The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking to implement the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act regarding the issuance of payment stablecoins and certain related activities by entities subject to the OCC’s jurisdiction.
In this episode of Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast, hosts Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso are joined by New York-based colleagues Bill Foley and Joe DeFazio to unpack the newly enacted New York FAIR Act (Fostering Affordability and Integrity through Reasonable Business Practices Act).
The NCUA board has approved a plan to continue the agency’s temporary 18% rate ceiling for most loans made by federal credit unions.
Section 107(5)(A)(vi)(I) of the Federal Credit Union Act, 12 U.S.C. 1757(5)(A)(vi)(I), limits federal credit unions to a 15% interest rate ceiling on loans but authorizes the NCUA board to increase rates for up to 18 months after certain required consultations and if certain conditions are met.
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes embedded in daily life, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has signaled it has no immediate plans to implement AI-specific rules. In this episode, consumer protection attorney Anthony DiResta analyzes recent statements by FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Chris Mufarrige and compares the agency's current enforcement outlook with past regulatory actions. According to Mr. DiResta, the FTC appears focused on targeting bad actors, rather than the technology they are using, and avoiding the pursuit of rules that could slow AI industry growth.
Credit One Bank will pay $10.2 million to resolve a civil lawsuit filed by the district attorneys’ offices of Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego and Santa Clara counties alleging that the company or its vendors made repeated, intrusive and harassing debt collection calls in violation of California’s consumer protection laws and the state constitutional right to privacy.
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