The Chamber of Commerce, the American Bankers Association, the Consumer Bankers Association and two Texas business groups challenged the CFPB on the recently adopted final rule restricting credit card penalty fees.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a final rule to restrict credit card late fees, which marks the latest expansion of the Biden Administration’s "junk fee" initiative.
In comments in response to FINRA's and MSRB's proposal to shorten the time allowed for post-trade reporting in debt securities, SIFMA recommended that FINRA and MSRB reconsider if a one-minute trade reporting requirement is appropriate for fixed income markets.
FINRA fined a muni dealer for MSRB Rule violations including (i) failing to timely cancel or close out inter-dealer municipal securities transactions after settlement; (ii) failing "to take prompt steps to obtain physical possession or control of 247 short positions resulting from failed inter-dealer municipal securities transactions;" and (iii) related supervisory violations.
The SEC approved an amendment to MSRB Rule G-12 ("Uniform Practice") to require the completion of allocations, confirmations, and affirmations by the end of trade date for municipal securities transactions.