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Credit Card Rewards Programs Oversight – The Next Notch in the CFPB’s Payments Space Regulatory Belt

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In another move highlighting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (the “Bureau” or “CFPB”) continued focus on the payments space, the CFPB has issued a new report finding consumers are encountering numerous problems...more

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CFPB Highlights Banking and Credit Hurdles for Minority and Rural Borrowers in the South

On June 21, 2023, the CFPB released two Data Spotlight reports focused on the Southern states, entitled “Banking and Credit Access in the Southern Region of the U.S.” and “Consumer Finances in Rural Areas of the Southern...more

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Federal Agencies Issue Interagency Statement on Special Purpose Credit Programs Under ECOA, Regulation B

On February 23, eight federal agencies including the CFPB, FDIC, OCC, Federal Reserve Board, NCUA, HUD, DOJ, and FHFA issued an interagency statement to remind creditors of the ability under the ECOA and Regulation B to...more

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2021 Year in Review: Consumer Finance

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[co-authors: Amelie Hopkins, and Collin Grier] The year 2021 started with the hope of COVID-19 vaccines and a return to (relative) normalcy, only to conclude with new variants that presented new challenges and extended...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - September Top 10

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So what happened at the CFPB in the past month? Bite #10 - Trade groups submitted a letter to the House Subcommittee supporting HR 4773 - Nearly 30 trade groups, led by the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA), submitted...more

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Supreme Court Decision Empowers President Biden to Replace Director of FHFA

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In This Issue. In a move that gives him the opportunity to put his stamp on housing policy and the potential overhaul of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, President Biden replaced the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency...more

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Credit Eco to Go Podcast: Framing the Discussion of the Role of Consumer Financial Services

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On this episode of the Credit Eco to Go Podcast hosted by Joann Needleman: A financial services system must work for everyone. But how is that goal achieved? In 1968, President Johnson formed the National Commission on...more

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CFPB Issues Promised Seasoned Qualified Mortgage Loan Proposal

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As promised by the CFPB when it issued two Regulation Z ability to repay rule qualified mortgage (QM) loan proposals in June 2020, the CFPB recently issued a proposal to provide for a new seasoned QM loan. Comments will be...more

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Financial Services Weekly News: Banking Agencies Finalize CECL Policy Statement

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In This Issue. Federal banking agencies finalized an Interagency Policy Statement on Allowance for Credit Losses, which is intended to promote consistency in the interpretation and application of the current expected credit...more

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CFPB Initiates Third CARD Act Review

On March 10, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) published a Request for Information (2017 RFI) regarding the consumer credit card market. In accordance with Section 502(a) of the Credit Card...more

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CFPB Solicits Comments for its 2017 Credit Card Market Report

On Friday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a request for information about the credit card market. The CFPB uses responses to those requests, in conjunction with other data and research, to publish...more

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CFPB flags new issues in latest credit card review

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The CFPB has issued another request for information about the credit card market that identifies significant new issues of CFPB interest. The request is intended to inform the CFPB’s biennial review of the credit card market...more

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NAIC Draws Line In CFPB Sand Box

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The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has taken a firm stance on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposed ban of “mandatory arbitration” clauses that make financial product consumers waive their right...more

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CFPB issues final rule expanding definition of “small creditor” and “rural areas” under TILA

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The CFPB has issued a final rule that revises the definitions of “small creditor” and “rural areas” under Regulation Z of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA). The final rule is effective January 1, 2016. We previously reported on...more

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CFPB Expands “Small Creditor” and “Rural Area” Definitions for Qualified Mortgages

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On September 21, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) released final and revised versions of mortgage rules regarding small creditors. These changes should ease lenders’ ability to originate qualified mortgages...more

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Can You be Regulated by the CFPB?

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, was created to enforce various consumer finance laws like the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Home Mortgage...more

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DOD Proposes Significant Expansion of Military Lending Act Protections

On September 29, 2014, the Department of Defense (DOD) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register to amend its regulation implementing the Military Lending Act (MLA), 32 C.F.R. Part 232, to significantly expand the...more

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Disparate Impact Remains Fair Lending Risk To Banks

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Lenders seeking judicial relief from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s heightened enforcement of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act were left disappointed by the settlement of Mt. Holly v. Mt. Holly Gardens Citizens in...more

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