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On June 20, 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced they are seeking...more
On January 15, the CFPB published to the Federal Register a Request for Information (RFI) on the collection, use, sharing and protection of consumer payment and personal financial data by companies offering financial products...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a Request for Information (RFI) to gather insights on how companies offering financial products and services collect, use, and monetize consumer payment and personal...more
On December 19, the U.S. Department of Treasury released a report summarizing key findings from its 2024 Request for Information (RFI) on the uses, opportunities, and risks of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in financial...more
On October 25, 2024, a bill was introduced in the House of Representatives by sponsors from both parties that would impose heightened requirements and procedural protections for civil investigative demands (CIDs) issued by...more
In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis delves into the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) recent response to the Treasury Department's request for information on the use of artificial...more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior and current month covered during the August 2024 webinar....more
On August 12, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) provided comments on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the financial services sector that are among its most extensive regarding risks and...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
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), recently issued a Request for Information (RFI) related to fees charged by providers of mortgages and related settlement services. In his statement, Director Chopra discussed...more
On May 30, the CFPB announced a request for information (RFI) regarding mortgage “junk fees” and their impact on borrowers and lenders. The CFPB identified an increase of over 36 percent in median total loan costs for home...more
On May 30, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued a request for information (Request) regarding alleged “junk fees” in closing costs charged by mortgage lenders and related settlement service...more
On May 30, the CFPB announced that it was probing mortgage closing costs as part of its continued focus on so-called junk fees. The Bureau’s request for information seeks input from the public on “the impact closing costs...more
Following several years of investigating the common practices in the space, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached its first settlement with a data broker over the alleged collection and sale of location information that...more
Throughout the past few years, the CFPB has sought input from a range of stakeholders, including community-based organizations and financial institutions, for feedback about how it can improve consumer financial products and...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") announced last week the publication of an Advisory Opinion regarding “Consumer Information Requests to Large Banks and Credit Unions.” The Advisory Opinion applies to “large...more
On October 11, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued an advisory opinion regarding § 1034(c) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA), which requires large banks and credit unions to comply...more
American Bankers Association (ABA), Association of Credit and Collection Professionals (ACA International), U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Chamber), Synchrony Bank (Synchrony), and National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) submitted...more
Following a related request for information (RFI) earlier this year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced on August 15, 2023, its intention to launch rulemaking targeting data brokers. This rulemaking...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), and United States Treasury have issued an interagency Request for Information (“RFI”) focused on the offering and provision...more
On August 15, 2023, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra announced that the CFPB will be moving forward with a rulemaking next month to expand the categories of data subject to the Fair Credit...more
In remarks delivered yesterday at a roundtable convened by the White House on protecting Americans from harmful data broker practices, CFPB Director Chopra announced that the CFPB plans to propose a rule under the Fair Credit...more
Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
On July 7, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and US Department of the Treasury (collectively, “the agencies”) published a request for information (RFI) on...more