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1 Nov 2017, 2:15 pm
A quick visit to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau website will give you a glimpse into just how many debt relief scams abound today despite continuing efforts to crack down on illegal and predatory practices. [read post]
26 May 2022, 2:00 am
Legal Standing In January 2022, the acting General Counsel of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) wrote to three representatives of consumer advocacy groups signaling the agency is working on clarifying legal issues related to on-demand pay. [read post]
13 May 2015, 3:30 am
Senator, former law professor and driving force behind the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. [read post]
6 Feb 2023, 3:33 pm
Paypal argued that the Rule would confuse consumers by requiring it to list fees that were irrelevant to its business. [read post]
24 Jan 2023, 9:05 pm
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is currently drafting a rule that would implement Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. [read post]
24 Feb 2012, 2:27 pm
Even one of the cornerstones of Dodd-Frank couldn’t be implemented until very recently: one of the key provisions of the law was the creation of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, which is intended to regulate financial products aimed at individuals, such as credit cards, payday loans, and others. [read post]
6 Jan 2021, 8:27 am
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has a lot of work to do as the primary federal regulator responsible for supervising compliance with consumer financial laws in order to ensure its rules and guidance extend to innovative payment systems. [read post]
31 Oct 2016, 10:24 am
The Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a Proposed Rule (Rule), which is intended to regulate (some would say, shut down) companies that make payday loans or vehicle title loans. [read post]
17 May 2024, 6:00 am
Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is constitutionally funded, rejecting a payday lender-backed challenge that threatened to incapacitate the agency and throw a wrench in the Biden administration’s financial regulatory agenda. [read post]
1 Feb 2010, 5:32 pm
Experian, a credit bureau, has conducted a study that indicates identity thieves go for "affluent suburban consumers" who often live in higher-income neighborhoods with few renters and own one or more new or luxury vehicles. [read post]
7 Aug 2010, 7:58 am
And, as sources indicate, the average American needn’t always be at a loss when trying to understand the fine print in a card agreement: The newly mandated Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will have the ability to require credit card issuers to write their agreements in plain English, so that more credit card users can understand what they’re signing up for. [read post]
4 Mar 2011, 6:58 am
”Promises of Jobs, Business OpportunitiesVladeck said state and federal law enforcement agencies have brought more than 90 actions against alleged scammers targeting financially-strapped consumers with promises of jobs and opportunities to “be your own boss. [read post]
14 Jul 2017, 3:11 pm
I just wanted my old-school Prince song.It's not until something goes wrong that the fine print gets a read, and it's never good news for the average consumer.This week, after more than a year since the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau posted a rule change on the Federal Register, the director of the agency announced that companies can no longer use mandatory arbitration clauses to deny groups of people their day in court.These are those… [read post]
19 Dec 2019, 5:11 pm
“This draft seeks to protect consumers while also giving data collectors clear rules of the road. [read post]
9 Mar 2020, 11:42 am
For example, Principle 5 (Security) of the Bureau’s Consumer Protection Principles: Consumer-Authorized Financial Data Sharing and Aggregation (Oct. 18, 2017) places obligations on “all parties that access, store, transmit or dispose of [consumer] data” to protect consumer data against security breaches. [read post]
19 Apr 2021, 9:04 am
The Bulletin begins by noting that surplus lines carriers are not licensed by the state, are exempt from most consumer protections, do not participate in state guaranty funds, and that Maine takes the position that “placing coverage in surplus lines should always be the exception, not the rule. [read post]
4 Oct 2013, 12:00 am
The House Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing on the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) and regulatory reform.The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) special rules for adjudication proceedings went into effect as per Dodd-Frank.The U.S. [read post]
9 Oct 2023, 7:18 pm
” In this sector-specific approach, if AI is used, for instance, to assess creditworthiness, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau must make sure the assessment follows the fair lending laws. [read post]
11 Sep 2015, 6:07 am
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced it is imposing fines on two debt buyers and collectors after determining the companies had purchased unverified debts, and then used inaccurate documents to acquire payments from debtors through lawsuits and settlements. [read post]
7 Jun 2013, 12:00 am
Chamber of Commerce published a letter supporting the Chemical Safety Improvement Act which takes steps to reform the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulatory process.The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued two rules on swap execution facilities.The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released exam procedures to help companies comply with new mortgage rules.The Connecticut legislature passed a bill that will require… [read post]
