The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB ) recently published a report and an associated consumer advisory warning of risks to consumers from solar lending and encouraging consumers to shop for alternatives before...more
On July 25, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report on the costs and potential risks to families using electronic payment platforms to load money to their children’s school lunch accounts. The...more
On June 4, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued Circular 2024-03 warning that the inclusion of “unlawful or unenforceable” terms in consumer contracts – particularly in the fine print of consumer...more
On May 22, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interpretive rule stating that providers of “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) products that issue “digital user accounts” to access credit products to...more
On May 9, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a report highlighting common themes in complaints received from consumers, including mismatches between marketing and actual terms, devaluations of...more
On March 5, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule amending provisions in Regulation Z that govern credit card late fee charges. The final rule follows the March 2023 release of the proposed...more
On December 6, 2023, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a bulletin that provides guidance to banks on managing risks associated with certain “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) loans. While the OCC notes that...more
On November 7, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (proposed rule) that would allow it to supervise digital wallet and payment app providers deemed “larger...more
During remarks at a payments-focused event on October 6, 2023, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra signaled that the bureau intends to expand its oversight of digital payments and the companies...more
On September 19, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued Circular 2023-03 to provide creditors additional guidance for communicating denials of credit to consumers based upon artificial intelligence (AI)...more
On June 6, 2023, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued final joint guidance on managing risks...more
On June 22, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) seeking comments from credit card issuers, consumer groups, and the public regarding credit card late fees...more
On April 25, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that it will invoke its authority under the Dodd-Frank Act to supervise “nonbanks whose activities the CFPB has reasonable cause to determine pose risks to...more
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On March 29, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a report raising concerns about the late fee practices of credit card issuers. Although the report provides a general assessment of credit card...more
On March 16, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it will consider whether institutions are engaging in the “unfair” practice of discriminating, expanding its anti-discrimination efforts to...more
On January 26, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced a request for information seeking comments related to fees charged to consumers in connection with selected products or services. The CFPB expressed...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has remained busy as we head into the final week of 2021. The agency released updated FAQs regarding the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) and Regulation E, issued orders to...more
On August 31, 2021, a federal district court judge in Texas granted summary judgment to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a lawsuit brought by two industry trade associations, ultimately upholding the “payment...more
On August 16, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a proposed settlement to resolve a 2019 lawsuit against a debt collection enterprise and its owner.
The CFPB asserts that the debt collection...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently filed a motion to lift the stay of the compliance date for the “payment provisions” in the Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans Rule (CFPB...more
On June 30, 2021, President Joe Biden signed a joint resolution to revoke the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) “true lender” rule (the “Rule”). Passed in October 2020, the Rule clarified that a national bank...more