On October 22, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its long-awaited final rule implementing Section 1033 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) concerning personal financial data rights....more
On September 18, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a compliance aid to its May 2024 interpretive rule, which classifies certain providers of buy now, pay later (BNPL) products as card issuers...more
On July 18, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a proposed Interpretive Rule addressing the regulatory treatment of earned wage access (EWA) products. The Interpretive Rule would provide that certain...more
On May 22, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interpretive rule stating that providers of “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) products that issue “digital user accounts” to access credit products to...more
On November 7, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (proposed rule) that would allow it to supervise digital wallet and payment app providers deemed “larger...more
On September 15, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published a report analyzing trends in the buy now, pay later (BNPL) industry. In particular, the CFPB finds that the BNPL industry has experienced rapid growth...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
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has remained busy as we head into the final week of 2021. The agency released updated FAQs regarding the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) and Regulation E, issued orders to...more
On August 31, 2021, a federal district court judge in Texas granted summary judgment to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a lawsuit brought by two industry trade associations, ultimately upholding the “payment...more