CFPB News & Analysis
CFPB News & Analysis
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Eight credit union professionals will make up the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's CU advisory board.
October 4 -
By declaring that she has too much statutory power, the agency’s director has potentially opened a floodgate of litigation.
October 1 -
House Republicans are pushing the CFPB to continue to allow banks and credit unions to estimate exchange rates and fees for money transfers.
September 30 -
The three federal banking agencies moved to raise the threshold for residential transactions that require an appraisal from $250,000 to $400,000.
September 27 -
The shareholders' claims against Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's regulator mirror arguments in cases challenging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
September 26 -
A hearing on legislative proposals exposed a sharp partisan divide over a regulatory plan to restrict the frequency of collection calls.
September 26 -
Industry groups are calling on the consumer bureau to eliminate the debt-to-income limit for “qualified mortgages” and provide a short-term extension of special treatment for Fannie- and Freddie-backed loans.
September 24 -
If the court agrees to hear the case, its conservative majority could make it easier for a president to fire a CFPB director, though other outcomes are possible.
September 23 -
The consumer agency is investigating Bank of America over “potentially unauthorized” accounts; why fintech rollouts are magnets for fraud; KeyCorp’s Beth Mooney to retire next year; and more from this week’s most-read stories.
September 20 -
Readers react to plans by Democratic presidential candidates to reform college tuition, credit unions buying more banks, whether the next president could fire the CFPB head and more.
September 19 -
Steven Zeisel, a lobbyist with the Consumer Bankers Association who died Sunday, was a strong voice for financial institutions navigating post-crisis regulations. He also had the ear of policymakers on the other side of the table.
September 19 -
There were signs Kathy Kraninger would continue a rollback of consent orders and investigations, but many observers see an aggressive approach reminiscent of the Obama era.
September 18 -
Linda Lacewell, New York’s superintendent of financial services, said the CFPB's debt collection proposal does not go far enough to protect consumers.
September 18 -
The agency put to rest speculation that it might take the database offline, yet new disclosure statements are meant to combat the notion that a complaint proves a company’s guilt.
September 18 -
The agency put to rest speculation that it might take the database offline, yet new disclosure statements are meant to combat the notion that a complaint proves a company’s guilt.
September 18 -
The Fed’s injects funds into the repo market for first time in more than a decade; bank trying to partner firms with cash with those with market share.
September 18 -
During a probe that grew out of the Wells Fargo scandal, BofA has acknowledged instances of "potentially unauthorized" accounts but said that the number of examples was "vanishingly small."
September 17 -
The agency's director told congressional leaders and staff that she backs a Supreme Court challenge to the bureau's leadership structure.
September 17 -
Senate Democrats are warning the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to be careful as it considers changes to its mortgage underwriting rules.
September 17 -
The CFPB’s enforcement action against Maxi suggests that the CFPB may more aggressively enforce certain rules going forward, writes Jeffrey Alberts and Dustin Nofziger of Pryor Cashman.
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