Partner

Kimberly Monty Holzel is a partner in Goodwin’s Financial Industry, Consumer Financial Services and Fintech practices. She advises banks and Fintech clients offering tech-enabled consumer financial services on compliance with consumer financial services laws. Kimberly works with payment services, blockchain and virtual currency companies on FinCEN’s money service business (MSB) regulations and anti-money laundering requirements. She also prepares banks, lenders and Fintech companies for supervision by financial services regulators and represents them in connection with state and federal regulatory investigations, examinations, and inquiries.

Prior to joining the firm, Kimberly worked for the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. During Kimberly’s four years at the CFPB, she headed examination teams at large financial institutions, among other responsibilities. The CFPB teams she led examined for compliance with, among other things, mortgage originations and servicing, fair lending laws, and consumer loan and consumer banking matters.

JD, Boston College Law School (cum laude) / BA, Cornell University (with distinction)