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FinCEN’s due diligence rule now in effect
FinCEN has issued a reminder to financial institutions and their customers that its new customer due diligence requirements took effect on May 11. The agency also clarified its exemptive relief for certain insurance arrangements.
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Date set for demise of net neutrality: June 11
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced on Thursday that the his Commission’s Restoring Internet Freedom Order will take effect on June 11, officially ending "net nutrality."
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Trump lawyer’s woes provide lesson for compliance officers
New accusations against one of President Trump’s lawyers should prompt savvy compliance and risk officers to pursue a reinvigorated strategy for Bank Secrecy Act procedures and anti-corruption efforts.
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Treasury looks to bring CRA into the future of modern banking
Enacted in 1977, the Community Reinvestment Act has helped ensure fair lending practices in low-income communities. Now, with mobile banking and FinTech revolutions, some say the law needs to be modernized.
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ArticleBob Bowman: The quality king
For the director of risk management for one of the largest restaurant chains in the country, the recipe for success starts with “doing the right thing.”
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Trump’s picks for SEC slowly set their agenda
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton and relatively new Commissioners Robert Jackson and Hester Peirce are starting to pick their battles and set priorities.
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Senate Democrats flag concerns with merger of T-Mobile and Sprint
Senate Democrats are urging the FCC and Department of Justice to closely consider whether T-Mobile’s planned acquisition of Sprint will hurt competition and harm consumers.
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Labor Dept. maintains scaled-back enforcement while fiduciary rule in limbo
Despite being on the losing end of a legal challenge and amid a presidentially demanded review, the Department of Labor says it will extend temporary enforcement policies related to its fiduciary rule for retirement-focused investing advice.
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Commissioner Piwowar will depart SEC this summer
On May 7, in a letter to President Trump, SEC Commissioner Michael Piwowar announced plans to depart the post he has held since 2013. He intends to resign on June 7, or upon the swearing in of his successor.
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FDA rule for mandatory nutrition labels goes into effect
The Food and Drug Administration has chosen not to block or further delay the May 7 compliance date for requirements that restaurants, supermarkets, convenience stores, and movie theaters list calorie information on all menus and menu boards.
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N.Y. regulator fines NRA-branded insurance provider
New York’s Department of Financial Services has announced that Lockton Affinity and its parent company will pay a $7 million fine for serving as the administrator of the National Rifle Association-branded “Carry Guard” insurance program.
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SEC launches new enforcement action search tool for investors
The SEC has announced the launch of a new, online search feature that enables investors to look up whether the person trying to sell them investments has a judgment or order entered against him in an enforcement action. The SEC Action Lookup for Individuals is now live and available as ...
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SEC wants Jay-Z to testify about clothing brand deal
The SEC has filed a subpoena and asked a federal court in the Southern District of New York to order rapper Jay-Z to testify over the acquisition of his Rocawear clothing line by Iconix Brand Group, a $169 million writedown of the brand in 2016, and a reported loss of ...
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SEC tries to placate mandatory arbitration fears
In response to House Democrats, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton is once again assuring the public there are no immediate plans to allow companies to demand dispute arbitration in IPO filings and corporate governance documents.
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States were too quick on the draw suing OCC over FinTech charters
State banking regulators this week suffered a setback with their lawsuit against the OCC over plans to offer bank charters to FinTech companies. Because the OCC’s plan has yet to be implemented, they currently lack standing, a judge says.
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States sue to stop EPA’s emissions rule rollback
A coalition of states, representing approximately 43 percent of the new-car sales market nationally, is suing the EPA to preserve auto emissions standards.
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Senate Democrats issue report on Equifax breach, chide CFPB's inaction
The Equifax data breach was even worse than initially feared, say Senate Democrats who accuse the CFPB for its lack of a “robust investigation” and plans to make its complaint database private.
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CFTC chair wants to reform and repair Dodd-Frank’s swaps rules
CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo is trying to set the stage for what he describes as “regulatory reform 2.0,” with a look back on the Dodd-Frank Act’s swaps rules and where his Commission succeeded, or failed.
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With compliance creeping up fast, FinCEN guidance complicates its new rule
By May 11, banks and others in the financial services industry will need to comply with new customer due diligence rules. Recent guidance, banks say, both helped and complicated late-stage compliance efforts.
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Finding right balance on robocall rules is tricky
The challenge for dealing with intrusive robocalls is finding a way to limit the ubiquitous scams while not adding legitimate uses to the rogue’s gallery of con artists.