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2022 NDAA: Important Considerations for Government Contractors
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Accusing the Trump Administration of “dismantling” the CFPB, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is calling on city and state officials to fill the void by strengthening consumer protection laws and rules in the city and...more
House Financial Institutions Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., said last week that his subcommittee will place a high priority on changing the CFPB’s structure and funding....more
On March 3, it was reported that former Fed Vice Chair for Supervision, Michael Barr, stepped down from the Fed’s Committee on Supervision and Regulation, leaving the supervision panel without a chair. This leaves Fed Vice...more
On February 11, the ranking members from both the House Committee on Financial Services and the House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions sent a letter to CFPB Acting Director Russell Vought expressing concerns regarding...more
On February 7, 2025, newly confirmed Office of Management and Budget (OMB) director Russell Vought replaced Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as acting director of the CFPB....more
On August 26, 2024, Chief Judge Randy Crane in the S.D. Texas granted summary judgment to the CFPB, denied summary judgment to the trade groups and upheld the CFPB’s 1071 Rule (small business loan data collection rule)....more
On August 26, 2024, Chief Judge Randy Crane in the E.D. Texas granted summary judgment to the CFPB, denied summary judgment to the trade groups and upheld the CFPB’s 1071 Rule (small business loan data collection rule)....more
Monday, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas granted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB or Bureau) motion for summary judgment on all Administrative Procedure Act (APA) challenges brought...more
We have previously blogged about an enforcement action brought on July 12, 2022 by the CFPB against Populus Financial Group, Inc., d/b/a ACE Cash Express, Inc. in Federal District Court for the Northern District of Texas...more
Part 1 – The CFPB has no authority to investigate or sue Acima because, under Dodd-Frank and the appropriations Clause of the Constitution, it may only be funded out of combined earnings of the Federal Reserve System and...more
On June 18, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the plaintiffs’ petition for a writ of mandamus, effectively halting the transfer of the lawsuit challenging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB or Bureau)...more
On June 19, 2024, the Fifth Circuit dissolved the district court’s order transferring the case challenging the CFPB’s credit card late fee rule. In granting the writ of mandamus filed by the plaintiff trade associations...more
In a blog post published at the end of last week, the CFPB announced that its payday lending rule (Rule) would go into effect on March 30, 2025. Because the Rule’s ability to pay requirements were rescinded, the only...more
It took about an hour for someone on the Senate Finance Committee during its hearing today to mention the “elephant in the room” — namely, the fact that the CFPB is only allowed under Dodd-Frank to be funded out of “combined...more
Although neither the CFPB, the Federal Reserve Board, nor the Treasury has responded to Professor Emeritus Hal Scott’s op-ed on May 20 in the Wall Street Journal, my interview with Professor Scott on our Consumer Finance...more
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision, ruled yesterday that the CFPB’s funding mechanism does not violate the Appropriations Clause of the U.S. Constitution....more
Earlier this month, the CFPB filed a notice with the Texas federal district court that it is appealing to the Fifth Circuit the district court’s order granting summary judgment to a group of trade associations in their...more