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29 Oct 2019, 3:52 am by Edith Roberts
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. [read post]
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently issued a legal Advisory in early July 2022, intending to protect the privacy rights of individuals subject to background checks by third-party consumer reporting agencies (CRAs) under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). [read post]
26 Jul 2017, 6:49 am by Beth Graham
Yesterday, the United States House of Representatives voted 231 to 190 to repeal a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) rule that prohibits most financial service providers such as banks and credit card issuers from requiring consumers to sign mandatory arbitration agreements that bar class-action lawsuits. [read post]
12 Sep 2011, 7:32 am by Matthew Huisman
In Jeopardy: The confirmation of Richard Cordray as the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau faces stiff opposition from Republicans. [read post]
30 Sep 2017, 7:29 am by Beth Graham
Yesterday, the United States Chamber of Commerce and a coalition of corporate business lobbying groups filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of Texas seeking to enjoin the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) from enforcing a new rule that prohibits most financial service providers from requiring consumers to sign mandatory arbitration agreements that bar class-action lawsuits. [read post]
4 Mar 2011, 11:22 am by uwlegalscholarship
Lunch and Keynote Speaker – Richard Cordray, Assistant Director of Enforcement, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1:30 p.m. [read post]
17 Jul 2017, 8:00 am by Beth Graham
Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) finalized a new rule that prohibits most credit card issuers and banking institutions from requiring consumers to enter into mandatory arbitration agreements that bar collective action lawsuits. [read post]
7 Mar 2024, 2:08 pm by David Klein
On January 29, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued a circular (the “Circular”) detailing what it considers deceptive financial services marketing practices under the Consumer Financial Protection Act (“CFPA”). [read post]
9 Mar 2015, 1:55 pm by Phillip Chang and Joshua Davey
Section 1028 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act authorizes the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to limit or even prohibit the use of arbitration provisions that govern future disputes between a consumer and a financial services/products provider. [read post]
5 Aug 2019, 4:24 pm by Ashley Halvorsen
  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is soliciting comments on possible amendments to the Ability to Repay/Qualified Mortgage (ATR/QM) Rule. [read post]
6 Mar 2023, 8:26 am by Michael Gordon
On March 9, 2023, the House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy will hold a hearing entitled “Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Ripe for Reform. [read post]
17 Mar 2016, 4:00 am by Barbara S. Mishkin
Mishkin Director Cordray was the sole witness at the hearing held yesterday by the House Financial Services Committee, which was entitled “The Semi-Annual Report of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. [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]
13 Aug 2011, 10:26 am by Jeff Sovern
  They cut it a bit, so I'm inserting most of the original version below: President Obama has nominated former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but 44 Republican Senators have declared that they will oppose any nominee because the Bureau's director will have "far too much power. [read post]
13 Jan 2015, 7:29 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
“Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report finding that almost half of consumers do not shop around for a mortgage when purchasing a home. [read post]
13 Dec 2018, 7:00 am by Ryan J. Farrick
Written by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the memo has a controversial past. [read post]
5 Apr 2023, 10:00 pm
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a second iteration of its Policy Statement on Abusive Acts and Practices (Policy Statement) on April 3, 2023, giving insight into its current thinking on the abusiveness doctrine, laying the groundwork for supervision and enforcement, and giving clear guidance to state enforcement authorities pursuing abusive practices cases. [read post]
5 Jul 2022, 4:19 am by Ralph T. Wutscher
The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued an Advisory Opinion on "convenience" or "speed pay" fees, such as "fees imposed for making a payment online or by phone," under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. [read post]
22 Oct 2019, 11:02 am by Tom Smith
The Supreme Court’s decision to consider the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau gives the conservative majority on the court yet another opportunity — thus far unrealized -- to validate and re-enforce the Constitution’s separation of powers. [read post]