CFPB

The state of New York is suing Capital One Financial Corp., alleging charges similar to those previously brought by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a lawsuit the bureau later dropped. Capital One told Dodd Frank Update it plans to defend itself against the allegations. Read on »

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau withdrew its notice of proposed rulemaking designed to prevent harmful information-sharing practices by data brokers. The bureau’s interim leadership determined the proposal did not align with the agency’s current policy interpretations or objectives. Read on »

In an effort to roll back rules some would describe as “unnecessary, unlawful, unduly burdensome and unsound,” the Office of Management and Budget issued a request for information for interested stakeholders. The Mortgage Bankers Association responded with a list of recommended revisions and rescissions for rules spread across various agencies. Read on »

Acting leadership at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a list of 39 guidance materials to be rescinded, including several applicable to mortgage originators and servicers issued since the CFPB assumed its functions in 2011. Read on »

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rules limiting overdraft fees charged by certain financial institutions and another giving the bureau authority to supervise large digital payment providers have been invalidated via resolutions of disapproval signed by President Donald Trump. Read on »

President Donald Trump intends to nominate Jonathan McKernan to a position at the Treasury, according to an announcement by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. McKernan is awaiting Senate confirmation of Trump’s nomination of him to be director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Read on »

In an amicus brief filed in the case of NTEU v. CFPB, a coalition of Senate and House Democrats condemned the mass firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Read on »

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau moved for dismissal regarding multiple claims cited in a lawsuit challenging the legality of its final rule prohibiting medical debt information from being considered in credit decisions. Read on »

In the agency’s latest announcement regarding its enforcement and supervisory priorities, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it will not prioritize oversight of “Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) loan providers. The bureau also is considering further action related to its new policy position on BNPL products. Read on »

As part of the ongoing budget reconciliation process in Congress, the House Financial Services Committee voted along party lines to approve a resolution to greatly reduce funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and to no longer allow the bureau to retain unspent funds in its civil penalty fund from year-to-year. Read on »