Recent CFPB Report to Congress
On November 12, 2013, Richard Cordray, Director of the CFPB, appeared at the hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Development Committee to discuss the CFPB's Annual Report to Congress....
View ArticleFive Questions to Ask Before January 10, 2014 - CFPB Focus
1. Compliance Procedures. Have you updated your written policies and procedures for each of your products or services to encompass the new rules and regulations? Once updated, have you provided copies...
View ArticleNew Consumer Resources are Offered by the CFPB
In conjunction with the January 10, 2014, effective date for new mortgage rules, the CFPB published a number of new resources for consumers. These resources include sample letters for consumers to send...
View ArticleThoughts on the Remarks of CFPB Deputy Director Antonakes at the MBA...
As I sat in an Orlando convention center ballroom last week, I noted that the sense of anticipation for the remarks of CFPB Deputy Director Steven Antonakes seemed to range from "not that interested"...
View ArticleCFPB Focusing on Mortgage Closing Process
Following an initial focus on altering loan qualification guidelines and servicing regulations, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has turned its attention to the loan closing process for...
View ArticleProposed Data Reporting Rule Issued
If you are looking for some light reading these last few weeks of summer, you might want to take a look at the recently released proposed rule regarding changes to the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act...
View ArticleCFPB Hot Topics for 2015
Despite rumblings from the new Congress about reining in the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Bureau has indicated a packed agenda for 2015. Following an aggressive push in 2014, the...
View ArticleSenator Shelby Speaks to Baker Donelson; Releases Financial Regulatory Proposal
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama), chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, last week released the text of the discussion draft of "The Financial...
View ArticleCFPB: Reverse Mortgages Subject to Scrutiny
In a likely preview of an area subject to future regulation and enforcement, on June 4, 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released results of a focus group study on reverse mortgage...
View ArticleCFPB in 2016
A new year is upon us and what better resolution for the financial services industry than thinking ahead and planning for the CFPB's potential agenda in 2016? After the flurry of mortgage activity in...
View ArticleFive Steps to Boosting TCPA Compliance
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) continues to be a tool utilized by the plaintiffs' bar for class action litigation. But the Act is also being wielded in run-of-the-mill bankruptcy...
View ArticleSupreme Court Reshapes Consumer Financial Law with Two Recent Decisions
The Supreme Court issued two interesting decisions recently that will affect the consumer financial industry. In Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, the Court held that when it comes to Fair Credit Reporting Act...
View ArticleCFPB Issues Proposed Rule for Payday Lending
Yesterday the CFPB released its long-awaited proposed rule covering payday loans, auto title loans, deposit advance products and certain high-cost installment and open-end loans. The Bureau proposes...
View ArticleAnother Target Objects to CFPB Jurisdiction
What would your company do if it received a broad civil investigative demand (CID) from the CFPB demanding the production within 30 days of thousands of pages of documents regarding operations,...
View ArticleCFPB Wants to Share Its Confidential Information with the World
On August 24, 2016, the CFPB published proposed amendments to broaden its ability to share confidential information with agencies. If the proposed rule is finalized, the CFPB would be permitted to...
View ArticleUpdate on the J.G. Wentworth CID Fight
Earlier this summer we wrote about the challenge by J.G. Wentworth, LLC to the CFPB's jurisdictional reach. Now, the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America has asked that it be allowed to...
View ArticleCFPB Continues Expansive Approach to UDAAP Claims and Focus on Online Lending
On April 27, the CFPB took action against four online lenders – Golden Valley Lending, Inc., Silver Cloud Financial, Inc., Mountain Summit Financial, Inc. and Majestic Lake Financial, Inc. for...
View Article2017's Top Five Consumer Complaints to the CFPB (So Far)
Despite continued efforts in Congress to curtail the scope of the CFPB, the Bureau continues to move ahead with issuing new regulations, conducting investigations and initiating enforcement actions. As...
View ArticleCFPB Continues Focus on UDAAP
There is a continued focus by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on acts or practices deemed unfair, deceptive, or abusive – commonly called "UDAAP." This article provides a summary...
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