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Regulation E Financial Institutions

Morrison & Foerster LLP

CFPB Reverses Course, Withdrawing “Unprecedented” EFTA Interpretation

Following a brief pause under new leadership, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has resumed activities, albeit significantly in retreat from the positions taken by the prior administration. In a case involving...more

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CFPB Recounts Statement of Interest About EFTA’s Applicability to Wire Transfers

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On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) filed a motion in a suit brought by the New York attorney general against a major national bank seeking to withdraw a Statement of Interest...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB files amended complaint against bank following court’s denial

On March 13, the CFPB filed an amended complaint against a Texas bank alleging violations of the CFPA, the EFTA, and its implementing Regulation E. The complaint related to a program in which the bank managed federal benefit...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Federal Court Finds Consumer Wire Transfers Are Subject to the Electronic Funds Transfer Act

In an apparent departure from decades of jurisprudence acknowledging the exemption of wire transfers from the ambit of the Electronic Funds Transfer Act (EFTA or the Act), one federal district court recently found that a bank...more

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CFPB Proposes Significant Expansion in Scope of EFTA and Regulation E

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On January 10, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued a proposed interpretive rule that would expand the Bureau’s consumer protection authority under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) and...more

Perkins Coie

CFPB Proposes Rule To Expand Regulation E to Crypto and Gaming Accounts

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With 10 days left in the Biden administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a new interpretive rule on the applicability of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) and Regulation E to “new and...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

CFPB Proposes Extending Electronic Funds Transfer Act Protections to Stablecoin and Gaming Accounts

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The CFPB’s proposal, its first attempt to regulate cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, is unlikely to survive the administration change....more

Adams & Reese

Financial Institutions Face New Risks in Allowing Consumers to Execute Wire Transfers Online

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A recent court order issued in New York should concern any financial institutions that allow consumers to initiate wire transfers online. Financial institutions that allow consumers to execute wire transfers online should...more

Holland & Knight LLP

New Frontiers: CFPB Proposes Extending Consumer Protections to Other Digital Payment Mechanisms

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In the waning days of the Biden Administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Jan. 10, 2025, issued a proposed interpretive rule that would provide a framework for determining when the Electronic Fund...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB files complaint against payment service and three banks

Recently, the CFPB released the complaint that it filed against a peer-to-peer payment service (P2P) and three large banks, alleging widespread fraud on the P2P platform. The Bureau filed the complaint in the U.S. District...more

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CFPB Proposes to Include Virtual Currency Transactions Under the EFTA

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a proposed interpretive rule that, if finalized as written, would bring certain virtual currency products and services, such as stablecoins and digital wallets, within...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Game On: How the CFPB’s EFTA and Regulation E Changes Could Shape Video Game and Online Marketplace Transactions

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The Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) and Regulation E apply to an electronic fund transfer (EFT) that authorizes a “financial institution” to debit or credit a consumer’s account. While a “financial institution”...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Report Highlights Widespread Violations in Student Loan Sector

On December 16, the CFPB released a special edition of its Supervisory Highlights, which detailed findings from the Bureau’s recent examinations of student loan markets. The report identifies a range of violations related to...more

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CFPB Issues Final Rule Limiting Overdraft Fees at Large Banks, Treats Overdraft as Credit

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On December 12, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule that treats covered overdraft services offered by banks with more than $10 billion in assets (large banks) as credit, bringing them for...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Big Banks, Beware – CFPB Issues Final Rule to Cap Overdraft Fees

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After nearly a year of speculation, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued a final rule (the “Rule”) to cap overdraft fees that financial institutions with at least $10 billion in assets can assess to...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

CFPB Releases Final ‘Open Banking’ Rule on Personal Financial Data Rights

On October 22, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule (Rule) on personal financial data rights under Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act. The Rule imposes significant new obligations on...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB issues overdraft rule prior to administration change

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The CFPB has issued its long-awaited final rule that covers overdraft policies at financial institutions with at least $10 billion in assets. The final rule offers those financial institutions three options for designing...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Release Final Rule on Overdraft Fees

On December 12, the CFPB released the final version of its overdraft rule that was first proposed in January. (We discussed it here.) Currently, financial institutions that extend overdraft protection are exempt from certain...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

CFPB Bites of the Month - October 2024 - (Don't Fear) The Reaper CFPB

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior and current month covered during the October 2024 webinar. ...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The CFPB’s Final Rule on Personal Financial Data Rights: What Financial Institutions Should Know

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a final rule implementing Section 1033 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA), which addresses personal financial data rights. The final rule mandates that...more

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CFPB Issues Guidance Emphasizing the Importance for Banks to Maintain Sufficient Proof of Customers’ Affirmative Consent to...

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In recent discussions surrounding banking practices, the issue of overdraft fees, particularly for ATM and one-time debit card transactions, has gained significant attention....more

McGlinchey Stafford

Podcast: Deep Dive into Understanding Bank Partnerships in Payment Programs [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 73]

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In this latest installment of McGlinchey’s Deep Dive into Bank Partnerships Series, attorneys Amy Greenwood-Field, Aaron Kouhoupt, and David Tallman explore the complexities of payment programs involving partnerships between...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

CFPB’s Circular 2024-05: Overdraft Services and Their Place in Regulation E’s Opt-In Regime

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently issued Circular 2024-05 (Circular). The CFPB considered whether financial institutions could violate the law by charging fees for providing overdraft services without...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

CFPB Proposes Amendments to Disclosure Requirements Under Remittance Transfer Rule

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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

Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB proposes ‘narrow’ amendment to disclosure requirements for international remittances and money transfers

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The CFPB has issued a proposed rule with a small amendment to disclosure requirements for certain international remittances and money transfers....more

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