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Senate Parliamentarian rejects Senate’s 0 percent proposal on CFPB funding, will review new 6.5 percent plan

On June 19, the U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget issued an update on the Senate Parliamentarian’s ruling that the provision in HR 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” to eliminate all funding the CFPB may request would...more

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Senate Republicans get Parliamentarian’s approval to slash CFPB funding in massive budget bill

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Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (Banking Committee) Republicans have received the Senate Parliamentarian’s approval to cut the CFPB’s funding. As a result, in the large budget reconciliation bill now being written...more

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Senate Parliamentarian says elimination of CFPB funding cannot be included in budget bill but delay of Section 1071 rule passes...

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The Senate parliamentarian has ruled that a key Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (Banking Committee) provision that would eliminate all funding for the CFPB cannot be included in the massive budget reconciliation...more

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Senate Banking Republican reconciliation bill would eliminate CFPB funding source

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The Senate Banking, Housing and Affairs Committee (Banking Committee) would eliminate the CFPB’s current funding source, as part of Committee’s Republican version of its part of the massive budget reconciliation bill,...more

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U.S. House of Representatives Approves 70 Percent Cut to CFPB Funding

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The U.S. House of Representatives has passed an extensive budget reconciliation bill that would reduce the CFPB budget by 70 percent. In a 215-214 vote along party lines, the budget cut first approved by the House Committee...more

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CFPB won’t make small business reporting rule a priority

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The CFPB has announced it will not make enforcement of its rule requiring financial institutions to report their lending to women-owned, LGBTQI+-owned and minority-owned small businesses a priority....more

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House Republicans Seek to Cut 70 Percent of CFPB Funding

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The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services on April 30, 2025, voted to approve Republican-backed budget legislation that would eliminate almost all funding to the CFPB. In a 30-22 vote along party lines, the draft...more

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New York's Bold Move to Create a Mini CFPB — The Consumer Finance Podcast

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In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis is joined by colleagues Jesse Silverman and James Kim to discuss recent developments in New York's legislative efforts to strengthen its consumer financial...more

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Republicans renew efforts to repeal Section 1071

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Republicans on Capitol Hill are seeking to repeal a section of the Dodd-Frank Act that requires financial institutions to report information contained in loan applications submitted by women-owned, minority-owned and...more

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CFPB announces advisory opinion program, updates responsible business conduct bulletin, proposes whistleblower legislation

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At the end of last week, the CFPB announced that it was taking three steps consisting of implementing an advisory opinion program, updating its responsible business conduct bulletin, and proposing an award program for...more

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CFPB issues Spring 2019 semi-annual report; Director Kraninger to appear before House Financial Services Committee on Oct. 16 and...

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CFPB recently issued its Spring 2019 Semi-Annual Report to Congress covering the period October 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019. The report represents the CFPB’s second semi-annual report under Director Kraninger’s...more

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Chairwoman Waters introduces bill to reverse Mulvaney actions

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House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters has introduced the “Consumers First Act” (to be designated H.R. 1500), a modified version of a bill she introduced in the last session of Congress when Mr. Mulvaney...more

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CFPB seeking legislative fix to give it clear MLA examination authority

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The CFPB announced yesterday that it has transmitted a proposal to Congress that would give it clear authority to conduct supervisory examinations for compliance with the Military Lending Act (MLA)....more

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Dramatic changes to CFPB proposed by House not part of appropriations bill under consideration by Senate

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According to media reports, the Senate was scheduled to begin debate yesterday afternoon on H.R. 6167, the “Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019.”...more

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House Bill Proposes to Set New Framework for CFPB Regulation

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On April 17, 2018, House members Sean Duffy (R-WI) and Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) co-sponsored bi-partisan legislation aimed at providing more certainty to companies subject to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB)...more

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Senate passes banking bill providing Dodd-Frank relief

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The U.S. Senate on March 14 passed S.2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (the Act), by a vote of 67 to 31. ...more

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Senate Passes Banking Bill Providing Dodd-Frank Relief

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The U.S. Senate on March 14 passed S.2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (the Act), by a vote of 67 to 31. Although the Act would not make the sweeping changes to the Dodd-Frank Act found...more

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Trump Administration: 2017 Recap and 2018 Outlook

On January 20, 2017, businessman Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States following a contentious and unconventional 2016 presidential election. Republicans also successfully maintained control...more

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CFPB Arbitration Rule Hits a Roadblock

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule on pre-dispute arbitration agreements on July 10, 2017. The final rule was published in the Federal Register on July 19, 2017, and as such, it is due to...more

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State AGs urge Senate rejection of CRA resolution to disapprove CFPB arbitration rule

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A group of 19 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia attorney general have sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer expressing the AGs’ “strong...more

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Acting Comptroller passes on FSOC challenge to CFPB arbitration rule

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In a statement released today, Acting Comptroller Keith Noreika announced that he will not petition the Financial Stability Oversight Council to stay the effective date of the CFPB’s final arbitration rule....more

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The Department of the Treasury Issues Recommendations on the Regulation of U.S. Depository Institutions

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"A Financial System that Creates Economic Opportunities: Banks and Credit Unions," a Report by the Department of the Treasury, identifies potential reforms that would promote the "Core Principles for Regulating the United...more

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Senate Leader Mitch McConnell skeptical of Dodd-Frank reform

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In a recent Bloomberg interview, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell expressed skepticism about the Senate’s ability to pass meaningful Dodd-Frank reform.  After months of inactivity, the House Financial CHOICE Act finally...more

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The Financial CHOICE Act, now closer to passage, would significantly impact the mortgage industry

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On May 4 H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act (the Act) introduced by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, obtained enough votes to move the bill on to the House of Representatives floor.  The Act...more

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We’ve mentioned Uber’s Greyball issues before in passing. But since the authorities are literally making a Federal case out of it, you should probably know more about the details if the software tool that has the...more

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