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It has been difficult to keep up with all of the changes that have been happening with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) lawsuits and interpretations because the CFPB has not been sending out press releases...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a final policy statement (PS25/3) on consumer credit regulatory returns, published together with an updated webpage. The FCA is introducing a new regulatory return for...more
The CFPB's 2024 final rule on credit card late fees has been vacated as a result of the lawsuit filed by several banking industry trade groups challenging the rule’s validity....more
On April 15, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that capped credit card late fees at $8....more
On April 15, Judge Mark T. Pittman of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas entered an Order and Final Judgement vacating the CFPB’s 2024 credit card late fee rule (previously discussed here) for...more
On April 15, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated the CFPB’s Credit Card Late Fee Rule pursuant to a joint motion for entry of consent judgment reached by the parties. The court found the CFPB’s...more
On April 15, 2025, Judge Mark T. Pittman of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas entered an order and final judgment vacating the CFPB's credit card penalty fees rule (the Late Fee Rule). Judge Pittman's...more
At the request of both sides of the lawsuit, a federal judge has voided the CFPB’s credit card late fee rule....more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) agreed to vacate its controversial credit card late fee rule in a joint motion for entry of consent judgment filed in Chamber of Commerce of the United States of...more
Republicans on the House Financial Services Financial Institutions Subcommittee have sent Acting CFPB Director Russell Vought a letter calling for the CFPB to withdraw a wide variety of final and proposed rules....more
A federal judge has granted the CFPB 30 days to try to settle the lawsuit challenging the bureau’s s credit card late fee rule that was issued during the Biden Administration....more
On March 12, the CFPB and its Acting Director, Russell Vought, filed a status report in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in response to the court’s order requesting clarification on how the CFPB...more
We expect continued scrutiny by regulators on fees, including enforcement actions and rulemakings, with the caveat that the new administration could shift federal priorities away from this fee crackdown....more
In a significant development in the credit card late fee rule litigation, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed a status report indicating that it is actively working towards a resolution. This update...more
On February 20, several business groups and trade associations filed a motion for summary judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in their lawsuit seeking to vacate the CFPB’s final rule...more
After weeks of former CFPB Director Rohit Chopra emptying the shelves with dozens of new regulations, proposals and enforcement activity, the financial services industry now faces whiplash as the Trump administration takes...more
Today, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued an order in Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) in light of recent changes...more
In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2024 applicable to the credit card industry. The year saw the CFPB give a fair amount of attention to credit card products, with a focus on pricing....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
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior and current month covered during the November 2024 webinar....more
A Texas federal judge has refused to lift the preliminary injunction blocking the CFPB’s enforcement of its final rule that would require larger credit card issuers to lower their late fees to $8 and that would also permit...more
On October 22, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule (Rule) on personal financial data rights under Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act. The Rule imposes significant new obligations on...more
On December 6, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas denied a motion by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to dissolve a preliminary injunction that had enjoined its Credit...more
In a significant development in the ongoing litigation over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB or Bureau) Final Rule on credit card late fees, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas denied...more
On October 22, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its long-anticipated Open Banking Rule (the Open Banking Rule) under Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act, fundamentally reshaping the data-sharing...more