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On April 16, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a memo to staff outlining its new supervision and enforcement priorities for 2025. These priorities appear to be intended to reverse some of the more prominent...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued advance notices of proposed rulemaking seeking public comment on whether to revise the thresholds that define “larger participants” in key consumer financial industries....more
The banking plaintiffs in the suit challenging the CFPB’s open banking rule (“Rule”) have asked a federal court to delay the compliance date of the Rule, contending that even though the Trump Administration has said it was...more
In a significant turn of events, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) has decided to initiate a new rulemaking process concerning its final rule on personal financial data rights under Section 1033 of the...more
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
In two cases challenging regulatory actions by the Biden-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Brownstein secured major wins for the collections industry. First, in litigation filed in Texas, Brownstein represented...more
The UK All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Fair Banking has published its latest report, "No Half Measures – A Blueprint to Beat APP Fraud", alongside a press release. The report assesses the UK's response to authorised...more
On June 20, 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced they are seeking...more
On June 27, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a policy statement, “Guidance on Referrals for Potential Criminal Enforcement,” which outlines its plan to address criminal regulatory offenses within its...more
On July 1, the CFPB terminated a consent order with a federal credit union by issuing an order terminating the consent order. The original consent order was issued on November 7, 2024, concerning alleged violations of...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) continues to redefine its priorities, and among the many policies targeted for change, the “Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders”...more
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
As part of an omnibus 2026 budget bill, New York passed a new law that will broadly govern point-of-sale (POS) installment financing offered to New York residents. The Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) Act was signed into law in early...more
As previously reported, based on an unopposed motion submitted by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) the October 2021 redlining consent order with Trustmark National Bank was...more
As previously reported, in March 2025 the CFPB and Townstone Financial (Townstone) filed a joint motion with a U.S. District Court seeking to reverse the November 2024 consent order between the parties that resolved CFPB...more
On June 6, the Fed appointed Michael E. Horowitz to lead the OIG for the Fed effective June 30. By statute, the Fed’s OIG also serves as Inspector General for the CFPB. The OIG’s mandate includes making recommendations to...more
On June 9, multiple financial services trade associations sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expressing concerns about cybersecurity risk management practices at federal regulatory agencies following the OCC’s...more
Please join Eric Johnson, Justin Hosie, and Kristen Yarows as they recap recent consumer financial services activities including the CFPB resuming its redress to consumers of a sales-training company, the City of Baltimore...more
Effective May 12, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau formally revoked 67 different guidance documents by publishing a notice in the Federal Register. The CFPB's action covers various guidance documents, interpretive...more
Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) submitted several regulatory proposals to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. Among the rules under consideration are those related to...more
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 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