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Durbin interchange battles resurface

CFPB Monitor

The Fed’s final rule implementing the Durbin Amendment (Regulation II) went into effect in October 2011. Regulation II capped the interchange fee received by large issuers (with $10 billion or more in assets) to 21 cents plus 0.05% of the transaction. Proposed Amendment to Regulation II. New Lawsuit.

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Loses $18M, Microsoft Uses Blockchain To Give Consumers More Control Over Personal Data

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Bitcoin was hit with an $18 billion market loss in just three days. Other cryptocurrencies had an even worse week: Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, dropped 12 percent, while the third largest, XRP, is down 18 percent in seven days. and Canadian securities regulators.

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Georgia’s Push To Reopen Falls Flat As Consumers Stay Home

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began to get its early actual data (as opposed to theoretical predictions) as Alaska, Georgia, North Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas and all began lifting some of the stricter parts of the social distancing regulations to allow slightly more social mobility, according to CNN. But starting last weekend, the U.S.

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Insurance Firms Wade Into Alternative Finance

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Financial Stability Oversight Council and is North Dakota’s insurance commissioner, in an interview. percent of the total global private debt market, reports said. But insurance firms are also interested in the space because of its potential for higher returns than traditional investments, like U.S. .

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Young Consumers Love to “Buy Now, Pay Later” – Here’s What to Know About the Explosive Fintech Trend

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Pay in 4 is not currently available for residents of Missouri, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, or any US Territories. Consumer advocate groups and regulators have also brought forth concerns about the ramifications of BNPL existing outside of the normal credit-reporting system.

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NY DFS announces multistate investigation of payroll advance industry

CFPB Monitor

The DFS states that the investigation will focus on “whether companies are in violation of state banking laws, including usury limits, licensing laws and other applicable laws regulating payday lending and consumer protection laws.” Illinois Department of Financial Professional Regulation. Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit.

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The Big Gorilla

Independent Banker

Outsized regulation shapes the business climate and decisions. Some of it is soft cost,” and that’s what makes it hard to pin down, says Anita Vogel-Drentlaw, president of New Market Bank, a $99 million-asset community bank in Elko New Market, Minn. By Denise Logeland. Fearful of mistakes. And Center, N.D., Making adjustments.