The CFPB has continued to announce additional procedural, rulemaking and administrative changes, with the latest being three postings to the Federal Register on June 18, 2025: 1) a final rule rescinding the Procedure Relating...more
6/27/2025
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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
The CFPB has withdrawn its 1) Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)/Regulation V Proposed Rule (Data Broker Rule), 2) Prohibited Terms and Conditions in Agreements for Consumer Financial Products or Services (Regulation AA)...more
5/16/2025
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The CFPB on April 30, 2025, filed a joint stipulation to dismiss its appeal pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit regarding an agency policy that expands the scope of antidiscrimination oversight....more
5/9/2025
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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
In connection with its regulation titled "Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)," implementing Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, 88 Fed. Reg....more
5/2/2025
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U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), on behalf of 40 Democratic Senators, wrote a letter to CFPB Acting Director Russell Vought on April 28, 2025, expressing "grave concerns" about the agency's ability to fulfill more than...more
5/1/2025
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In connection with its regulation titled Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders (the Nonbank Registration Regulation), the CFPB announced on April 11, 2025, that it "will not prioritize...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has revealed its intention to make changes to the small business loan data collection and reporting rule (1071 Rule) in light of continued opposition from financial institutions...more
4/10/2025
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U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was appointed as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or the Bureau) on Feb. 3, 2025. In his capacity as acting director, Bessent reportedly...more
2/27/2025
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