Linda A. Lacewell v. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency et al

  1. January 01, 2020

    Fintech Litigation To Watch In 2020

    In 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange commission brought a pair of closely watched actions against Kik Interactive Inc. and Telegram Group Inc. for unregistered offerings of digital tokens, setting the stage for an intriguing 2020. Two other big names in fintech, Bitfinex and Tether, faced questions about potential market manipulation.

  2. October 21, 2019

    Fintech Charter Suit Poised For Next Round As NY Seals Win

    A Manhattan federal judge sided with New York's financial services regulator on Monday and adopted a broad swipe at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's fintech charter program as part of a stipulated judgment teeing up the next phase in the state agency's lawsuit challenging the charter. 

  3. May 31, 2019

    OCC Seeks Final Judgment In SDNY Fintech Charter Case

    The fintech charter case in New York has sped up after the Comptroller of the Currency said it will work with New York's financial regulator on a proposed final order, signaling it is prepared to appeal to the Second Circuit.

  4. February 27, 2019

    OCC Takes Aim At NY Regulator's Fintech Charter Suit

    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency formally requested Tuesday that a Manhattan federal judge throw out the New York state banking regulator's lawsuit seeking to block the federal agency from issuing specialized national bank charters to fintech firms, saying the case is premature and wrong on the law.

  5. November 20, 2018

    OCC Says NY Still Jumping The Gun On Fintech Charter Suit

    No one has yet applied for or received a fintech charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and that undercuts the latest attempt by New York's financial services regulator to block the charter in court, counsel for the office told a Manhattan federal judge.

  6. September 14, 2018

    NY Bank Regulator Sues OCC Again Over Fintech Charter

    New York's state bank regulator moved Friday to block the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency from making good on plans to offer special-purpose national bank charters to financial technology companies, filing a suit in Manhattan federal court that seeks to have the agency's recent so-called fintech charter decision invalidated.