Legal & Regulation

Legal & Regulation
FDIC Support Clears a Path for Tokenized Deposits to Scale
December 29, 2025

Tokenization is steadily reshaping how financial assets are recorded and moved, and support from regulators is paving the way for wider use across financial services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Bank Regulation
FDIC Requires SouthPoint Bank to Improve Credit Risk Management
December 29, 2025

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) announced a consent order with Birmingham, Alabama-based SouthPoint Bank that concerns “charges of unsafe or unsound banking practices and/or violations of law or regulation relating to weaknesses in management, asset quality, capital, earnings, and liquidity/funding.” Get the Full Story...

CFPB
CFPB Drops High-Profile Cases and Signals a Narrower Agenda
December 29, 2025

Once sharply focused on an expansive enforcement agenda, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has reprioritized matters it pursues, amended or scaled back certain actions, and faces an (at best) uncertain environment as the new year dawns. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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FTX’s Caroline Ellison Set to Leave Prison Early
December 28, 2025

A key figure in the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX is nearly set to leave prison. 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...

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DOJ Reached Settlement With LivCor Over Alleged Anticompetitive Rents
December 24, 2025

The Justice Department has reached a proposed settlement with LivCor as part of the department’s drive to halt what it alleged is a scheme among landlords to collaborate on setting rents. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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6 AI Companies Face Copyright Lawsuit From Investigative Journalist John Carreyrou
December 23, 2025

The reporter who uncovered fraud at blood-testing startup Theranos is reportedly among a group of six writers who sued six artificial intelligence (AI) companies on Monday (Dec. 22), alleging that they trained their AI systems on copyrighted works without permission. Get the Full Story Complete...

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21 States Sue Trump Administration, Alleging Illegal Defunding of CFPB
December 22, 2025

Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration Monday (Dec. 22), aiming to stop what they said is illegal defunding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

CFPB
CFPB Says Earned Wage Access Products Are Not Loans
December 22, 2025

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said Monday (Dec. 22) that certain earned wage access (EWA) products are not credit and are not covered by Regulation Z of the Truth in Lending Act. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Tariff Refund Could Pose ‘Administrative Problem’ for White House
December 21, 2025

The Supreme Court is weighing the legality of the White House’s wide-ranging tariffs. 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....