CFPB News & Analysis
CFPB News & Analysis
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Jack Remondi issued a direct call Wednesday for the agency to drop its lawsuit against the student loan servicer. “You’ve had five years to look for your evidence, you’ve found none,” he said.
July 25 -
Allied Progress, a consumer watchdog, sued the CFPB and the OMB on Wednesday for failing to respond to a request for documents on Kathy Kraninger, President Trump's nominee to lead the CFPB.
July 25 -
An uptick in fines and a new tactic to counter claims about the CFPB’s authority contrast sharply with the agency’s rhetoric.
July 25 -
Elizabeth Warren, Sheila Bair and other regulatory hawks at a D.C. event hailed the reforms enacted in the wake of the 2008 crisis.
July 24 -
The creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was widely expected to centralize regulation of payday and other high-cost loans in Washington. It hasn’t worked out that way.
July 24 -
The bank also agreed to pay a $5 million fine to settle allegations over how it obtained consumers' consent.
July 20 -
The federal bank regulators are considering roughly a dozen new rulemakings in response to the bill rolling back certain sections of Dodd-Frank.
July 20 -
The House appropriations bill would also expedite the appeals process for CFPB examination decisions and reduce the number of times big banks must submit resolution plans to every two years.
July 20 -
The agency’s consumer complaints database must remain available to the public to help prevent further abuses.
July 20 -
Kathy Kraninger emerges “unscathed” in testy Senate confirmation hearing; the bank is reportedly refunding money it charged customers for add-on services.
July 20 -
Readers weigh in on the Federal Housing Finance Agency's leadership structure, react to a recent data-sharing debate, opine on whether banks should let consumers use their credit cards to buy bitcoin and more.
July 19 -
The bank had numerous warnings that there could be severe regulatory consequences related to deceptively advertised add-on products. It is paying the price for failing to do more in response.
July 19 -
The House appropriations bill would also expedite the appeals process for CFPB examination decisions and reduce the number of times big banks must submit resolution plans to every two years.
July 19 -
The nominee to run the consumer bureau endured tough questioning over the administration’s family-separation policy but appeared to weather the barrage.
July 19 -
The bureau determined that Triton Management Group had unfairly charged Mississippi consumers excess interest in violation of state law.
July 19 -
The agency creates “regulatory sandbox” to help develop products, including crypto-based ones; FSOC agrees bank’s failure wouldn’t wreck the financial system.
July 19 -
Paul Watkins served as chief counsel for the Arizona AG's 150-person civil litigation division and also headed up the office's fintech initiatives.
July 18 -
Kathy Kraninger, President Trump’s pick to run the CFPB, will testify before Congress on Thursday in what is likely to be a defining moment for her nomination.
July 18 -
Just before members were removed from the consumer advisory board last month, acting Director Mick Mulvaney signed an amended charter that would shrink the panel to six members.
July 18 - Finance and investment-related court cases
With ruling in GSE case, the two agencies are emerging as the test subjects for a legal showdown over their authority.
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