Navigating the CFPB's Controversial Interpretive Rule on BNPL Products — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The Regulation of Negative Option Consumer Contracts – Silence as Consent
CFPB's Focus on Student Loan Servicing: Insights from the Office of Servicemember Affairs Report — The Consumer Finance Podcast
The Evolving Landscape of B2B Payments: Regulatory Trends and Financial Practices Explained — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
FTC and CFPB Focus on Medical, Rental Debt Collection Practices
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau vs. the Video Game Industry
Exploring the CFPB's Stance on AI in Financial Services — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Regulators Escalate Focus on the Risks of Bank Relationships with Fintechs and Other Third Parties
Breaking Down Credit Reporting With Credit Builders Alliance — FCRA Focus Podcast
The Standard Formula Podcast | Insurers in Difficulty: Staying Compliant Under Solvency II
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The Demise of the Chevron Doctrine – Part II
The CFPB's Report on Negative Equity in Auto Lending — Crossover Episode With Moving the Metal Podcast — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Welcome Trevor Salter: A Deep Dive Into Financial Services Transactions — Payments Pros Podcast
Fintech Focus Podcast | Managing a Workforce in a Regulated Environment
Why Retailers and Merchants Should Pay Attention to the CFPB - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The Demise of the Chevron Doctrine – Part I
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The Cantero Opinion: The Supreme Court Leaves National Bank Preemption in Limbo
Navigating Emerging Privacy Issues in Financial Services — The Consumer Finance Podcast
2024 State Legislative Review: Key Payment Laws and Their Impacts — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
CFPB Warns of Manipulation in Digital Comparison Shopping Tools
September 11, 2024 - The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy, led by Chairman Andy Barr (KY-06), held a hearing entitled “Transparency in Global Governance.”...more
On March 7, the House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing entitled, “Politicized Financial Regulation and its Impact on Consumer Credit and Community Development” to discuss recent actions and proposals, like...more
On May 26, 2021, the House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold a hearing, “Consumer Credit Reporting: Assessing Accuracy and Compliance.” The witnesses include representatives...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
On August 23, 2019, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, outlined her fall 2019 priorities. The Committee and its task forces will continue their focus on innovation and...more
In a surprise to some, a Republican-controlled Senate Committee has scheduled a hearing to consider the current challenges to providing financial services to cannabis-related businesses operating in states that have legalized...more
As we discussed in a post back in February, one of the biggest hurdles facing the legal cannabis industry today remains the lack of access to banking services. Despite the legalization of cannabis on the state level, banks...more
116th Congress’ first cannabis-related hearing - Next week, Congress will hold a long-awaited hearing on the future of banking in the cannabis industry. On Wednesday the 13th, the House Financial Services Committee...more
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, recently delivered her first policy speech in the 116th Congress. In her remarks, Chairwoman Waters included fintech as one of the priority...more
In the wake of bipartisan criticism from Congress over sweeping new accounting rules for the banking industry, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is hosting a roundtable discussion today on its controversial...more
On January 16, 2019, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, outlined her priorities during her first policy speech in the 116th Congress. In her remarks, she indicated the...more
Elections have consequences and the recent midterm elections are no exception. Having won the House majority, Democrats are expected to proceed with an ambitious agenda in January 2019. Much of the focus has been on how the...more
Congress returns from recess this week. The House and Senate convene today at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. Grab some popcorn and settle in for the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing today for Judge Brett Kavanaugh,...more
Earlier this week, by a party-line 34-26 vote, the House Financial Services Committee passed H.R. 4861, a bill seemingly intended to ease restrictions on short-term, small-dollar loans made by depository institutions. ...more
The House Financial Services Committee, by a vote of 42 to 17, passed a bill that would affect a “Madden fix,” moving the legislation forward to the full House of Representatives for consideration....more
A bill to provide a "Madden fix" and three other bills relevant to mortgage lenders were included among the more than 20 bills approved by the House Financial Services Committee on November 15, 2017. With the exception of...more
Among the more than 20 bills that the House Financial Services Committee was scheduled to mark up Wednesday, October 11, was a bill to provide a "Madden fix" as well as several others relevant to consumer financial services...more
Among the more than 20 bills that the House Financial Services Committee is scheduled to mark-up this Wednesday, October 11, is a bill to provide a “Madden fix” as well as several others relevant to consumer financial...more
A report by the majority staff of the House Financial Services Committee concludes that there is a “valid and factual basis” for instituting contempt of Congress proceedings against Director Cordray. The report states that...more
On July 12, 2017, a subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing entitled “Examining Legislative Proposals to Provide Targeted Regulatory Relief to Community Financial Institutions.” The...more
Republican Congressman Patrick McHenry, Vice Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, has introduced the “Financial Services Innovation Act of 2016,” which is intended to provide a streamlined regulatory process for...more