On January 16, 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announced the launch of a common supervisory action (CSA) in partnership with EU Member State national competent authorities (NCAs). The CSA will cover...more
2/13/2023
/ Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Greenwashing ,
Marketing ,
MiFID II ,
New Guidance ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements
On May 24, the CFPB launched a new office, the Office of Competition and Innovation. The stated purpose of the new office is to promote competition and innovation that benefits consumers in the financial products and services...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") issued an interpretive rule on May 19, reiterating the authority that states have to pursue companies and individuals that violate federal consumer financial protection laws,...more
On April 29, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit granted a petition for permission to appeal in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. The National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts filed by defendants...more
5/5/2022
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Interlocutory Appeals ,
Securitization Vehicles ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Statutory Violations ,
Student Loans ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On March 16, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it would begin examining financial institutions for discriminatory practices under its authority to prohibit unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or...more
On February 11, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware granted a motion for interlocutory appeal in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. The National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts filed by...more
2/16/2022
/ Appellate Review ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Covered Person ,
Debt Collection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Interlocutory Appeals ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Statutory Violations ,
Student Loans ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On June 30, 2021, President Biden signed a joint resolution of Congress under the Congressional Review Act (“CRA”) to disapprove the OCC’s True Lender Rule. As a result, the True Lender Rule is now repealed....more
On May 11, the Senate voted 52-47 (with three Republicans joining 49 Democrats) to pass a joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act (“CRA”) to disapprove of (i.e., rescind) the Office of Comptroller of the...more
On January 19, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) published a special edition of its Supervisory Highlights focused on its COVID-19 Prioritized Assessments. As Cadwalader previously wrote, the...more
1/27/2021
/ Automotive Loans ,
CARES Act ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
ECOA ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Mortgages ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Supervisory Highlights