Regulatory Developments - Agencies Issue Joint Statement on Liquidity Risks Resulting from Crypto-Asset Market Vulnerabilities - On February 23, the Federal Reserve, FDIC and OCC (the Agencies) issued a “Joint...more
On February 24, the CFPB finalized updates to the agency’s Rules of Practice for Adjudication Procedures (Rules of Practice). Under Section 1053(e) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act, the Bureau is required to establish...more
Consumer finance industry groups are sounding an alarm about what they see as a power grab at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) that risks exacerbating the agency's advantage in its in-house enforcement...more
The CFPB has issued a procedural rule that updates its Rules of Practice for Adjudication Proceedings (Rules of Practice) and a request for comment. The procedural rule is effective February 22, 2022. However, the Bureau...more
Ballard Spahr attorneys have submitted comments to the CFPB in response to its Request for Information Regarding Bureau Rules of Practice for Adjudication Proceedings. ...more
The CFPB has issued a request for information that seeks comment on its consumer financial education programs. Comments on the RFI must be received on or before 90 days after the date the RFI is published in the Federal...more
The CFPB is scheduled to publish notices in tomorrow’s Federal Register that it is extending by 30 days the due dates for comments on its first three requests for information....more
The CFPB has issued a request for information that seeks comment on its adopted regulations and new rulemaking authorities....more
The CFPB has issued a request for information that seeks comment on its rulemaking processes. Comments on the RFI must be received no later than 90 days after it is published in the Federal Register, which the CFPB expects...more
On January 23, 2018, Mick Mulvaney, Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”), published an opinion editorial in The Wall Street Journal (the “Op-Ed”) describing his vision of the CFPB’s role in...more
The CFPB has issued a request for information that seeks comment on how the CFPB can improve its administrative adjudication processes, including its “Rules of Practice for Adjudication Proceedings” codified at 12 CFR part...more