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March

18
2025
Compliance

California DFPI Finalizes Text of Regulations for Debt Collection Licensing Act

The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has finalized the text of regulations for the Debt Collection Licensing Act (DCLA). The DCLA requires licensees to file an annual report with the commissioner, which must include certain information. The final rules outline the annual report requirements and provide definitions for calculating licensees’ annual pro-rata assessments. These regulations take effect July 1, 2025.

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March

18
2025
Industry News

Washington Weekly: CFPB’s Future and the Impact of CDFI Cuts on Credit Unions

By the standards set previously in Q1, this Monday wasn’t as manic as most. In fact there’s an element of “business as usual” in this installment of the Washington Weekly as CFPB workers were called back to work. But the general atmosphere of business uncertainty continues to hang over the nation’s capital as well as the companies following the Trump administration’s continuing navigation of trade finance and domestic financial regulations.

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March

18
2025
Industry News

Superintendent Harris Transforms Consumer Experience and Regulatory Processes with Launch of DFS Connect

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) today launched the DFS Connect platform, marking a significant milestone in the Department’s ongoing operations and technology transformation. Under Superintendent Adrienne Harris’s leadership, over the past three years, DFS has executed a strategic plan to invest in human capital, modernize technological resources, and streamline processes. These efforts ensure that DFS remains a forward-thinking, responsive regulator in an evolving financial landscape.

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March

17
2025
Trends

New Report Shows FTC Returned $337.3 Million to Consumers in 2024

As a result of the agency’s law enforcement actions, the Federal Trade Commission sent $337.3 million in refunds to consumers in 2024, according to the FTC’s annual report on refunds released today.

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March

17
2025
Trends

Credit Union Assets, Delinquencies, Shares and Deposits Grow in the Fourth Quarter

According to the latest financial performance data released today by the National Credit Union Administration, total assets in federally insured credit unions rose by $52 billion, or 2.3 percent, to $2.31 trillion over the year ending in the fourth quarter of 2024. Insured shares and deposits grew $58 billion, or 3.4 percent, to $1.78 trillion. The delinquency rate at federally insured credit unions was 98 basis points in the fourth quarter of 2024, up 15 basis points from one year earlier.

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