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                                                                                            By: Brett J. Ashton, C. Daniel Motsinger,  and Maria Vladimirova Geltz
                                                                                             on  December 16, 2020
                                                                     
                     On October 30, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued a final rule (“Final Rule”) that amends Regulation F, 12 C.F.R. part 1006, which implements the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. 1692, et seq. (“FDCPA”). 
 The Final Rule addresses communications…
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                                                                                            By: Brett J. Ashton and 
                                                                                             on  June 30, 2020
                                                                     
                     On June 29, 2020, the United States Supreme Court ruled on Seila Law v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.1  The Court held that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB”) leadership by a single director removable only for “inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office”… Read More  
                 
                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                       
                                                                                            By: Brett J. Ashton and Kyle P. Chambers
                                                                                             on  June 8, 2020
                                                                     
                     On June 3, 2020 the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “Agency”) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPR”) soliciting public comments regarding 12 CFR 7, subpart E and 12 CFR 155 (the “Regulatory Framework”) which govern digital banking activities carried out by national… Read More  
                 
                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                       
                                                                                            By: Brett J. Ashton and Kyle P. Chambers
                                                                                             on  May 17, 2020
                                                                     
                     On May 13, 2020 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “Bureau”) released a Statement on Supervisory Practices Regarding Regulation Z (the “Statement”) and two FAQs regarding the Bureau’s Payment and Deposits Rule (the “Payments and Deposits FAQs”)  and Open-End (not Home-Secured) Rule (the… Read More  
                 
                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Corben A. Lee and Brett J. Ashton
                                                                                             on  April 21, 2020
                                                                     
                     On April 22, 2020, the Senate passed the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (the “Act”), which expands relief offered to small businesses due to COVID-19. As one of the major anticipated changes, the Act appropriates an additional $310 billion for the Paycheck Protection… Read More  
                 
                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                       
                                                                                            By: Brett J. Ashton and Kyle P. Chambers
                                                                                             on  April 14, 2020
                                                                     
                     INTRODUCTION On April 7, 2020, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“FRB”), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), the National Credit Union Administration (“NCUA”), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”), and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau… Read More  
                 
                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Brett J. Ashton and 
                                                                                             on  March 26, 2020
                                                                     
                     INTRODUCTION The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) will provide emergency assistance to healthcare providers, individuals, families, and businesses affected by the novel Coronavirus (“COVID-19”).  Included in the CARES Act are provisions directly affecting financial… Read More  
                 
                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                                                    March 26, 2020
                                                                     
                     The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) will provide emergency assistance to healthcare providers, individuals, families, and businesses affected by the novel Coronavirus (“COVID-19”). Included in the CARES Act are provisions directly affecting lenders across the United… Read More  
                 
                    
                                                                                
                       
                                                                                                                    March 23, 2020
                                                                     
                     We are living through extraordinary times. As experienced veterans of the workout and insolvency arena, the members of Krieg DeVault’s Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy Practice Group wish to remind you of our ability to help with any distressed debt or workout issues you may face as a result of… Read More  
                 
                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Michael J. Messaglia and Brett J. Ashton
                                                                                             on  March 22, 2020
                                                                     
                     In response to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak (“COVID-19”) on our economy and our financial institutions, the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “Banking Regulators”) have taken a series of steps in the past two weeks to provide financial… Read More  
                 
                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Brett J. Ashton
                                                                                             on  January 26, 2020
                                                                     
                     On January 23, 2020 the National Credit Union Administration (the “NCUA”) board issued its proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule” or the “Rule”) to modernize existing secondary capital regulations applicable to low income credit unions (“LICUs”),1 and to expand access to additional capital for non… Read More  
                 
                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Maria Vladimirova Geltz and 
                                                                                             on  December 23, 2019
                                                                     
                     On December 12, 2019, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) (together, the “Agencies”) issued a joint notice on proposed rulemaking and a request for comment (collectively, the “Proposed Rule”) on proposed updates to their… Read More  
      
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