Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Navigating the New CFPB Open Banking Rule
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Post-Election Insights: Impacts on the Banking and Consumer Financial Services Industry
The financial services industry generally, and data aggregators specifically, have watched intently as the Trump administration has altered the course of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or “Bureau”), in an...more
On May 30, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took the rare step of asking the US District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky to vacate the CFPB’s own final rule implementing Section 1033 of the...more
In its motion for a summary judgment in a lawsuit challenging the regulation, the CFPB stated it has concluded that the Section 1033 Rule (Rule) exceeds the agency’s statutory authority to create an open banking system...more
The CFPB has requested that a federal district court vacate the Biden-era Open Banking Rule (Rule) in a motion for summary judgment filed on May 30, 2025. The CFPB had previously submitted a status report to the U.S. District...more
On May 23, the CFPB notified a Kentucky federal court that it now considers its own 2023 open banking rule “unlawful” and plans to set the rule aside. The Bureau announced its intent to seek summary judgement against the...more
The CFPB is planning to repeal its Section 1033 Open Banking Rule, according to a filing in a federal lawsuit challenging the rule. On the same day the Final Rule was issued, the Banking Policy Institute (BPI) and Kentucky...more
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more
This chapter provides the latest legal information on Bermuda's fintech market and regulation, including regulatory jurisdiction, sandboxes, AML rules and FATF standards; robo-advisers, online lenders and payment processors;...more
Motor finance, mortgage rule review work and Consumer Duty feature prominently in the work plans for this strategic priority. Firms should note that the FCA includes a warning in relation to the Duty that, where necessary, it...more
On March 26, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky received a renewed motion from a fintech trade association to intervene in a case against the CFPB’s Personal Financial Data Rights rule. The trade...more
The FCA has published a Strategy Paper, outlining its strategy for the next five years. The FCA says it will focus on four priorities: (i) being a smarter regulator; (ii) supporting sustained economic growth; (iii) helping...more
Each week of the first 100 days of the new Trump administration, we will publish updates on key federal financial services regulatory and related developments. This week, we review the following developments as of Wednesday:...more
A rapid transformation in consumer finance is being brought about by open banking—a pivotal innovation that allows consumers to give third parties real-time access to their detailed financial data. Open banking has the...more
On February 25, a federal judge in the United District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky approved a joint motion between the CFPB and banking trade groups to pause litigation over the agency’s 1033 open banking rule....more
On February 25, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky granted a 30-day stay in the case concerning the CFPB’s final rule on open banking, implementing Section 1033, following a joint motion by the...more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the January 2025 webinar....more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized its long-awaited Personal Financial Data Rights rules under Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act, marking a significant milestone in the regulation of...more
On February 12, a trade group representing the fintech industry filed a motion to intervene in a pending lawsuit regarding the CFPB’s final rule on open banking, in order to defend it. The suit was filed originally by a bank...more
The Financial Conduct Authority and Payment Systems Regulator have set out the next steps for open banking, focusing on variable recurring payments. In the statement the regulators explain the benefits of variable recurring...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has approved the Financial Data Exchange’s (FDX) application to serve as a standard-setting body under the final rule for Personal Financial Data Rights, (“open banking”)...more
A Republican Congress and the incoming Trump administration may employ the CRA to quickly overturn recent rules that faced heavy criticism from the financial services industry....more
Will the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) recently promulgated open banking rule survive under the new Congress and incoming presidential administration? Two upcoming proceedings may hold the answer....more
The inauguration of President Donald Trump on January 20, 2025, is anticipated to bring significant changes to the regulatory landscape for financial institutions. A central aspect of this shift is the expected overhaul of...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized its “open banking” rule in late 2024. As required by Section 1033 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act, the CFPB promulgated the rule to require certain financial...more
What Happened? Last week the CFPB issued an Order recognizing the Financial Data Exchange, Inc. (“FDX”) as the first standard setting body (“SSO”) under the CFPB’s Personal Financial Data Rights Rule (the “Rule”). The Rule...more