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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: An Even Deeper Dive into the CFPB’s Final Dodd-Frank Section 1071 Rule on Small Business Data Collection
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Final Section 1071 Rule on Small Business Data Collection: What You Need to Know, Part I
Len & Dean examine how the 2023 CRA rule and Section 1071 could impose unrealistic standards on banks through rigid assessment areas, urging the industry to engage in the rulemaking process and prepare for regulatory changes...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) recently announced that it plans to revisit – and potentially revise – its controversial small business data collection rule implementing Section 1071 of the...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has revealed its intention to make changes to the small business loan data collection and reporting rule (1071 Rule) in light of continued opposition from financial institutions...more
On April 3, the CFPB informed a Florida federal district court that it plans to initiate new rulemaking to revise its small business lending data collection rule under Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act. The Bureau agreed to...more
As we have reported previously, including here, here, and here, the CFPB’s section 1071 small business loan data collection and reporting rule is facing court challenges. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has...more
The podcast discusses recent regulatory developments following the issuance of an Executive Order by President Trump’s administration that froze regulatory actions. This freeze affects the proposal, issuance, and...more
On March 13, a trade group in commercial finance filed an unopposed motion in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to stay the CFPB’s Section 1071 rule. The final rule would amend the ECOA to mandate...more
On February 17, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida’s Magistrate Judge Eduardo I. Sanchez recommended rejecting a trade association’s challenge to the CFPB’s Section 1071 small business lending data...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
In a pivotal development, the U.S Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has stayed enforcement of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Small Business Lending Rule — also known as Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank...more
On February 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit indefinitely stayed a case challenging the CFPB’s small business lending data rule, based on a recent directive issued by the CFPB’s new leadership. The appellate...more
After weeks of former CFPB Director Rohit Chopra emptying the shelves with dozens of new regulations, proposals and enforcement activity, the financial services industry now faces whiplash as the Trump administration takes...more
On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ordered the tolling of compliance deadlines for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB or Bureau) Small Business Lending Data Collection final rule under...more
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has granted a stay in the case challenging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Small Business Lending Rule, also known as Dodd-Frank Section 1071. This rule, stemming from the...more
This week, the CFPB filed an emergency notice in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, indicating that it no longer opposes a pause in compliance with its Section 1071 small business data-collection rule. This marks a...more
Republicans on Capitol Hill are seeking to repeal a section of the Dodd-Frank Act that requires financial institutions to report information contained in loan applications submitted by women-owned, minority-owned and...more
In this third episode of the Year in Review series of The Consumer Finance Podcast, host Chris Willis is joined by Lori Sommerfield, a partner in Troutman Pepper Locke’s Consumer Financial Services Practice Group, to discuss...more
Hours before a scheduled hearing yesterday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) filed an “Emergency Notice” in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit with respect to the ongoing litigation...more
As we step into a new year, we’re excited to introduce a fresh look for our Alternative Commercial Finance blog. Alongside a new monthly publication schedule, we’ll be placing a stronger emphasis on upcoming laws,...more
The CFPB recently issued a report entitled Matched-Pair Testing in Small Business Lending Markets that summarizes results of small business lending matched pair testing that it conducted in conjunction with the U.S....more
On November 14, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas denied a motion to stay the deadlines for the CFPB’s final rule implementing Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act, pending appeal. The plaintiffs — a...more
On November 13, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released a pilot study titled “Matched-Pair Testing in Small Business Lending Markets” highlighting what the CFPB believes were two statistically...more
As previously covered by InfoBytes, several lender groups filed against the CFPB under Section 1071 arguing that the final rule on small business lending goes beyond the scope of the CFPB’s rulemaking authority. The lender...more
On October 23, a group of banking organizations filed a notice of appeal in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas seeking to challenge a decision impacting the CFPB’s Section 1071 rule. The plaintiffs now...more
On October 31, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the appellants’ motion to expedite the appeal in Texas Bankers Association v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The suit...more