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1 Nov 2011, 1:05 am by Michael Geist
For example, Advocis, the Financial Advisors Association of Canada, emphasizes the value of financial literacy in an effort to argue that rules on referrals and consent should contain specific exceptions for financial advisors. [read post]
29 Oct 2011, 5:35 pm by Rebecca Tushnet
Empire sued NFD for tortious interference and trademark and false advertising Lanham Act violations as well as violations of M.G.L. chapter 93A, the state consumer protection law. [read post]
27 Oct 2011, 2:30 pm by Neil Rosenbaum
On October 13, 2011, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a supervisory manual. [read post]
27 Oct 2011, 11:10 am by Blank Rome Government Relations
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) may not have a director, but that hasn’t stopped if from getting straight to work. [read post]
27 Oct 2011, 5:00 am by Wystan M. Ackerman
The new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB):  This new federal bureau was established by the Dodd-Frank Act and will have some regulatory oversight in areas that impact class actions. [read post]
26 Oct 2011, 10:03 pm by Sam Glover
Today in Minneapolis, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Raj Date launched the CFPB's "Know Before You Owe" for student loans and outlined how the CFPB will take on student loans. [read post]
25 Oct 2011, 12:39 pm by gstasiewicz
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25 Oct 2011, 7:03 am by Neil Rosenbaum
David Vladeck, Bureau of Consumer Protection Director at the FTC, responded in a letter laying down the framework for how the consumer personal information possessed by Borders should be sold to and used by a buyer. [read post]
24 Oct 2011, 2:50 pm by Jeff Sovern
  Here's the abstract:: This article briefly describes the history of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), describes payday and title loan products and their customers, describes the CFPB’s general powers, then discusses how and why the CFPB might use its particular powers to bring this industry into compliance with lending norms used throughout the rest of the civilized world. [read post]
24 Oct 2011, 10:09 am by Hal Singer
Filed under: banking, consumer protection, economics, financial regulation, markets Tagged: Fannie Mae, foreclosure, housing, mortgage, Real estate economics [read post]
24 Oct 2011, 4:52 am by Larry Ribstein
  By the time the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau gets up to speed, maybe the regulators will realize their dream of consumers behaving as they should. [read post]
22 Oct 2011, 3:45 pm by Jeff Sovern
Still,with that caveat, readers of the blog may be interested in at least a few items from the book: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geitner promised bankers while the Dodd-Frank Act was working its way through Congress that Elizabeth Warren would never become the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. [read post]
21 Oct 2011, 2:43 pm by Jeff Sovern
Also, the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - if it is not still-born at the hands of hostile congressional midwives - is likely to eliminate some class action waivers in the financial services field. [read post]
21 Oct 2011, 10:32 am by James Hamilton
In a statement released on October 21, 2011, the House Financial Services Committee re-emphasized its position that changing the form of governance of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from a single Director to a bi-partisan Commission would make the CFPB more accountable, replicate the structure of other federal agencies charged with consumer or investor protection, and promote continuity and predictability in rulemaking. [read post]
20 Oct 2011, 10:15 am by Jeff Sovern
investors Business Daily has an editorial here, Cordray Can Wait, opposing Cordray's confirmation and urging that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have a commission-structure. [read post]
20 Oct 2011, 6:28 am by J. Tom Minor, IV
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently released its fifth version of the draft mortgage disclosure form comparing a fixed-rate loan and an adjustable-rate  loan. [read post]
19 Oct 2011, 3:34 pm by By BEN PROTESS
Humphrey III, the son of the deceased former vice president, will lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's "older Americans" unit. [read post]
19 Oct 2011, 10:27 am by Jenna Greene
Former Minnesota attorney general Hubert "Skip" Humphrey III has been hired to head up the newly-established Office of Older Americans at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. [read post]
19 Oct 2011, 6:51 am by Ted Frank
Verret and Michael Krauss point out in separate articles, part of the problem with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is that it is run by a single czar; when the SEC or NLRB exceed their authority for partisan political gain, the minority members of the commission can speak out and draw attention to the abuses. [read post]