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Advocacy Group Petitions CFPB to Categorize Housing Rental Leases as “Credit”

On August 12, the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), a prominent consumer advocacy group, petitioned the CFPB to open rulemaking under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) to expand the definition of “credit” to include...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - October 2023 - Bewitching the CFPB

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior month covered during the October 2023 webinar. Bite 10: New Report on NSF Fees at Banks and Credit Unions On October 11, 2023, the CFPB issued a data...more

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Financial Protection and Autonomous Systems: Recent CFPB Actions Focused on AI — AI: The Washington Report

Welcome to this week's issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies. The accelerating advances in artificial intelligence (“AI”) and the practical,...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - 2022 Annual Review

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In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2022 applicable to the auto finance industry. So, what happened in 2022?...more

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Regulation by Definition: CFPB Broadens Definition of “Unfairness” to Rein in Discrimination

In a significant move, the CFPB announced on March 16 a revision to its supervisory operations to address discrimination outside of the traditional fair lending context, with future plans to scrutinize discriminatory conduct...more

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CFPB Publishes Latest Regulatory Agenda

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published its latest semi-annual regulatory agenda in the Federal Register on January 31, 2022. As expected, the CFPB will continue to focus on various statutorily mandated...more

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Comments Are In: CFPB Proposed Rule for Small Business Lending Data Collection Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act

As we reported last year, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act), among other things, required the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to adopt regulations governing the...more

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Credit Union/Consumer Finance Client Alert

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The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued a long-awaited proposed rule that could significantly impact credit union operations and their third-party loan operating system vendors. The proposed rule, pursuant...more

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CFPB releases Section 1071 SBREFA outline

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The CFPB has taken a significant step towards issuing regulations to implement Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act by releasing an outline of the proposals it is considering in preparation for convening a small business...more

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CFPB Releases (Finally) Its Small Business Lending Data Collection Rulemaking Proposal

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On September 15, 2020, after considerable delay and pursuant to a court settlement, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its Outline of Proposals Under Consideration and Alternatives Considered for small...more

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Fair Lending: CFPB Agrees to Restart Women- and Minority-Owned Business Data Collection

In a settlement with a consumer advocacy group on a significant fair lending issue, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has agreed to restart long-stalled efforts to gather statutorily mandated data on lending to...more

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CFPB to hold Nov. 6 symposium on Dodd-Frank Section 1071

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The CFPB announced today that it will hold a symposium on Dodd-Frank Act Section 1071 on November 6, 2019.  Section 1071 amended the ECOA to require financial institutions to collect and report certain data in connection with...more

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CFPB issues Spring 2019 semi-annual report; Director Kraninger to appear before House Financial Services Committee on Oct. 16 and...

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CFPB recently issued its Spring 2019 Semi-Annual Report to Congress covering the period October 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019. The report represents the CFPB’s second semi-annual report under Director Kraninger’s...more

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HUD publishes proposed revisions to disparate impact rule

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HUD’s proposed revisions to its disparate impact rule were published in today’s Federal Register.  Comments on the proposal are due on or before October 18, 2019. ...more

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Proposed changes to HUD disparate impact rule would create new burden-shifting framework to reflect Inclusive Communities

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The Department of Housing and Urban Development is expected to soon release proposed revisions to its 2013 rule under which HUD or a private plaintiff can establish liability under the Fair Housing Act (FHA) for...more

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CFPB files answer in lawsuit challenging delay in Section 1071 implementation

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The CFPB has filed an answer in the lawsuit filed in May 2019 in a California federal district court by the California Reinvestment Coalition, the National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders, and two individual...more

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CFPB publishes Spring 2019 rulemaking agenda

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The CFPB has published its Spring 2019 rulemaking agenda as part of the Spring 2019 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, which is coordinated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).  ...more

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CA Reinvestment Coalition sues CFPB for delaying Section 1071 implementation

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The California Reinvestment Coalition has filed a lawsuit against the CFPB in a California federal district court seeking a declaration that the CFPB’s failure to issue regulations implementing Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank...more

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CFPB announces symposia series

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The CFPB has announced that it will hold a symposia series “exploring consumer protections in today’s dynamic financial services marketplace.”  Director Kraninger revealed the Bureau’s plans to hold the symposia series in her...more

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CFPB’s Upcoming Debt Collection Proposed Rule: What to Expect on Timing

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) previously indicated in its Fall 2018 Rulemaking Agenda that it intends to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Spring of 2019 regarding debt-collection practices...more

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CFPB issues annual fair lending report

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The CFPB has issued a new annual report covering its fair lending activities during 2017.  Since Mick Mulvaney did not become Acting Director until the end of November 2017, the fair lending activities described in the report...more

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Will HUD propose a revised disparate impact rule by December 18?

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In June 2018, HUD issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) seeking comment on whether its 2013 Fair Housing Act disparate impact rule (Rule) should be revised in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 Inclusive...more

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CFPB Hints at Possible Disparate Impact Rulemaking in Fall Agenda

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its Fall 2018 rulemaking agenda last week, and it included a surprise for those interested in fair lending....more

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CFPB hints at possible disparate impact rulemaking

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On October 17, the Bureau released its Fall 2018 Rulemaking Agenda, but it included a surprise for those interested in fair lending.  Under the section of the associated blog post entitled “Future Planning” appears the...more

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CFPB Fall 2018 rulemaking agenda confirms plans to consider rulemaking on “abusiveness” standard

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The CFPB’s Fall 2018 rulemaking agenda has been published by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) as part of its Fall 2018 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions.  (OIRA is part of...more

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