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Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) Proposed Legislation

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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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Legislation Introduced To Overhaul CFPB Civil Investigative Demand Process

On October 25, 2024, a bill was introduced in the House of Representatives by sponsors from both parties that would impose heightened requirements and procedural protections for civil investigative demands (CIDs) issued by...more

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Pending New York bills would significantly expand UDAP liability and persons entitled to sue

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Two companion bills titled the “Consumer and Small Business Protection Act” have been introduced in the New York legislature would make sweeping changes to the provisions of the state’s general business law (Section 349)...more

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CFPB issues Spring 2019 semi-annual report; Director Kraninger to appear before House Financial Services Committee on Oct. 16 and...

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CFPB recently issued its Spring 2019 Semi-Annual Report to Congress covering the period October 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019. The report represents the CFPB’s second semi-annual report under Director Kraninger’s...more

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New bills introduced to prohibit use of mandatory arbitration provisions

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Democratic lawmakers have introduced several new bills to prohibit the use of mandatory arbitration provisions, ranging from bills that broadly target consumer transactions to bills that target schools that receive Title IV...more

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House Committee Okays Bill to Amend FDCPA to Exclude Law Firms from Definition of “Debt Collector”

The House Financial Services Committee voted 35-25 on March 21, 2018 to advance H.R. 5082, officially known as the “Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018,” to the full House of Representatives. The bill, if...more

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Democratic Senators introduce bill to increase state AG oversight of national banks

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Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein announced that she and three other Democratic Senators have introduced a bill, the “Accountability for Wall Street Executives Act of 2017,” that would allow state attorneys general to issue...more

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Competing House and Senate bills aim to eliminate or reform the CFPB

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Although the Trump Administration has largely been silent with respect to Dodd-Frank and the future of the CFPB, some members of Congress have been very active in proposing significant legislative changes. Several measures to...more

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New York Bill Follows California’s Lead to Recognize Professional Cheerleaders as Employees

It’s official—professional cheerleaders are now recognized as employees under California law. On July 15, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill that requires all California-based professional sports teams to pay...more

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