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US Treasury Tells Banks To Treat Hemp Businesses Like Any Other

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The nation’s marijuana regulator has told financial institutions to treat the $500 million hemp businesses the same way they would any other businesses. It’s intended to “enhance the availability of financial services and the financial transparency of hemp-related businesses in compliance with federal law,” the notice said.

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Trade groups respond to Nevada regulator and AG in lawsuit challenging Nevada law

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We recently provided an update in a case we’ve been following involving a lawsuit challenging a Nevada statute, SB 311, that allows an applicant for credit with no credit history to request that a creditor treat an applicant’s credit history as identical to that of the applicant’s spouse during the marriage.

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Nevada Governor approves bill requiring translated documents for consumer financial services transactions, including credit cards and auto title loans

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A new Nevada law that becomes effective on October 1, 2021 requires translated documents to be provided to consumers by businesses that advertise and negotiate transactions covered by the law in a language other than English (or allow their agents or employees to advertise and negotiate in a language other than English).

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Easy Ways BSA Officers Can Get Their Required Training

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Ongoing training is at the very heart of a satisfactory Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) compliance program in financial institutions. 7 in New York, New York An additional workshop in Las Vegas, Nevada is planned for January 2020, with further details coming soon. 5 in Richmond, Virginia Oct. 21 in Houston, Texas Nov.

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The Digital Evolution Of The Online Gaming Ecosystem

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Congress can regulate sports gambling directly, but if it elects not to do so, each state is free to act on its own.”. Since 2018, when sports betting was only legal in the state of Nevada, 19 additional states and the District of Columbia have legalized the practice, either already allowing bets to be placed or are on the way to doing so.

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The Public Sector Takes The Lead On eProcurement

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And it all must be done in compliance with the law. “You’re trying to squeeze a private sector solution into a public sector transparent environment,” said Utley. “You’re seeing a lot of serious problems with it.”

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CFPB continues enforcement trends with consent order for Military Lending Act and EFTA violations

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On December 30, 2020, the CFPB announced a consent order with Omni Financial of Nevada, Inc. While, as noted, this is the CFPB’s second recent investigatory sweep related to military lending practices, the Omni consent order may also be part of a broader but unannounced focus on EFTA compliance. See our prior blog here.)

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