Accusing the Trump Administration of “dismantling” the CFPB, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is calling on city and state officials to fill the void by strengthening consumer protection laws and rules in the city and...more
6/26/2025
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Lenders ,
New York ,
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State and Local Government ,
Trump Administration ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Our podcast show being released today is part 2 of a repurposed interactive webinar that we presented on March 24 featuring two of the leading journalists who cover the CFPB - Jon Hill from Law360 and Evan Weinberger from...more
4/17/2025
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
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Trump Administration
At the request of both sides of the lawsuit, a federal judge has voided the CFPB’s credit card late fee rule....more
4/16/2025
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Consumer Financial Products ,
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Credit Cards ,
Debit and Credit Card Transactions ,
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Financial Regulatory Reform ,
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Late Fees ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Settlement ,
Trump Administration
On Friday, April 11, a panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals modified Judge Jackson’s preliminary injunction order of March 28 pending appeal, as follows...more
4/15/2025
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Employees ,
Employment Litigation ,
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Preliminary Injunctions ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Trump Administration
The Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has issued an administrative stay for to a judge’s order blocking wholesale changes at the CFPB....more
4/9/2025
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Consumer Financial Products ,
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Financial Services Industry ,
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Unions
Our special podcast show today deals primarily with a 112-page opinion and 3-page order issued on March 28 by Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in a lawsuit brought, among...more
Today’s podcast show features a discussion with David Dayen, executive editor of the American Prospect, which is an online magazine about ideas, politics, and power. He's the author of “Chain of Title: How Three Ordinary...more
On Friday, March 28, Judge Amy Berman Jackson issued a 112-page opinion and 3-page order in National Treasury Employees Union, et al. v. Russell Vought, in his official capacity as Acting Director of the Consumer Financial...more
4/1/2025
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Employment Litigation ,
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Hiring & Firing ,
Motion To Enjoin ,
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Stop Work Orders ,
Trump Administration
The CFPB intends to revoke its Buy Now, Pay Later interpretive rule, according to a status report and joint motion to stay filed by the Bureau and the Financial Technology Association (FTA) in a case brought by the FTA...more
3/31/2025
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Biden Administration ,
Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
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Credit Cards ,
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Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Regulation Z ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Trump Administration ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)