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
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a federal agency that was founded in 2010, after the United States went through a recession linked to abuses in the origination and sale of residential mortgage loans. The...more
On May 30, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) stated in a court filing that its “Open Banking Rule” (Rule) issued during the Biden administration “is unlawful and should be set aside.” This shift is part of...more
The CFPB has requested that a federal district court vacate the Biden-era Open Banking Rule (Rule) in a motion for summary judgment filed on May 30, 2025. The CFPB had previously submitted a status report to the U.S. District...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 9, President Trump signed a Congressional Review Act resolution repealing the CFPB’s final rule restricting overdraft fees at large financial institutions. The rule, originally finalized under the Biden administration,...more
President Donald Trump on May 9, 2025, signed into law measures to eliminate two CFPB rules established under the Biden Administration. The first rule repealed was the CFPB's Overdraft Rule, one aspect of the Biden...more
President Trump has signed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution nullifying the CFPB’s controversial overdraft rule. ...more
On April 9, the House of Representatives passed two resolutions that it received from the Senate, overturning two CFPB rules from the Biden administration. The House considered S.J. Res. 18, disapproving the CFPB’s final rule...more
As federal agencies pull back on consumer protection regulations under the Trump administration, California is stepping up to fill the void. This shift was forecasted in January, when the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has revealed its intention to make changes to the small business loan data collection and reporting rule (1071 Rule) in light of continued opposition from financial institutions...more
On April 1, 2025, the House Financial Services Committee issued a press release regarding a number of Committee requests to various federal agencies for rescission, modification, or re-proposal of specific Biden...more
House Financial Institutions Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., said last week that his subcommittee will place a high priority on changing the CFPB’s structure and funding....more
In a surprising turn of events, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) and Townstone Financial, Inc. (Townstone) have jointly moved to vacate the Stipulated Final Judgment and Order previously entered in...more
House Republicans appear ready to start the Congressional Review Act (CRA) process to attempt to repeal the Biden Administration’s controversial overdraft rule....more
In the waning days of the Biden Administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Jan. 10, 2025, issued a proposed interpretive rule that would provide a framework for determining when the Electronic Fund...more
In a letter to President-Elect Donald Trump, the American Bankers Association and its 52 affiliates are calling for a halt to all regulatory actions affecting banks and an extension of all effective dates for final...more
Last week, the Biden-Harris Administration launched a comprehensive initiative aimed at addressing what it describes as everyday hassles that waste Americans’ time and money. This new government-wide effort, called “Time Is...more
As discussed here, during the summer of 2023, Representative Roger Williams (R-Texas) and Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) introduced identical Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions in the U.S. House and Senate (H.J. Res. 66...more
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Last week, by a vote of 221-202, the House of Representatives voted to approve S.J. 32, the resolution introduced under the Congressional Review Act to override the CFPB’s final Section 1071 small business lending rule (1071...more
Whether your company is a new fintech or a traditional financial institution with deep roots, you should be taking notice of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) October 27, 2022 announcement concerning Section...more
On October 30, 2023, the White House announced that President Biden had issued an Executive Order regarding artificial intelligence (“AI”). The Executive Order was accompanied by a Fact Sheet summarizing the eight policy...more
On October 24, the Biden-Harris administration announced amendments to the regulations implementing title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA). According to the fact sheet, the amendments are intended to allow the...more