Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the then-acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), emailed staff on February 3 directing employees to cease all rulemaking activities, delay the implementation of...more
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is currently serving as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), emailed staff on Monday directing employees to cease all rulemaking activities and delay...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau), under Director Chopra, is moving toward placing new restrictions on fees for the late payment of credit card debts. The proposed rulemaking represents a continuation...more
On February 7, 2023, the CFPB issued an Advisory Opinion, "Digital Mortgage Comparison-Shopping Platforms and Related Payments to Operators." Introduced by Director Rohit Chopra as a measure meant to protect mortgage...more
Financial institutions' longstanding practice of charging fees to consumers for the late payment of credit card debts is under scrutiny from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and its Director, Rohit Chopra....more
On March 16, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a press release and an updated UDAAP exam manual setting forth its intentions to use the Consumer Financial Protection Act's (CFPA) prohibition against...more
In the last eight months, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has signaled its intent to expand its use of abusiveness theories in enforcement matters. In March, the CFPB rescinded the previous administration's...more
On September 29, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its fifth biennial report (Report) evaluating the state of the consumer credit card market. In addition to addressing impacts to the credit card...more
Last month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a long-anticipated proposed rule (published in the Federal Register on October 8, 2021) requiring regulated financial institutions to collect and report small...more
In a matter that highlights the importance of comprehensive consumer remediation and exemplifies the Bureau's renewed aggressive enforcement approach, on August 13, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau moved for...more
On February 26, 2021, Georgia introduced HB 674, which would authorize earned wage access (EWA) providers to operate in the state and avoid loan characterization by meeting certain requirements, including registration....more
On October 7, 2020, the CFPB announced that it was "provid[ing] clearer rules of the road for RESPA marketing service agreements" in the mortgage industry by rescinding its 2015 guidance regarding marketing services...more
California now has its own mini Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Although California is not the first state to create such an entity, the new regulator's resources and authority—not to mention the size of the...more
In a decision that could have broad implications for the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) remedial authority, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals recently overturned a $5 million restitution award to the FTC in a consumer...more
Earlier this week, the Third Circuit rejected student loan servicer Heartland Campus Solutions, ECSI’s challenge to a CFPB civil investigative demand (CID), which sought information concerning ECSI’s “servicing of student...more
President Trump formally nominated Kathy Kraninger to become the new head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “Bureau”) on June 18, 2018. While this nomination was a surprise to many due to Kraninger’s apparent...more
For many months, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) has hinted it would focus its enforcement efforts on debt collection conduct. The Bureau’s settlement earlier this month with Security Group Inc., Security...more
New Priorities at the CFPB…
On February 12, 2018, Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or the “Bureau”) and Director of the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”), Mick Mulvaney, released...more
Editors’ Note: The following is one part of DWT’s ongoing coverage of the 2017 CARD Act Report. Other parts include our prior PLA post The Consumer Credit Market: The CFPB’s 2017 CARD Act Report and a recent FSR webinar....more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently published its biennial assessment of the consumer credit card market, titled “The Consumer Credit Card Market.” This report is based in part on responses provided by market...more
Richard Cordray, the director of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), resigned from this post at the close of business last Friday, November 24. In a statement to staff, he said that Leandra English, the...more