing that expanding fee constraints and network-competition provisions to credit cards would reduce inflation and increase consumer spending power…

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Eliza Allen2023-04-04T12:23:58-04:00March 7th, 2022|2- Daily Briefing|

Liang Reiterates Climate, Digital Worries

Treasury Under-Secretary Liang’s comments to international bankers today addressed the U.S. financial-reform agenda after noting market turbulence and reiterating the importance and effectiveness of current Russian sanctions.

Mandatory Disclosures for Mandatory Arbitration?

Ahead of a hearing tomorrow, Senate Banking Chairman Brown (D-OH) released a statement on S. 3755, legislation cosponsored by senior Democrats on both the Banking and Judiciary Committees banning pre-dispute arbitration clauses and class-action waivers.

Hsu Emphasizes Sanctions Compliance, Climate, Inclusion

Acting Comptroller Hsu today told international bankers that they must ensure compliance with U.S. sanctions, heighten cybersecurity vigilance, and work together to protect continuing trust in cross-border finance.

FinCEN Sets Up Red Flags, High Alert

FinCEN today issued sanctions “red flags”, assisting compliance, but also laying out clearer markers for enforcement should its concerns about cryptocurrency and other possible evasions remain at individual institutions or exchanges. The release emphasizes SARs for immediate reporting of suspicious activities related to Russian state actors and/or oligarchs and related entities.

GOP Seeks to Widen Russian Financial Sanctions

As Congress and the White House wrestle with additional ways to sanction Russia, senior House Republicans today have advanced a package of bills which may well find at least some Democratic support. Among the most likely to advance on a bipartisan basis is H.R. 6900 from Rep. Huizenga (R-MI) expanding current sanctions on Russian sovereign debt to bar U.S. financial institutions from secondary dealings in Russian sovereign debt regardless of issuance date.

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