Legal & Regulation

Cybersecurity
Millions Of Federal Employees’ Data Compromised In Massive Government Hack
June 05, 2015

This morning, 4 million public servants (both former and current) are facing the wonderful world of breached data in the aftermath of a massive data breach first announced by the Federal Government yesterday (June 4). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Europe
EU Says Single Digital Market Good For US Tech Firms
May 29, 2015

In an attempt to reassure the Silicon Valley, the Commissioner in charge of the EU’s digital economy, Andrus Ansip, claimed yesterday in an interview with the The Wall Street Journal that the EU’s single digital market is not about protectionism, but really about opportunities. Get the...

Fiserv Responds to CFPB Overdraft Order
May 27, 2015

On June 11, 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report that raised concerns about the ability of consumers to anticipate and avoid overdraft costs on their checking accounts. The report found, for instance, wide variations across financial institutions regarding the costs and...

CFPB Debt Collection Regulation Delayed
May 27, 2015

The banking, lending, and debt collection industries will have to wait a bit longer than expected for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) progress on the debt collection rulemaking. This is the second delay since the U.S. government independent agency launched its advanced notice of...

The CFPB, PrePaid Cards And Protecting Consumers To Death
May 26, 2015

So here’s a question. When is a prepaid card actually a credit card? Here’s an answer: When the CFPB says so. The CFPB recently released nearly 900 pages of proposed rule changes for prepaid products which would reclassify some prepaid products as credit products. That...

Border Branches Closing Over Dirty Money Concerns
May 26, 2015

Concerns over human and drug trafficking have led some big banks to make an extreme move in an attempt to avoid illegal money that is flowing over the border (or, more accurately, crawling under the border in dozens of long underground tunnels) and ending up...

Benjamin Lawsky Will No Longer Be The Sheriff Of Wall Street
May 21, 2015

New York’s – and consequently Wall Street’s – top financial regulator Benjamin Lawsky will be stepping down from his position as banking regulator in the state Department of Financial services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

PayPal To Pay CFPB-Imposed Fine Of $25M For Deceptive Credit Accusations
May 20, 2015

Following an order from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced Tuesday (May 19), PayPal has agreed to pay the imposed fine of $25 million related to deceptive credit accusations from the agency. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

JPMC Think Tank Taps Data Analytics To Crack The Code On The U.S. Economy
May 20, 2015

JP Morgan Chase’s new global think tank is working with policy makers and economists in an attempt to tap into big data insights to better understand how changes in individual financial behaviors affect the economy as a whole, reported Financial Times Wednesday (May 20). Get the...