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March

20
2025
Industry News

Federal Judge says consideration of funds transfer is not evidence of CFPB’s demise

Saying that the CFPB’s consideration of returning funds to the Federal Reserve is not a sign that the Trump Administration intends to abolish the bureau, a federal judge has refused to issue a preliminary injunction stopping those transfers.

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March

20
2025
Strategy

Digitalization: Resources for Community Banks

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has established a new Digitalization page on its website—www.occ.gov—dedicated to resources to help community banks1 meet their digitalization objectives.

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March

19
2025
Industry News

CFSA Attempts to Renew Small Dollar Lending Rule Litigation in Supreme Court Petition

On March 7, the Community Financial Services Association of America (CFSA) and the Consumer Service Alliance of Texas filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to overturn a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The Fifth Circuit held that in order to obtain judicial relief, a party challenging governmental action taken by an individual who remained in office against the President’s wishes due to an unconstitutional removal restriction must show that a hypothetical replacement officer would have taken a different action. The petitioners argue that this standard is unreasonably burdensome and inconsistent with the Supreme Court’s decision in Collins v. Yellen.

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March

19
2025
Compliance

When to Notify Your Cyber Carrier of a Security Incident

Our company experienced a cybersecurity incident. It seemed pretty minor — just a few suspicious emails and an employee’s account being locked. To my dismay, we’re now hearing from our IT team that the issue is more serious. We have cyber insurance, but we didn’t notify our carrier right away. Did we make a mistake? When should I reach out to our insurance provider?

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March

19
2025
Compliance

What Honda's CCPA Penalty Means for Your Privacy Compliance

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has reached a settlement with American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (Honda), as outlined in this Order of Decision. The Order is the CPPA’s first public enforcement action involving a significant monetary penalty of $632,500, arising from its investigation into the privacy practices of connected vehicle manufacturers that began in July 2023.

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