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CFPB won’t prioritize BNPL enforcement

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The CFPB will not make enforcement of its Buy Now, Pay Later rule a priority, according to a recent statement....more

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CFPB Seeks Dismissal of Pending UDAAP Examination Manual Litigation

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The CFPB on April 30, 2025, filed a joint stipulation to dismiss its appeal pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit regarding an agency policy that expands the scope of antidiscrimination oversight....more

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CFPB to Revoke Medical Debt Collection Advisory Opinion

On April 11, the CFPB filed a joint motion in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia indicating its intent to revoke an advisory opinion on medical debt collection. The Bureau requested a stay of litigation...more

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The CFPB Shuts Down Controversial "Regulation Through Guidance" Practices

The acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) continues to winnow out regulatory tools used by agency staff under the prior administration. Just a month after revoking certain interpretative rules and...more

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CFPB to Conduct Comprehensive Review of Previously Issued Guidance Documents

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The CFPB will begin the process of discontinuing regulatory "guidance" and instead enforce the Administrative Procedure Act's rulemaking process. In a pair of internal memos circulated to all divisions and offices within the...more

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Credit Card Late Fee Rule Litigation: CFPB Indicates “Resolution is Feasible”

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In a significant development in the credit card late fee rule litigation, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed a status report indicating that it is actively working towards a resolution. This update...more

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Eastern District of Kentucky Tolls Compliance Deadlines for § 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act

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On February 25, 2025, Judge Danny C. Reeves of the Eastern District of Kentucky granted a Joint Motion to Stay Proceedings in Forcht Bank, NA et al v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau et al, temporarily staying litigation...more

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CFPB Pause: Where From Here?

Visit our resource center, CFPB Pause: Where From Here?, to stay on top of the latest and what it may mean for the federal and state regulatory and enforcement landscape. On February 8, the Consumer Financial Protection...more

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CFPB Small Business Lending Data Rule Survives Challenge in Federal Court

On February 19, a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida issued a report and recommendation rejecting a trade group’s challenge to the CFPB’s small business lending...more

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District Court magistrate judge recommends rejecting a trade association’s challenge to CFPB’s Section 1071 data rule

On February 17, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida’s Magistrate Judge Eduardo I. Sanchez recommended rejecting a trade association’s challenge to the CFPB’s Section 1071 small business lending data...more

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Texas Federal Court Pauses CFPB Rule Banning Medical Debt from Credit Reports

On February 6, a judge for the United District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a 90-day stay on the CFPB’s final rule prohibiting the inclusion of medical debt in consumer credit reports, delaying the rule’s...more

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Texas Federal Court Orders CFPB to File Status Report Following Leadership Change

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Today, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued an order in Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) in light of recent changes...more

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New Administration Outlook: What Does the CFPB "Freeze" Mean for Regulations and Pending Litigation?

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is currently serving as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), emailed staff on Monday directing employees to cease all rulemaking activities and delay...more

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How Congress Can Stem Consumer Finance Law Uncertainty

With the 2024 election behind us and the 119th Congress now in session, the political climate has created an opportunity for meaningful statutory reforms of the federal consumer financial laws to become reality. The 119th...more

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CFPB Files “Emergency Notice” in 1071 Final Rule Case and Does Not Oppose Stay of the 1071 Rule; Agency Also Seeking a “Pause” in...

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Hours before a scheduled hearing yesterday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) filed an “Emergency Notice” in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit with respect to the ongoing litigation...more

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Executive Order Pauses All Pending Rulemaking Activity for Federal Agencies: Impact on CFPB

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President Donald Trump’s executive order titled Regulatory Freeze Pending Review directs federal agencies to stop all rulemaking activity pending within the agency and to consider all rules already published as paused for 60...more

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Bradley Comment Letter Highlights Questions Regarding the CFPB’s Statutory Authority to Issue Contemplated Mortgage Servicing...

On July 10, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a proposal to amend the existing mortgage servicing rules in Regulation X. The substance of the proposal has attracted a lot of attention and...more

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The Loper Bright Impact: Agency Action Likely to Face More Scrutiny in Light of the Supreme Court’s Disposal of Chevron Deference

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These days, it seems like there are three guarantees in life—death, taxes, and monumental Supreme Court administrative law opinions in the summer. As you’ve probably heard by now, the trend continues this year, including...more

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Update on CFPB payday lending rule: “it ain’t over ‘till it’s over”

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On June 14, the CFPB announced that its payday lending rule would become effective on  March 30, 2025.  However, the CFPB ignored the possibility of further litigation in CFSA v. CFPB, the case challenging the payday lending...more

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CFPB Uses UDAAP Oversight Authority to Focus on Digital Marketers

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Continuing a recent trend, the CFPB has asserted that its oversight authority regarding unfair, deceptive, and abusive practices (UDAAP) to assert that certain digital marketers, including what it refers to as “Big Tech,”...more

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CFPB Launches Portal for Public Petitions for Rulemaking

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The CFPB is now accepting petitions for agency action submitted directly by members of the American public, according to a press release and a new portal that was opened on February 16, 2022. In support of this change, the...more

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State Attorneys General Challenge the OCC’s “True Lender” Rule

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As LenderLaw Watch previously reported, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued its final rule on the True Lender doctrine in October 2020, addressing ambiguity in federal law and establishing that a...more

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Interagency Statement on Role of Supervisory Guidance to Become a Rule

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In response to a call for a rulemaking by two leading bank industry trade associations, the federal banking agencies have issued a proposed rule to codify an earlier interagency statement that their supervisory...more

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Trade groups file summary judgment motion in Texas lawsuit challenging CFPB payday loan rule

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The industry trade groups challenging the CFPB’s final rule on Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans (the Rule) have filed a motion for summary judgment. The motion follows the filing of an Amended...more

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Clear Skies Ahead? CFPB Launches Pilot Advisory Opinion Program

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On June 22, the CFPB formally launched a pilot advisory opinion (AO) program (Pilot AO Program) that would allow entities seeking to comply with regulatory requirements to submit a request to the Bureau for an opinion where...more

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