News & Analysis as of

Rulemaking Process Enforcement Actions Consumer Financial Products

BCLP

Follow the Rules to Make the Rules: 8th Circuit Vacates “Click-to-Cancel” Rule

BCLP on

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a per curiam opinion vacating the FTC’s Click-to-Cancel Rule based on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s failure to comply with a procedural requirement in the FTC Act. This...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Eighth Circuit Vacates FTC’s “Click-to-Cancel” Negative Option Rule

On July 8, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated the FTC’s “click-to-cancel” Negative Option Rule, holding that the FTC violated the FTC Act and the Administrative Procedure Act when it finalized the...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB won’t prioritize BNPL enforcement

Ballard Spahr LLP on

The CFPB will not make enforcement of its Buy Now, Pay Later rule a priority, according to a recent statement....more

McGlinchey Stafford

FTC’s CARS Rule Vacated — What Finance Companies Need to Know

McGlinchey Stafford on

In a procedural decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the CARS Rule (officially, the Combatting Auto Retail Scams Trade Regulation Rule, sometimes known as the Vehicle Shopping Rule) which was...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

CFPB Files “Emergency Notice” in 1071 Final Rule Case and Does Not Oppose Stay of the 1071 Rule; Agency Also Seeking a “Pause” in...

Troutman Pepper Locke on

Hours before a scheduled hearing yesterday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) filed an “Emergency Notice” in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit with respect to the ongoing litigation...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Announces Plans to Regulate Nonbank Personal Loan Providers

On January 8, the CFPB announced its intent to pursue rulemaking that would allow the agency to oversee nonbank personal loan lender. The announcement came in response to a petition filed in September 2022 by the Consumer...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

March 2024 UDAAP Bulletin

Editor's Note The following document provides a monthly roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission,...more

Goodwin

2023 Year in Review: Credit, Debit, or Prepaid Cards and Consumer Banking

Goodwin on

Welcome to the Credit, Debit, or Prepaid Cards and Consumer Banking chapter of our annual report Consumer Financial Services 2023 Year in Review. Looking Ahead to 2024 - We expect continued focus by the CFPB on “junk”...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

CFPB Bites of the Month - October 2023 - Bewitching the CFPB

Hudson Cook, LLP on

In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior month covered during the October 2023 webinar. Bite 10: New Report on NSF Fees at Banks and Credit Unions On October 11, 2023, the CFPB issued a data...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Issues Guidance on “Abusive” Conduct in Financial Markets

On April 3, the CFPB issued a policy statement explaining the legal prohibition on “abusive” conduct in consumer financial markets provided in the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) and provided a summary past...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

[Webinar] CFPB Bites of the Month: Beware the Ides of March and the CFPB - March 15th, 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm ET

Hudson Cook, LLP on

We thank you for joining us over the past three years and are pleased to resume our CFPB Bites of the Month series in 2023! Consumer financial services concerns continue to be front and center in the daily news cycles....more

Hudson Cook, LLP

CFPB Bites of the Month - 2022 Annual Review

Hudson Cook, LLP on

In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2022 applicable to the auto finance industry. So, what happened in 2022?...more

Adams & Reese

CFPB Solicits Feedback on “Junk Fees” – Are New Regulations Coming?

Adams & Reese on

On January 26, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a request for public comment relating to “junk fees” consumers may be subjected to when engaging in financial services. So what exactly is a...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Consumer Fees Find Themselves in the Crosshairs: The CFPB Seeks Public Input on Alleged “Junk Fees” in the Consumer Financial...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) has continued to ratchet up its regulatory scrutiny over the consumer financial services market. On January 26, 2022, the CFPB published an initiative seeking public input on...more

Goodwin

Financial Services Weekly Roundup: Madden Fix/Valid When Made Rule Faces New Challengers

Goodwin on

In the News. On the heels of a lawsuit challenging the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) recently issued Madden fix/valid when made rule, eight state attorneys general filed suit challenging a similar rule...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Director Kraninger testifies at House and Senate hearings

Ballard Spahr LLP on

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

Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB seeks comment on its consumer complaint and inquiry handling process

Ballard Spahr LLP on

The CFPB has issued a request for information that seeks comment on its handling of consumer complaints and inquiries.  ...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB seeks comment on its guidance and implementation support

Ballard Spahr LLP on

The CFPB has issued a request for information that seeks comment on its guidance and implementation support. Comments on the RFI must be received on or before 90 days after the date the RFI is published in the Federal...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB issues seventh annual FDCPA report

Ballard Spahr LLP on

The CFPB has issued its seventh annual Fair Debt Collection Practices Act report covering the CFPB’s and FTC’s activities in 2017. The CFPB’s previous FDCPA annual reports began with a message from former Director Cordray....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Mulvaney outlines new CFPB governing philosophy

Ballard Spahr LLP on

Mick Mulvaney, President Trump’s appointee as CFPB Acting Director, plans to make the CFPB’s practices of “pushing the envelope” and “rulemaking by enforcement” things of the past. ...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Updated OIG work plan for CFPB adds new project on sharing complaint data

Ballard Spahr LLP on

Since our last blog post about the Office of Inspector General’s work plan for the CFPB, the work plan has been updated as of July 1, 2017 to add one new planned project....more

21 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide