New York Proposes Open Banking-Style Financial Data Access Legislation bit.ly/4w9XM4s

FinCEN and Federal Banking Agencies Propose Major Shift in AML/CFT Program Requirements bit.ly/4mD2DXG

A little belated, but excited to have joined @DWTLaw this month in Seattle and join an incredibly strong financial services and fintech team! dwt.com/about/news/2025/12/d…

Rohit Chopra is going the Democratic Attorneys General Association. According to Bloomberg, he will lead the Consumer Protection and Affordability Working Group where he will “oversee a team of researchers and policymakers charged with making recommendations for how prosecutors can curb abusive practices by lenders and other companies in their states.” On a personal note, I find this very, very funny. Chopra is a smart, capable person, but enforcement strategy is absolutely not in that wheelhouse. At all. Just look at the record. This is just another case of Dems providing landing spots for DC folk to hang around in an attempt to stay relevant and recycling bad ideas. Again, Chopra IS a smart, competent person, so don’t dismiss him, but Enforcment strategy is just such a bad choice. I guess, sadly, we can look forward to several hyperbolic press relaxes from Dem AGs with little substance behind them.

Almost everyone I speak with expects AI to eventually replace a ton, if not most, white-collar jobs. The exception, of course, is THEIR job.

So, not everyone is going to #money2020USA. @PaineField

Heading to @money2020 next week? Made a last minute decision to go to Vegas. Let me know so we can catch up!

Here is our client alert on the @CFPB's proposed rule to regulate stablecoins, video gaming currencies, and rewards points: akerman.com/en/perspectives/… #cryptocurrency #Regulation #stablecoins

Who said payments is not an explosive topic? alxnow.com/2025/01/14/faulty…

Will this get published in the Federal Register prior to 1/20? If not, the incoming president can delay or cancel publication.

Just got yelled at by opposing counsel for the first time in 2025. Things are off to a great start.

Second year associate in 2005 -- suit and tie for every client meeting. Partner in 2024 -- Smokey the Bear hat for Saturday morning Zoom call.

New @CFPB guidance on studen lending issues. Discusses issues involving collections, refinancing, and related issues.

Upbound (a holding company that owns a number of subprime lending businesses, including rent-a-Center) is acquiring Brigit for up to $460M (depending on performance incentives). Brigit, which provides a subscription-based cash advances, was founded in 2018. I guess the idea is that Brigit will allow Upbound to capture customers outside the reach of its existing POS lending business and keep them more engaged on a month-to-month basis. investor.upbound.com/news-re…

.@PayPal has been supervised for years by @cfpb as a larger participant in the international money transfer market. It and the others are also licensed money transmitters.

Join Eric Goldberg at CrossTech World 2024 as he discusses cross-border remittances and banking vs. MSB compliance on Nov. 19-20! Akerman is a proud sponsor of this event. #CrossBorderPayments #Compliance #MSB akerman.com/en/perspectives/…

Let me know if you're planning to be at the conference!

Yet after a century of steadfast opposition to Zionism, the church changed its approach to the issue. This radical shift in attitude took place over the course of the 20th century. It culminated in the Vatican’s diplomatic recognition of Israel in 1993 and Pope John Paul II’s pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 2000. tabletmag.com/sections/histo…

My son's tshirt collection will suffer this year since I'm not going to Money 20/20.

Check out our client alert on the @cfpb's final rule on open banking (Dodd-Frank 1033) here: akerman.com/en/perspectives/…