Newsletters

08.29.18

CFPB Updates: MLA Controversy, GLBA Amendment, Settlement, CFPB Constitutionality

In the latest Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB or Bureau) news, the reported halt to Military Lending Act (MLA) examinations has created controversy, an amendment to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) annual privacy notice requirements was finalized, and a $14 million settlement was ...


08.16.18

CFPB News: A Settlement, a Loss and More Leadership Fights

The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB or Bureau) settled with a Minnesota-based bank for $30 million over the marketing and sale of its overdraft practices, and lost its suit against a law firm accused of violating the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) and Fair Debt Collection ...


08.02.18

CFPB News: New Innovations Office, ‘Gentler’ Consent Orders

The kinder, gentler Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) has created a new office focused on emerging technology, announced a pair of consent orders that include minimal financial penalties, and continued to fend off constitutional challenges in federal court.


07.18.18

California AG Hits Student Loan Servicer With Lawsuit

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced a lawsuit against Navient Corp. and its subsidiaries on behalf of the estimated 1.5 million borrowers living in the state, alleging misconduct in the servicing and collection of federal student loans.


07.05.18

Might Courts Force Leadership Change at CFPB?

The future of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) remains uncertain, as the nomination of a permanent director turned controversial, and a New York federal court ruled its structure unconstitutional.


07.05.18

CFPB News: More Reports, Settlements and Actions Dropped

In another news-heavy cycle, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) released a report on year-end credit card borrowing, dropped a potentially major RESPA-based investigation on co-marketing practices, and reached two major settlements.


07.05.18

Lawmaker Calls On Financial Regulators to Halt ‘Regulation by Enforcement’

Concerns about “regulation by enforcement” continue to make headlines as Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Missouri) reached out to federal financial regulators to encourage a halt to this “unsettling trend.”


06.21.18

NY Federal Judge: CFPB Structure Unconstitutional

Dismissing the CFPB from a suit it joined with the New York attorney general, a federal judge sitting in New York has ruled that the structure of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (formerly known as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB) is unconstitutional, requiring ...


06.20.18

CFPB News: Mulvaney Replacement, BCFP Signage and Other Musings

As the President nominates the virtually unknown Kathy Kraninger as Director, the Acting Director gets a reprieve while taking a wrecking ball to the status quo at the agency formerly known as the CFPB.


06.20.18

Enforcement: PHH Suit Gone but Other Enforcement Activity Continues

As the  Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) withdraws from enforcement, activity continues in the courts and with certain other regulators.