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House Financial Services Committee Members Demand More Time to Debate New Digital Payment Proposal
2.2.2024
Leading members of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, Chairman Patrick McHenry, Subcommittee Chairman French Hill, and Representative Mike Flood, have requested an extension of the public comment period for the CFPB’s proposed rule on digital consumer payment applications. This...
Blockchain Association Rebuffs CFPB’s Proposal on Payment Apps and Digital Assets
9.1.2024
In a detailed critique, the Blockchain Association counters the CFPB’s latest proposal to oversee digital consumer payment applications, citing legal and jurisdictional overreaches in the bureau’s approach to cryptocurrencies and digital assets. CFPB Faces Criticism from Blockchain...
U.S. Consumer Finance Watchdog Wants to Oversee Major Tech, Some Crypto Payments
7.11.2023
A proposed rule would let the CFPB supervise nonbank payment providers and transactions between people, including some crypto transactions
US Consumer Protection Agency Might Introduce E-banking Laws to Digital Assets
9.10.2023
The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) disclosed that the agency is considering transplanting e-banking laws to digital assets.
Speaking at the Bookings payment conference on Oct 6, Rohit Chopra said that the agency might apply the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA)...
US consumer watchdog mulls applying e-banking laws to crypto
9.10.2023
The head of the U.S. financial consumer watchdog says it’s looking to issue guidance on how crypto could fall into electronic fund transfer laws
Rep. Warren Davidson: Stablecoin bill has 'outside chance' of finalizing this year
23.9.2022
Earlier this week, new draft legislation on stablecoins came to light aimed at “endogenously collateralized stablecoins.”
'Two cops on the beat': Regulator wants sole authority to charter fintech firms
7.1.2021
The OCC’s acting head is pushing against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s intention to charter non-depository fintech firms