New York State Department Of Financial Services news and trends

PayPal to Settle New York’s Allegations of Cybersecurity Failures
Cybersecurity // January 23, 2025

PayPal will pay a $2 million penalty to New York state to settle the state’s allegations that the company had cybersecurity failures that led to a data breach. New York alleged that PayPal violated the state’s Cybersecurity Regulation by failing to use qualified personnel to...

NY Seeks Fairer Lending From Nonbank Mortgage Companies
Regulation // December 17, 2024

New York’s financial watchdog has proposed new measures governing nonbank mortgage lenders. The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) says this new regulation would ensure these lenders are supporting access to home loans in the communities they serve, especially in neighborhoods with low- and moderate-income residents. “Everyone...

NYDFS Issues Guidance for Combatting AI-Enabled Cybersecurity Risks
Cybersecurity // October 16, 2024

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued new guidance to help DFS-regulated entities address and combat cybersecurity risks arising from artificial intelligence (AI). “AI has improved the ability for businesses to enhance threat detection and incident response strategies, while concurrently creating new...

Nordea Reaches Settlement With New York DFS Over Compliance Failures
Legal // August 27, 2024

Nordea Bank Abp has reached a settlement with the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) after the regulator determined that the bank had compliance failures and failed to conduct proper due diligence of its correspondent bank partners.  The bank entered into a consent order with DFS...

Interviews & Exclusives
Regulators Blame Signature for Own Failure and Themselves for SVB’s

April 28, 2023
In a scathing self-assessment, the Federal Reserve’s autopsy on Silicon Valley Bank’s failure puts blame partially on its own doorstep, as regulator reports on Signature Bank’s collapse cite the lender’s “poor management.” The autopsy on failure has been released ahead of schedule. The 114-page unflinching and, at times, self-critical post-mortem review of the central bank’s […]

Quick Reads
NY Fines Car Insurers $20 Million Over Reporting Failures

February 24, 2025
New York has closed a multi-year probe into car insurers’ failure to report timely information. That investigation, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) said Monday (Feb. 24), has resulted in $20.4 million in fines on insurers who failed to provide insured vehicle information to the state’s motor vehicles department (DMV) in a timely fashion. “Accurate and […]

PayPal to Settle New York’s Allegations of Cybersecurity Failures

January 23, 2025
PayPal will pay a $2 million penalty to New York state to settle the state’s allegations that the company had cybersecurity failures that led to a data breach. New York...

NY Seeks Fairer Lending From Nonbank Mortgage Companies

December 17, 2024
New York’s financial watchdog has proposed new measures governing nonbank mortgage lenders. The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) says this new regulation would ensure these lenders are supporting access to home...

NYDFS Issues Guidance for Combatting AI-Enabled Cybersecurity Risks

October 16, 2024
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued new guidance to help DFS-regulated entities address and combat cybersecurity risks arising from artificial intelligence (AI). “AI has improved the...