Ballard Spahr Senior Counsel Alan S. Kaplinsky and Mark J. Levin, and David Sherwyn, Professor of Law at Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration, today submitted lengthy comments to the Consumer Financial...more
11/15/2023
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The CFPB has released an update to the Filing Instructions Guide for Small Business Lending Data. The Guide is intended to serve as a set of resources for entities who will be required to file small business lending data with...more
8/18/2023
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Small Business Loans
The order list issued this morning by the U.S. Supreme Court did not include a ruling on the certiorari petition filed by the CFPB seeking review of the Fifth Circuit panel decision in Community Financial Services Association...more
Our Consumer Finance Monitor podcast continues to cover the most important industry issues. In anticipation of the American Law Institute (“ALI”) considering the Restatement of the Law, Consumer Contracts (the “Restatement”)...more
The National Consumer Law Center has published a list of federal and state consumer financial protection laws scheduled to take effect or expire during the period from November 30, 2021, through the end of 2022. ...more
For our webinar last week, “The Times at the CFPB are A-Changing: Perspectives on the CFPB Under Acting Director Uejio and Director Chopra,” we were joined by special guest former CFPB Director Richard Cordray. The webinar...more
On Monday, the CFPB announced the following additions to its executive team...more
The Biden transition has announced the members of its agency review teams....more
On November 10, the Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing, “Oversight of Financial Regulators.”...more
The CFPB and FTC have filed a joint amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit urging the court to reverse a district court ruling that an individual who had already received credit from the defendant...more
The CFPB recently announced that it has entered into a consent order with Lobel Financial Corporation, a company that purchases and services retail installment sales contracts (RISC) originated by subprime auto dealers, to...more
Last week, the CFPB announced the appointment of new members to its advisory committees: Consumer Advisory Board (CAB), Community Bank Advisory Council (CBAC), Credit Union Advisory Council (CUAC), and Academic Research...more
The CFPB announced that it will hold its first Tech Sprint on October 5-9, 2020, with the participating teams to be focused on “developing a range of innovative approaches to electronically-delivered adverse action notices”...more
The CFPB has filed a motion seeking the partial dismissal of the lawsuit filed in Massachusetts federal district court by the National Association of Consumer Advocates, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, and Professor...more
The CFPB has issued its Spring 2020 Semi-Annual Report to Congress covering the period September 30, 2019 through March 31, 2020.
The report represents the CFPB’s fourth semi-annual report under Director Kraninger’s...more
7/28/2020
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On July 29, 2020, the Senate Banking Committee will meet remotely to conduct a hearing entitled “The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Semi-Annual Report to Congress.” CFPB Director Kraninger is the only scheduled...more
On July 30, 2020, the House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing entitled, “Protecting Consumers During the Pandemic? An Examination of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.” ...more
The CFPB will hold a symposium on the use of cost-benefit analysis in consumer financial protection regulation on July 29, 2020. The event will be webcast on the Bureau’s website....more
The CFPB currently has a job posting for the position of Associate Director for Research, Markets, and Regulations....more
Somewhat overshadowed by the Supreme Court’s Seila Law decision and other CFPB-related developments was the CFPB’s announcement on Tuesday of personnel changes....more
The Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing today, June 30, titled, “The Digitization of Money and Payments.”...more
The Federal Trade Commission recently provided its annual letter to the CFPB concerning its enforcement activities relating to compliance with Regulation Z (Truth in Lending Act), Regulation M (Consumer Leasing Act), and...more
6/18/2020
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Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
For our webinar last Thursday, “Consumer Protection: What’s Happening at the FTC,” we were joined by special guest speakers Andrew Smith, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, and Malini Mithal, Associate...more
5/14/2020
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Small Business Loans
The CFPB issued a press release earlier this week to announce that it has made a series of enhancements to its consumer complaint database. The CFPB announced its plans to make the enhancements in September 2019 in...more
The CFPB will hold a joint meeting of its advisory groups by conference call on May 1, 2020. The groups consist of the Consumer Advisory Board, the Community Bank Advisory Council, the Credit Union Advisory Council, and the...more