A new CFPB report, “Issue Spotlight: Public Benefits Delivery & Consumer Protection,” looks at what it describes as “the challenges that recipients of public benefits programs offering cash assistance encounter in accessing...more
The CFPB has finalized a procedural rule that updates its Rules of Practice for Adjudication Proceedings (Rules of Practice). The procedural rule was issued in February 2022 and became effective on February 22, 2022, the...more
The CFPB has filed its brief in opposition to the cross-petition for certiorari filed by Community Financial Services Association (CFSA). The CFPB’s certiorari petition seeks review of the Fifth Circuit panel decision in...more
Community Financial Services Association (CFSA) has filed its brief in opposition to the CFPB’s certiorari petition seeking review of the Fifth Circuit panel decision in Community Financial Services Association of America...more
The CFPB has published its Fall 2022 rulemaking agenda as part of the Fall 2022 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. The agenda’s preamble indicates that “[t]he Bureau reasonably anticipates having...more
The CFPB has issued its “Annual report of credit and consumer reporting complaints” that reports on consumer complaints submitted to the CFPB regarding the three largest nationwide consumer reporting agencies (NCRAs)—Equifax,...more
The CFPB recently denied the petition of Nexo Financial LLC to modify the CFPB’s Civil Investigative Demand (CID) issued to Nexo, rejecting Nexo’s claim that the CFPB does not have jurisdiction to investigate crypto-lending...more
The CFPB announced last week that it has entered into a proposed settlement of the lawsuit it filed in July 2020 against My Loan Doctor, LLC (“Loan Doctor”) and its founder, Edgar Radjabli, for allegedly making false,...more
In a recent blog post, the CFPB announced that it has started sharing consumer complaint data with local governments through its Government Portal. The Government Portal gives local, state, and federal government agencies...more
The CFPB has released the Fall 2022 edition of its Supervisory Highlights. The report discusses the Bureau’s examinations in the areas of auto servicing, consumer reporting, credit card account management, debt collection,...more
The CFPB and All American Check Cashing have agreed to a settlement in the CFPB’s enforcement action filed against All American in 2016 for alleged violations of the CFPA’s UDAAP prohibition in connection with check cashing...more
The American Bankers Association has sent a letter to CFPB Director Chopra in which it urges the CFPB not to shift liability to banks for peer to peer (P2P) payments using an online-money transfer platform in which the...more
In a decision with enormous potential implications, a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled that the manner in which the CFPB is funded violates the Appropriations Clause of...more
The CFPB, in a notice published in the Federal Register on September 27, 2022, announced that it was rescinding its No-Action Letter and Compliance Assistance Sandbox policies (Policies). The rescission was effective on...more
Last week, the CFPB issued its long-awaited report on buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) products. While the report identifies consumer risk and harms arising from BNPL products, it does not discuss any actions that the CFPB plans to...more
A Utah federal district court has rejected the attempt of The Center for Excellence in Higher Education (CEHE) to invalidate a civil investigative demand (CID) issued by the CFPB based on a challenge to the constitutionality...more
A group of 12 Republican Senators have sent a letter to CFPB Director Rohit Chopra in which they urge him “to reverse course and stop using inappropriate tactics to harm financial institutions’ reputations and customer...more
In response to the CFPB’s Request for Information Regarding Relationship Banking and Customer Service (RFI), three leading banking trade groups have submitted a comment letter in which they challenge the CFPB’s legal...more
The CFPB announced that it has entered into a consent order with Hello Digit, LLC (“Digit”) to settle the CFPB’s claims that Digit engaged in deceptive acts and practices in connection with an automated savings tool it...more
In Director Chopra’s recent interviews with several news reporting organizations, a persistent theme was the CFPB’s concerns about the entry of big tech companies into financial services, particularly in connection with...more
The CFPB announced last week that it has entered into a settlement with Hyundai Capital America (Hyundai) to resolve alleged violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and Regulation V arising from Hyundai’s reporting of...more
According to a WSJ report, the CFPB is preparing to release new guidance that would require banks to make refunds to victims of scammers who defraud consumers into sending money to a third party using an online money-transfer...more
According to media reports, CFPB Deputy Director Martinez sent a memo to staff last week announcing the following organizational changes...more
In West Virginia et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency et al., the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) exceeded its authority under the Clean Air Act by devising carbon emission limits...more
The CFPB has agreed to a March 31, 2023 deadline for issuing a final rule implementing the small business data requirements of Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act. Section 1071 amended the ECOA, subject to rules adopted by the...more