Legal issues and news

The simplest scams are sometimes the hardest to thwart. Rather than redesign its prepaid card with added security, InComm is redesigning the packaging in a way that should render stolen cards unusable.

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., plans on leading Republican efforts to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s rule governing arbitration agreements and said Wednesday that a few Democrats might help the effort.

Most U.S. voters, including those who identify as Republicans, support the Dodd-Frank financial reform law and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, according to a poll conducted in late June.

The OCC and CFPB are engaging in a high-stakes battle over the latter agency's effort to rein in mandatory arbitration clauses, in a rare public spat between federal regulators.

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika has asked the CFPB to delay publishing its final arbitration rule, citing concerns about how it will impact the safety and soundness of banks.

The industry and GOP lawmakers face short time frames and other challenges in trying to repeal the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's arbitration rule.

A monitor's report detailing HSBC's compliance with a 2012 agreement with U.S. prosecutors to fix faulty money-laundering controls isn't a judicial document and shouldn't be made public, a federal appeals court said.

Despite assurances that the Department of Justice crackdown on banks' third-party relationships is ceasing, lawmakers say it is still having an impact.

With the ink barely dry on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's final arbitration rule, defenders and critics of the rule were already girding for a congressional fight over its ultimate fate.

With the ink barely dry on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's final arbitration rule, defenders and critics of the rule were already girding for a congressional fight over its ultimate fate.

Jerome Powell says it's “now or never” to cut the government’s role in mortgage finance; Justice Department is monitoring eight banks for suspected money laundering.

A judge has approved the inclusion of new payday lenders in a case seeking relief from the effects of Operation Choke Point, and denied defendants' motion for summary judgment against Advance America.

The renewed debate on reforming Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is focused on how small and midsize banks would be affected.

If HSBC reaches an agreement with the government, it could give an early indication of how the Trump administration will levy financial penalties.

Transaction laundering is gaining steam, and since it uses familiar payment technology, it can be easier to use than virtual currency, writes Ron Teicher of EverCompliant.

The half-dozen former credit union employees are barred form partcipating in the affairs of any federally insured financial institution.

More e-commerce and multi-channel merchants are accepting payments from mobile devices, even though they haven't addressed all of the security gaps inherent to the technology.

The bill would help financial institutions with customer due diligence and identifying corporate beneficial ownership of business customers.

Executives at four former credit repair companies agree to pay $2 million for charging consumers millions in illegal advance fees.

Payment companies have lots of emerging regulations. Regtech can bring together different stakeholders to ease compliance.