Tagged: AFC

November 4, 2026 @ 8:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Republicans experienced a devastating blow last night as the electorate sent a clear message to the party in charge and threw many of them out. The punditry is pointing a finger of blame at President Donald Trump and his policy vacillations and determination to support… Read More

August 13, 2026 @ 3:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

The American Fintech Council (AFC) has issued a statement calling for risk-based artificial intelligence (AI) regulation in financial services. The AFC was responding to a request from House Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Maxine Waters. The AFC urged Congress to “pursue a unified, risk-based, and context-specific… Read More

July 24, 2026 @ 11:27 am By JD Alois  |  

The GENIUS Act became law in 2025, but rules crafted by various regulators were due on July 18, 2026. Today, the American Fintech Council distributed a statement on the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and its AML/CFT requirements. The OCC’s proposal is viewable… Read More

July 20, 2026 @ 9:23 am By JD Alois  |  

The American Fintech Council (AFC) has sent a comment letter to the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS), Division of Financial Regulation, asking for a “more tailored” regulatory treatment of buy now, pay later (BNPL) providers. Currently, Oregon intends to treat these platforms like… Read More

June 30, 2026 @ 5:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act was approved in the House Financial Services Committee on a bipartisan vote of 29-22 following a markup hearing. HR 9330 lets workers to access money they have already earned before a typical pay period. Under the legislation, while… Read More

May 11, 2026 @ 9:41 am By JD Alois  |  

The American Fintech Council (AFC) has issued a statement requesting regulatory clarity on the new Trump Accounts. The Trump Accounts were part of the One Big Beautiful Bill, which was passed into law in 2025. These accounts are a new type of savings vehicle designed… Read More

April 20, 2026 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

The American Fintech Council (AFC), an association that represents many large online lenders and other Fintechs, says the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) strategic plan needs additional clarification. The CFPB is a relatively new regulatory that was one of the aspects of the Dodd Frank… Read More

February 9, 2026 @ 11:17 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Technology Association (FTA) and the American Fintech Council (AFC) have submitted an Amicus Brief in Vickery v. Empower Finance, Inc. and Moss v. Cleo AI, Inc., case requesting that Earned Wage Access (EWA) be distinguished from loans. The groups submitted a brief to the Ninth Circuit… Read More

January 23, 2026 @ 11:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The American Fintech Council (AFC), a trade group advocating for ethical fintech firms, forward-thinking banks, and the majority of top earned wage access (EWA) providers, has issued a report cautioning state officials and overseers against moves to broaden mandatory state lending registries to include non-credit-based… Read More

January 7, 2026 @ 9:06 am By JD Alois  |  

The American Fintech Council (AFC) has issued a statement on the regulation of banks and non-banks. In a letter submitted to the FDIC, the CFPB, the FTC, the OCC, and the Federal Reserve, the group stated that “banks are banks, and non-banks are non-banks” and… Read More

December 10, 2025 @ 11:40 am By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Committee is advancing legislation aimed at providing guardrails for the utilization of artificial intelligence (AI). The Unleashing AI Innovation in Financial Services Act (HR 4801) will seek to create AI Innovation Labs that allow individuals to experiment with AI without the… Read More

December 2, 2025 @ 9:29 am By JD Alois  |  

The American Fintech Council (AFC) and the Coalition for Financial Ecosystem Standards (CFES) have joined to issue a statement on the cost of Anti-money Laundering – Counter Terrorism Financing (AML/CFT) in response to a survey distributed by FinCEN. Phil Goldfeder, CEO of the AFC, said… Read More

October 30, 2025 @ 10:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Travis Hill has been given the nod to lead the Federal Deposit and Insurance Corporation (FDIC), a key financial regulator. He is currently the acting Chairman of the agency. The nomination was forwarded to the Senate at the end of last month. Hill took over… Read More

August 15, 2025 @ 2:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Big banks are quivering in their boots as a push for more defined rules for Open Banking may enable more competition from innovative financial services firms. Several banks have announced that they will charge fees for data gleaned from their operations and leveraged by many… Read More

July 13, 2025 @ 5:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

The American Fintech Council has issued a statement commenting on emerging barriers to consumer data access. The statement addresses the sector of Open Banking and providing consumer control over their data and the ability to leverage the information to improve financial services. For example, simplifying… Read More

May 12, 2025 @ 4:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kathy Hochul, the Governor of New York, has signed legislation that aims to regulate Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) providers. The legislation seeks to make it easier for consumers to cancel subscriptions, require platforms to post return and refund policies, make “surveillance price” more transparent,… Read More

February 24, 2025 @ 11:03 am By JD Alois  |  

The State of Virginia is considering legislation designed to limit the interest charged on credit to consumers. The Federal government is also reviewing a similar approach to credit cards, but once again, policymakers are looking to apply price-fixing to a market driven by supply and… Read More

January 28, 2025 @ 11:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Raisin, a European Fintech based in Germany, has joined the American Fintech Council (AFC), Raisin’s platform aims to enable consumers access to the highest-yielding savings accounts regardless of geography. In the US, Raisin is said to currently work with 70 different banks and credit unions…. Read More

October 30, 2024 @ 9:46 am By JD Alois  |  

American Fintech Council (AFC) has submitted a comment letter in response to the joint Request for Information on Bank-Fintech Arrangements. The interagency RFI includes the FDIC, OCC and Federal Reserve. The letter states that it is important for these agencies to understand that not all… Read More

August 5, 2024 @ 10:45 am By JD Alois  |  

The American Fintech Council (AFC) has issued a statement on the bipartisan letter sent by a group of House Representatives asking the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to adjust requirements pertaining to control of consumer data along the lines of Open Banking. The AFC says they… Read More