Regulatory Rollback: CFPB’s Withdrawal of Informal Guidance Sparks New Litigation Dynamics – The Consumer Finance Podcast
Regulatory Rollback: Legal Challenges and Opportunities in Earned-Wage Access — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Regulatory Rollback: Legal Challenges and Opportunities in Earned-Wage Access — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Balch’s Consumer Finance Compass: How Standing Can Make or Break Certification for Class Action Lawsuits in Debt Collection
Cruising Through Change: The Auto-Finance Industry’s New Era Under Trump Unveiled — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Regulatory Rollback: Inside the CFPB’s FCRA Guidance Withdrawal — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Cruising Through Change: The Auto-Finance Industry’s New Era Under Trump Unveiled — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Regulatory Rollback: Inside the CFPB's FCRA Guidance Withdrawal — FCRA Focus Podcast
Point-of-Sale Finance Series: The Great Debate of Loans vs. Credit Sales — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Regulatory Rollback: Impact on Industry of CFPB's Withdrawal of Fair Lending and UDAAP Informal Guidance — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Under the Hood: Exploring the CFPB's 2025 Focus — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Private Civil Consumer Financial Services Litigation to Partially Fill CFPB Void - Part 2
The Next FCRA Frontier: Identity Theft and CFPB Updates — FCRA Focus Podcast
Fair Lending Shake-Ups: CFPB Vacates Townstone Settlement, FHFA Ends GSEs' Special Purpose Credit Programs — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Private Civil Consumer Financial Services Litigation to Partially Fill CFPB Void - Part 1
Shifting Gears: Adapting to Regulatory Changes in Auto Finance — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Everything You Want to Know About the CFPB as Things Stand Today, and Lots More - Part 2
Podcast - Looking into the Crystal Ball: The Future of Consumer Protection Law Enforcement
The FinReg Frontier: AI and Machine Learning in Consumer Finance — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Everything You Want to Know About the CFPB as Things Stand Today, and Lots More - Part 1
As we previously reported, on August 7, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (the “EO”) titled “Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans” which, among other things...more
The White House has issued an AI Action Plan that aims to position the United States as the leader in artificial intelligence ("AI"), as part of a broader pattern of boosting innovation and reducing regulatory burden, with...more
As previously reported, based on an unopposed motion submitted by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) the October 2021 redlining consent order with Trustmark National Bank was...more
On June 6, the Fed appointed Michael E. Horowitz to lead the OIG for the Fed effective June 30. By statute, the Fed’s OIG also serves as Inspector General for the CFPB. The OIG’s mandate includes making recommendations to...more
Please join Eric Johnson, Justin Hosie, and Kristen Yarows as they recap recent consumer financial services activities including the CFPB resuming its redress to consumers of a sales-training company, the City of Baltimore...more
In its motion for a summary judgment in a lawsuit challenging the regulation, the CFPB stated it has concluded that the Section 1033 Rule (Rule) exceeds the agency’s statutory authority to create an open banking system...more
A federal district court recently granted the unopposed motion of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to terminate their October 2021 consent order with Trustmark National Bank...more
The CFPB is planning to repeal its Section 1033 Open Banking Rule, according to a filing in a federal lawsuit challenging the rule. On the same day the Final Rule was issued, the Banking Policy Institute (BPI) and Kentucky...more
On May 12, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced the withdrawal of various guidance, interpretive rules, policy statements, and advisory opinions issued since the CFPB assumed its functions in 2011....more
On May 9, the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs announced that President Trump signed into law Chairman Tim Scott’s (R-SC) Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution, effectively overturning the...more
On April 28, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), one of 40 democratic senators, sent a letter to CFPB Acting Director, Russell Vought, expressing their concerns about Vought’s attempt to terminate nearly all of the Bureau’s 1,700...more
This regular publication from DLA Piper focuses on helping banking and financial services clients navigate the ever-changing regulatory landscape....more
The short answer is that the outcome of the Supreme Court hearing (whose oral argument is scheduled for May 15 at 10 am) is of immense importance to all stakeholders in the consumer financial services industry. We will...more
The podcast we are releasing today is part 1 of a re-purposed webinar we produced on March 25 titled “The Impact of the Election on the CFPB - Part 4.” As a result of the diminishing impact of the CFPB on enforcing the...more
The CFPB is rescinding its existing enforcement and supervision priority documents, according to a memo sent to bureau staff by CFPB Chief Legal Officer Mark Paoletta....more
Meet key stakeholders in Banking, FinTech, and broader payment systems next month at ACI’s 9th Annual Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on FinTech & Emerging Payment Systems. Gain valuable insights from these industry...more
The resolution to nullify the CFPB’s overdraft rule now is in President Trump’s hands....more
Emerging issues under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, Regulation E, and the UCC - As banks, fintech companies, and payment processors continue to innovate and partner on payment and wallet solutions, they must navigate the...more
Republican senators have introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution to nullify the rule that bans banks and credit unions from including medical debt on credit reports and generally prohibits the use of medical...more
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
As all CRA officers know by now on December 19, 2024, the agencies announced the new size thresholds to determine what asset size qualifies as a “small bank”, “intermediate-small bank”, and “large bank” for CRA purposes. The...more
In March 2025, a Northern District of Texas judge denied the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) motion to stay its case against Comerica Bank for alleged mismanagement of a government benefit card program in...more
The House Financial Services Committee on March 5 took the first step toward repealing the CFPB’s overdraft rule, adopting a resolution under the Congressional Review Act. ...more
In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis is joined by Mary Zinsner and Heryka Knoespel, partners in Troutman Pepper Locke’s Consumer Financial Services Practice Group, to discuss the latest in deposit...more
Given the future uncertainty of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) efforts to regulate bank overdraft fees, New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) has stepped in to fill a perceived gap. The DFS...more