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In this crossover episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast and Payments Pros, Chris Willis, Jason Cover, and Taylor Gess unravel the often-confused distinctions between loans and credit sales in the first installment of our...more
In its motion for a summary judgment in a lawsuit challenging the regulation, the CFPB stated it has concluded that the Section 1033 Rule (Rule) exceeds the agency’s statutory authority to create an open banking system...more
In a sweeping announcement, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) revoked nearly 70 interpretive rules, advisory opinions, and guidance documents on May 12, 2025. The Federal Register Notice adds to the pullback on...more
The CFPB has requested that a federal district court vacate the Biden-era Open Banking Rule (Rule) in a motion for summary judgment filed on May 30, 2025. The CFPB had previously submitted a status report to the U.S. District...more
On May 22, an installment lender disclosed in a securities filing that the CFPB recently withdrew a 2023 order designating the company for supervision. As previously covered by InfoBytes, the CFPB claimed special oversight...more
On May 21, the CFPB and DOJ successfully filed a motion to dismiss with prejudice a case in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee after noting the defendant paid its penalties. The dismissal ended a...more
On May 27, the CFPB submitted its motion to dismiss a lawsuit with prejudice filed against a lease-to-own finance company and several other entities. As previously covered by InfoBytes, the CFPB sued the lease-to-own finance...more
On May 16, Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed into law S. 27, a medical debt relief measure that prohibits the inclusion of medical debt on consumer credit reports and establishes a state-funded initiative to abolish...more
On May 21, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee granted a joint motion by the CFPB and DOJ to terminate a 2021 redlining settlement with a regional bank, vacating the consent order and dismissing the...more
Since our last report on what is happening with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) during this administration, we have seen the Trump nominee for Director of the CFPB retracted from consideration in front of...more
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
In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis and Lori Sommerfield discuss the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) recent withdrawal of more than 60 pieces of informal guidance, focusing on those...more
On May 12, the CFPB terminated a consent order against a credit financing arm of a large motor vehicle company for violations related to the CFPA and FCRA. ...more
On May 13, the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota issued a notice of dismissal with prejudice wherein the CFPB, as plaintiff, initiated a legal action against two defendants: a multinational retailer from...more
On May 15, the CFPB issued an amended consent order against a fintech company for alleged violations of various consumer financial protection laws. As previously covered by InfoBytes, the CFPB sued the fintech company in...more
Recently, federal district courts dismissed two cases which challenged two final rules promulgated by the CFPB under the previous administration. Specifically, these dismissals came soon after President Trump repealed the...more
On May 15, the CFPB issued an amended consent order against an international remittance provider, reducing its civil penalty from $2.025 million to $44,955. The order alleges violations of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act...more
The CFPB is proposing to rescind its rule that requires certain nonbank entities to register covered agency enforcement and court orders....more
On May 12, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a notice that seeks to rescind changes made in 2022 for administrative adjudications. FinanceThe rules for administrative adjudications allowed the CFPB...more
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
On May 14, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) published a proposed rule to rescind amendments to its Procedures for Supervisory Designation Proceedings, originally adopted in 2022 and 2024. This...more
On May 7, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed without prejudice a legal challenge to a supervisory order issued by the CFPB against a large tech company (the plaintiff). The parties entered a joint...more
On May 9, President Donald Trump repealed two CFPB rules which were brought under the previous administration. The first action repealed the CFPB’s overdraft lending rule (S. J. Res. 18), which would have capped overdraft...more
On May 15, the CFPB published a Federal Register notice withdrawing its proposed interpretive rule on EFTs titled “Electronic Fund Transfers Through Accounts Established Primarily for Personal, Family, or Household Purposes...more
On May 15, the CFPB published a Federal Register notice withdrawing its proposed rule regarding prohibited terms and conditions in agreements for consumer financial products or services under Regulation AA. The withdrawal...more