We start this issue with a feeling of déjà vu all over again. Decisions made during the mortgage crisis are back in the news with a powerhouse legal ruling and the Treasury’s initial thinking on how to turn back time. First,...more
9/12/2019
/ Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
BSA/AML ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fair Lending ,
FDIC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
GAO ,
HUD ,
Libor ,
Money Laundering ,
No-Action Letters ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SHIELD Act ,
TCPA ,
Volcker Rule
On August 27, 2019, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released its fourth biennial report on the consumer credit card market (2019 Report or Report). The Report summarizes the CFPB’s views on the...more
On August 20, 2019, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (“Proposed Rule”) seeking public comment on amendments to its regulation implementing the disparate...more
On August 16, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) issued a final rule on validation and approval of third-party credit score models (“Final Rule”) that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (“GSEs”) use in deciding whether to...more
On August 5, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) issued a notice and request for comment (Notice) on its determination that the Federal Reserve Banks (Reserve Banks) should develop a new interbank...more
On July 25, 2019, the CFPB issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPR”) on the definition of a “qualified mortgage” under its ability-to-repay/qualified mortgage rule (“ATR/QM rule”). The ATR/QM rule requires a...more
The California legislature is poised to cap rates on larger consumer installment loans. Assembly Bill 539 has passed the state Assembly and the state Senate Committee on Banking and Financial Institutions. Although directed...more
Policy makers are showing increasing concern in the fair lending implications of artificial intelligence (AI) in credit underwriting. The concerns surrounding AI echo views on credit scoring and automated underwriting systems...more
On June 27, 2019, the CFPB extended the deadline for public comments on its advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) relating to the Bureau’s 2015 Rule addressing the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). The ANPR, issued...more
On May 15, 2019, the CFPB published a Request for Comment on its Overdraft Rule (“Rule”) to assist the agency in determining whether the Rule should be revised, rescinded, or left as is. Originally published in November 2009...more
On May 7, 2019, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued proposed rules (“Proposed Rules”) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and its authority under the Dodd-Frank Act. If finalized, the...more
EDITOR’S NOTE -
In the words of Willie Wonka: “Wait a minute — strike that, reverse it!” As loyal readers will recall, in our last issue, we tried to stay current in referring to the CFPB by what Mick Mulvaney declared...more
3/11/2019
/ Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
BSA/AML ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Fair Lending ,
FDIC ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Payday Loans ,
TCPA ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
Volcker Rule
On February 6, 2019, amidst strong opposition from representatives of consumer groups and some members of Congress, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a proposed rule to revise its controversial November...more
On January 31, 2019, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) published a Request for Information (2019 RFI) regarding the consumer credit card market. In accordance with Section 502(a) of the Credit Card...more
On January 16, 2019, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the New York Attorney General announced a settlement with a retailer for alleged violations of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (CFPA) and...more
On January 3, 2019, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a settlement with a federal savings bank for alleged violations of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) and Regulation E, as well as alleged...more
On December 13, 2018, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (the “Bureau”) published in the Federal Register a proposed policy (“Proposed Policy”), which would modify its 2016 Policy on No-Action Letters (the “2016...more
In between holiday shopping and merriment, we here at the Financial Services Report are pondering what’s in a name. Not much, said Shakespeare. Isaac Asimov begged to differ in a mystery story about who killed one of the...more
12/12/2018
/ Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
BSA/AML ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Fair Lending ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
HMDA ,
Lenders ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
Opt-Outs ,
Payday Lending Rule ,
Privacy Laws ,
SCOTUS ,
TCPA
EDITOR’S NOTE -
So much for the lazy days of summer. It’s been a busy couple of months on both coasts. In a case of déjà vu all over again, a New York federal court found that the CFPB structure is unconstitutional and that...more
9/12/2018
/ Arbitration ,
BSA/AML ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fair Lending ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
RMBS ,
TCPA ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Volcker Rule
Two key federal government announcements were made on July 31, 2018 related to fintech issues. First, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) issued a press release announcing a report entitled “Nonbank Financials,...more
BELTWAY -
The Wayback Machine -
Congress passed, and on May 24, 2018, the president signed into law, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (S.2155). The law makes significant changes to...more
6/8/2018
/ Arbitration ,
Auto Lease ,
Banking Sector ,
BSA/AML ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act ,
Fair Lending ,
FDCPA ,
FFIEC ,
FinTech ,
GAO ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
HMDA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SIFMA ,
TCPA
On March 29, 2018, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or “Bureau”) issued a Request for Information (RFI) on the CFPB’s guidance and implementation support. The RFI is the tenth in a series that solicits public...more
On March 26, 2018, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or “Bureau”) published a Request for Information (RFI) on the CFPB’s inherited regulations and inherited rulemaking authorities. The RFI is the ninth in a...more
On March 21, 2018, a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or “Bureau”) Request for Information (RFI) on the CFPB’s adopted regulations and rulemaking authorities was published in the Federal Register. This RFI is the...more
The 2018 Winter Olympics are over. We watched two 17-year-olds win gold medals in sports that didn’t exist when we were 17. The Garlic Girls, with nicknames from their favorite breakfasts, and the U.S. men’s team won medals...more
3/13/2018
/ Arbitration ,
BSA/AML ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Fair Lending ,
FDIC ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Prepaid Payment Products ,
Restitution ,
TCPA ,
Vicarious Liability