Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: What Banking Leaders Need to Know About the U.S. Supreme Court Ruling That the CFPB’s Funding Mechanism is Constitutional Part I
The CFPB's Final Credit Card Late Fee Rule: Implications and Industry Response — The Consumer Finance Podcast and Payments Pros: The Payments Law Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: A Close Look at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Credit Card Late Fees Proposal with Special Guest Todd J. Zywicki
It has been difficult to keep up with all of the changes that have been happening with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) lawsuits and interpretations because the CFPB has not been sending out press releases...more
The CFPB's 2024 final rule on credit card late fees has been vacated as a result of the lawsuit filed by several banking industry trade groups challenging the rule’s validity....more
The topic of “junk fees” has been in the headlines, spurred by legislative action across various sectors. From regulations on credit card late fees to the Federal TICKET Act targeting concert event fees, lawmakers are...more
The SEC has issued a controversial 886-page final rule imposing climate-related disclosure requirements on publicly traded companies, including banking organizations, which will require them to include certain climate-related...more
On March 6, the CFPB finalized its credit card late fee rule (previously discussed here) aimed at ensuring that late fees charged on consumer credit card accounts are “reasonable and proportional.” The rule amends Regulation...more
The move becomes effective on October 1, 2023, with the Supreme Court soon to decide on the agency’s rule-writing authority. On February 1, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a rule (the...more
On April 17, the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) issued a news release responding to the CFPB’s proposal to lower the credit card late fee safe harbor amount to $8. The CFPB claims that, even though Congress banned...more
As we previously reported on the blog, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently published a proposed rule that would dramatically cut the safe harbor for credit card late fees. In his State of the Union...more
Federal Reserve Issues Policy Statement on Section 9(13) of the Federal Reserve Act - On January 27, the Federal Reserve issued a policy statement interpreting section 9(13) of the Federal Reserve Act, which authorizes...more
Over the past several weeks, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has sparked a litany of new orders, rules, laws, guidance, and plain asks from federal and state leaders, agencies, and courts. The President and federal and...more
Over the last few months there have been several significant commercial law cases in Arizona. These have included four Court of Appeals and three Supreme Court cases, each addressing common loan document provisions and...more
In case you missed it, here is what the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was up to over the last month: Enforcement Actions and Litigation - Enforcement Action Against First National Bank of Omaha - ...more