Avi Erdfarb drew upon his regulatory and compliance experience to discuss various sections of the Money Transmission Modernization Act and analyze what it means for businesses and business owners moving forward.

Orrick attorneys explore recent ransomware attacks, and the increased risk of Russian state-sponsored cyberattacks, along with approaches regulators are taking regarding prevention, harm mitigation, and reporting.

Jon Langlois drew upon his regulatory and compliance experience to discuss the new LIBOR reference rate transition progressing through 2022, and what market participants need to know.

Keisha Whitehall Wolfe drew upon her industry experience to moderate a panel that examined several policy issues currently being considered by state legislatures that are of utmost important to lenders and servicers.

Max Bonici moderated a panel of regulators and private sector practitioners that discussed enforcement risks faced by banks, fintechs, and other vendors.

Jeff Naimon discussed some of the concerns lenders have with respect to Section 1071 of the Dodd Frank Act — the small business data collection rule meant to help the government identify discrimination against minority- and women-owned small businesses.

Former CFPB Deputy General Counsel John Coleman discussed current and proposed regulatory actions, enforcement actions, and other forms of guidance issued under Director Chopra and identify themes that are likely to persist in the future.

Orrick attorneys discussed how your business can use technology to increase predictive accuracy or access to credit, while also implementing effective controls to mitigate compliance risk.

Marshall Bell discussed the current state of the buy now, pay later industry as well as recent CFPB inquiries involving BNPL credit and delinquency rates.

Max Bonici drew upon his years of regulatory experience discussing developments impacting financial institutions with an emphasis on the finalization of the Basel III capital and liquidity requirements, as well as the efforts to rescind, review and update the Community Reinvestment Act regulations.

Eight federal agencies gather next week for a 90-minute webinar on fair lending, where they’ll talk about HMDA data, redlining, marketing, fintech risk management, and appraisal-related discrimination. 

Sherry-Maria Safchuk drew upon her extensive experience assisting clients on privacy issues and led a discussion on the Community Reinvestment Act and privacy requirements.