All articles by Joe Mont – Page 27
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CFPB’s new director backs away from ‘payday rule’
President Trump’s pick to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has initiated the first step toward delaying implementation of a controversial “payday rule” enacted in October.
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AGs argue for easing bank restrictions on marijuana businesses
A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys is petitioning Congress to ease federal restrictions on banks that serve legal marijuana businesses, “bringing grey market activities into the regulated banking sector.”
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API President Jack Gerard to step down in August
After 10 years running one of Washington’s most influential associations covering the oil and natural gas sector, American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Jack Gerard has announced he will step down when his current contract ends in August 2018.
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The China conundrum: balancing risk and reward
From White House intervention to tough new cyber-security laws, doing business in China is becoming even more difficult for U.S. companies.
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ArticleData sharing, AI may be antidote to failing AML efforts
Big data may revolutionize anti-money laundering efforts, but privacy concerns and preserving a human element to compliance programs may get in the way.
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Peirce, Jackson sworn in as SEC commissioners
Robert Jackson, a democrat, and Hester Peirce, a republican, were sworn in as SEC commissioners this week, filling two vacant seats that lingered as such through two presidential administrations.
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Was CFPB data collection freeze politically motivated?
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is demanding answers from Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget, over his decision to freeze the collection of consumer data by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Bill targets credit reporting agencies for consumer data leaks
The newly introduced Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act is intended to hold large credit reporting agencies more accountable for data breaches. The bill would give the Federal Trade Commission greater supervisory authority over data security at CRAs.
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MoneyGram merger is latest casualty of CFIUS, Chinese trade battle
MoneyGram and Ant Financial Services Group, an affiliate of China-based Alibaba, have mutually agreed to terminate their planned merger due to their rejection by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. The rejection is the latest effort by the Trump Administran to curb corporate dealmaking with Chinee entities.
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Dems turn to Congressional Review Act to save net neutrality
Congressional Democrats are teaming up in an effort to restore “net neutrality,” Obama era telecom policies that were vacated by the FCC in December, by using the Congressional Review Act.
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Dem AGs demand Pruitt recusal from EPA attack on Clean Power Plan
Leading 19 states and municipalities, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has submitted a 30-page comment letter to the Environmental Protection Agency citing due process violations arisinge from Administrator Scott Pruitt’s involvement in an effort to repeal the Clean Power Plan.
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Fake news is a problem for regulators
The public comment process behind regulatory rulemaking has become corrupted. Can it be fixed?
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2018 will keep CCOS on their toes, despite deregulation
Reducing regulatory burden isn’t reducing risk, CCOs and risk managers reported in year-end surveys. Meanwhile, staffing compliance programs is getting a lot tougher.
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Trump Implements Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act
The Trump Administration has launched a new sanctions regime targeting human rights abusers and corrupt actors around the world. It builds upon the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act passed by Congress last year.
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NIST develops draft update to cyber-security framework
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, commonly known as NIST, has issued a draft to its commonly consulted the “Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cyber-Security."
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Labor Dept. devotes $60M in fight against human trafficking
The Department of Labor is doling out nearly $60 million in grants to promote labor law enforcement and help end exploitative labor practices in 25 of the United State's trade partner countries.
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Congress could impose new rules for proxy advisory firms
The House of Representatives has passed along a bill to the Senate that, if passed, could be a sea change for proxy advisory firms, notably industry leaders like ISS and Glass Lewis.
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Senate approves SEC commissioners after one last look at their views
Robert Jackson, a Democrat, and Hester Peirce, a Republican, will fill two seats on the SEC that have remained vacant since 2015.
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A shot in the arm for franchises
The NLRB is turning back the clock when it comes to joint-employer status, overruling its 2015 decision related to Browning-Ferris Industries, which could make joint-employer rules less onerous.
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Agencies announce postitive results for living wills
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Federal Reserve Board have released resolution plans for the eight largest and "most complex" domestic banks. In a signal of progress, none were found to have severe deficiencies.