Dodd Frank news and trends

CFPB Rule Spotlights Value of Tech-Driven Data Collection in Small Business Lending 

March 30, 2023
White House Wants New Rules for Midsize Banks
Bank Regulation // March 29, 2023

The White House plans to call for tougher regulation of midsize banks. The recommendations for congressional action could be announced within days and would follow the recent collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Wednesday (March 29), citing...

Banking-as-a-Service FinTechs Tread New Regulatory Waters
Regulation // August 16, 2022

In a policy letter that read like part announcement and part warning, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) put FinTechs on notice in April, with CFPB Director Rohit Chopra saying a little-used provision of the Dodd-Frank Act is now being employed to scrutinize nonbanks more...

Data Portability And Liability: A Game Of ‘Three Dimensional Chess’
Data // August 05, 2021

Open banking will usher in a new age of data portability but gives rise to a burning question: Who is ultimately responsible for that data? MX Chief Advocacy Officer Jane Barratt told Karen Webster the answer would be crafted by frameworks that involve discussions and input...

Biden’s Banking Order Backs Data Accessibility, But The Portability Debate Remains Unsettled
Data // July 23, 2021

In financial services, the push for data portability is nothing new. Glenn Geil, senior vice president and head of payments for the Americas at Endava, told Karen Webster in an interview that the seeds of what might be termed open banking, here in the U.S.,...

Interviews & Exclusives
Banking-as-a-Service FinTechs Tread New Regulatory Waters

August 16, 2022
In a policy letter that read like part announcement and part warning, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) put FinTechs on notice in April, with CFPB Director Rohit Chopra saying a little-used provision of the Dodd-Frank Act is now being employed to scrutinize nonbanks more tightly. “Given the rapid growth of consumer offerings by nonbanks, […]

Data Portability And Liability: A Game Of ‘Three Dimensional Chess’

August 05, 2021
Open banking will usher in a new age of data portability but gives rise to a burning question: Who is ultimately responsible for that data? MX Chief Advocacy Officer Jane Barratt...

Biden’s Banking Order Backs Data Accessibility, But The Portability Debate Remains Unsettled

July 23, 2021
In financial services, the push for data portability is nothing new. Glenn Geil, senior vice president and head of payments for the Americas at Endava, told Karen Webster in an...

CFPB Arbitration Rule Dominates Regulatory News

July 17, 2017
The CFPB opens the door to class action suits, and possibly trial lawyer riches, while across the pond, some warnings on regulatory compliance rumble, and Barclays begins ring-fencing efforts.

Quick Reads
White House Wants New Rules for Midsize Banks

March 29, 2023
The White House plans to call for tougher regulation of midsize banks. The recommendations for congressional action could be announced within days and would follow the recent collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Wednesday (March 29), citing unnamed sources. President Joe Biden has already called for laws […]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Seeks Advice On Financial Data Access

July 26, 2020
The nation’s consumer protection agency is seeking input on rule changes to third-party access to individual financial records. The announcement by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) comes on the...

Fed Eyes Changes To Banks’ Liquidity, Living Will Regulations

April 09, 2019
In what may be a rollback of at least some banking regulations put in place in the wake of the financial crisis a decade ago, the Federal Reserve Monday offered...

Fed Mulls Big Bank Rules Change On Oct. 31

October 25, 2018
The U.S. Federal Reserve will consider some deregulation for all but the nation’s largest banks at a board meeting at the end of this month. According to Reuters, the central...