Insights
- Topic: CFPB
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- Client AlertJuly 12, 2017
More than a year after the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau submitted a proposed rule to limit consumer financial services contract arbitration clauses, the CFPB sounded the death knell on July 10, 2017, when it released its long-awaited final rule.
- Client AlertMay 2, 2017
On April 19, the House Financial Services Committee posted a “discussion draft” of a revised version of the CHOICE Act. The discussion draft contains most of the provisions in last year’s bill with a number of important changes.
- Client AlertFebruary 22, 2017
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit made headlines following its decision in the PHH Corporation et al. v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau case. The Court found that the CFPB’s single-director, removable-only-for-cause structure was unconstitutional. However, the Court has now vacated that order in its entirety and set the case to be heard again en banc.
- To the Point!Legal, Operations, and Strategy Briefs for Financial InstitutionsFebruary 7, 2017
In this edition:
- Mortgage Servicing Foreclosure Practices
- OCC Semiannual Risk Perspective
- ArticlePratt's Journal of Bankruptcy LawFebruary/March 2017
With Republicans retaining control of both chambers of Congress and Donald Trump elected President, the prospects for financial regulatory reform have changed. Many observers point to the Financial CHOICE Act as the best indication of Republican Congressional aspirations for such reform.
- ArticleIllinois BankerNovember/December 2016
Considering the flurry of activity in the fintech arena, is there a place for banks and, if so, what role can banks play? Given that marketplace lending is the most developed form of fintech today, it can be analyzed to see how banks do play important roles and employ different strategies dealing with this emerging market segment.
- Client AlertOctober 19, 2016
On October 11, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued an important decision involving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Not only did the Court find that the agency’s structure was unconstitutional, it also ruled that the CFPB violated due process, and is subject to the statutes of limitations embodied in the laws it seeks to enforce.
- To the Point!Legal, Operations, and Strategy Briefs for Financial InstitutionsMay 25, 2016
In this edition:
- NACHA Operating Rules — New Unauthorized Entry Fee
- Customer Due Diligence — Beneficial Ownership Rule
- Limited English Language Proficiency Customers
- To the Point!Legal, Operations, and Strategy Briefs for Financial InstitutionsMarch 10, 2016
On March 7, the CFPB announced that it is accepting consumer complaints about online marketplace lenders, giving consumers “a greater voice in these markets and a place to turn to when they encounter problems.” The CFPB also issued a bulletin to provide consumers with information on marketplace lending.
- To the Point!Legal, Operations, and Strategy Briefs for Financial InstitutionsFebruary 19, 2016
In this edition:
- Standards for Safeguarding Customer Financial Information
- HIPAA Data Breach Notification Deadline — February 29, 2016
- CFPB Issues Additional Guidance on Furnisher Obligations under Regulation V
- Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Complaint Against Compliance Officer for Bank Secrecy Act Violations
- To the Point!Legal, Operations, and Strategy Briefs for Financial InstitutionsSeptember 23, 2015
In this edition:
- CFPB Guidance on Private Mortgage Insurance Cancellation
- FDIC Announces Settlement with Credit Card Issuer Related to the Sale of Add-On Products
- Servicemember Updates
- Eleventh Circuit Rules on Applicability of FDCPA to Bank
- To the Point!Legal, Operations, and Strategy Briefs for Financial InstitutionsJuly 29, 2015
In this edition:
- Telephone Consumer Protection Act Declaratory Ruling
- CFPB First Monthly Complaint Report
- Treasury Department Inquires about Marketplace Lending
- To the Point!Legal, Operations, and Strategy Briefs for Financial InstitutionsJuly 6, 2015
In this edition:
- Servicemembers Update
- CFPB Consumer Complaint Narratives
- Private Student Loans and Cosigners
- To the Point!Legal, Operations, and Strategy Briefs for Financial InstitutionsMay 8, 2015
In this edition:
- U.S. Supreme Court Will Not Hear CashCall Case – Uncertainty for Marketplace Lenders?
- FinCEN Current Priorities
- Guidance on Youth Savings Programs
- Overdraft Update – CFPB Enforcement Action
- To the Point!March 25, 2015
In this issue:
- CFPB Arbitration Study: First Step to Restricting their Use?
- 7th Circuit Requires Servicers to Credit Payments on the Day Authorized
- Target Data Breach Settlement
- To the Point!Special Edition: To the Point!December 10, 2014
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued its 800+ page proposed rule (with commentary) on prepaid cards.
- To the Point!Special Edition: To the Point!November 13, 2014
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued a proposed rule that would bring prepaid products under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and make the protections currently afforded to credit cardholders under Regulation Z applicable when credit features are obtained in connection with a prepaid account.
- To the Point!November 5, 2014
In this issue:
- Qualified Mortgage Points and Fees Cure
- Posting Privacy Notices Online
- National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households
- To the Point!October 9, 2014
In this issue:
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FinCEN Proposed Rule on Customer Due Diligence Requirements
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CFPB Issues First Enforcement Action for Mortgage Servicing Rules
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Cordray Speaks about Checking Account Issues
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