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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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CFPB Signals Review of Mortgage Servicing and Larger Participant Rules

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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

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New CFPB Director Testifies on Agency Leadership and Enforcement Approach

On February 27, new CFPB Director Jonathan McKernan testified before the Senate Banking Committee, emphasizing his commitment to enforcing the law while operating within the confines of the law. His testimony focused on his...more

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CFPB calls on states to be more aggressive in enforcing consumer financial protection laws

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The CFPB is calling on state governments to increase their focus on consumer financial protection laws....more

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Final Rule Expands Oversight to Larger Digital Payment App Providers

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Section 1024 of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 authorizes the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to define markets for consumer financial products and services and supervise the larger participants within those markets...more

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CFPB Issues Matched Pair Testing Report on Small Business Lending

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The CFPB recently issued a report entitled Matched-Pair Testing in Small Business Lending Markets that summarizes results of small business lending matched pair testing that it conducted in conjunction with the U.S....more

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CFPB Expands its Reach with Final Rule Establishing Nonbank Registry of Public Settlements, Consent Orders and Enforcement Actions

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What Happened? On June 3, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued its Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders Final Rule (the Final Rule), a 486-page rule...more

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[Event] 8th Forum on FinTech & Emerging Payment Systems - April 9th - 10th, New York, NY

ACI’s 8th Annual Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Fintech & Emerging Payment Systems will provide in-depth guidance on the latest regulatory developments at the Federal and State Level that you need to be aware of....more

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Supreme Court Denies Oral Argument to Republican State AGs Who Argue That the CFPB Funding Mechanism Is Unconstitutional

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On August 21, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a request by West Virginia Attorney General (AG) Patrick Morrisey and 26 other state AGs to participate in oral arguments in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) et al. v....more

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Opportunistic Credit Default Swap Strategies in the Crosshairs: SEC Finalizes Rule 9j-1

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The Dodd–Frank Act continues to spawn new rules more than a decade after its passage. Our Financial Services & Products Group reviews a rule finalized 10 years after its proposal that protects security-based swaps from fraud...more

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FSOC Issues Proposed Update to Interpretative Guidance on Nonbank Financial Company Designations

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A&B Abstract: On April 21, 2023 the Financial Stability Oversight Council (hereinafter “FSOC” or “Council”) issued for public comment (1) a proposed analytic framework setting forth FSOC’s approach to identifying,...more

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CFPB Launches Office of Competition and Innovation

On May 24, the CFPB launched a new office, the Office of Competition and Innovation. The stated purpose of the new office is to promote competition and innovation that benefits consumers in the financial products and services...more

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Consumer Financial Services and Fintech Enforcement Trends in New York

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The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) is New York’s primary regulator of financial institutions, consumer protection, and financial activity.  With jurisdiction over more than 1,500 financial institutions, the...more

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Consumer Financial Services and Fintech Enforcement Trends in California

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Following the departure of former CFPB Director Richard Cordray in 2017, consumer advocates and state attorneys general raised concerns regarding the new hands-off approach by the Trump administration pertaining to consumer...more

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CFPB Symposium on Consumer Access to Financial Records

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On February 26, 2020, the CFPB held a symposium on Consumer Access to Financial Records and Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act. ...more

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CFPB to hold Feb. 26 symposium on consumer access to financial records and Dodd-Frank Section 1033

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The CFPB announced that it will hold a symposium on consumer access to financial records and Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act on February 26, 2020.  The event will be webcast on the Bureau’s website....more

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Revising the Regulatory Definition of a Qualified Mortgage

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When the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) last summer issued its Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making (“ANPR”) to revise the definition of a “Qualified Mortgage” (“QM”) under the Dodd-Frank Act’s...more

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Could the US Government’s Financial Stability Oversight Council Subject the Residential Mortgage Industry or Mortgage REITs to...

Raise your hand if you are an independent mortgage banker, a residential mortgage real estate investment trust (“mREIT”) or a nonbank investor in residential mortgage loans that would like to be subject to additional federal...more

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Director Kraninger testifies at House and Senate hearings

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CFPB Director Kraninger was the sole witness at a House Financial Services Committee hearing thsi week on the Bureau’s Spring 2019 semi-annual report and at a Senate Banking Committee hearing yesterday on the report. ...more

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CFPB names private education loan ombudsman

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The CFPB has announced the appointment of Robert G. Cameron to serve as the Bureau’s private education loan ombudsman.  Mr. Cameron joins the Bureau from the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency where he was a...more

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Inside The Beltway — Implementing Regulatory Relief, S. 2155

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Just before adjourning for the summer district work period, 13 Republicans from the Senate Banking Committee sent a letter pushing for expedited implementation of S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer...more

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CFPB files answer in lawsuit challenging delay in Section 1071 implementation

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The CFPB has filed an answer in the lawsuit filed in May 2019 in a California federal district court by the California Reinvestment Coalition, the National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders, and two individual...more

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New plaintiffs join lawsuit against CFPB for delaying Section 1071 implementation

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The National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders (NALCAB) and two individual small business owners have joined the lawsuit filed against the CFPB in May 2019 by the California Reinvestment Coalition in a...more

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Democrats criticize Director Kraninger at Senate Banking Committee hearing

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Director Kraninger was sharply criticized by Democrats at today’s hearing on the Bureau’s semi-annual report held by the Senate Banking Committee....more

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