ABA Community Banking

MARCH 9, 2022

For nearly 200 years, Millbury National Bank has stayed independent as a commercially focused community bank in Massachusetts. Part of that independent tradition owes to the bank's history of multigenerational stewardship.

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CFPB Monitor

MARCH 4, 2021

A magistrate judge has denied the CFPB’s motion for partial dismissal of the lawsuit filed in a Massachusetts federal district court challenging the creation of the CFPB’s Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit are the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA), U.S.

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Massachusetts Leadership Regulation Resources 78

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Massachusetts, Virginia, and New Jersey all have ABC tests codified into law that are similar to California’s, but Uber and Lyft drivers remain classified as independent contractors in those states. That the law has been passed, for example, doesn’t answer how comprehensively the law will be enforced.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed in Massachusetts federal district court challenging the CFPB’s creation of its Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law have filed their opposition to the CFPB’s motion seeking the lawsuit’s partial dismissal. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit are the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA), U.S.

Massachusetts 78

Massachusetts Regulation Meeting Leadership 78

CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 20, 2020

The CFPB has filed a motion seeking the partial dismissal of the lawsuit filed in Massachusetts federal district court by the National Association of Consumer Advocates, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, and Professor Kathleen Engel challenging the CFPB’s creation of its Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law.

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Meeting Regulation Massachusetts Resources 78

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Honorable Mentions – while this was a quiet year for M&A, we tip our hat to Atlantic Union’s acquisition of American National Bank and Eastern Bank’s acquisition of Cambridge Bank. Lifetime Achievement Award (Bank) Cambridge Savings CEO Wayne Patenaude looks to end a long and successful career at one of Massachusetts’ 10 largest banks.

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Fintech Community Regional Technology 190

CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 12, 2021

The Taskforce was charged with examining the existing legal and regulatory environment for consumers and financial services providers and making recommendations to the Bureau’s leadership for improving consumer financial laws and regulations. The report consists of two volumes. Public Interest Research Group, and Professor Kathleen Engel.

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