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CFPB proposes to standardize Nonbanks’ ‘Risks to Consumers’

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The CFPB is proposing a rule that standardizes determinations that nonbanks pose “risks to consumers,” a move that could result in fewer nonbanks being designated as posing risk and thus subject to CFPB supervisory...more

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CFPB Proposes Stricter Standards Limiting Supervision of Nonbanks

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) is taking a significant step to modify its supervisory approach to nonbanks by publishing a proposed rule advancing a more stringent definition of “risks to consumers”...more

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CFPB Proposes Legal Standard Applicable to Supervisory Designation Proceedings

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The CFPB on Aug. 26, 2025, issued a proposed rule to adopt a legal standard applicable to supervisory designation proceedings. Specifically, the CFPB is proposing to adopt a standard definition of "risks to consumers with...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB responds to GAO letter on budget authority

On July 30, the CFPB’s Chief Legal Officer, Mark Paoletta, responded to a June GAO letter which raised several questions about the Bureau’s authority to request or decline funding. In particular, the CFPB focused on GAO’s...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Committee chairman asks Fed inspector general to investigate CFPB, Chopra for potential abuses

On June 26, the Chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Rep. Don Meuser (R-PA), sent a letter to the acting inspector general for the Fed and CFPB to investigate...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

CFPB's Guidance Withdrawal Deepens Industry Uncertainty

Effective May 12, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau formally revoked 67 different guidance documents by publishing a notice in the Federal Register. The CFPB's action covers various guidance documents, interpretive...more

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Rescission of CFPB’s 2022 Interpretive Rule: A Shift in the Scope of State Enforcement Authority Under the CFPA

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On May 15, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) officially rescinded its May 2022 interpretive rule concerning the scope of state enforcement authority under § 1042 of the Consumer Financial Protection...more

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The 2023 Term of the Supreme Court: Administrative and Regulatory Law Rulings

It is instructive to review the Supreme Court’s record in its most recent term, concentrating on regulatory and administrative law cases, which are usually back-burner issues. But not this term....more

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Will Regulatory Rollback in the Nation’s Capital Work?

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At a meeting with a group of state attorneys general in Washington, DC, earlier this week, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) Director Kathy Kraninger expressed her strong desire to provide more consistent...more

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