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Consumer Financial Services Bites of the Month - June 2025

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

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House Subcommittee to hold Wednesday hearing on role of CFPB

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The House Financial Services Committee’s Financial Institutions Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, March 26, to discuss possible changes to the structure and responsibilities of the CFPB....more

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Lawmakers and AFSA oppose future arbitration rulemaking

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In connection with the petition to ban pre-dispute consumer arbitration agreements pending before the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and a recent Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on “forced arbitration,”...more

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CFPB issues Semi-Annual Report to Congress; CFPB Director Chopra to appear before House and Senate Committees this week (UPDATED)

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Last week, the CFPB issued its Semi-Annual Report to Congress covering the period beginning October 1, 2022 and ending March 31, 2023. ...more

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CFPB issues Spring 2020 semi-annual report to Congress

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The CFPB has issued its Spring 2020 Semi-Annual Report to Congress covering the period September 30, 2019 through March 31, 2020. The report represents the CFPB’s fourth semi-annual report under Director Kraninger’s...more

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House Financial Services Committee: “rent-a-bank” hearing on Feb. 5; Director Kraninger to testify on Feb. 6

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On Wednesday, February 5, the House Financial Services Committee will hold the first part of a two-part hearing on “rent-a-bank” structures. The hearing is titled “Rent-A-Bank Schemes and New Debt Traps: Assessing Efforts to...more

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Senate Banking Committee to hold Oct. 27 hearing on CFPB’s semi-annual report

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The Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing on October 27, 2019 entitled “The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Semi-Annual Report to Congress”  at which the witness will be Director Kraninger.  ...more

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House Financial Services Committee hearing on CFPB highlights continuing partisan divide

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Yesterday’s hearing on the CFPB held by the House Financial Services Committee highlighted the continuing partisan divide over the CFPB’s implementation of its consumer protection mission but with Democratic and Republican...more

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Kraninger appearance at March 7 House Financial Services Committee hearing to be followed by panel of witnesses

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The House Financial Services Committee has updated its website to confirm that CFPB Director Kraninger is scheduled to appear at the Committee’s hearing tomorrow entitled “Putting Consumers First? ...more

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Director Kraninger to appear at Senate Banking Committee March 12 hearing

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The Senate Banking Committee has announced that it will hold a hearing on March 12, 2019 entitled “The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Semi-Annual Report to Congress” at which CFPB Director Kraninger is scheduled to...more

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House Financial Services Committee announces March 7 hearing on CFPB

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House Financial Services Committee Maxine Waters has announced a series of hearings for next month, including one entitled “Putting Consumers First? A Semi-Annual Review of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau” scheduled...more

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Congressional hearing regarding proposed financial regulation scheduled for September 7

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Congress is back in session and this Thursday, September 7, the House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit will hold a one-panel hearing entitled “Legislative Proposals for a More Efficient Federal...more

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House Financial Services Committee investigating CFPB arbitration rulemaking

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On April 20, 2016, Congressman Sean Duffy sent a letter to Director Cordray indicating that the House Financial Services Committee is investigating “the examination and possible regulation by the [CFPB] of pre-dispute...more

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