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09.15.22

Schneider and Madia Featured on Fintech Layer Cake Podcast Series

Manatt Financial Services Partner Bryan Schneider and Counsel Mehul Madia were featured on The Fintech Layer Cake’s recent podcast episode titled, “An Insider View of the CFPB (with Manatt).”During the podcast, Schneider and Madia gave an insider account of the CFPB’s ...


07.01.22

Pearson Quoted in American Banker on How Banks Could Be Affected by SCOTUS EPA Ruling

Leader of Manatt’s Consumer Financial Services practice Scott Pearson was quoted in American Banker about how the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in West Virginia v. EPA could affect the authority of federal financial regulators.  Pearson said the decision could lend support to ...


06.21.22

Schneider Quoted in HousingWire on Qualified Mortgage Rule

Bryan Schneider was quoted in a HousingWire article about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will be reassessing some rules, including the Qualified Mortgage (QM) rule that created “safe harbor” standards for improper underwriting counterclaims during a ...


06.13.22

Pearson Quoted in American Banker on Small Business Loan Disclosures

Scott Pearson was quoted in American Banker about a new California regulation that will provide more disclosures to small businesses.  


06.01.22

Manatt Receives Top Band Rankings in Chambers USA 2022

Manatt has once again been ranked among the nation’s leading law firms in Chambers’ 2022 USA Guide. The Firm and its professionals were recognized in 13 categories, including rankings in the top band in Healthcare (New York). 37 Manatt professionals received rankings in their respective ...


05.11.22

Schneider Quoted in American Banker on Resistance to CFPB’s Expanding Regulatory Policies

Manatt Financial Services Partner Bryan Schneider spoke with American Banker about how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is facing pushback from banks and industry executives following an increase of recent policy changes and enforcement actions. CFPB Director Rohit Chopra has ...


05.02.22

Six Manatt Professionals Named to Law360’s 2022 Editorial Advisory Boards

Law360 has selected Manatt Partners Sirena Castillo, Anita Famili, Jeff Mannisto, Scott Pearson, Matt Reece and Prana Topper to be members of its 2022 Access to Justice, Cannabis, Tax Authority Federal, Banking, Sports & Betting and Trials Editorial Advisory Boards, ...


04.19.22

Pearson Quoted in Law360 On CFPB’s ‘Aggressive Enforcement Style’

Scott Pearson was quoted in Law360 about Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra’s “aggressive enforcement style,” exemplified by a recent lawsuit against TransUnion, that could signal what financial institutions could expect in the future. 


04.17.22

Pearson Quoted in American Banker on the OCC’s Fintech Supervision Specialists

Manatt Consumer Financial Services practice Leader Scott Pearson spoke with American Banker on the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) decision to create fintech supervision specialists, putting innovative banks and technology service providers under the jurisdiction of a single ...


02.13.22

Pearson Quoted in American Banker on Bank-Fintech Partnerships

Manatt Consumer Financial Services practice Leader Scott Pearson spoke with American Banker about the developing partnership between banks and fintechs after the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed complaints from state attorneys general against the Federal Deposit ...