On October 25, for the sixth time since its inception, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB" or "Bureau") released its biennial report ("Report") evaluating the state of the consumer credit card market. The Credit...more
11/6/2023
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Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
Takeaways from the CFPB's proposal, which addresses the Bureau's FCRA concerns – from brokers to data security to targeted marketing -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently took its first step in making...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau), under Director Chopra, is moving toward placing new restrictions on fees for the late payment of credit card debts. The proposed rulemaking represents a continuation...more
Financial institutions' longstanding practice of charging fees to consumers for the late payment of credit card debts is under scrutiny from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and its Director, Rohit Chopra....more
On September 29, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its fifth biennial report (Report) evaluating the state of the consumer credit card market. In addition to addressing impacts to the credit card...more
Last month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a long-anticipated proposed rule (published in the Federal Register on October 8, 2021) requiring regulated financial institutions to collect and report small...more
With a new administration incoming at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the country turning the corner in its fight against the pandemic, the CFPB has begun to flex its regulatory muscles once again. From...more
As COVID-19 continues to impact personal finances in the United States, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has ramped up enforcement actions intended to safeguard a set of borrowers not protected by the CARES...more
On May 22, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) introduced two new No-Action Letter (NAL) "templates," described as part of the Bureau's ongoing efforts to both spur the introduction of new personal finance...more
The U.S. government – through the CARES Act and the actions of myriad federal agencies including the Federal Reserve, FDIC, and CFPB – has acted to provide relief to credit card consumers affected by COVID-19. Credit card...more
FinTech appears to be the next industry set to benefit from the Trump administration’s ongoing deregulatory push. The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection’s (“Bureau”) long-gestating update to the Obama era no-action...more