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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is a United States federal statute signed into law on July 21, 2010. The Act was passed in response to the Great Recession of the late 2000s and... more +
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is a United States federal statute signed into law on July 21, 2010. The Act was passed in response to the Great Recession of the late 2000s and includes broad reforms related to many aspects of the financial and banking industry. Notable sections of the Act include stricter regulations of the derivatives market, as well as the Volcker Rule, which restricts the trading practices of FDIC-insured institutions.    less -
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Senate Parliamentarian says elimination of CFPB funding cannot be included in budget bill but delay of Section 1071 rule passes...

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The Senate parliamentarian has ruled that a key Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (Banking Committee) provision that would eliminate all funding for the CFPB cannot be included in the massive budget reconciliation...more

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Senate Banking Republican reconciliation bill would eliminate CFPB funding source

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The Senate Banking, Housing and Affairs Committee (Banking Committee) would eliminate the CFPB’s current funding source, as part of Committee’s Republican version of its part of the massive budget reconciliation bill,...more

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CFPB will kill Section 1033 Open Banking Rule

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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

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CFPB Proposes Major Rollback of Existing Guidance

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On May 12, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) and acting CFPB Director Russell Vought announced in a Federal Register filing that it is withdrawing dozens of its existing guidance materials—including policy...more

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CFPB Update: Policy and Leadership Changes Further Belief the Consumer Protection Agency Has Lost (Most of) Its Bite

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Changes regarding the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), including both the agency's leadership and its policy priorities, have been rapidly announced by the Trump administration.1 While the consumer...more

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CFPB Continues Efforts to Rescind Multiple Biden-Era Rules

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The CFPB has withdrawn its 1) Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)/Regulation V Proposed Rule (Data Broker Rule), 2) Prohibited Terms and Conditions in Agreements for Consumer Financial Products or Services (Regulation AA)...more

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Citing CFPB cutbacks, Pennsylvania Governor is beefing up consumer protection efforts

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Citing cutbacks at the federal level, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has launched a new centralized consumer protection hotline, website and email address to make it easier for state residents to report allegations of...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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New Leadership and Dramatic Changes at the CFPB: Future of the Bureau Uncertain

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In a dramatic series of events, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) has undergone leadership changes, signaling a significant shift in its regulatory approach. These changes began with the firing of...more

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Consumer Financial Services and Fintech Enforcement Trends in California

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Following the departure of former CFPB Director Richard Cordray in 2017, consumer advocates and state attorneys general raised concerns regarding the new hands-off approach by the Trump administration pertaining to consumer...more

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Financial Daily Dose 6.12.2019 | Top Story: State AGs take aim at Sprint/T-Mobile merger with antitrust suit

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Sprint and T-Mobile are facing new merger headwinds in the form of a NY & CA state AG-led lawsuit in the Southern District of New York that seeks to block the deal, alleging that it would cost customers of the companies “at...more

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Inside the Beltway: Chairwoman Waters Introduces Bill to Reverse Mulvaney Actions

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House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters recently introduced the "Consumers First Act," H.R. 1500, a modified version of a bill she introduced in the last session of Congress when Mick Mulvaney was still...more

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Chairwoman Waters introduces bill to reverse Mulvaney actions

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House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters has introduced the “Consumers First Act” (to be designated H.R. 1500), a modified version of a bill she introduced in the last session of Congress when Mr. Mulvaney...more

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Bank Regulatory Reform Arrives – Gingerly

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On May 24, 2018, President Trump signed the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (the “Reform Act”). The bulk of reform in the Reform Act consists of the elimination of many technical and...more

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Bank Deregulation Bill Becomes Law

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On May 24, President Trump signed into law the most significant banking legislation since the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) in 2010. The bill – named the Economic...more

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U.S. House of Representatives Sends Regulatory Relief Bill to President’s Desk

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On May 22, The House of Representatives voted 258-159 to pass a banking deregulation bill (S.2155) that loosens rules and requirements imposed on lenders by the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010. The legislation contains a number of...more

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House Passes Banking Bill Providing Dodd-Frank Relief

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The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed S.2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (the Act), by a vote of 258 to 159. ...more

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Has Mulvaney Gone Too Far? A Look at the CFPB’s Semi Annual Report to Congress

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The CFPB has issued its semi-annual report to Congress, leaving little doubt as to the agenda of Acting Director, Mick Mulvaney. While the information contained in the actual report is largely inconsequential, it is...more

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2017 in Review: Three State Enforcement Trends Impacting the Auto Finance Industry

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Auto lenders, like many private citizens, began 2017 curious as to what change the impending Trump administration would bring. In the landscape of government enforcement, however, the consensus amongst industry participants...more

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Will the New Year Bring a New CFPB? Planning in the Wake of Uncertainty

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was created under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) in July 2010 in the wake of a financial crisis, as an independent agency tasked with...more

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Trump Blocks CFPB Arbitration Rule, but the Story’s Not Over Yet

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President Donald Trump effectively stopped the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) so-called “arbitration rule,” signing legislation repealing the rule on Nov. 1. The rule would have prohibited providers of certain...more

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CFPB to Remove Arbitration Rule from CFR

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The CFPB is scheduled to publish a notice in tomorrow’s Federal Register removing the agency’s final arbitration rule from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). ...more

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CFPB Finally Acknowledges Arbitration Rule “Has No Force or Effect”

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Two weeks after President Trump signed H.J. Res. 111, the joint resolution passed by the House and Senate disapproving the CFPB arbitration rule, the CFPB has formally acknowledged Congress’ override of the rule under the...more

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When will the CFPB formally acknowledge that Congress has repealed its arbitration rule?

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Yesterday marks one week since President Trump signed H.J. Res. 111, the joint resolution passed by the House and Senate disapproving the CFPB arbitration rule....more

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Another One Bites the Dust - the President Kills the CFPB Arbitration Rule

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Pursuant to the the Congressional Review Act, President Trump officially repealed the CFPB Arbitration Rule. As expected, President Trump signed the resolution to repeal the arbitration rule proposed...more

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