Today the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (collectively, the agencies) released a request for information (RFI) on arrangements in which one or more financial technology (fintech) companies, as defined in the RFI, engage with banks1 to distribute banking products and services to consumers and businesses (referred to as bank-fintech arrangements).
Today, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan announced that an open meeting of the Commission will be held virtually on Thursday, August 1, 2024. The open meeting will commence at 10 a.m. ET and will begin with time for members of the public to address the Commission.
On August 13th, 2024, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET, we will hold a webinar covering the CFPB’s BNPL interpretive rule and its proposed earned wage access (“EWA”) interpretive rule. For more information and to register, click here.
In its ongoing concern with “dark patterns,” the FTC recently announced results of two reviews of sites and apps purportedly engaging in the practice. As a reminder, the FTC views as “dark patterns” practices or web designs that “get consumers to part with their money or data” using deceptive or manipulative means.
Yesterday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued Circular 2024-04 warning financial institutions about the potential illegality of nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) that could deter whistleblowing. Specifically, the Bureau addressed whether requiring employees to sign broad confidentiality agreements violates § 1057 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA).
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