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NYC Comptroller Requested Stronger Protections for New Yorkers Amidst Attenuated CFPB Authority

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New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released a report titled “Standing Up for New York Consumers – How New York State and New York City can Strengthen Consumer Financial Protection in the Trump Era,” which called for the...more

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Congress reduces CFPB’s budget request cap following passage of reconciliation bill

On July 3, the House of Representatives passed H.R.1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” to reduce the cap on amounts the CFPB can request from the Fed to fund its operations from 12 percent to 6.5 percent of the Fed’s total...more

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Senate Banking Committee Proposes Bill That Would Eliminate CFPB Federal Reserve Funding

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In June 2025, the Senate Banking Committee introduced a version of the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” that would eliminate the CFPB’s Federal Reserve funding. The CFPB can currently receive funds of up to 12% of the Federal...more

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Senate Banking Committee proposes to reduce CFPB’s funding to zero

On June 6, the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee released its proposed amendment to H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which included a proposed reduction in the amount of funds the CFPB can annually...more

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Senators urge Senate Banking Committee to amend CFPB funding

On June 9, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and other Democratic senators sent a letter to Sen. Tim Scott, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, insisting the Committee to hold a markup on...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

A Hard Reset on 1033?: A Look at What’s Next for Open Banking

The financial services industry generally, and data aggregators specifically, have watched intently as the Trump administration has altered the course of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or “Bureau”), in an...more

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Heating Up, June 2025 - Changes to CFPB Actions and Interpretations

It has been difficult to keep up with all of the changes that have been happening with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) lawsuits and interpretations because the CFPB has not been sending out press releases...more

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Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – June 2025 # 2

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more

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CFPB Moves to Vacate Its Own Open Banking Rule Citing Legal Deficiencies and Overreach

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On May 30, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took the rare step of asking the US District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky to vacate the CFPB’s own final rule implementing Section 1033 of the...more

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CFPB indicates its Section 1033 rule should be set aside in filing

On May 23, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky received a status report from the defendants, the CFPB and Russell Vought, stating that the Bureau has determined the Section 1033 rule to be unlawful...more

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CFPB Seeks to Vacate Open Banking Rule

On May 23, the CFPB notified a Kentucky federal court that it now considers its own 2023 open banking rule “unlawful” and plans to set the rule aside. The Bureau announced its intent to seek summary judgement against the...more

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Banking Nominees Advance, SEC Tackles Tokenization and OCC Issues Custody Guidance

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Several significant regulatory and policy developments took place this week in Washington. The Senate banking committee advanced several key nominations, including Michelle Bowman to serve as vice chair for supervision at the...more

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CFPB withdraws dozens of guidance documents in sweeping regulatory shift

Consistent with President Trump’s de-regulatory agenda, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) is withdrawing over five dozen of its guidance documents, including interpretive rules, advisory opinions, and...more

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Trump to nominate CFPB nominee to Treasury Department position

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced May 9 that President Trump intends to nominate Jonathan McKernan, his nominee to head the CFPB, as the Undersecretary of Domestic Finance at Treasury....more

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Bank Regulatory News and Trends - May 2025

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This regular publication from DLA Piper focuses on helping banking and financial services clients navigate the ever-changing regulatory landscape....more

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How Financial Regulation Is Shifting Under Trump

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Hi, thanks so much for joining us. I’m Samantha Kirby, chair of financial services here at Goodwin, and today, we’re going to talk to you about what we’re watching with respect to the bank regulatory agencies and the Consumer...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - April 2025 - "I'll Remember April and the CFPB"

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the April 2025 webinar....more

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CFPB Announces 2025 Supervision and Enforcement Priorities

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This week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released a memo to staff outlining its new supervision and enforcement priorities for 2025....more

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Republicans ask federal banking agencies to withdraw rules, guidance

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Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee have sent letters to financial regulators asking them to rescind a variety of measures the regulators issued during the Biden Administration....more

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CFPB's Overdraft Rule and Big Tech Payment Apps Rule Set for Repeal After Congressional Votes

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Among other significant rulemakings that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized in the waning days of the Biden Administration were 1) an overdraft fees final rule that applies to banks and credit unions...more

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California Senate advances bill to expand DFPI authority

On April 2, the California Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee voted to move forward with legislation that would expand the DFPI’s powers to oversee businesses traditionally governed by the CFPB. The bill, SB...more

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Senate adopts resolution to nullify CFPB overdraft rule

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The Senate on March 27 adopted a resolution that would nullify the CFPB’s overdraft rule. The Senate adopted S. J. Res. 18 by a vote of 52-48, with Sen. John Hawley, R-Mo., the only Republican voting against repeal....more

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Rep. Waters requests information on consumer protection compliance from financial organizations

On February 26, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, sent a letter addressed to the presidents and chief executive officers of two financial industry trade organizations. The...more

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McKernan receives committee vote of approval before Senate confirmation

On March 6, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee advanced Jonathan McKernan’s nomination to serve as director of the CFPB in a 13-11 vote along party lines, with all Democrats opposing. As previously covered by InfoBytes, the...more

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Resolutions to nullify CFPB overdraft rule introduced in House, Senate

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The Chairmen of the House and Senate committees with jurisdiction over banking issues have introduced Congressional Review Act resolutions to nullify the CFPB’s overdraft rule. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep....more

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