On September 20, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) announced a proposed rule aimed at amending the disclosure requirements for international money transfers, commonly known as remittances. The proposed...more
The CFPB has issued a proposed rule with a small amendment to disclosure requirements for certain international remittances and money transfers....more
Late last month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a new Consumer Financial Protection Circular (Circular) which provides guidance about when a remittance transfer provider may be in violation of the...more
The CFPB has issued a proposed rule to supervise nonbank companies that qualify as larger participants in a market for “general-use digital consumer payment applications.” Comments on the proposal are due by January 8, 2024...more
On April 21, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a joint enforcement action with the New York Attorney General (NY AG) against one of the largest international remittance providers in the...more
The CFPB has issued a final rule that will allow it to supervise nonbank international money transfer providers that qualify as “larger participants” in the international money transfer market. Consistent with the proposed...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently finalized a larger participant rule for nonbank international money transfer providers and left it largely unchanged from the rule as originally proposed in January. The new...more
Noting the challenges to providers and consumers, the CFPB issued a proposed rule to define “larger participants” of the international money transfer market that, when finalized, will hold certain nonbank international money...more
On January 23, 2014, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued a proposed rule that would define which nonbank covered persons would be designated “larger participants” for purposes of the international money...more