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The saga of the CFPB’s section 1071 small business data collection and reporting rule continues. Rise Economy, fka California Reinvestment Coalition (Rise), the National Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), the Main Street Alliance...more
In an effort to protect small businesses from high rents, on June 13, both houses of New York's legislature passed a bill, S1163, that prohibits "rent minimums" in real estate secured loan documents. As of this writing, this...more
In this special crossover edition of Payments Pros and The Consumer Finance Podcast, Carlin McCrory and Jason Cover are joined by their colleague Caleb Rosenberg to explore the evolving landscape of small business financing....more
In this special crossover edition of the Payments Pros and Consumer Finance podcasts, Carlin McCrory and Jason Cover are joined by their colleague Caleb Rosenberg to explore the evolving landscape of small business financing....more
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill (HB) 700 into law on June 20, 2025, despite significant opposition from industry with respect to one critical legislative provision. This follows the legislation's approval by the...more
As previously reported, in addressing the fact that current stays of the section 1071 small business data collection and reporting rule only apply to the applicable plaintiffs, intervenors and their members, the CFPB advised...more
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
On October 2, the FDIC issued its 2024 Small Business Lending Survey Report (SBLS), based on data collected in 2022. The survey provides insights into small business lending practices, including loan approval processes,...more
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
Recently, the CFPB published updated its filing instructions guide for small business lending data that lenders will begin collecting in 2025. This guide provided instructions for financial institutions on how to collect,...more
Please join Eric Johnson and Justin Hosie as they recap recent CFPB actions and enforcements, including negative equity findings from the Auto Finance Data Pilot; compliance dates for the Small Business Lending Rule; the...more
The recent Supreme Court ruling that upheld the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s funding resulted in the Bureau announcing the new effective dates for banks to begin collecting their CRA...more
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
When the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (“SBA’s”) revised rules for its Small Business Investment Company (“SBIC”) program went into effect last August, it looked like a greenfield market for capital call financing had...more
In this special solo episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis provides an important update on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) new small business lending data collection and reporting final rule...more
Recently, the U.S. Senate passed a joint resolution of disapproval (S.J. Res. 32) under the Congressional Review Act to nullify the CFPB’s small business lending rule. As previously covered on InfoBytes, the rule, which...more
We recently reported that a federal district court in Kentucky enjoined the CFPB from implementing the small business data collection and reporting rule, also referred to as the 1071 rule based on the Dodd-Frank section...more
The United States Small Business Administration (“SBA”) oversees two loan programs that are intended to benefit small business owners and promote employment. The programs, known as the 7(a) Loan Program and Section 504 Loan...more
On February 10, 2023, Illinois State Senator Laura Ellman introduced SB2234, also referred to as the “Small Business Truth in Lending Act” (Act), in the Illinois House of Representatives. The purpose of the Act is to protect...more
Resulting from a lawsuit by the California Reinvestment Coalition against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) in 2019 for its failure to promulgate a small business lending data rule in compliance with the...more
On March 30, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its long-awaited small business lending rule, which requires companies issuing a wide array of commercial credit products to small businesses to begin...more
Small business lenders hoping for federal intervention will be disappointed to learn that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has reached a preliminary determination that New York’s new commercial financing...more
Over the past year and a half, the CFPB has been quietly taking steps toward implementing regulations around collecting data from commercial lenders regarding commercial loans. Those efforts culminated on September 1, 2021,...more
In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted broad exempt offering reforms; the Department of Labor (DOL) finalized a rule, with significant revisions from the original proposal, on ESG investments; the...more
In This Issue. The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) released an interim final rule to reflect changes made by H.R. 7010, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act,...more