On March 27, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued Circular 2024-02 warning remittance transfer providers that certain marketing activities may constitute deceptive practices and therefore violate the...more
On March 5, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule amending provisions in Regulation Z that govern credit card late fee charges. The final rule follows the March 2023 release of the proposed...more
On February 29, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued Circular 2024-01, warning operators of “digital comparison-shopping tools” and “lead generators” that they may be “covered persons” subject to CFPB...more
On February 23, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) made public an order establishing supervisory authority over a nonbank installment lender on the basis the institution poses risks to consumers. The order...more
On January 24, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would prohibit financial institutions from charging fees on transactions that are declined instantaneously or...more
On January 11, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued two advisory opinions addressing consumer reporting agencies' (CRAs) obligations, under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), related to information...more
On October 19, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to implement Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act. Section 1033 of Dodd-Frank requires covered persons to make...more
On September 19, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued Circular 2023-03 to provide creditors additional guidance for communicating denials of credit to consumers based upon artificial intelligence (AI)...more
On September 8, 2023, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas ruled that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) exceeded its authority when it announced via an update to its exam manual a new policy...more
On June 29, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued its annual fair lending report to Congress, confirming that although there was relatively little public fair lending enforcement in 2022, the CFPB and other...more
On April 24, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Department of Justice (DOJ) and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a joint statement affirming that...more
On April 3, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a policy statement articulating a new framework for analyzing conduct that it considers “abusive” in violation of federal law. The CFPB until now has...more
On March 30, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its long-awaited small business lending rule, which requires companies issuing a wide array of commercial credit products to small businesses to begin...more
On March 15, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) launched an inquiry into the business practices of companies that “collect, aggregate, sell, resell, license, or otherwise share consumers’ personal...more
On December 12, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published a proposed rule that would require nonbank covered persons to report certain public agency enforcement actions and court orders for publication in a...more
As widely reported, on October 19, 2022, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit struck down a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rulemaking on the grounds that the mechanism for funding the CFPB’s operations is an...more
On August 10, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an interpretive rule stating that digital marketing providers that “commingle” the targeting and delivery of advertisements to consumers on behalf of...more
On June 29, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an advisory opinion declaring that the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) prohibits debt collectors from collecting “pay-to-pay” or convenience fees...more
On May 26, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned via Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2022-03 that creditors using complex algorithmic credit evaluation models are not shielded from complying with the...more
On May 2, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) published its spring 2022 Supervisory Highlights report. As discussed in more detail below, the report addresses observations made in examinations...more
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On March 16, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it will consider whether institutions are engaging in the “unfair” practice of discriminating, expanding its anti-discrimination efforts to...more
On January 26, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced a request for information seeking comments related to fees charged to consumers in connection with selected products or services. The CFPB expressed...more
What’s the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau up to?
On January 20, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau signaled a new front in its ongoing scrutiny of student loan origination and servicing practices by...more