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Federal Banking Agencies Propose Rescission of 2023 CRA Final Rule and Reinstatement of 1995 CRA Regulations

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On July 16, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) (collectively, the federal banking agencies) jointly published a proposed rule...more

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Trump Administration Significantly Narrows the Impact of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a federal agency that was founded in 2010, after the United States went through a recession linked to abuses in the origination and sale of residential mortgage loans. The...more

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Budget bill does not include Senate proposal to delay Section 1071 for ten years, but Trump Administration again promises changes

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The huge budget bill signed by President Trump on July 4 does not include a proposal from Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Republicans to delay implementation of the Section 1071 rule for ten years, but the...more

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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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Consumer Lending Compliance in Uncertain Times

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In recent months, virtually every regulated industry has witnessed announcements of significant regulatory changes, including the financial services sector....more

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The Big Beautiful Bill and the Effects on Bank Lending Into the US

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Every year, foreign lenders make thousands of loans to U.S. entities. The U.S. withholding tax on the related interest payments has been generally stable since 1984. The general rule is that interest paid under these loans...more

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Understanding New York’s New Buy-Now-Pay-Later Law

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New York has included a “Buy-Now-Pay-Later Act” as part of its broader budget legislation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. Encapsulated in Article 14-B, the Act aims to regulate the burgeoning market of buy-now-pay-later (BNPL)...more

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CFPB May Lose Ability to Enforce Regulations In-House

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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

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CFPB Shifts Focus Away from Buy Now, Pay Later Loans

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) announced a significant shift in its enforcement priorities, choosing not to prioritize actions related to Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) loans under the Truth in Lending...more

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Benefits of Operating Through a Bank Charter and Charter Choice Considerations

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This is the first in a series of articles in our "So, You Want to Be a Bank?" series. More than 1,000 new banks were formed in the eight years before the Great Recession began in 2008. In comparison, the past 15 years...more

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Texas Introduces Legislation to Regulate Sales-Based Commercial Financing

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Last month, the Texas legislature introduced two companion bills, S.B. No. 2677 and H.B. No. 700, to regulate sales-based commercial financing. For purposes of the proposed legislation, sales-based financing is a transaction...more

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FHFA Director Pulte Terminates Mortgage-Related Special Purpose Credit Programs for GSEs

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In a significant policy shift under the Trump administration, the new Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte issued an order on March 25, 2025 terminating special purpose credit programs (SPCPs) supported...more

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Maryland OFR Responds to Market Concerns Over Licensing Requirements for Mortgage and Installment Loan Assignees

On February 18, the Maryland Office of Financial Regulation (OFR) issued an alert to address industry concerns regarding its January guidance on licensing requirements for assignees of residential mortgage and installment...more

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PRA 2025 Supervisory Priorities: International Banks and UK Deposit Takers

On 21 January 2025, the UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published two supervisory letters outlining 2025 priorities for international banks and UK deposit takers, respectively. In this note, we look at some of the...more

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Texas Federal District Court Rejects All Administrative Procedure Act Challenges to CFPB’s Section 1071 Final Rule

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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

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Consumer groups show support of CFPB’s Auto Finance Data Pilot and urge the Bureau to expand its data collection

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In February 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or the “Bureau”) announced an auto finance data pilot, where it ordered nine large auto lenders to provide information about their auto lending portfolios....more

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Chopra Defends CFPB’s Medical Debt Proposed Rule

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CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on Thursday defended his agency’s proposed rule to prohibit the listing of medical debt on credit reports, contending that such debts are not a fair indication of a person’s financial health....more

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Podcast: Deep Dive into Bank Partnerships: Lending, Litigation, Legislative Trends, and True Lender [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 66]

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The next installment in McGlinchey’s Deep Dive into Bank Partnerships Series features a podcast on lending, presented by attorneys Joe Apatov, Aaron Kouhoupt, and Robert Savoie. Their discussion centers on the evolving...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - June 2024 # 3

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more

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Kansas Enacts Earned Wages Access Law

On April 19, less than a month after Wisconsin’s enacted legislation, Kansas has followed suited by enacting comprehensive earned wages access legislation. Kansas’ law is set to take effect immediately upon publication....more

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Kansas Introduces New Commercial Financing Disclosure Law

On April 17, the Kansas Legislature signed SB 345, to become the most recent state to enact disclosure requirements for small business lenders. The law’s requirements apply to “providers” which are defined as persons who...more

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Legal Issues, Problems, and Unanswered Questions Regarding a State’s Ability and Potential Departure from the Depository...

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In 1980, Congress passed Public Law 96-221, called the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act (“DIDMCA”), which, in part, allowed federally insured state banks, state credit unions, and state savings...more

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2023 Year in Review: Market Overview - Lessons from 2023, Emerging Issues for 2024

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Welcome to the Market Overview chapter of our annual report Consumer Financial Services 2023 Year in Review. For the consumer finance industry, 2023 was all about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau)....more

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Washington State Representatives Propose Amendments Targeting Bank Model Lending and Loan Programs Based on Tips or Memberships

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Washington now joins the list of states that have enacted or proposed legislation adopting so-called anti-evasion provisions, including legislation passed in Minnesota, Connecticut, Nebraska, and proposed in Florida. On...more

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9 Consumer Finance Issues to Note From CFPB Report

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In July, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published a report highlighting various unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts or practices it claims to have uncovered during its supervisory examinations from July 2022 to...more

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