The FDIC and FinCEN will open registration for interested individuals to participate in a "Tech Sprint Program" to focus on developing solutions "for financial institutions and regulators to help measure the effectiveness of digital identity proofing."
FINRA proposal approved addressing application of FINRA rules to security-based swaps, SEC charged two individuals with trading on material nonpublic information, GAO found federal agencies were inconsistent in implementing cybersecurity requirements under FISMA and more.
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Each month, we host a 30-minute webinar outlining the month s key announcements and takeaways from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for financial services providers to consider. In this month s article, we share some of our top bites covered during the May 26 webinar.
So what happened at the CFPB in the past month?
Bite #10 - The CFPB and NY AG moved to seize personal assets from the owner of a debt collection operation.
The CFPB and New York Attorney General sued the owner of a debt collection company previously involved in a regulatory action, in an effort to seize a $1.6 million home, that the owner allegedly transferred fraudulently. In 2019, the CFPB and the NY AG settled with that debt collection operation and its owners over allegations that the involved companies harassed, threatened, and deceived millions of consumers across the nation into paying inflated debts or amounts they did not owe.