Legal & Regulation

Legal & Regulation
IRS Makes New Push For Coinbase Data
March 21, 2017

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) continues its efforts to gain access to United States Coinbase customer accounts, filing new documents in federal court to get the California-based company to turn over the records. Coinbase facilitates transactions of digital currencies like bitcoin and ethereum. Get the Full...

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Strong Dollar, Trump Immigration Policies Hurting US Travel Industry
March 21, 2017

The U.S. leisure and business travel sector is number one in the world, but President Trump’s immigration policies and a strong dollar is threatening to hurt that standing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

CFPB
Short-Term Lenders Hope For A Long-Term Future
March 21, 2017

What is short-term lending’s long-term future? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to...

CFPB
Justice Department Calls CFPB’S Structure Unconstitutional
March 20, 2017

In a brief filed on Friday (March 17) in a lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Justice Department declared that the agency’s structure is unconstitutional. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Illinois Regulator First In US To Join R3 Blockchain Consortium
March 17, 2017

As the underpinning technology to the digital currency bitcoin, blockchain technology is still in its infancy stage. While companies learn more about the technology, various financial institutions are dipping their toes into the blockchain pool. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Federal Trade Commission Sends Money To Victims Of Debt Relief Scam
March 16, 2017

The victims of a debt relief scam will soon be receiving checks from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...

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Crowdfunding May Help Bring Rapists To Justice In Texas
March 16, 2017

Due to untested evidence, Texas is dealing with a backlog of rape kits that need to be processed for thousands of rape investigations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Bank Regulation
Trump Weighs In On Cordray At Community Bank Meeting
March 10, 2017

In the continuing faceoff between the Trump administration and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the American Banker stated that President Donald Trump “deeply impressed” a group of community bankers at a Thursday meeting. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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U.S. Prosecution of Lending Bias Cases to Drop?
March 08, 2017

The past few years have been marked by prosecutions by the federal government of lending bias, but the pace may slow under the newly installed Trump administration, The New York Times reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...