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Earlier in January 2024, the CFPB continued its crackdown on what it decries as “junk fees,” releasing a Proposed Rule to curb overdraft fees. The Proposed Rule could have a significant effect on the nature, availability, and...more
In a blog post published earlier this week titled “The CFPB’s enforcement work in 2023 and what lies ahead,” the CFPB discussed its 2023 enforcement activity and highlighted its plans to expand its enforcement capacity in...more
In this edition of Fintech Flash, we discuss important things to know about the regulation of unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts or practices and 10 areas of focus to mitigate your UDAAP risk. When a regulator...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a statement in collaboration with federal partners, including the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ), emphasizing that advanced technology...more
On April 25, the CFPB, DOJ, FTC, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to protect the public from bias in automated systems and artificial intelligence (AI). ...more
On July 27, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint and proposed consent order in a federal district court alleging that a mortgage company...more
Earlier this year, we wrote that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was signaling a not-so-quiet transition to aggressive compliance activities in 2022 after an extended period of flexibility during the COVID-19...more
The CFPB is the primary regulator of consumer financial products and services in the US, but other state and federal regulators also have authority to enforce some federal consumer financial protection laws. The CFPB is now...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB” or the “Bureau”) extended its reach into the realm of data protection with a recent advisory opinion interpreting the “permissible purpose” provision of the Fair Credit...more
During an open session of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) this week, the Board of Directors voted to finalize a new regulation that will give the FDIC, and the public, better tools to ensure that deposits...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) recently announced that it is going to exercise authority described as “dormant” to supervise nonbanks that are not otherwise subject to the CFPB’s supervision authority....more
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau ("CFPB") announced that it will examine nonbank financial companies that pose risks to consumers, using statutory authority that until now had gone unused. Additional examinations would...more
A lawsuit filed by the CFPB last week against a national credit reporting agency provides some insight into the types of website features and designs that regulators like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal...more
CFPB Director Rohit Chopra has signaled that he is ready to take on corporate recidivism in the financial services industry. He gave the University of Pennsylvania Program on Regulation's 11th Annual Distinguished Lecture,...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been actively reshaping the scope of its supervisory and enforcement priorities with respect to unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices (UDAAPs) under the Consumer...more
Potential discrimination and bias resulting from consumer tools based on artificial intelligence and automated data will be an enforcement focus of regulators this year, Jenner & Block attorneys predict. Accuracy and...more