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Nuevo proyecto de decreto para el sistema de finanzas abiertas en Colombia

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La Unidad de Regulación Financiera (URF) publicó para comentarios al público una nueva versión del proyecto de decreto por medio del cual se pretende regular el sistema de finanzas abiertas en Colombia....more

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NYC Comptroller Report Calls for Overhaul of State Consumer Financial Protections

On June 9, 2025, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released a report urging City and State leaders to modernize consumer financial protections. The report outlines a series of legislative and regulatory recommendations...more

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Illinois Passes Bill Prohibiting Collection of Coerced Debt

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On May 22, Illinois House Bill 3352 passed the Illinois legislature and now awaits Governor JB Pritzker’s signature. This bill amends the Illinois Collection Agency Act to provide an individual a way to avoid liability for a...more

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CFPB Withdraws Proposed FCRA Data Broker Rule

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Yesterday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) filed its decision to withdraw the proposed rule titled “Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V)” in the Federal Register....more

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Senate adopts CRA resolution to nullify rule subjecting large cash apps to bureau supervision

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Using the Congressional Review Act, the Senate has voted to nullify a CFPB final rule that would subject large cash apps to the bureau’s supervision....more

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Rep. Waters requests information on consumer protection compliance from financial organizations

On February 26, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, sent a letter addressed to the presidents and chief executive officers of two financial industry trade organizations. The...more

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Congressional letter expresses concern over DOGE, Musk influence, and CFPB work stoppage

On February 11, 189 congressional Democrats sent a letter to Acting Director Russell Vought of the CFPB and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expressing concerns regarding the involvement of DOGE at the CFPB and the orders to...more

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Australia's Proposed Scams Prevention Framework

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In response to growing concerns regarding the financial and emotional burden of scams on the community, the Australian government has developed the Scams Prevention Framework Bill 2024 (the Bill). Initially, the Scams...more

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Will State-Level Consumer Protection Activity Increase Amid CFPB Shakeup?

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

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Financial Services trade groups call on CFPB to abandon its data broker proposed rule

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Seventeen financial services trade groups are calling on the CFPB to abandon its plan to amend rules under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to vastly expand the scope of the FCRA by redefining what a “consumer report” is...more

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Financial Abuse and the Need for Better Financial Services Regulation

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In December 2024 the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services (the Committee) published a Report following an inquiry into how well the existing financial services regulatory framework is...more

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FCRA in Focus

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Join us for a new episode of Financial Services Focus with partner Eric Mitzenmacher and associate Kerri Webb, as they discuss the CFPB's recently proposed FCRA rulemaking, which, if finalized as proposed, would affect the...more

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CFPB Seeks Public Input on Privacy and Data Practices in Consumer Finance

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a Request for Information (RFI) to gather insights on how companies offering financial products and services collect, use, and monetize consumer payment and personal...more

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CFPB proposes rule to ban consumer contract terms bureau says limit ‘fundamental freedom’

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The CFPB has published a proposed rule that would ban companies from using contract clauses that the bureau said limit fundamental freedom, including those that waive a consumer’s legal rights and fine print that suppresses...more

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CFPB Issues a Roadmap for States Days Before Trump Takes Office

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As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) anticipates a shift in its leadership with the incoming administration of President Trump, the Bureau has released a report titled “Strengthening State-Level...more

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CFPB Approves Financial Data Exchange to Set Standards for 1033

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What Happened? Last week the CFPB issued an Order recognizing the Financial Data Exchange, Inc. (“FDX”) as the first standard setting body (“SSO”) under the CFPB’s Personal Financial Data Rights Rule (the “Rule”).  The Rule...more

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CFPB issues medical debt rule; regulation immediately challenged in federal court

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The CFPB has issued its  final rule that will prohibit the inclusion of medical debts in credit reports lenders use to make credit decisions and that will also generally prohibit lenders from using medical debt information in...more

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CFPB Finalizes Rule to Limit Impact of Medical Debt on Credit Reporting

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The CFPB has finalized a rule amending regulations under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to address the use and reporting of medical information in credit decisions. The Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies...more

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CFPB Approves Financial Data Exchange as Open Banking Standard Setter

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On January 8, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) officially recognized Financial Data Exchange, Inc. (FDX) as the first standard-setting body under the Personal Financial Data Rights promulgated rule under...more

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CFPB Issues Proposed Rule Offering Consumers Greater Access to and Control Over Their Financial Data

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On October 19, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Board (“CFPB”) released a proposed rule that, if enacted, would grant consumers greater access rights to the data their financial institutions hold. Under the proposed...more

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Ask and You Shall Receive: CFPB Issues ANPR on Consumer-Permissioned Access to Financial Records

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Financial institutions and fintech firms increasingly access consumer financial data and provide services to consumers using data from various financial accounts. This includes programs that assist consumers in managing...more

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CFPB Finalizes Off-Balanced Approach to Public Disclosure of HMDA Data

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As previously reported, in September 2017 the CFPB proposed policy guidance regarding what application-level Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data would be disclosed to the public based on the significant expansion to the...more

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