CFPB Monitor

JULY 8, 2020

A federal District Court judge in Nevada has dismissed a case filed by several trade associations against the Commissioner of the Financial Institutions Division (“FID”) of the Nevada Department of Business and Industry and the Nevada Attorney General.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

which is based in Nevada, purportedly provides online retailers with fraud detection and prevention technology, according to the statement. “As Its complaint charges Rogas with going against the anti-fraud parts of federal securities regulations. 17) statement. million of investor money because of his alleged deception.

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

The amendment is contained in Senate Bill 311 which was signed into law by the Nevada Governor on July 1, 2019 and became effective on October 1. The lawsuit includes an allegation that the Nevada law is preempted by the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Initially, Nevada-based VirnetX was asking for about $700 million in royalties. 1), the tech giant referred to the possible effects of legal proceedings and global regulations and how those could impact its operations and financial conditions. The original lawsuit , filed Aug. In its latest annual report released on Sunday (Nov.

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The amendment is contained in Senate Bill 311 which was signed into law by the Nevada Governor on July 1, 2019 and became effective on October 1. . The lawsuit includes an allegation that the Nevada law is preempted by the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

It charges the defendants with going against the Telemarketing Sales Rule, the FTC Act, the Electronic Funds Transfer Act and Regulation E, and the Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z. The defendants named in the matter include Camel Coins, Inc.; Lead Express, Inc.; Sea Mirror, Inc; Naito Corp.; Hotei Marketing, Inc.;

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 11, 2023

The Nevada Legislature recently passed Assembly Bill 332 (“AB 332”), which amends Nev. Title 55 relating to Banks and Related Organizations to add a new chapter regulating Private Education Lenders and Student Loan Servicers. The provisions of SB 322 will become effective on January 1, 2024. Continue Reading

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 29, 2021

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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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The amendment is contained in Senate Bill 311 which was signed into law by the Nevada Governor on July 1, 2019 and became effective on October 1. A preliminary injunction motion filed by the trade groups is currently pending.

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CFPB Monitor

JUNE 28, 2023

On June 13, Nevada’s governor signed into law Senate Bill 290 creating the nation’s first statutory framework for earned wage access (EWA) providers operating in the state. The law appoints the state’s Commissioner of Financial Institutions to oversee the industry.

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CFPB Monitor

JUNE 7, 2021

A bill ( AB 298 ) currently awaiting the signature of the Nevada Governor would impose new limits on the terms of consumer vehicle leases and require new disclosures. Currently, Nevada law on vehicle leasing (NRS Chapter 100) only applies to vehicle leases for business or commercial purposes.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 30, 2019

On the regulatory front, Cointelegraph reported that Nevada’s finance regulator, the Financial Institutions Division of the Department of Business and Industry (NFID), said bitcoin ATM operators must conform to existing rules. . Nevada currently has 110 bitcoin ATMs. Artbloc will sell high-end art to the public,” Kim said.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2016

But Clearinghouse CDFI can also offer interesting insight into the state of regulation of small business lending and how greater oversight may impact the SMEs that prop up their local communities. the threat of regulation is headed the way of the alternative finance player. A Regional Reach. A Regulatory Touch.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2020

This not only improves responsible gaming efforts by equipping customers with digital tools to help them monitor their gaming and set limits, but also provides operators, regulators, and law enforcement increased transparency into matters of anti-money laundering and monitoring of financial transactions,” the AGA said.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2019

Dutch ministers have revealed plans to regulate cryptocurrencies in order to prevent money laundering in the country. As part of the plan, the ministers propose tightening the regulation of cryptocurrency services and initial coin offerings (ICOs), as well as boosting investments in projects to prevent crimes.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 6, 2021

On June 25, a group of collection agencies, law firms, and industry associations filed a lawsuit against the Nevada State Commissioner requesting the Court declare invalid Nevada Senate Bill 248, which regulates medical debt collection. Nevada enacted the new law last month. The new law took effect on July 1, 2021.

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CFPB Monitor

JUNE 17, 2021

State legislatures in New Mexico and Nevada enacted laws this session targeting medical debt collections. Nevada Medical Debt Collection Law . Nevada’s new medical debt collection law applies to all debts for goods and services provided by medical facilities. New Mexico Patients Debt Collection Practices Act .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

That is said to be a sign that the open-armed tack of the state to regulating as well as legalization different types of gambling has spurred widespread growth per an iDevelopment & Economic Association report. Online casinos’ monthly revenue more than doubled in the 15 months following the rollout of sports betting in June of last year.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2019

and those security tokens are going to need a regulated exchange. The regulated exchange will disrupt Wall Street itself.”. And DigitalMint has announced a partnership with multinational convenience store chain Circle K , launching 20 bitcoin ATMs across Arizona and Nevada as part of pilot program. “We

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

I’ll be attending the 2022 Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Washington Bankers Associations’ Annual Convention in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and meeting with ICBA’s board of directors. By implementing these new strategies, we have focused on what matters most: our customers. Where I’ll be this month.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2019

8) at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada. The trial, which is set to start next month, will initially have human drivers as backups “until both companies and regulators deem them approved for a safe removal of the safety driver.”. The company made the announcement on Tuesday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 30, 2017

A Nevada homeowner has filed a lawsuit accusing Wells Fargo & Co of improperly forcing thousands of U.S. customers to lock in home interest rates when their mortgage applications were delayed. Reuters reported news that Victor Muniz alleges that he was charged $287.50

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2019

“Institutions supervised by FINMA are only permitted to send cryptocurrencies or other tokens to external wallets belonging to their own customers whose identity has already been verified and are only allowed to receive cryptocurrencies or tokens from such customers,” the regulators wrote, according to CoinDesk.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

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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Abrigo

AUGUST 22, 2019

Training is especially important for the BSA officer, who “is expected to be fully knowledgeable about the BSA and all related regulations,” as a recent Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis publication noted. 7 in New York, New York An additional workshop in Las Vegas, Nevada is planned for January 2020, with further details coming soon.

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CFPB Monitor

MARCH 4, 2024

Rhode Island, Minnesota, and Nevada have joined the list of jurisdictions considering proposals to legislatively opt out of federal interest rate preemption established under the federal Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 (DIDMCA).

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2018

regulators say that a Nevada company and two involved individuals allegedly defrauded more than $6 million from customers seeking to buy a virtual currency called My Big Coin, Reuters reported. In possibly the latest crime involving cryptocurrency, U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2018

“Congress can regulate sports gambling directly, but if it elects not to do so, each state is free to act on its own.” “The question now is whether Congress will leave the states to make their own choices or will now try to enact some kind of federal regulation of sports betting,” Vladeck added. .”

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2018

In January, the CFTC filed the lawsuit in federal court, alleging that a Nevada-based company, its founder, technology entrepreneur Randall Crater, and another individual defrauded more than $6 million from customers seeking to buy My Big Coin.

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JANUARY 10, 2018

The blockchain hype certainly hasn’t risen without catching the attention of regulators. Reports noted the efforts echo those seen in Nevada, with one bill that aims to “prohibit cities and villages and counties from taxing or otherwise regulating the use of distributed ledger technology.”. Regulatory Moves.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Topics will include credit card and payments regulation, fair lending, Fintech developments, enforcement developments, student and mortgage lending and servicing issues, debt collection, Community Reinvestment Act rules, and anti-money laundering. More information, including how to register, will be available in the coming weeks.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Voters in Florida, North Dakota, Montana and Arkansas approved medical marijuana measures on Tuesday, while their counterparts in California, Massachusetts and Nevada approved recreational pot initiatives.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2019

Yet Utley said the addition of Amazon Business to the government eProcurement landscape is a beneficial shift. “When we think about public sector procurement, we think about a fair playing field,” he said.

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 17, 2019

An important takeaway from the decision is that a company receiving a letter from a regulator or state attorney general that asserts the company’s conduct violates or may violate state law should consult with outside counsel as to the applicability of such law and whether a response is required or would be beneficial.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2018

which owns and operates two dozen gambling properties in seven states, including Nevada and Louisiana. Beyond that, legal gambling culture in the United States, despite the Supreme Court ruling , remains a tangle of state laws and regulations. Boyd Gaming Partnership. Another deal involves Boyd Gaming Corp.

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 5, 2021

On December 30, 2020, the CFPB announced a consent order with Omni Financial of Nevada, Inc. based on alleged violations of the Military Lending Act (MLA) and Electronic Funds Transfer Act (EFTA). This is the second consent order announced as part of a sweep of investigations for potential MLA violations.

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American Banker

JUNE 27, 2023

The 30-page receivership petition filed in federal court on Monday demands an immediate impounding of all assets of Las Vegas-based Prime Trust.

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