01.09.18
In 2017 we saw the first significant resistance to and change in what had been uniformly aggressive action by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to enforce consumer financial protection laws, with resistance and change accelerated at the end of the year following the resignation of ...
12.28.17
More Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rules may be reversed as lawmakers moved to dismantle both the payday loan rule and the auto lending rule.
The Department of Defense (DoD) released a new interpretive rule under the Military Lending Act (MLA), building on prior interpretive guidance.
12.19.17
Although the first round in the battle over leadership of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau went to President Donald Trump’s pick for the position, the fight continues, leaving the CFPB’s ongoing work very unsettled.
12.14.17
11.30.17
Earlier this week, a federal judge refused to grant a temporary restraining order preventing Mick Mulvaney from assuming the reins of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as acting director.
A credit card servicer and marketer will refund the initial $125 fee it charged to each of hundreds of New Yorkers as part of an agreement with the state’s attorney general.
The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB or Bureau) has filed suit against the largest debt settlement services provider in the country, accusing the California-based entity of violating Dodd-Frank and the Telemarketing Sales Rule by deceiving consumers about its services.
11.21.17
If recent media reports are accurate, the president intends to name current Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
On a largely party-line vote, the Senate has confirmed former OneWest president Joseph Otting as Comptroller of the Currency.
