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Slimmed-Down CFPB to Focus on Bank Oversight, Concrete Consumer Harm

On April 16, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sent an internal memorandum to CFPB staff describing its 2025 supervisory and enforcement priorities. Not surprisingly, the memo highlights its intended departure...more

FDIC Withdraws Four Biden-Era Proposed Rules

On March 3, 2025, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced the withdrawal of three proposed rules intended to reshape oversight and regulatory obligations related to brokered deposits, corporate governance...more

NYDFS Proposes Limits on Overdraft and NSF Fees

On January 22, 2025, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced proposed regulations that would limit fees associated with overdrafts, nonsufficient funds (NSF) transactions and returned deposit...more

CFPB Issues Final Rule Limiting Overdraft Fees at Large Banks, Treats Overdraft as Credit

On December 12, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule that treats covered overdraft services offered by banks with more than $10 billion in assets (large banks) as credit, bringing them for...more

CFPB Asserts State Consumer Privacy Laws Do Not Sufficiently Protect Consumer Financial Data

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a report on November 12, 2024, examining state and federal privacy protections for consumer financial data....more

CFPB Finalizes Section 1033 Rule on Personal Financial Data Rights

On October 22, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its long-awaited final rule implementing Section 1033 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) concerning personal financial data rights....more

Student Loan Servicing Risks Top CFPB Concerns for Servicemembers, Veterans

On September 24, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Office of Servicemember Affairs released its 2023 annual report highlighting complaint trends submitted by active-duty servicemembers, veterans and...more

CFPB Challenges Financial Institutions to Produce Evidence of Affirmative Consent to Overdraft Fees

On September 17, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a circular explaining that financial institutions may violate the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) and its implementing regulation, Regulation...more

CFPB Reports on Potential ‘Junk Fees’ From School Lunch Payment Platforms

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

CFPB Extends Compliance Dates for Small Business Lending Rule

On June 25, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) formally extended by 290 days the effective date for its small business lending rule, initially released in March 2023....more

CFPB Finalizes Rule to Track Nonbank ‘Repeat Offenders’

On June 3, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a final rule requiring covered nonbanks – generally nonbanks that are “covered persons” under the Dodd-Frank Act, subject to certain exceptions – to...more

CFPB Study Finds Consumers Pay More When Pricing Is Complex

On April 30, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a report on a study investigating the effects of complex pricing structures and increased competition on consumer choices. The CFPB found that...more

CFPB Emphasizes Voluntary Nonbank Consent to Supervision in Updated Procedural Rulemaking

On April 16, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule revising its procedures for establishing supervisory authority over nonbank financial institutions on the basis that the institution poses...more

CFPB Highlights Financial, Privacy Risks of Consumer Transactions on Gaming Platforms

On April 4, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a report examining the growth and privacy risks of financial transactions in online video games and virtual worlds, noting that Americans spent...more

CFPB Executes on Promise to Utilize ‘Dormant’ Authority to Supervise High-Risk Nonbanks

On February 23, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) made public an order establishing supervisory authority over a nonbank installment lender on the basis the institution poses risks to consumers. The order...more

Appraisal Bias Compliance Management in Focus

On February 12, 2024, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) issued a concise statement on Examination Principles Related to Valuation Discrimination and Bias in Residential Lending. Although the...more

CFPB Issues Proposal to Eliminate Fees on Instantaneously Declined Transactions

On January 24, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would prohibit financial institutions from charging fees on transactions that are declined instantaneously or...more

Federal, State Agencies Promote Expanded Oversight of Bank and Nonbank Community Development Activities

On November 2, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a survey on state Community Reinvestment Acts (CRAs) aimed at informing states without CRAs about actions they could take to promote lending and...more

CFPB Proposes Public Enforcement Order Registry for Nonbank Financial Services Providers

On December 12, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published a proposed rule that would require nonbank covered persons to report certain public agency enforcement actions and court orders for publication in a...more

CFPB Requests Information on Consumer Financial Products or Services Fees

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

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