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
2/4/2025
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Data Collection ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Lending ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Section 1071 ,
Small Business ,
Small Business Loans ,
UDAAP
Join host Chris Willis and guests Lori Sommerfield and Joseph Reilly in this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast as they delve into the CFPB's recent study on differential treatment in small business lending. Discover the...more
On November 13, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released a pilot study titled “Matched-Pair Testing in Small Business Lending Markets” highlighting what the CFPB believes were two statistically...more
11/15/2024
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Disparate Impact ,
Disparate Treatment ,
ECOA ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Race Discrimination ,
Section 1071 ,
Small Business ,
Small Business Loans
On October 31, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the appellants’ motion to expedite the appeal in Texas Bankers Association v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The suit...more
Monday, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas granted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB or Bureau) motion for summary judgment on all Administrative Procedure Act (APA) challenges brought...more
8/28/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v Community Financial Services Association of America Ltd ,
Data Collection ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Federal Funding ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Lenders ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Section 1071 ,
Small Business
As discussed here, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Community Financial Services Association of America, Limited v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau), which upheld the CFPB’s funding...more
6/27/2024
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v Community Financial Services Association of America Ltd ,
Data Collection ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Section 1071 ,
Small Business
On October 13, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 666, which amends the California Financing Law to prohibit a covered entity from charging certain fees in connection with a commercial financing...more
11/10/2023
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Consumer Financial Products ,
Covered Entities ,
Depository Institutions ,
Due Diligence ,
Fees ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financial Transactions ,
Lending ,
New Legislation ,
Payment Processors ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Small Business ,
UDAAP
In a major victory for small business lenders, yesterday the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas granted motions filed by three groups of trade association intervenors to extend the court’s existing...more
10/30/2023
/ Administrative Agencies ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v Community Financial Services Association of America Ltd ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Federal Funding ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Injunctions ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Section 1071 ,
Small Business ,
Small Business Loans
This summer, Representative Roger Williams (R-Texas) and Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) introduced identical Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions in the U.S. House and Senate (H.J. Res. 66 and S. J. Res. 32, respectively)...more
9/22/2023
/ Congressional Review Act ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Data Collection ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Section 1071 ,
Small Business