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BCFP Amends Regulation P Annual Privacy Notice Requirement
Institutions Still Face Challenges to Identify Marijuana-Related Businesses as Customers
BCFP Amends Regulation P Annual Privacy Notice Requirement
On August 10, 2018, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (the Bureau) issued a final rule amending Regulation P, which implements certain provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA). The amendments originated from a statutory change in the GLBA resulting from the December 2015 enactment of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act...
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09/2018
Your monthly compliance news roundup
OCC Begins Offering Special-Purpose Bank Charters to Fintech Companies
U.S. Department of the Treasury Issues Report on Non-bank Financials, Fintech, and Innovation
The Sanctions Landscape Becomes More Complicated
NY DFS Calls for Increased Regulation of Online Lending
Agencies Issue Statements on Implementing S. 2155’s HMDA Reporting Exemptions
Bureau Settles with Global Financial Institution over Failure to Comply with Regulation Z
OCC Begins Offering Special-Purpose Bank Charters to Fintech Companies
On July 31, 2018, the Office of the Comptroller...
08/2018
Your monthly compliance news roundup
OCC Issues Guidance for Short-Term, Small-Dollar Consumer Installment Lending
OCC Provides Insight into 2018 BSA/AML Priorities and Publishes Updates to BSA/AML Guidance in Comptroller’s Handbook
Congress Restores Provisions of the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act
Bureau Issues TILA-RESPA “Know Before You Owe” Amendments
OCC Issues Guidance for Short-Term, Small-Dollar Consumer Installment Lending
In May 2018, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued new guidance for its supervised banks regarding short-term, small-dollar...
06/2018
This monthly roundup of compliance news includes the following articles:
BCFP Releases Spring Rule-making Agenda
Payday Lending Rule Remains in Place
Landmark Sports Betting Ruling Revives Money Laundering Concerns
Consumer Bureau’s Spring Rulemaking Agenda and Other Key Changes
In May 2018, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (BCFP, or the “Bureau”) released its semiannual regulatory agenda, which identifies the regulatory matters it anticipates having under consideration in the coming months and serves as its contribution to the spring 2018 Unified Agenda of Federal...
05/2018
This monthly roundup of compliance news includes the following articles:
FinCEN Issues FAQ Regarding New CDD Rule
Congress Moves to Roll Back 2013 CFPB Auto Lending Anti-Discrimination Guidance
SEC Proposes New Rules to Protect Investors
OCC Shares Commentary on Results of Horizontal Review of Sales Practices
FinCEN Issues FAQ Regarding New CDD Rule
On April 3, 2018, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released 37 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on its Customer Due Diligence Rule (CDD Rule), which went into effect on May 11, 2018. The CDD Rule clarifies and enhances CDD...
04/2018
This monthly roundup of compliance news includes the following articles:
Money Laundering and Sanctions Risks of Cryptocurrency;
FSB Issues Guidance on Compensation Tools to Address Misconduct;
CFPB Issues the Final Rule Regarding Periodic Statements for Mortgage Borrowers in Bankruptcy
Cryptocurrency Money Laundering and Sanctions Risks
While the benefits of cryptocurrencies have been widely publicized for their potentially lucrative investment opportunity and legitimate uses to improve global payment efficiency, their high degree of user anonymity poses significant challenges to the...
03/2018
Your monthly compliance news round up:
(1) NYDFS Issues Guidance for Virtual Currency Entities
(2) Legislative Actions to Improve the U.S. AML/CTF Framework
(3) CFPB Releases Five-Year Strategic Plan
NYDFS Issues Guidance for Virtual Currency Entities
In February 2018, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) released guidance requiring virtual currency entities to adopt measures to combat fraud and market manipulation. So-called cryptocurrencies are offered through non-bank entities using distributed ledger, or blockchain, technologies that consumers and businesses...
02/2018
1. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Steps to Reevaluate Progress Rules; 2. FINRA Issues and SEC Approves Rules to Protect Senior Investors.
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02/2018
Welcome to the latest edition of Protiviti’s Asia-Pacific Risk and Compliance Insights. In this bimonthly newsletter, we provide a summary of some of the important risk and compliance developments across the Asia-Pacific financial services sector.
Recent developments include Hong Kong’s Securities & Futures Commission enforcement action resulting from regulatory misconduct and a regulatory market update related to bitcoin futures; Singapore’s consultation on the new regulatory framework for payments; Japan’s moves towards reforming its regulatory approach; and Australia’s establishment of...
01/2018
1. DOD Issues Additional Guidance Regarding MLA Amendments; 2. FINRA Guidance Issued on Customer Due Diligence Rule for Broker-Dealers; 3. Arbitration Agreements After Congress’s Invalidation of the CFPB Arbitration Rule.