Insights

Patomak Webinar: Financial Services Regulatory and Enforcement Outlook for 2021

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As the Biden Administration nears its 100 day mark and as agency leaders are confirmed in their roles, the new Administration's work of governing is getting underway. Patomak hosted a webinar moderated by Paul Atkins, and featuring former SEC, CFTC, Department of Justice, Department of Treasury, and CFPB officials who shared their expectations for how agencies will operate and how organizations can best prepare.

RealClearMarkets: Consumer Data Access: A Bipartisan Plan to Boost Financial Innovation

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is now sifting through dozens of comments on a rulemaking on open banking that presents a rare opportunity for bi-partisan agreement, and may determine the pace of innovation for the financial services industry. Patomak’s Paul Watkins and op/ed co-author Jonah Crane write that consumers need a clear right to share all of their up-to-date data viewable today in an online account.

New Patomak Senior Leadership Strengthen and Expand Firm’s Banking and FinTech Know-How

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Patomak Global Partners is pleased to announce the recent additions of Jamila Piracci and Paul N. Watkins to the senior leadership team, reinforcing and further diversifying the firm’s banking, FinTech, and regulatory policy capabilities.

Federalist Society Podcast: Agency Staff Regulatory Guidance

Agency staff regulatory guidance, speeches, and settled enforcement actions can be helpful to the regulated community when seeking to comply with the law; but when agencies use those statements as if they are the law, thereby bypassing the Administrative Procedures Act, such actions can take the regulated by surprise and run afoul of due process. Tune in to the full podcast to hear the discussion moderated by Paul Atkins.