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CFPB Issues Final Rule on Small Business Data Collection

On March 30, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its long-awaited final rule to implement Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act. Section 1071 amended the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to require lenders to...more

The CFPB’s Fall 2022 Supervisory Highlights—Key Findings and Takeaways

On November 16, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) released its Fall 2022 Supervisory Highlights. The 32-page report discusses the Bureau’s key examination findings in the areas of auto servicing,...more

FTC Proposes Expansion of TSR That May Impact SMB Lending

On April 28, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a press release announcing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) and an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) seeking public comment on possible changes to...more

[Webinar] The CFPB’s New Tactics: Strategies for Mitigating Regulatory Risk in 2022 - April 28th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

Since the beginning of the Biden Administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced its intention to significantly increase its enforcement activity and expand its reach through aggressive...more

Utah Enacts Commercial Finance Disclosure and Registration Law

Merchant Cash Advance providers, commercial litigation funders, online SMB lending platforms and other nonbank small-business lenders, take note: Following the lead of California and New York, Utah is now the third state to...more

CFPB Pushes Equity Envelope via Updated UDAAP Examination Manual

While credit-related products have long been subject to the anti-discrimination requirements of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), providers of non-credit financial products, such as payments, credit reporting services,...more

CFPB News: Bureau Opens Inquiry Into Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) Credit

On December 16, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau, or CFPB) announced a “market monitoring” inquiry into “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) credit offered by five companies. In this alert, we explain the CFPB’s...more

New York Commercial Financing Disclosure Requirements Take Effect Soon

On September 21, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) released its pre-proposed regulations to implement the commercial financing disclosure requirements in S5470-B and S898. The ten-day outreach...more

DOJ, OCC Announce Major Settlement of Fair Lending Allegations

In the largest fair lending enforcement action in several years, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on August 30 announced simultaneous settlements with a national banking...more

Fair Lending: HUD to Reinstate Lower Bar for Proving Disparate Impact

On June 25, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published in the Federal Register a proposal to rescind its own 2020 disparate impact rule (2020 Rule). In its place, HUD is proposing to recodify and restore...more

CFPB Rulemaking Will Require Reporting On Lending To Women- And Minority-Owned And Small Businesses

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is finally moving forward with rulemaking under Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which will require “financial institutions” to collect, maintain and report to the CFPB data on...more

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