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
Republicans on the House Financial Services Financial Institutions Subcommittee have sent Acting CFPB Director Russell Vought a letter calling for the CFPB to withdraw a wide variety of final and proposed rules....more
On August 12, 2024, the plaintiffs filed their brief in opposition to the CFPB’s motion to dismiss Plaintiff Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce (Fort Worth Chamber) for lack of standing and if granted, transfer the case to the...more
On August 8, 2024, the plaintiffs filed their brief in opposition to the CFPB’s motion to dissolve the preliminary injunction in the lawsuit challenging the CFPB’s credit card late fee final rule (“Rule”). In their brief, the...more
On July 29, 2024, the CFPB filed a motion to dismiss the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce as a Plaintiff for lack of standing and if granted, transfer the case to a the Federal District Court for D.C. In its brief, the CFPB...more
We recently reported that on July 18 the CFPB, upon remand from the Fifth Circuit, re-filed its notice of supplemental authority in support of its motion to dismiss or transfer the case, motion to dissolve the preliminary...more
Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) filed a brief in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in support of its motion to dissolve the preliminary injunction that has stayed...more
On June 4, 2024, the CFPB issued its Semi-Annual Report to Congress covering the period beginning April 1, 2023 and ending September 30, 2023. On June 12, 2024, CFPB Director Chopra appeared before the Senate Banking...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
On May 20, 2004, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) sent its annual report to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) highlighting its enforcement actions and initiatives in 2023 under the Truth in Lending Act...more
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling last week in CFSA v. CFPB that the CFPB’s funding mechanism does not violate the Appropriations Clause of the U.S. Constitution removes what many observers consider to be the last remaining...more
On March 5, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued its final credit card late fee rule (the “Final Rule”), which, amongst other things, significantly reduces the late fee safe harbor cap for issuers...more
On March 5, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued its final credit card late fee rule (the “Final Rule”). The timing for publication of the final rule was widely perceived as coordinated with the...more
After targeting credit card late fees in its proposed rule, the CFPB has set its sights on further attacking credit card pricing through interest rates. The CFPB published a blog late last month stating that credit card...more
In a new data spotlight issued last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) found that interest rates charged on credit cards issued by large banks are higher than interest rates charged on credit cards issued...more
On January 24, 2024, a week after issuing its proposed rulemaking for overdraft services, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued its proposed rulemaking on non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees....more
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) has invited President Joe Biden to give his State of the Union address to a Joint Session of Congress on Thursday, March 7, 2024. The invitation was immediately accepted by President...more
On January 3, 2023, American Bankers Association, America’s Credit Unions, and Independent Community Bankers of America wrote a letter to CFPB Director Rohit Chopra to address their concerns that the CFPB’s proposal for...more
On December 7, 2023, Atlantic Union Bank (the “Bank”) entered into a consent order with the Consumer Financial Protections Bureau (CFPB) related to its in-person and telephone overdraft opt-in sales practices during...more
Last week, the CFPB issued its Semi-Annual Report to Congress covering the period beginning October 1, 2022 and ending March 31, 2023. ...more
The CFPB recently posted on its website a final rule regarding various annual adjustments it is required to make under provisions of Regulation Z (TILA) that implement the CARD Act, HOEPA, and the ability to repay/qualified...more
In February, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed amending the Federal Reserve Board’s Regulation Z with respect to the amount of fees that credit card issuers are permitted to charge their customers for...more
As discussed here, on February 1, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a rule that would amend Regulation Z to: 1) decrease the safe harbor for credit card late fees to $8 and eliminate altogether a higher...more
Nearly two months after it was issued on February 1, the CFPB’s proposal to make significant changes to the Regulation Z rules for credit card late fees was published in today’s Federal Register. The changes include a...more
On February 1, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a rule that would dramatically decrease the late payment fee amount that card issuers could charge on credit cards and qualify for a safe harbor...more
On February 1, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend the provisions in Regulation Z governing credit card late fee charges permitted under Regulation Z, which...more