On September 12, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) issued a final rule that amends the procedures used by the public to obtain information from the Bureau under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the...more
On January 25, the CFPB finalized certain changes to the original Final Prepaid Rule (the “Rule”) proposed last summer. The amended Rule still contains onerous restrictions on credit features and complicated disclosure...more
On April 20, the CFPB finalized a proposed rule to delay the effective date of the final rule governing Prepaid Accounts (Prepaid Account Final Rule) by six months, from October 1, 2017 to April 1, 2018 (Effective Date Final...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued its long-anticipated final rule for general purpose prepaid accounts. As expected, the new regulations expand the products covered by Regulation E, introduce...more