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On September 24, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) announced a significant development in its efforts to implement open banking rules in the United States. The Bureau has initiated a public comment...more
Paycheck advance products that are deemed consumer loans under the CFPB’s new proposal would be subject to increased disclosure and regulatory protections....more
The FDIC is seeking comment on proposed changes to its regulation governing parent companies of industrial banks and industrial loan companies—Part 354 of the FDIC Rules and Regulations....more
The federal banking regulators (The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) issued on July 25 a lengthy joint statement...more
The federal banking regulators are seeking comment to better understand the relationship between financial institutions and third parties that work for them....more
Wednesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) announced it has finalized a rule outlining the qualifications to become a recognized industry Standard Setter body (Standard Setter Rule). These bodies...more
On May 30, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued a request for information (Request) regarding alleged “junk fees” in closing costs charged by mortgage lenders and related settlement service...more
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more
On November 7, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a proposed rule with request for public comment to amend existing regulations defining “larger participants” the CFPB supervises by adding a new section to...more
On May 31, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) requested public comment on a petition for rulemaking it received from six national consumer advocate groups regarding “yo-yo sales,” a term the groups use to refer to...more
On June 7, the FTC announced it is soliciting public comments on how the Commission can work more effectively with state attorneys general to prevent and inform consumers about potential fraud. The FTC said in its...more
On April 21, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) released a proposed analytic framework for financial stability risks, “intended to provide greater transparency to the public about how [FSOC] identifies,...more
CFPB Seeks Public Input on Consumer Credit Card Market - On January 24, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a request for information seeking public feedback on how the consumer credit market is...more
Seeking to “enhance market monitoring and risk-based supervision efforts,” the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) has proposed a new, online registry of nonbank financial firms in order to track, what...more
Headlines: CFPB Reminds Credit Bureaus and Furnishers of Their Obligations to Investigate Disputes The CFPB has issued guidance on the obligations of both credit bureaus and furnishers of consumer credit information,...more
On November 4, the Federal Reserve invited public comment on a proposal to publish a periodic list of depository institutions that have access to Federal Reserve and payment services. These accounts are often referred to as...more
On August 30, the Commissioner of the California DFPI issued a notice of rulemaking proposing new regulations and amendments to current regulations implementing the state’s student loan servicing laws...more
The race to establish a national framework for the regulation of digital assets is heating up, with both California and New Jersey taking action this past week. On June 1, 2022, the California Department of Financial...more
On January 26, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a "Request for Information Regarding Fees Imposed by Providers of Consumer Financial Products or Services." In a contemporaneous statement, CFPB Director Rohit...more
On January 26, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a Request for Information Regarding Fees Imposed by Providers of Consumer Financial Products or Services (RFI). In the RFI, the CFPB seeks public...more
On January 26, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a request for public comment relating to “junk fees” consumers may be subjected to when engaging in financial services. So what exactly is a...more
The explosion in Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) has caught the eyes of lawmakers and regulators, who are taking a closer look at this booming industry. BNPL payment offers allow consumers to purchase goods or services now and...more
Having sent orders last month to five companies that offer buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) products directing them to provide information to the Bureau, the CFPB published a notice in today’s Federal Register seeking public comment...more