Each month, we host a 30-minute webinar outlining the month's key announcements and takeaways from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for financial services providers to consider. In this month's article, we...more
11/18/2021
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Military Lending Act ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
OCC ,
Stablecoins
So, what happened at the CFPB in the past month?
Bite #10 - An appeals court vacated the CFPB's award against two mortgage relief companies and their attorneys.
Back in 2014, the CFPB brought an action against two legal...more
10/21/2021
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Reporting Agencies ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
Debt-Relief Industry ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Payday Loans ,
Reverse Mortgages ,
Telemarketing Sales Rule
So what happened at the CFPB in the past month?
Bite #10 - Trade groups submitted a letter to the House Subcommittee supporting HR 4773 -
Nearly 30 trade groups, led by the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA), submitted...more
9/16/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Creditors ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgage Servicing Rules ,
Regulation B
So what happened at the CFPB in the past month?
Bite #10 - The CFPB celebrated 10 years.
On July 19, Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) invited CFPB Acting Director Dave Uejio to speak at a celebration of the...more
9/1/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Debt Collection ,
FFIEC ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Mortgage Servicing Rules ,
RESPA ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
So what happened at the CFPB in the past month?
Bite #10 - The CFPB released its Spring 2021 rulemaking Agenda.
The CFPB published its Spring 2021 rulemaking Agenda, which outlines the current plans for the CFPB...more
7/27/2021
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Foreclosure ,
Military Lending Act ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Racial Bias ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Supervisory Highlights ,
Telemarketing Sales Rule ,
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
Each month, we host a 30-minute webinar outlining the month's key announcements and takeaways from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for financial services providers to consider.
With July 21, 2021 marking...more
Each month, we host a 30-minute webinar outlining the month's key announcements and takeaways from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for financial services providers to consider. In this month's article, we...more
[co-author: Hurshell K. Brown - Beyond Finance, LLC]
INTRODUCTION -
Small-dollar lenders waited through most of 2020 for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB’s”) final rulemaking addressing payday, vehicle...more
Each month, we host a 30-minute webinar outlining the month's key announcements and takeaways from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for financial services providers to consider. In this month's article, we...more
4/27/2021
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Reporting Agencies ,
Debt Collection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Eviction ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fair Lending ,
FDCPA ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Moratorium ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Telemarketing Sales Rule
Each month, we host a 30-minute webinar outlining the month's key announcements and takeaways from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for financial services providers to consider. In this month's article, we...more
4/2/2021
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt-Relief Industry ,
Disparate Impact ,
Dodd-Frank ,
ECOA ,
Fair Lending ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
Mortgages ,
Payment Processors ,
Qualified Mortgage Rule ,
Sex Discrimination
We recently wrote about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's November 2020 advisory opinion regarding earned wage access (EWA) programs. In that opinion, the CFPB determined that earned wage access programs — when...more
Each month, we host a 30-minute webinar outlining the month's key announcements and takeaways from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for financial services providers to consider. In this month's article, we...more
Each month, we host a 30-minute webinar outlining the month's key announcements and takeaways from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for financial services providers to consider. In this month's article, we...more
1/28/2021
/ Administrative Resignation ,
Banking Sector ,
Biden Administration ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Debt-Relief Industry ,
Electronic Fund Transfer Act ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FDCPA ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Military Lending Act ,
Mortgage Lenders
On November 30, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released an advisory opinion concerning earned wage access ("EWA") products. The opinion was released as a sort of "launch day bonus" for the release of the...more
Each month, we host a 30-minute webinar outlining the month's key announcements and takeaways from the CFPB to be considered by financial services providers. It was a particularly busy month at the CFPB, so as an extra...more
12/18/2020
/ Automotive Loans ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Leasing Act (CLA) ,
Consumer Price Index ,
Debt Collectors ,
Dodd-Frank ,
FDCPA ,
Federal Reserve ,
Military Lending Act ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
RESPA ,
SBREFA ,
Telemarketing Sales Rule ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Each month, we host a 30-minute webinar outlining the month's key announcements and takeaways from the CFPB to be considered by financial services providers. In this month's article, we share our top "bites" covered during...more
11/20/2020
/ Confidential Information ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Reporting Agencies ,
Credit Reports ,
Debt Collectors ,
Debt-Relief Industry ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
FDCPA ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Services Industry ,
HMDA ,
No-Action Letters ,
Payday Loans ,
Small Dollar Lenders ,
Telemarketing Sales Rule
Each month, we host a 30-minute webinar outlining the month's key announcements and takeaways from the CFPB to be considered by financial services providers. In this first article in the series, we share our top "bites"...more
11/2/2020
/ Administrative Consent Order (ACO) ,
Automotive Loans ,
Banking Sector ,
CARD Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
FDCPA ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Marketing Services Agreements ,
RESPA ,
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
One year ago, small dollar lenders were operating under the specter of looming compliance dates for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB’s”) final rule concerning small dollar lending. One year later, through...more
5/13/2020
/ CA Supreme Court ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
GA Supreme Court ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Small Dollar Lenders ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Legislatures ,
State Regulators
You're probably scanning this and thinking, "math, formulas, time to skip this article." I don't blame you. For anyone who has actually looked at Regulation Z's Annual Percentage Rate formulas and felt that queasy "I'm in the...more
We've recently seen en unprecedented level of change at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) including new leadership (twice), new activity, and a new take on the agency's small dollar lending rules. Nothing may be...more
During the past year, many small dollar lenders operated under looming rulemaking from the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (“CFPB”), which threatened elimination of their businesses. This survey reviews small dollar...more