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 recent American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators Annual Conference included a presentation highlighting the rising use of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) in the Financial Services industry. As this will...more
In a significant turn of events, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) has decided to initiate a new rulemaking process concerning its final rule on personal financial data rights under Section 1033 of the...more
The landscape of consumer financial services is shifting, driven by a broader deregulatory trend at the federal level. In this environment, companies must still address federal consumer financial law compliance and navigate a...more
On Saturday, February 1, Rohit Chopra was dismissed as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), with Secretary Scott Bessent appointed as Acting Director that same day. The following weekend, Office of...more
On January 17, the CFPB issued a consent order and stipulation against an auto finance company for alleged violations of the FCRA, Regulation V and the CFPA. The Bureau alleged that, from 2019 through 2024, the company...more
In its final days under the Biden administration, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau called on states to step it up – following soon after Director Chopra’s December appearance at the NAAG Capital Forum....more
Just days before the inauguration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the CFPB) issued guidance to states in a report titled, “Strengthening State-Level Consumer Protections: Promoting Consumer Protection Federalism.”...more
On January 14, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a report titled Strengthening State-Level Consumer Protections (the Report) as the agency prepares for the change in presidential administrations. ...more
CFPB Urges States to Enact Consumer Protections Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a report in tandem with a new initiative aimed at pushing an increased number and widening the scope of...more
On January 7, 2025, the CFPB filed a lawsuit against a nationwide consumer reporting agency for violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The lawsuit claims the company’s investigation of consumer disputes was inadequate,...more
In the closing months of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) under Director Rohit Chopra, the CFPB has continued its efforts to influence how states regulate financial services providers. On November 12, the CFPB...more
After a yearslong lead-up, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published its final “open banking” rule in October. The rule effectuates the section of the Consumer Financial Protection Act, which charged the CFPB...more
On October 22, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its long-awaited final rule implementing Section 1033 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) concerning personal financial data rights....more
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming ubiquitous across sectors, and the financial services industry is no exception. With the rise of AI, there is also an increase in scrutiny by regulators over its use....more
Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
2023 marked a pivotal moment in US data privacy and cybersecurity, characterized by substantial regulatory and legislative advances at the international, federal, and state levels. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took a...more
On October 19, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) with respect to a new consumer financial data portability rule mandated by Section 1033 of the...more
On October 19, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its highly anticipated notice of proposed rulemaking under Section 1033 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (CFPA). The proposed Personal...more
On October 19, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its long-awaited "Required Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights" (Proposed Rule) for public comment. The Proposed Rule was issued under...more
A threshold consideration for businesses trying to understand the actors that enforce U.S. consumer privacy laws is an analysis of which laws apply to that business. This is because U.S. consumer privacy laws exist as a...more
Our discussion examines the FTC’s Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to what it describes as “commercial surveillance” and the CFPB’s circular confirming that covered persons and service providers may violate the...more
CFPB Takes Action to Protect the Public from Shoddy Data Security Practices "The bureau said the circular does not suggest that particular security practices are specifically required under the Consumer Financial...more
CFPB Warns Firms on Information Security Weaknesses - On August 11, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a circular confirming that financial companies can violate consumer financial protection...more
On August 11, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a Circular stating that the failure of financial institutions, including nonbank financial firms such as fintech companies and credit reporting...more