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26 07, 2023

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2023-07-26T16:37:20-04:00July 26th, 2023|2- Daily Briefing|

Senate Democrats Stand Firm On “Junk Fee” Campaign

Today’s lightly-attended Senate Banking Financial Institutions Subcommittee hearing on banking and consumer fees showcased broad Democratic alignment with the Administration’s “junk fees” campaign and persistent Republican aversion to this effort as well as to the CFPB.

CFPB Flags UDAAP, Other Problematic Practices for Enforcement

The CFPB’s latest supervisory report not only details recent actions and priorities, but also expressly stipulates that certain activities identified in the course of supervision that have yet to be addressed by formal agency action are UDAAP.

SEC Targets AI Advice

Acting as anticipated following Gary Gensler’s fiery talk last week about AI risk, the SEC today voted 3-2 to propose new rules curtailing what it believes to be broker dealer and investment-adviser conflicts of interest due to predictive analytics.

Crypto-Jurisdiction Bill to Advance; Stablecoin Measure Likely to do so Tomorrow

Chairman McHenry (R-NC) and Ranking Member Waters (D-CA) announced at today’s HFSC markup that bipartisan negotiations on the committee’s stablecoin bill continue and despite the absence of any breakthrough.

DOJ Officials Seeks Merger Answers

In remarks today, Policy Director David Lawrence of DOJ’s Antitrust Division went beyond new, draft DOJ/FTC merger guidelines (see FSM Report MERGER12) to lay out questions on which the agencies particularly seek answers.

Powell Stresses Bank Discount Window Readiness

FRB Chairman Powell’s press conference today focused almost entirely on monetary policy, but the chair agreed that the discount window performed badly during the recent crisis and that banks need to …

23 09, 2021

Daily092321

2023-08-03T11:21:33-04:00September 23rd, 2021|2- Daily Briefing|

Democrats, GOP Agree on Need for 13(3) Change, But not on How
Today’s HFSC Subcommittee hearing largely examined the Fed’s 13(3) COVID facilities, generally side-stepping the draft bill posted along with the staff memorandum establishing a National Investment Authority (NIA).

CFPB Highlights Disparities in Credit Access
The CFPB today issued a study of consumer complaints that went well beyond its findings also to highlight structural differences in credit access and the U.S. racial wealth gap.

Omarova Appointment Faces Headwinds
Following a flurry of rumors this morning, the President today formally nominated Cornell professor Saule Omarova as the next Comptroller of the Currency.

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21 09, 2021

DATA2

2023-08-03T14:30:53-04:00September 21st, 2021|5- Client Report|

HFSC Tackles Consumer Data Ownership

Today’s HFSC Fintech Task Force Hearing featured an appearance by Full Committee Chairwoman Waters (D-CA) arguing against consumer opt-out. Although her statement was focused on privacy given the nature of the hearing, it may have broader implications for other financial services issues, including overdrafts. The hearing also featured bipartisan support for the CFPB’s consumer data ownership ANPR (see FSM Report DATA), with Ranking Member Davidson (R-OH) highlighting the need to read consent narrowly and provide “property rights” for consumers over their financial data. Rep. Davidson indicated that he is also developing a bill to secure those rights.

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