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FHFA extends Covid-19 flexibilities until October 31
On September 24, the FHFA announced the extension of several loan origination guidelines put in place to assist borrowers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Specifically, FHFA has extended until October 31 existing guidelines related to: (i) GSE purchases of qualified single-family mortgages in...
InfoBytesOCC: Banks may hold stablecoins in reserve accounts
On September 21, the OCC released Interpretive Letter 1172 , stating that national banks may hold stablecoin in reserve accounts as a service to bank customers and may engage in activity incidental to receiving the deposits. According to the OCC, issuers of stablecoins—a type of cryptocurrency...
InfoBytesSupplement marketer again settles with FTC over negative option marketing
On September 22, the FTC announced a $1.04 million settlement with a supplement marketer and its two officers (collectively, “defendants”), resolving allegations that the defendants engaged in deceptive sales and billing practices, in violation of the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act (ROSCA...
InfoBytesFTC settles first consumer protection case against a VoIP service provider
On September 22, the FTC and the Ohio attorney general announced several proposed stipulated final orders against a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service provider, along with an affiliated company, the VoIP service provider’s former CEO and president, and a number of other subsidiaries and...
InfoBytesAsphalt company agrees to pay over $16 million to settle FCPA charges
On September 22, the DOJ announced that a Florida-based asphalt company pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA, agreeing to pay a $16.6 million criminal fine to resolve the charges. According to the information filed in the U.S. District Court for the...
InfoBytesOFAC sanctions individuals for supporting Maduro regime
On September 22, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against five key individuals for allegedly “facilitate[ing] the illegitimate Maduro regime’s efforts to undermine democracy in Venezuela.” The sanctions, issued pursuant to Executive Order...
InfoBytesWarren W. Traiger quoted in American Banker article, “CFPB missed opportunity to call out lending discrimination, critics say”
Warren W. Traiger was quoted on September 24, 2020 in an American Banker article, “CFPB missed opportunity to call out lending discrimination, critics say,” which discussed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s recent analysis of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act’s credit score data for racial...
In The NewsOklahoma regulator amends working from home guidance
On September 23, the Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit extended, for the third time, its interim guidance to regulated entities on working from home (see here , here , here and here for previous coverage). The guidance sets forth data security standards that regulated entities must meet in...
InfoBytesSEC issues two separate whistleblower awards totaling over $2.65 million
On September 21, the SEC announced a $2.4 million award to a whistleblower in connection with a successful agency enforcement action. The SEC’s press release states that the whistleblower’s “timely submission of information” led to the initiation of an investigation and enforcement action that...
InfoBytesOFAC issues Iran nuclear and ballistic missile program sanctions
On September 21, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated three high-ranking individuals of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), numerous AEOI subsidiaries, equipment supply companies, and various senior officials working on Iran’s missile programs...
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