CFPB Payday Lending Rule to Take Effect March 30, 2025, Appeals Court Determines
CFPB Payday Lending Rule to Take Effect March 30, 2025, Appeals Court Determines Last week, a panel of the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals set March 30, 2025 as the effective date of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) payday lending rule. The rule...
Trump Names Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary
Trump Names Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary Last week, President-elect Donald Trump named billionaire investor Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary, likely positioning Bessent to be the key leader of Trump’s economic team. As in his previous administration, Trump...
Regulators Largely Pausing New Rules Until Next Administration
Regulators Largely Pausing New Rules Until Next Administration Three top financial regulators, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), and the Federal Reserve (Fed) recently told the House Financial Services...
