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CFPB Focuses on Medical Credit Cards and Installment Loans in Latest Report

Citing research that found about half of U.S. adults find it difficult to afford the cost of their healthcare, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) published a report focusing on medical credit cards and...more

CFPB Focusing on Increasing Competition in Credit Card Market

On April 17, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released a new blog post, highlighting its current efforts in the credit card market. According to the post, interest rates on credit cards have risen...more

Credit Card Late Fee Rule Published in Federal Register and Open for Comments

As discussed here, on February 1, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a rule that would amend Regulation Z to: 1) decrease the safe harbor for credit card late fees to $8 and eliminate altogether a higher...more

CFPB Suggests Anti-Competitive Motive Behind “Suppressed” Credit Card Payment Reporting

As previously reported here, on May 25, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) published a blog post, examining what it described as the “practice of suppressing payment data” by credit card issuers...more

State of the Union Address Highlights Governmental Focus on Elimination of So-Called “Junk Fees”

As we previously reported on the blog, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently published a proposed rule that would dramatically cut the safe harbor for credit card late fees. In his State of the Union...more

Rewards Programs and Co-Brand Relationships Between Credit Card Issuers and Merchants - The Consumer Finance Podcast [Audio]

Please join Troutman Pepper Partner Chris Willis and his guest and fellow Partner Glen Trudel as they discuss credit card rewards and loyalty programs and the co-brand relationship. Topics include: - The importance of the...more

Banking Groups Oppose CFPB’s Proposed Changes to Credit Card Late Fee Safe Harbor

Bankers are gearing up to oppose an effort by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) to prevent an increase in allowable late charges for credit cards. In letters dated August 1, the American Bankers...more

CFPB Probes ‘Suppressed’ Credit Card Payment Reporting

On May 25, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) published a blog post, examining what it describes as the “practice of suppressing payment data.”...more

CFPB Supervisory Report Finds Issues in Several Financial Institution Practices

On May 2, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released its Supervisory Highlights report on legal violations discovered during examinations in the second half of 2021....more

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