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NYC Comptroller calls for strengthening city, state consumer protection laws, regulations

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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

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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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House Financial Services Committee finds savings by slashing CFPB budget

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The House Financial Services Committee has approved its part of the massive budget bill, saving some $1 billion by, among other things, slashing the CFPB’s budget by more than 60%....more

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House Subcommittee Chairman pushes legislation to convert CFPB into a commission, make it subject to appropriations

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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

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Legislation to eliminate all funding for CFPB introduced in House, Senate

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Legislation that would eliminate all funding for the CFPB has been introduced in the House and Senate, with the main House sponsor now calling for the bill to be placed on a fast track by including it in budget...more

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Federal Judge Issues Order Prohibiting Massive Layoffs, Budget Cuts at CFPB Pending Ruling on Motion for Preliminary Injunction

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A federal judge has issued an order temporarily prohibiting the Trump Administration from imposing mass layoffs and budget cuts at the CFPB....more

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City of Baltimore and National Treasury Employees Union file separate suits to keep the CFPB funded and operating

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Accusing the CFPB of planning to use its funding mechanism to abolish the agency, the mayor and the city council of Baltimore (the “City of Baltimore”) and the Economic Action Maryland Fund (the “Economic Fund”), a nonprofit...more

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Vought halts most work at CFPB

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Acting CFPB Director Russell Vought has temporarily put a halt to virtually all of the agency’s work. ...more

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As Federal Shutdown Continues, Financial Regulators Seek to Address Related Impacts

With no immediate end in sight to the current federal shutdown, financial regulators are seeking to minimize the adverse impacts of the shutdown on individuals. In a January 11, 2019, press release, the Board of Governors of...more

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FinCEN, OFAC and TFI Curtailed by Partial Government Shutdown

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As reported in Reuters and other media outlets, the partial government shutdown has impaired the ability of the U.S. Treasury to maintain many of its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (“AML/CTF”) efforts. ...more

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Government shutdown affects antitrust and CFIUS reviews of transactions

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After Congress failed to enact appropriations legislation, the United States federal government partially shut down beginning at midnight on 22 December 2018, impacting several departments, agencies, and interagency...more

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How is the government shutdown impacting the federal banking agencies and consumer financial services regulators?

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The CFPB and the federal banking agencies—the FDIC, Fed, and OCC— remain open during the government shutdown as their funding does not come from congressional appropriations.  ...more

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